Lady Cavs welcome

#12 Amanda Cundari

Height: 5’3”

Position: Guard

Cundari, a guard for the team, has spent the last 10 years focusing her life around basketball. After a push from her parents at a young age, basketball became a large part of Cundari’s life and she played on several travel and AU teams. “It just stuck,” Cundari said. Cundari, a communication major, from Howell, N.J., attended Howell High School where she played as a guard for four years. After being recruited to play for Cabrini, Cundari favored the small-school feeling of the campus.

Cundaris’ love for the game is very strong and she enjoys the fun she has playing. “I enjoyed scrimmaging and being able to play freely, I just love the game,” Cundari said. She also enjoys being able to play with her teammates and the friendships that have been created on this team. Cundari values her teammates and the amount of time they spend, on and off the court, has made them become very close.

#33 Leithe Faison

Height: 5’7”

Position: Guard

This political science major values the fun of the game of basketball over all else. Faison, a guard on the team, grew up in Lebanon, P.A., where she played basketball for 10 years, primarily outside of any sports organizations. She then attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon where she played basketball for two of the four years there.

Faison grew interested in basketball because of her love for a particular player. “I thought Allen Iverson was the greatest player in the world and I wanted to be the female version of him,” Faison said.

Faison values the experience she is getting by playing for Cabrini and building the friendships on the team. To Faison, the girls on the team make playing worthwhile and the fun of playing the game is what makes her such a dedicated player on the team. Being able to balance schoolwork and her practice schedule is something that Faison continues to keep under control. “Being able to play basketball in college is a privilege and you need to get school work out of the way in order to enjoy it,” Faison said.

#23 MaryKate McCann

Height: 5’5”

Position: Guard

McCann, a guard on the team, has found the time in her college career to balance basketball practices, schoolwork and working two jobs. Unlike some of the other players on the team, McCann works at a local pizzeria, Pat’s Pizza of Drexel Hill, as well as spends time babysitting for extra money. To balance all of her responsibilities, McCann said she has to prioritize and make many sacrifices to get what is important out of the way.

McCann, a communication major, has been playing basketball since she was five years old and came from a family of female basketball athletes. Her aunt and mother influenced McCann to begin playing at a young age and the game stuck with her. She attended Archbishop Carroll High School of Radnor, where she played as a guard for all four years.

McCann is a commuter to Cabrini and after being recruited by Cabrini coaches, she enjoys the idea of staying close to her hometown of Drexel Hill. Upon joining the team, McCann found it easy to get to know the players on the team, on and off the court. She enjoys working together with her teammates during a game.

“When you are on a team, you get to know people faster,” McCann said.

#20 Maggie McElroy

Height: 5’11”

Position: Forward

Coming from a family of athletes, basketball was something that seemed to come naturally to McElroy. A Baltimore, M.D., native, McElroy, a forward for the team, has spent the last 14 years playing basketball throughout different teams in Baltimore, including her high school team at Maryvale Prep in Brooklandville, M.D.

After visiting Cabrini College, McElroy fell in love with the small-school atmosphere of the college and after meeting with the coaching staff, she made the decision that Cabrini was where she wanted to play. McElroy values the competitive nature of the game, as well as building a family within her teammates. In her time at Cabrini, the team has played games in Madison Square Garden, as well as several games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The traveling is the something that McElroy enjoys most about playing for Cabrini.

Balancing a rigorous practice schedule with school work is something that has helped McElroy with time management skills. “You just need to learn time management and find the time to have a social life,” McElroy said.