Lancaster, Pa. – No. 1 Cabrini won its fourth straight Atlantic East Championship with a 23-6 victory over No. 3 Marymount.
Marymount got on the board first with the first two goals of the contest to take a 2-0 lead. Cabrini answered back with 14 straight goals to take an 14-2 lead early into the third quarter. Cabrini continued to outscore the Saints to finish the contest with the 23-6 victory. This is the second straight Cabrini and Marymount matchup in the conference championship.
With the victory Cabrini earned the conference's automatic qualifier into the 2023 NCAA DIII Men's Lacrosse Championship. The tournament field will be announced Sunday, May 7 during the NCAA.com Selection Show at 9 p.m.
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Story courtesy of the Cabrini Sports Information Department.
RADNOR, Pa. – Championship number twenty-two.
The Cabrini University men's lacrosse team won its 22nd conference championship as the Cavaliers defeated Marymount University 23-6 Saturday afternoon to claim the 2023 Atlantic East Conference title on Edith Robb Dixon Field.
The Saints took an early 2-0 lead as Chris Bochilo took advantage of a man-up opportunity and four the back of the Cabrini net at the 10:37 mark. One miniute later, Ciaran Connolly netted his first of the game to put Marymount up 2-0. The Cavaliers answered with six straight goals as
Dillon McManus netted two in the period to go ahead 6-2 after 15:00 of action. In the second quarter, the Cavs scoring streak continued as the Blue and White added another five goals with McManus completing his 11th hat trick of the year and Cabrini took an 11-2 lead into the break.
In the third, eight different Cavaliers found the back of the Saints net as Cabrini extended its lead to 19-4 after three periods. In the fourth,
Connor Herraiz led off the quarter with a goal at the 14:39 mark and followed with an assist on
Jake Schneider's goal thirty seconds later to make it 21-4 with 14:09 remaining. Herraiz and
Connor Zombro closed out the scoring for the Cavs and sealed the 23-6 win.
Herraiz tallied a season-high 12 points as the freshman scored five times and recorded seven assists to earn the 2023 Atlantic East Championship tournament MVP award. Sophomore
Jason Fridge was named the Elite-20 award winner to round out the major awards.
With the win, the Cavaliers punched their 20th ticket to the NCAA tournament. Cabrini will find out its 2023 NCAA tournament opponent on Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. during the 2023 NCAA selection show.
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
Saturday, April 29 - First Round Games
#3 Marymount 14, #6 Neumann 5 | BOX
#5 Immaculata 7, #4 Marywood 2 | BOX
Wednesday, May 3 - Semifinals
#1 Cabrini #5 Immaculata | BOX
#3 Marymount 11, #2 Gwynedd Mercy 10 BOX
Saturday, May 6 - Championship
#1 Cabrini 23, #3 Marymount 6| BOX