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RADNOR, Pa.- Eastern University and Cabrini College are 
separated by only a narrow stretch of road. While Cabrini's fans recognized 
their men's basketball team as 2012 National Runner-up in a ceremony 
before the game, Eastern fans recognized their team if they were holding
a program. 
Even with all the new faces, the young Eastern team competed
in the rivalry game like like they belonged. The experienced Cavaliers 
ultimately used a 13-1 run midway through the second half to break open a
one-point game on the way to an 80-66 win. Eastern sophomore Anthony 
Parenti led all scorers with 29 points.
The No. 10 Cavaliers 
jumped to a 9-4 lead early, but the Eagles, behind hot shooting from 
Parenti and senior guard Tyler Stowers went on a 14-4 run to lead 18-13 
with twelve minutes to play in the half. Stowers scored all nine of his 
points in a five minute stretch.
Even after Stowers went to the 
bench with his second foul, the Eagles hung around. Cabrini scored six 
straight to take a 19-18 lead, but Parenti responded with a tough 
12-footer from the wing. Cabrini grabbed a 23-20 lead, but Ben Conner 
answered with a 3-pointer. After the Cavaliers went up five, Malcolm 
Garrison buried a 3-pointer to keep the Eagles within a bucket with 
three and a half minutes to play.
After Garrison, a freshman from 
Baltimore, was called for playing defense on the wing and Cabrini's Fran
Rafferty made a pair of free throws, Garrison hit another tough jumper 
to pull Eastern to within two at 30-28. Anthony Bertolino was fouled 
going to the basket and made a pair of free-throws to tie the game at 30
with 29 seconds left. When the Cavs scored a lay-in with nine seconds 
to play, it seemed that the Eagles would go in to the break within a 
basket. In pushing the ball up the floor Bertolino's dribble went off a 
Cabrini foot and right to Rafferty. The Cabrini senior made two more 
free throws for a 34-30 edge. Rafferty scored ten on his team-high 19 
points from the line. He led all scorers at halftime with 11 points.
The
Cavaliers built a seven point lead at the fifteen minute mark, but the 
Eagles responded with six straight points on an elbow jumper from Kevin 
Antol, a 15-footer from Parenti, and a pair of Tyler McGrath free 
throws. The more experienced Cabrini team then threw a run at the Eagles
that gave them separation for good. Jeremy Knowles fueled the 13-1 run 
for Cabrini. The senior guard had four points, a blocked shot, two 
steals, and a rebound in the three minute stretch.
Cabrini 
stretched the lead to as many as 19, but Parenti and Garrison connected 
on three pointers and the Eagles forced turnovers to cut the Cabrini 
lead to eight points with two minutes to play. The Cavaliers made their 
free throws down the stretch to claim the Battle of Eagle Road for the 
fifth straight year.
Parenti made 10-of-16 from the floor with six 3-pointers. He has already eclipsed his production from his rookie year. His 39 points from last year made him the top returning scorer on this year's team. 
The Eagles (1-2) will have a couple days off for the Holiday before returning to action at Hood on Saturday.
"This
is an important time for us," Head Coach Nate Stewart said after the 
game, "we have to use these as opportunities to get ready for league 
play next week."
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