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BY BETHANY BIGENHO Staff Writer
Sophomore striker George Lambritsios has been playing soccer ever since he was five-years-old. He has enjoyed playing soccer for the past 15 years of his life and plans to play as long as he can. He has played in seven leagues for seven different teams. He went to Upper Darby High school and currently resides in Upper Darby. He says his skill and love for soccer came from his dad who also played soccer. “Being George’s roommate is pretty cool,” teammate Don Irons said. “He not only knows a lot about the game and puts up goals and assists, but he is also a really good teammate and friend.” When Lambritsios is off the field, he likes to hang out with his friends, play basketball, eat at Chipotle and go to the gym. He also enjoys the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers. Naturally, Lambritsios frequently plays the FIFA Soccer video game. One of his “claims to fame” is that he knows Will Smith. Will Smith frequently visits his family’s pizza shop because Smith grew up around that area. He listens to every type of music, although before every soccer game, his go-to song is “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor. Listening to this song helps him to get pumped up for his game. Lambritsios is a business major and after graduating he is hoping to take over his dad’s pizza shop. No surprise, his dream job is to be a professional soccer player.
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“I keep my cross necklace on for every game if I can,” Lambritsios said. “Sometimes the ref will notice it and make me take it off. But whenever the ref doesn’t find it, I always either seem to score a goal or play better than whenever I don’t wear it.” Lambritsios scored four goals and tallied 10 points in his freshman season. One of those goals was an overtime game-winner against Rosemont College on Senior Day. In his sophomore season this year, Lambritsios emerged as one of the Cavaliers’ best goal scorers. He posted a career-high 15 points and scored a career-high six goals. In 40 career games, Lambritsios has 10 goals and 40 points. But Lambritsios’ game is about so much more than goals or points. His energy is easily identifiable on the field and it is why he was one of the key players to the Cavaliers’ CSAC title run completed with a 2-1 win over Rosemont on Sunday, Nov. 4. It marked the first time since 2009 that the Cavaliers had won the conference championship. With two seasons left in his collegiate career, Lambritsios is sure to be one of Cabrini’s stars of the soccer field in seasons to come.
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Sophomore George Lambritsios was among the Cavaliers’ top scorers this season with six goals and 15 points.
No. 7 George Lambritsios YEAR: SOPHOMORE POSITION: FORWARD MAJOR: BUSINESS CAREER STATS GAMES: 40 GOALS:10 ASSISTS: 5 POINTS: 25
Sixers open season with win over Nuggets BY BETHANY BIGENHO Staff Writer
The energy was high, the crowd was pumped as the Philadelphia 76ers opened the 2012-13 season with an 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers opened the season with a bang as Spencer Hawes led the team in points with 16. Hawes added 12 rebounds for a double-double and also added five blocks, two assists and two steals. New acquisition Dorell Wright and Jrue Holiday posted with 14 points each. Before the game started, Sixers legends Moses Malone and Dikembe Mutombo were introduced and given standing ovations. It was clear Philadelphia was excited for a new player that was added this season, Andrew Bynum. Although Bynum is currently injured and recovering, his introduction in the beginning of the game with the rest of the team was louder than any other player announced that night. Many fans at the game were extremely excited for this season. “The Sixers are going to be undefeated and Spencer Hawes is going to have 200 blocks,” one fan, Brian, said. “And if Bynum can’t come back he will be the team’s biggest cheerleader. I believe they will be the number one seed. I think when Bynum comes back he will have a better afro than Nick Young, but time will tell.” “I’m very excited about the Sixers season,” another fan, Jeff, said. “Everything is pretty dependent on the health of their new acquisition Andrew Bynum. I’m cautiously optimistic about Bynum’s health, which is the most important thing for the Sixers.” “It’s going to be a good season and it’s a young team,” another fan, Courtney, said. “I’m a big supporter of Doug Collins and he can coach them just like a young team.” It was an emotional night as Sixers fans started the season with Andre Iguodala, a former Philadelphia fan favorite, wearing another uniform. He had spent his first eight NBA seasons with the Sixers. Coincidentally, Iguodala was traded to the Nuggets. In true Philadelphia fashion, the fans weren’t as welcoming as they could have been. In the first half of the game a tribute was shown in honor of Iguodala. Clips were shown of him doing his notorious dunks and even the shot that he made to win the game during Game 6 in last year’s playoffs against the
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Spencer Hawes led the Sixers with 16 points and 12 rebounds in their season-opening 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Chicago Bulls. The dynamic duo of Jrue Holiday and Spencer Hawes worked extremely well together during the second half. Head coach Doug Collins kept running plays through them which worked to the team’s advantage. The Sixers shot only 35 percent (30-for-85) and were definitely out rebounded 54-47, but still managed to win their first home opener since 2007 and tip off their season on a high note. BLB85@CABRINI.EDU
Meet the 2012-13 Sixers 50 LAVOY ALLEN C-F - 6’ 9”, 255 LBS 54 KWAME BROWN C - 6’ 11”, 290 LBS 33 ANDREW BYNUM C - 7’ 0”, 285 LBS 00 SPENCER HAWES C-F - 7’ 1”, 245 LBS 11 JRUE HOLIDAY G - 6’ 4”, 205 LBS 7 ROYAL IVEY G - 6’ 4”, 200 LBS 5 ARNETT MOULTRIE F - 6’ 10”, 245 LBS 23 JASON RICHARDSON G - 6’ 6”, 225 LBS 12 EVAN TURNER F-G - 6’ 7”, 220 LBS 18 MAALIK WAYNS G - 6’ 1”, 195 LBS 8 DAMIEN WILKINS G-F - 6’ 6”, 225 LBS 4 DORELL WRIGHT F-G - 6’ 9”, 205 LBS 21 THADDEUS YOUNG F - 6’ 8”, 235 LBS 1 NICK YOUNG G - 6’ 7”, 210 LBS