Kevin Durso

The Lady Cavs of the basketball court entered the season with a determination to start strong. They did just that with a season-opening win over Washington & Lee University by a score of 50-34 on Saturday, Nov. 17.

After avoiding an upset in their season opener, the Cavs faced a quick turnaround against one of the nation's best Division III teams. Virginia Wesleyan College, the host of the Marlin Tip-off Tournament, proved to be too tough for the Cavaliers, handing them their first loss of the season in a 96-59 final on Saturday, Nov. 17.

The Cavaliers erased an 18-point second-half deficit to win their season-opener for the fifth straight season with an 89-77 overtime victory over The Apprentice School Builders on Friday, Nov. 16, at Virginia Wesleyan College.

Ruben Amaro Jr. has a tough task. He has to work hard, work fast and work on a budget. But he has to analyze each and every option with great detail.

The nearly unbeatable Cavaliers had closed the 2011-12 season with a 31-2 record, the last coming in heartbreaking fashion to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the national championship game. Cabrini lost both games last season by a combined five points. The goal for the 2012-13 season instantly became about returning to Salem. This is a team that not only wants to win big; they want to shoulder great expectations.

150 people responded to a World Series poll in Issue 8 of the Loquitur. 86 percent voted for the American League Champion Detroit Tigers. Only 14 percent predicted the NL Champs, the upstart San Francisco Giants, would win. Of all 150 people, not one said the Giants would win in four games.

In the CSAC Final on Sunday, Nov. 4, the Neumann University Knights were able to win their second match against Cabrini this season despite a hard charge from the Lady Cavs. For the first time in four years, the women's volleyball title changed hands as the Knights snapped a three-year title streak for the Lady Cavs with a 3-2 win.

A pair of goals by junior Brett Lockbaum was enough for the Cavs to seal a trip to the CSAC Final, beating Neumann University, 2-1. The Cavs will face Rosemont College in the CSAC Final on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m.

In all the flaws for the Philadelphia Eagles, Andy Reid continues to be the broken record he has been for years – good ‘ol “better job” Andy.

The men’s and women’s swim team opened their season with successful results at the University of Scranton’s tri-meet on Saturday, Oct. 20.