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RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini men’s basketball team has advanced to the semifinal round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament with an 86-73 win against Penn State – Altoona Wednesday at Nerney Field House. The Cavaliers have won 21 games overall for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Sophomore forward Glenn Washington scored a season-high 28 points on 8-for-13 shooting overall. Washington knocked down 6-of-7 three point attempts and shot 6-for-7 from the free throw line.
Junior forward Kevin Misevicius tallied 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Misevicius shot 8-for-16 from the field overall.
Senior point guard Charles Bush notched 13 points and dropped a season-high 13 assists, recording his second double-double of the season.
Senior shooting guard Ryan Oxley paired 10 points with five assists. Junior forward Chris Blake added eight points and six boards.
Cabrini led at halftime, 38-26, improving its record to 17-0 when ahead at the intermission this season. The Cavaliers paced the Lions by as much as 15 points in the opening frame after Washington dropped in a three-point field and was fouled at the 3:30 mark. Washington converted the four-point play, increasing Cabrini’s cushion to 36-21.
Penn State – Altoona opened the second half energized and trimmed the Cabrini advantage to two points, 53-51, following a 10-2 run. Forward Herschell Warren lay-in at the 10:34 mark pulled the Lions to within one field goal.
However, the Cavaliers responded with a 17-6 run that pushed its lead back to 15 points, 72-57, with 4:56 on the clock. Cabrini’s advantage twice reached 16 points in the final five minutes.
Guard Travis White’s lay-in and-one free throw with 49 seconds remaining cut the Lions’ deficit to seven points, 80-73, but Penn State – Altoona would come no closer.
The win pulls Cabrini head coach Marcus Kahn to within just two victories of the century mark. Kahn boasts a 98-90 career record in seven seasons as a sideline mentor.
Cabrini will host the ECAC South Region semifinal and final rounds at Nerney Field House Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. The Cavaliers will next play Saturday at 3 p.m. The tournament’s first semifinal contest will tip at 1 p.m.