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Lady Cavs end season to Neumann

MARY ADAM STAFF WRITER

The women's basketball team ended their season in the first round of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs to Neumann College by a score of 83-58 on Tuesday,Feb. 25.

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Cabrini came out of the tip off with a burst of energy scoring the first couple points of the game. Neumann quickly took over bringing a Jot of pressure and a lot more points. The Knights came out with a full court press. A press that the Cavaliers could not break. This press caused Cabrini 15 turnovers in the first half resulting in 15 points for the Knights.

Cabrini retaliated with a full court pressure of their own, but Neumann broke it. Freshman, Jen Skursky, said, "We definitely came out strong and we just fell really hard. We really weren't protecting the ball very well."

With 33 shot attempts and 9 field goals, Cabrini allowed Neumann to rake over the scoreboard with a halftime score of 4721.

The Knights stayed hot scoring eight straight points, giving Neumann what would be their largest lead of the game.

The Cavaliers quickly revitalized, however, forcing the Knights into 15 turnovers in the second half, IO of them being steals. They began to break the press much more effectively. Freshman guard, Erin Shemar, said, "We found the open spots we needed, everyone started going to the ball and seeing the floor more, and we were able to hit the open person."

The deficit was too large to overcome, ending the women's season and moving Neumann along to the next round of the playoffs. "We were definitely nervous. We put our hands in and everyone was shaking," Shemar

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