Fall 2007

Villanova vs. University of Delaware October 7^th

‘Nova played a fast paced, all out, highly physical game. The wildcats never let up their intensity pushing the game into a sudden death 7 v 7 overtime. Late in the overtime period UDel scored off of a penalty corner to end the game 1-0.

Villanova vs. UPenn September 29th

In the 3rd game of the weekend Villanova took home a double header victory with a 2-1 win over UPenn. Goals by Courtney Parrett and Kelly Segar

Villanova vs. Lafayette September 29th

Another shut out for the wildcats by goalies Liz Chin and Christie Parrett. Wildcats defeated Lafayette 2-0 with goals by sweeper Jen Maez off of a penalty corner and Kelly Segar

Villanova vs. G.W. September 28th

Villanova dominated possession for the majority of the game, but G.W. put one in late in the second half defeating 'Nova 1-0

Villanova vs. Temple - September 23rd

Villanova remains un-scored upon after a 2-0 win over temple. Goals by Christina Mellace and Katie Hearn.

Villanova vs. St. Joe's - September 15th

Villanova came out strong in their first game of the season defeating St. Joe's 3-0, with goals by Kelly Segar (2) and Katie Hearn and a shut out by goalie Liz Chin.

 

Fall 2006

Double Header vs. Princeton and Loyola - September 23rd

 

Rutgers vs. Villanova - September 17th

Only two practices after tryouts and the selection of this years team we were on our way to Rutgers University to play Rutgers - New Brunswick (different from last years Rutgers opponent from the Camden campus).  While we marveled at the club sports field that they had we also had to get down to work.  Villanova in its usually fashion answered early, scoring in the first few minutes on a goal slid over from the right tapped by Katrine and then hit in by Lisa for the final say.  Rutgers however answered right back making the score even.  Somewhat later in the game Villanova answered again giving ourselves the advantage but that would not last long as Rutgers pushed the game into Villanova's first overtime by answering with a late goal.  In overtime we went seven on seven for two five minute halves.  After the first five minutes the score remained 2-2 but with one minute left in the second half of overtime Rutgers was able to get a loose ball into the back of the netting proving to be Villanova's first loss.  Every girl really played their hearts out and we did well considering it was our first week as a team.  There was a lot of communication going on and this team was by far the best team that we have faced.  The league all-stars for the game (as nominated by Rutgers) were Katrine and Lisa.

Spring 2006

William and Mary Tournament

The journey started on Friday around 5 when we finally got on the road.  Five and a half hours, and a cool tunnel/bridge later we were at Allison's house for the night.  After watching a movie, sleeping for hours, and eating a wonderfully supplied brunch (courtesy of Allison's amazing parents) we were on our way for another hour of driving to get to William and Mary. 

Once at William and Mary we faced our first opponents, Wake Forest.  We came out a little flat, since we had had such a long drive and were still somewhat tired.  That however changed quickly once we realized the extent of the competition that we were facing.  Wake Forest was not going to give us anything but a very good contest.  Wake Forest scored first, sending us into a bit of a panic, but with her seniority, Kacy Moran used her calm to retaliation a pass from the midfield, Michelle Weill. Lisa soon followed suit assisted by Kacy again to send Nova up.  Wake Forest however wouldn't have that, scoring again, and putting us back into a tie.  Again Wake Forest was still not satisfied and scored again, putting Nova down at half-time.  Half time however gave us an opportunity to recuperate and look at everything that could be improved, and coming straight out of the huddle Katrine assisted Lisa's second goal.  Still hoping that we would not tie our first game, knowing that we would be tired for the rest, Lisa assisted Kacy's goal to make the final score of 4-3. 

No break, however, was provided as we went straight into the next game against Clemson, who had some insight into our team being that there was a family connection between both teams.  Right away the intensity in this game was highly beyond what it was in the first game.  Maybe it was because there was a personal stake in it or maybe it was because we were warmed up from the first game.  MaryEllen scored the first goal and Allison Mantz then gave it to Kacy Moran to seal the deal for Nova winning an early called game of 2-0.  Unfortunately the reason that it was called early was because of a stick hitting a Clemson player in the eye and the attention needed to be put on that.  She however was a very good sport and we're glad to report that after 7 stitches she is doing much better.

50 minutes later was our third game against our toughest opponent.  William and Mary, who had a small home crowd advantage with several fans who made their presence known.  The entire game was fought back and forth, almost even, but the amount of possession time still leaned towards William and Mary.  Two minutes left the score was still 0-0 thanks to some really amazing saves by our goalie Liz Chin.  That however changed though when we had advantage in the circle and Allison made a short pass from the side of the circle to Kacy at the top who slipped it past the defender to Katrine who was able to finish it off.  Two minutes later it was over and Nova had pulled off yet another win.

