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by Ron D'Orazio staff writer

After an undefeated season in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, the Lady Cavaliers attempted to finish their drive for the PAC championship against the Allentown Centaurs.

The game, which took place on Saturday. March I, in the Sacred Heart Hall gym, was considered a disappointment as the· fourth-seeded Centaurs handily eliminated the top-seeded Lady Cavs by the score of 65-49.

The two teams battled closely for the first half of the game with the lead changing hands on multiple occasions. By the end of the first half, the Lady Cavaliers led by one. 25-24. Both teams missed numerous opportunities from the threepoint line that could have generated II)Orescoring.

Allentown controlled the boards and was able to pierce Cabrini's defense rather easily at the start of the second half.

Kate Corcoran and Jen Kish hit key shots as Allentown continued to take advantage of missed opportunites by the Lady Cavs.

Sophomore forward Nicole Johnson tried unsuccessfully to plug Allentown ·s torrid scoring with four second-half blocks, giving her a total of five blocks on the evening to go along with 10 points.

With Allentown ·s large crowd cheering their team on, the Lady Centaurs received timely bench•scoring from Kelly Cleighton, who came in during the second-ha! f and registered 12 points to help Allentown to victory. The Lady Centaurs received a team high 14 points from Corcoran, including two three-point baskets to accent an amazing run to their victory.

Junior guard Dawn Kemaghan said. '·The defense was atrocious tonight. Their was no communication between teammates."

On the offensive side of the court, the Lady Cavs missed several chances and seemed to be unable to get the ball down low, especially in the second half. This forced the team to shoot from long range. where they were not too successful. Turnovers and fouls also contributed to the lack of offense in the home stretch of the game. Johnson said, "We could not break their traps on the press to get the ball down low."

Center Melissa Posse led all scorers with 18, while senior captain :\1egan Dillon contributed 12 points. Posse and Dillon each collected 12 rebounds, most of them coming in the first half.

The Lady Cavs also lost to Johns Hopkins University in the first round of the NCAA Division TU tournament by the score of 62-45.

The Lady Cavs were down by 10 early on and could not come all the way back. Three-point shooting was a trouble spot for the Lady Cavs. as was the case in the Allentown game.

Kelly Kempton led the team with 15 points. Melissa Posse scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds.