FIELD HOCKEY:Donohue between the pipes at Cabrini

Cabrini College suffered a loss in its NCAA tournament opener Wednesday, Nov. 11 when it fell, 1-0, at 11th-seeded Christopher Newport University’s Captains Field.
Junior goalkeeper Caitlin Donahue, a Neshaminy HIgh School alum from Langhorne, posted six saves for the Cavaliers in the loss. CNU cageminder Emma Stout went without a save for the shutout.
Cabrini and Chris Newport played through treacherous weather conditions for the full 70 minutes. Temperatures in the high-30s to low-40s and a soaked playing surface provided obstacles for both squads.
However, Taylor Harrell’s goal in the 12th minute proved to be the game’s eventual winning tally. Christopher Newport outshot the Cavaliers, 9-1.
Cabrini had a number of good chances in the second, playing with the swirling winds and driving rain at its back--an advantage CNU benefitted from in the first half. Sophomore midfielder Maura Gordon recorded the Blue & White’s lone shot of the match, launching an attempt wide of the Captains’ cage.
Christopher Newport owned an 11-5 advantage in corners. Cabrini’s offense generated three penalty corners in the second half.
The Blue & White punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a dramatic 2-1 win versus Neumann University in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship match. Junior midfielder Shannon Mulhern scored the game’s winning goal with 23 seconds remaining in the second half.
A CSAC First Team honoree in 2008, Donohue started all 22 games in goal last season while posting a 1.67 goals-against average, an .806 saves percentage and 16-6 record. She also recorded three shutouts and notched 154 saves on the year.
Donohue is not the only area player competing for the Cavaliers. Freshman defender Paige Scharite, a Pennington School graduate from New Egypt, and sophomore Hannah Burke, a midfielder from Morrisville, also helped Cabrini to an 11-11 overall record and its first NCAA Tournament berth in program history.