Cabrini came out firing in the opening quarter, scoring the first three goals over 6 1/2 minutes to take a 5-2 lead. Paul Skulski, who netted the game's first marker, had two goals in the first quarter with Jordan Coeyman and Dan Terenick getting one apiece during the opening spurt.
The Cavaliers put up five more goals in the second quarter to open a 10-5 cushion at halftime. Terenick found the back of the net twice to complete his first-half hat trick and Brian Hill had two assists, giving him three for the half.
The Pride scored three of the last four goals in the third quarter to stay in the contest, trailing just 13-8. Senior JJ Hoeffler (Cranford, NJ) netted a pair in that span and sophomore Johnny Casey (Glenside, PA) added one.
Casey buried his season-high fourth goal of the season, moving the Pride to 13-9 with 11:40 remaining. But Joe Arrell restored the Cavaliers five-goal lead by scoring just 16 seconds later.
Hoeffler scored twice, Fox had a goal and two assists with senior Mike Holtz (Easton, PA) and sophomore Stephen Lick (Zionsville, PA) each netting one for the Pride.
Terenick scored four goals with Hill getting three and three assists for the Cavaliers (13-5). Skulski and Bobby Thorp had two goals and two assists with Erick Zarzecki making 11 saves.
Widener (15-3), coming off its 13th Middle Atlantic Conference title, was making its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Pride set the school record for victories and entered today with a team-best 13-game winning streak.
This was the schools second meeting against each other in this tournament with Cabrini posting a 13-8 victory on May 7, 2003.
