The Battle of Eagle Road basketball double-header ended in a split on Nov. 12, at Eastern University. The first game was won by the Cabrini women’s basketball team, while the second game was won by the Eastern men’s basketball team.
The women’s team played the first game of the double header. The Cavaliers had a slow start against the Eagles. Falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter, but the Cavaliers were able to rally back and narrow the score, finishing the first quarter down 12-9.
The second quarter of the game saw a similar slow start, with the Cavaliers falling behind 17-9 with 5:27 in the quarter. The Cavaliers once against narrowed the score, finishing the half down by one with a score of 23-22.
After half time the Blue and White started off strong with a three-point shot from Cassidy Gallagher to put the Cavaliers up 25-23. The Cavaliers kept the score tight throughout the quarter, wrapping up the third quarter with the Cavaliers leading 38-37.
The fourth quarter also saw the score stay very close, with the Cavaliers trailing Eastern 52-48 with 3:12 left to play. The Cavaliers were able to rally starting with two good free throws from Lexi Edwards. Followed by a three point shot from Edwards with 1:30 left in the game. The Cavaliers would continue to widen the gap on the scoreboard through the rest of the game, leading to a 61-54 victory for the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers were led by junior Lexi Edwards scoring a total of 18 points. Edwards also tallied four assists and four rebounds. Freshman Katie Rodriguez posted her first double double in the first game of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Rodriguez also led the Cavaliers with three steals and four blocks.
Following Cabrini’s victory over Eastern University, the Cavaliers will play on Saturday Nov. 16 against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The men’s teams played the second game of the Battle of Eagle Road. The Cavaliers started off with a layup from Voshon Mack making the score 2-0. However, Eastern quickly rallied and brought the score to 2-7 before the Cavaliers began fighting back.
For a lot of the first half the Cavaliers were down by at least 10 points. The Cavaliers were still able to fight back with 3:11 left in the half, bringing the score from 17-28 to 26-28 before the end of the first half.
The Cavaliers were led by sophomore Voshon Mack earning a double double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Senior Keith Blassingale tallied a total of 12 points for the Cavaliers as well as three steals. Sophomore Ryan Byars also scored a total of nine points for the Cavaliers. The second half saw the Cavaliers continue to struggle against Eastern, keeping the score close in the beginning but ultimately falling behind again. Throughout the second half Eastern continued to maintain a lead over the Cavaliers, leading them to a 67-57 victory over the Cavaliers.
Following Cabrini’s loss to Eastern University, the Cavaliers will play on Friday Nov. 15 against Albright college in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
