The Cabrini women’s soccer team added another win to the season, improving their Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) standing. This win, on Oct. 16 against Immaculata University’s Might Macs, put the Lady Cavs in second place of the league standings.
The first goal was scored in the 13th minute of the first period by junior Melissa Scanzano, completing a cross by junior Gabby Meck. The lead was taken into the halftime break with a lead of 1-0, after outshooting Immaculata 8-2.
“This win was important because we knew that the team was going to be stronger than they have been in the past,” senior Breaghann Smith said. “Immaculata recently beat one of the top teams in our conference, Marywood University, so we knew we had to play hard for the entire game if we wanted to win.”
The Blue and White advantage was taken up a notch in the second period of the game, mainly keeping the ball in the offensive side of the field. In the 15th minute of the second period, the Cavs scored their second goal, made unassisted by junior Kaitlin Zisa. This made Zisa’s first tally of the season.
The second half also built an 18-0 advantage for the Cavs in shots. Freshman Marissa Jenkins allowed for no goals by Immaculata, making it her fifth career shutout. The Blue and White carried their lead over Immaculata the whole game, winning 2-0.
“We really needed this win to get a better ranking in the CSAC,” junior Danielle Kane said. “I’m really excited about the win and I think we are going to go far this season.”
The Lady Cavaliers win puts them 5-1-2 in the CSAC standings and 7-3-4 overall.
“I thought we played good, we are passing the ball really well and connecting well as a team,” Julianna Ardire said. “The game was super important to me because we had to win this game to keep our ranking high up in the conference.”
The women’s soccer team has their next game against Centenary College on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. at Hackettstown High School in New Jersey.
“We played really well; we moved the ball around the field nicely and we had a lot of goal scoring opportunities,” Smith said. “We have been playing really great in these past few games and I am excited to see how we do for the remainder of the season.”
