The Cabrini Cavaliers advanced to the next round of the Colonial States Athletic Conference tournament by defeating the Keystone Giants by a score of 5-0. The game took place Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Edith Robb Dixon Field here at Cabrini College. The Cavaliers came in sporting a 10-7-2 overall record and a 7-2-0 CSAC record, which gave them the third seed for the playoffs. The Giants came in with an overall record of 3-13-2 and a 2-5-1 record in CSAC play, which gave them the sixth and final seed in this tournament.
The Cavaliers came into this game with plenty of energy. They had previously defeated Keystone by a score of 4-0 earlier this season. The main message from coach Rob Dallas was to play this game with the same type of energy that they had shown in the previous matchup.
The Cavs would get their first goal of the game about nine minutes in. It was one of those goals you don’t see everyday. Senior Brett Lockbaum lined up to take a throw-in at the top right corner of the field. Lockbaum is known for his large throw-ins and he did not fail at launching one that would end up going off the hands of the Giant’s goalie, Dany O’Rourke, and into the back of the net. It would go down as an own goal as O’Rourke did initially have his hands on it.
When talking about this goal, Lockbaum’s thought process that he was just trying to get towards the net and hope that maybe somebody could get a head on it and score a goal. This isn’t what ended up happening but the result of the play ended up in the back of the net anyway. “I threw the ball and it just went though the goalie’s hands.” It was definitely one of the craziest goals, Brett mentioned, he’s ever seen.
The four other goals scored by Cabrini were more on the normal side of what you would see. C.J. Doherty would score the second goal of the game for the Cavs on an assist from Boomer Steigelman. Bobby Kane would tally the third goal of the night about eight minutes after with Sean Neary getting the assist. Rey Jimenez would score the fourth goal for the Cavs off a defensive miscue from the Keystone goalie. O’Rourke was looking to punch the ball out of harm’s way, but he ended up putting it right on the foot of Jimenez who would put it in the back of the net. Brett Lockbaum would end up getting a goal in this one off a great feed from freshman A.J. Bishop to give the Cavaliers the 5-0 win.
The Cavaliers will travel to play the tournament’s second seed, Centenary College, this Thursday, Nov. 7. A start time has not been announce for this game, but be sure to check out the Cabrini athletics site where you came find all the information you need in regards to the CSAC playoffs. The Cavs are looking to avenge a 1-0 loss against the Cyclones from earlier this season.
