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H~' try to get better both individually and as a team. That’s our main focus,” Reid said.

Coming into the second scrimmages coach Greg Herenda said he saw vast improvement in the team’s performance.

“We have established a work ethic that started the first day of practice,” Herenda said. “Now it is time to coach and teach by putting in new offenses and defenses.”

The team’s first home game is on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m.

“Play hard,” Herenda said when asked what he tells his team, “Play hard, play smart and have fun, in that order. If you do that, good things will come.”

Carabello is a sophomore elementary and special education major from Reading, Pa. She has been swimming for nine years.

Before coming to Cabrini, she swam for her high school, Governor Mifflin, where she also played field hockey, water polo and track.

In high school, she received coaches and Most Valuable Player awards.

Her freshman year, she was on the 400 freestyle relay, which received fourth place at districts and did not end up placing in states.

In Carabello’s senior year, she was placed in the 50 freestyle at districts and swam on the 200 freestyle relay, which placed sixth at districts.

With balancing school work, working hard at swimming and life guarding at the Cabrini pool, Carabello still excels.

“Though swimming is very demanding at times it does not affect my grades,” Carabello said.

Carabello has swam in two meets so far this season. She said, “Even though my times weren’t great, I was just glad that I could help out with some first and second place finishes for the team.”

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