Scrimmages allow Cavs to improve

JONATHAN BARNETT STAFF WRITER JEB724@CABRINI EDU

The men’s basketball team is getting ready to kick off its season. With two scrimmages behind them already, the players have been able to see what they are capable of.

They had a chance to work as a team on the court against competitors and it showed them how far they have come. The scrimmages served as a chance for them to see how they communicate in a game and what needed to be addressed before the start of the season.

“We have practically a new squad compared to last year and we have to use this time to figure each other out,” Randy Reid, a senior accounting major, said. “How we communicate on and off the court is going to be a key component to our success.”

The team has come a far way with just meeting their new coach earlier this year along with the new addition of freshman to the team. They are excited to get this season underway and show everyone how hard they have worked.

Through the first two scrimmages the team was able to find out what they needed to work on and they made the necessary adjustments in their practices.

“Every practice we go in and we just with a winning time of 27.46, which also broke the previous best time by 1.52 seconds.

The 200 backstroke was yet another event dominated by the Cavaliers. Freshman Jenna Dougherty and Kaitlin Manning placed first and second in the race, crushing the previous event record by 13.97 seconds and marking the two best times ever documented by a Cabrini swimmer. Dougherty’s official time of 2:31.88 earned her the fourth individual spot in the Cabrini record books after only two official meets this season.

Cabrini’s veteran swimmers have welcomed all of the outstanding freshman this year with open arms.

“All of our freshman are doing great. They are an excellent asset to the team this year,” said captain Christina Clark, a senior early childhood elementary education major, when asked how the team was reacting to its talented new members. “We are bonding as a team in and out of the pool. It’s still early, but I definitely think that this will be one of our most successful seasons ever.”

Cabrini’s next chance to shine will be Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Rowan University Invitational in Glassboro, NJ. The competition will be more intense as there are more teams attending, but for the Cavaliers, that is all the more reason to show off their talent.