The women’s volleyball team took a trip to Boston to compete in a tournament.
At this tournament Cabrini competed against four teams including Swarthmore College, New Paltz University, Salisbury University, and Carnegie Mellon University, leaving the tournament with only one loss.
“In regards to the start of the matches going into the tournament we were coming off of a hard loss to Haverford so we had a lot to prove not only to ourselves but to everyone else,” Chelsea Jones, sophomore middle hitter, said. “I think we were all ready to dig deep and make a statement.”
The first match against Swarthmore College started off on the wrong foot, resulting in Cabrini losing the very first set of the match. However, this did not foreshadow the end score. Cabrini ended up sweeping the last three sets from Swarthmore College and taking home the win of the match.
Cabrini also had a rough start against New Paltz University, resulting in the loss of the first two sets but the team quickly regained strength and powered through in order to gain the last three wins against the team.
Salisbury University was yet another sweeping win for Cabrini College women’s volleyball, who captured a win in three out of five sets.
During this game Cabrini and Salisbury were neck and neck in competition, with Cabrini winning the first two sets and then Salisbury winning the next two sets. Despite the increased intensity, Cabrini claimed the final set and the overall win of this match, proving that they have what it takes to conquer the court.
“Salisbury is a good team and we kept proving to ourselves that we could hang with those types of teams,” Jones said. “It wasn’t enough, we wanted to win.”
The only loss that the team suffered in the tournament was against Carnegie Mellon University. In this match, Carnegie Mellon won three out of five sets, with Cabrini capturing a single win in the second set of the match. In response to the loss, sophomore Anne Marie Jones said, “It was the last game of the weekend so we were all feeling it some. They were also a good team with big blocks so I think that contributed to us not being able to get as many kills.”
Overall, the Lady Cavs conquered the court this weekend taking only one loss out of four matches. Cabrini volleyball may come out with an occasional slow start, but the team knows how to intensify the energy on the court and finish with wins.
“Based off our performance as a team this past weekend, I think we’re going to have a very successful season,” Captain Kelly Guarino said. “We were matched up against tough competition but we all played to our best abilities as a team which showed from our success with a 3-1 record.”
