Women’s basketball undefeated in PAC

LIZ GARRETT STAFF WRITER EGG722@CABRINI EDU

The Cabrini College women’s basketball team was victorious against Rosemont College on Monday, Jan. 21 with a final score of 58-45. Following their win over Rosemont, the Cavaliers advanced to a record of 9-4, 4-0 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

Junior Kayleen Smith lead the scorers with a total of 15 points along with 14 rebounds. Not far behind Smith were sophomores Kate Walck and Alyssa Brady. Walck ended the night with nine points and six rebounds and Brady finished with 10 points and three rebounds.

“We did not play well as a team but you have games like that during the season,” Bobbi Morgan, the head women’s basketball coach, said. “Kate Finfrock played well for us off the bench, Kate Ryan gave us a spark and Kayleen Smith had a solid overall game too.”

As the gym was high with energy at the start of the first half, there was four minutes of straight scoring for the Cavaliers led by Walck and Smith. After slowing down after their fast start, the game picked up again as Kasey Agostinacchio scored a threepointer, leaving with a half-time score of 31-15.

In the second half, the Lady Cavs were only able to make seven field goals, causing them to fall behind Rosemont. By the end of the game the Cavaliers regained their leading spot after a combination of nonstop lay-ups from Smith and several three-pointers from sophomore Katie Frinfrock. This left Cabrini with a score on the board of 42-35, including a total of 17 second- chance points.

“I don’t think there are any particular players that play exceptionally well together,” sophomore education major Alyssa Brady said. “The beginning of the second half was when we played our best. We came out slow not being able to hit shots. Then we got some movement on offense, which allowed their defense to break down.”

The Lady Cavs also defeated the College of Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Jan. 23, with an ending score of 71-37.

“Madison Square Garden was awesome. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that most kids will never have,” Brady said. “We didn’t play too well in the first half, but I think our defense got us going in the second half to beat them by 30, which allowed all of our players to get into the game.”

Report released protecting Clemens

On Monday, due to a recent accusation that Roger Clemens used performanceenhancing drugs to strengthen his pitching career, a statistical report was released by Clemens’ agent, Randy Hendricks, denying the allegations.

Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee, claimed in the Mitchell report that he had injected the all-star with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001.

The report stated that, “Clemens’ longevity was due to his ability to adjust his style of pitching as he got older, incorporating his very effective split-finger fastball to offset the decrease in the speed of his regular fastball caused by aging,” according to ESPN.com.

Brady ready to play

In a press conference, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said not to worry about his publicized protective boot that was on his right ankle and it will not be keeping him out of Sunday’s Super Bowl. This was the first time that he acknowledged he was injured during the AFC championship game against the San Diego Chargers.

Brady said, “It’s feeling good. I’ll be ready to go,” according to ESPN.com.

Tigers remain No. 1

The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team held onto the No. 1 spot for the second straight week in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 coaches’ poll. Currently, the Tigers are ahead of the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks, No. 3 Duke Blue Devils and No. 4 North Carolina Tarheels.

Memphis, now 19-0 has extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 43 games overcoming the Gonzaga Bulldogs 81-73 on Saturday.

For the first time since 1983, this is the Tigers’ only time at No. 1, when they were named to the Associated Press poll.

Moss restraining order temporary for now

Randy Moss, the wide receiver for the New England Patriots has had his temporary restraining order against him extended until March 28 due to preparing for the Super Bowl in Arizona.

This extension came when plaintiff, Rachelle Washington, obtained a new attorney on Jan. 14.

The temporary order requires Moss to stay at least 500 feet from Washington and no criminal charges have been brought yet to the table.

Moss has denied the accusation by Washington that he committed “battery causing serious injury” to her at her Florida home Jan. 6 according to ESPN.com.

Upcoming Games

Thursday, Jan. 31

Women’s Basketball vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College (6 p.m.)

Men’s Basketball vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College (8 p.m.)

Saturday, Feb. 2

Track and Field at Thomson Invitational at University of Delaware (All day)

Women’s Basketball vs. Immaculata University (1 p.m.)

Men’s Basketball vs. Immaculata University (3 p.m.)