RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini men's basketball team extended its win streak to a season-high five games tonight, with its 104-84 win over the visiting Marywood University Pacers. The win improved the Blue and White to 14-9 overall and 11-5 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.
The win also maintains the Cavaliers' 0.5 game cushion over Gwynedd Mercy and Neumann in the CSAC standings with just two games remaining on the regular season slate.
Senior Aaron Walton-Moss led the Cavaliers with his seventh triple-double of the season. The senior shot 12-19 en route to 30 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and four steals on the night.
Fellow senior Vinny Walls added 23 points and four steals. Freshman Jair Green was a perfect 7-7 from the floor for 14 points, while fellow rookie Tyheim Monroe paired 12 points and seven boards off the bench.
Both teams fought to earn the game's momentum for much of the first half, as the game was tied six times during the first 15 minutes. The Cavaliers took control in the final five minutes of the opening stanza.
Five Cavaliers marked the scoring column as the Blue and White closed the half on an 18-4 run. Walton-Moss' deep three pointer at the buzzer sent Cabrini into the half with a 46-34 lead.
The Blue and White withstood a hot shooting Pacers club after the break. Despite shooting nearly 65% after the break, Marywood never cut its deficit to under 10 points in the final 20 minutes.
Walton-Moss and Walls took control of the Blue and White offense in the second half, s the seniors combined to shoot 12-20 from the floor for 31 of Cabrini's 58 second half points.
The Blue and White was explosive tonight, as the club scored 104 points for the third time in its last four games. Cabrini shot a blistering 62% from the field, including 66.7% in the second half.
Sophomores Ryan Charity and Ronny Paden scored six points each and combined for seven boards, while classmate Sean Mayo posted seven points and three boards in seven minutes of action.
Senior Shane Kellaher and freshman Connor Callejas led Marywood (13-9, 8-7 CSAC) with 18 points each, while junior Daniel Tittle and freshman Jeremy Ringland added 10 points each.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Langhorne, Pa. to face Cairn University (2-20, 2-13 CSAC). Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Walls led a balanced attack that saw five Cavaliers reach double figure scoring as the Blue and White topped Cairn 83-69 when the teams met at Nery Field House on Jan. 10. The senior hit 7-14, including 3-6 from three point range and 5-5 from the free throw line, for a game high 22 points.
Green tallied 10 of his 13 points in the final 10 minutes of the game, while Mayo paired 13 points and nine rebounds. Monroe notched his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 boards, while senior Howard Blake III hit 7-8 from the charity stripe en route to 11 points.