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Men's roller hockey 4-3 over Temple

we were going to go far this season and that we were going to make big advances for the program for the following years to come," Duffy said. However, tennis is not the only thing on Duffy's mind these days. "I have been at my internship at Andl, a basketball product company, in Paoli for the past 18 months working in their public relations department. I deal with product placement," Duffy said. When asked about after graduation plans, which will be here in December, "I hope to stay on with And 1; if not then I still have one more semester of tennis eligibility left," Duffy said jokingly.

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The men's roller hockey team beat Temple in the second round of the playoffs on Sunday, April 13 with a score of 4-3.

A crowd of Cabrini supporters poured through the front doors of the Marple Sports Arena, the home of the Philadelphia Collegiate Roller Hockey League the men play in. Cabrini came out with a burst of energy as junior Mike Casey immediately took it upon himself to score the first goal of the game. The first period ended with that being the lone goal.

Rich DeMatteo. Temple fired right back, however, making the score 3-1. That did not slow down the adrenaline rush for Cabrini, as sophomore combination Ed Houseman and Dave Arnold retaliated. Houseman was credited for assisting Arnold's goal. Temple went on to score again in the second period, and once in the third period. It was just enough to make the game exciting, but it was not enough to win, as Cabrini held on for the victory.

In the second period a pass from Casey allowed junior Kevin Silverstein to knock home a goal in the beginning of the second period. Giving the crowd barely enough time to calm down from the last goal, Casey scored again with some help from sophomore

Junior Ethan Peiffer had a great game in the goal with 25 saves, 13 of which were clutch saves in the third period allowing Cabrini to hang on for the win. After beating St. Joe's 2 in the first round of the playoffs and Temple in the second, the men will advance to the Conference Championship Game, where they will face Lehigh on Friday, April 25.

Born and raised in Chestnut Hill, Pa, Duffy is finishing his second academic year here at Cabrini all while moving right up through the tennis ranks in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. Duffy plays number two singles and number one doubles with fellow senior and team Senior Taylor Duffy,sets up a serve during a doubles match.

However, not everyone can play tennis 24 hours a day so if not on the courts, it is safe to assume that Duffy is at a 76ers game. "I try to make it to as many games as possible; I guess you can say I am a big fan of the 76ers," Duffy said. "I also like to go into the city a lot, especially South Street and Olde City." When asked the inevitable of what he would bring if stranded on a desert island, "I guess I would bring water, a bathing suit and um a hat, yeah I would bring a hat." captain Scott Giblin. In 200 I, Duffy and Giblin finished first team doubles all-conference.

"It was my mom who got me into tennis when I was five," Duffy said. "I started out playing on Pier 3 in Philadelphia, but I don't even know if it still exists!"

"I played for Chestnut Hill Academy because I went there from kindergarten through twelfth grade. I also played at the Germantown Croquet and Tennis Club and the Cheltenham Racquet Club."

It was after graduation that Duffy was recruited by Rollins College in Orlando, Fla,·''.Rollins

Cabrini College men's tennis team head coach Reggie Day. "When I decided to transfer I wanted to stay with a small school and I was interested in the communications field," Duffy said. Duffy's relationship with Day over the years led him to play for him at Cabrini.

"Reggie was looking at me when I was corning out of high school but I decided to go to Rollins instead so when I came home this is where I decided to go."

Tennis-wise Duffy believes that he is getting more up here then he was in Florida. "I really do like playing for this program, I knew

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