Women's_·lacrosse team r~ady for the PAC playoffs

JASONRADKA SPORTS EDITOR JNR722@CABRINI.EDU

The Cabrini College women's lacrosse team squares off against Gwynedd-Mercy on Wed. May 3 at 4:00 p.m. in the first round of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs. After going a perfect 10-0 in PAC competition, the women's lacrosse team is favored to win the PAC championship in a seasoned fashion. This would take the team to victory nine consecutive PAC championship wins.

The lady cavs show zero sign of anxiety or nervousness. Megan Farrell, a junior English and communications major said,

"We're not nervous, it's not even that we're cocky, we're just confident."

• Farrell also went on to add, "If we go out there with intensity and a lot of heart, we should pull in the victory."

There are other things that the women's lacrosse team believes they need to do in order to capture a solid victory. Natalie Holzer, a sophomore Spanish major and Katelyn Penrose, sophomore elementary education major werevery big on being vocal during play.

"We have to talk a lot. Talki.tig is a very big part of the game. In order to win we have to communicate. Communication is key."

Coach Jackie Neary has been doing some special drills in order to sharpen skills for the playoffs.

"Recently, we've been working on shot placement. I think shot placement is very important during gameplay."

Neary sounds very confident in her team as they make their way into the PAC playoffs.

Neary says that Cabrini is the

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2006 Excellencein StudentLeadershipAwards team to beat and are favored to win the PAC as a "marked" team, meaning everybody is out to beat Cabrini.

"Obviously we went undefeated in the PAC, people are dying to beat us and the girls need to realize this," Neary said.

"No matter how talented the team, we're gqing to be playing in the playoffs this team, as a top team, and the opposition will always come out to offer us great competition." Ultimately Neary said, "You can't get by just playing good, you've got to play great."

If the Cabrini College women's lacrosse team defeats Gwynedd-Mercy on Wed., they will match up against either Eastern or Neumann at home. With no game schedualed for the first round, the team is ready to take on the opposition.

The Office of Student Activities & the Wolfington Center recently recognized the winners of the 2006 Excellence in Student Leadership Awards. The winners are as follows:

Core ValueAwards

Respect: Andy Culp

Community: Phil Nicolo

Excellence: Jacquelyn Flick

VtSion:Tracy Johnson

CommunityConnectionAwards

Volunteer of the Year: Curtis Iorio

Service Organizer of the Year: Diedre Beadle

Enlightener of the Year: Sharon Kolankiewicz

Activist of the Year: Meghan Hurley

Leader of the Year: Francine Clement

AmeriCorpsPresidentialServiceAward Phil Nicolo

Organir.ationalAwards

Service Group of the Year: Accounting Association

Student Organization of the Year: CAP Board

Organizational Advisors of the Year: Anne Ferry, Laura Gorgol, and Aliza Greenberg

Campuscarwashand bake sale

Professor Doug Lynch's seminar 300 class will be hosting a carwash and bake sale on Saturday, May.This event will be held in the Dixon Center parking lot form noon to 3 p.m. and will be made complete to the soundings of live acoustic music. The car-washing services will cost $3 for students and $5 for faculty and staff. All the proceeds gained from this fundraiser will benefit the Montgomery County Cultural Center in Norristown.

Praxis Prep: curriculom & assessment

Cabrini College is offering another in the series of Praxis Prep courses. Prepare for curriculum, instruction, and assessment on Wednesday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The dates are as follows: May 24, May 31, June 7, June 21, and June 28th in Founders Hall Room 23. The cost is $250. To register, visit www.cabrini.edu and click through the following: Academics, graduate and professional studies, forms, and noncredit registration. Download the form and mail it with payment to:

Cabrini College's Center for Graduate & Professional Studies

610 King of Prus.ffllRd. Radnor,PA 19087

Attention: Lisa LoMonaco