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The Pennsylvania Athletic Conference's regular season is finally underway for the Cabrini Cavalier softball team and it started with a split doubleheader against Misericordia.

Both games went down to the wire, one ending in a 1-0 shutout victory and the second in a 4-3 heartbreaking loss.

"It was devastating to lose like that," Rachel Davis, a freshman biology major, said. "It wasn't like they weren't hitting the whole game, because they were. We kept making the big plays earlier in the game, and we caught all the breaks. I just didn't think we were going to lose like that [with two outs and two strikes on the batter.] At that point, it just looked like the game was over, and we just needed to finish. When you combine both games, though, we really did play well and definitely deserve some attention."

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In game one of the doubleheader, Bernadette Dolan, a freshman secondary education major and pitching sensation, threw a shutout game as Cabrini beat Misericordia 'by• one run. Junior elementary education major and captain Megan O'Brien scored the only run of the game off of a two-out hit by junior exercise science major Lisa Hetke.

"We're really starting to come together as a team, and it showed in "the way we played. We're a young team and each week that passes we continue to improve and work even better together," Hetke said. "Both games we played very well and our performance will continue to improve as the season progresses."

Things were a little more breathable in the second game as Cabrini led 3-1 for the majority of the contest. Captain O'Brien led the Cavalier attack driving in all

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three of the Cavs runs early in the game to jump out to a 3-0 lead.

With one strike remaining in the game, Misericordia's allleague centerfielder Kerri Bruckman drove in three runs with one swing to take the lead over the Cavs, 4-3. Unable to make up for the run in the home half, Cabrini lost the game and sacrificed the sweep over the PAC favorites.

Still very early in the season, the Lady Cavs have shown they can play with the favorites and be competitive, which should lead to some big wins deeper into the season.

"It showed us and the rest of the division how good we are," Davis said. "Everyone was expecting Misercordia to run away with the PAC title and we turned some heads on Friday. We were definitely the better team. If we play like we did against them all year, we have a great chance at winning PACs."

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TUESDAY,APRIL 4, 2006

10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

•In the Dixon Center Gymnasium The Cabrini College Health Fair

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