Five minutes later started our final game, and it started off slow since we were tired after 3 games in four hours.  Rutgers however was just as tired seeing as they were on their second game of a double-header and did not have subs.  The game however picked up when Rutgers scored and we realized that we needed to get our butts in gear.  Losing to Rutgers seemed unacceptable after all the tough wins and the previous win last season.  After their first goal subs went in, and on the first possession a series of short passes between Allison and Katrine led to Nova's first goal from Katrine.  Rutgers followed with another goal, but at half-time we determined that our seniors needed goals, and that is precisely what they got.  Kacy scored on an assist from Allison and shortly after Allison scored on an assist from Lisa sending the seniors out in a great fashion, and sending Nova into next season with an unblemished record!

Thank you to all of the girls who stayed in the car for so long and put up with all the last minute changes, and a special thank you to Allison's parents for being so hospitable and letting us into their very lovely home.  It was greatly appreciated and we attribute much of our success to the sleep that we got as a result!

Fall 2005

Villanova Versus Lafayette and Rutgers

    Although it took quite some time to get there, who knew the airport also meant route 22 east? we finally made it to the fields only to discover no bathrooms, no warm up time and GRASS!  Everyone however adjusted quickly and the game began.  At first with Villanova adjusting to the new playing field so the play was pretty even, no particular team dominating, but once we got adjusted that all changed.  Once Katie Harkins saw the cross passed she connected near the stroke line and sent it straight into the cage to put Villanova up to start.  Next Courtney Parrett took a shot and Katie was there to tap it in and ensure the 2 point lead for Villanova.  The close encounter with a goal however sent Courtney surging on several breakaways as the team became better and better at passing through the bunched Lafayette girls, and on one such opportunity Courtney went one on one with the defender and then the goalie and managed to slide it by both to give Villanova a comfortable 3-0 lead.  The second rotation soon came in to replace the first rotation and MaryEllen Macek showed some great aggression from the start, dribbling up the left and cutting back for passes from the midfield.  It paid off shortly after when she slid another one past the goalie.  Although this was it for the scoring, the entire team really continued to dominate Lafayette for the remaining half.  Gina, Lauren, Claire, Jen, Rebecca, Bonnie, Caitlin and Alison Montonaro all continued to show solid defense marking intently when the ball reached our circle and clearing with powerful drives to send the ball back to the desired end of the field.  Christie and Liz also came up with some great saves although they didn't have too many with such great defense.  Midfield also showed great vigor, constantly moving to get the slowing ball on the grass and quickly picking up on the necessity of short quick passes and open spaces that the grass made necessary.  All in all it was a team effort and everyone brought some positive energy and some great stick skills to the game.

    Next Rutgers decided to show, and again a last minute hectic shift in the line up and some incorrect information as to how long the game was for led the team into the game in a frazzled state, however it would quickly became apparent that again the team was able to handle the pressure.  Although Rutgers - Camden was definitely more aggressive than the Lafayette team that we had just finished playing, our team soon picked up the pace and fought back.  The first rotation went in and kept the game a shutout, saving a few potential goals of Rutgers and managing to give them a few scares right back.  It wasn't until the second rotation that the ball went into the goal.  MaryEllen scored both goals for Villanova in this game, making her and Katie Harkins tied for the top scorers of the season each with three goals apiece.  Although everyone did not get to play in this game due to the lack of time to get the roster ready, those who did really kept up the enthusiasm despite just having come off a win and easily having been able to slip into an overconfident mode of play.  The overall energy from the team was again amazing from both those on and off the field.

I want to extend a thank you to all of the parents, siblings and friends who drove from all over to support the team.  Your support was well received and greatly appreciated.  Without fans to support us this season would not be possible.  Thank you also to all of the girls for getting up so early for so long despite the fact that with so many and so few games the playing time was not ideal for anyone.  Thank you for maintaining teamwork and positive attitudes the entire season.  I look forward to seeing you next year.  Thank you finally to my family for supporting me in getting this going, without you I could never have done it.

Villanova versus St. Joes

    The first half started out pretty even, both teams had about equal possession of the ball, which spent most of its time in the middle of the field.  The first Villanova rotation went for the first 15 minutes and managed to keep a shutout and take a few shots to give St. Josephs a few good scares.  The next rotation came in and off a rebound, Kacy Moran from the top of the circle wound up and drove the ball into the back right corner of the goal to give Villanova their first lead of the season.  Shortly after the ball was brought by Kacy up the left side of the field and sent to the center on an inbounds pass.  Katrine Herrick then did  a reverse stick pass and the ball slid past the goalie and again into the back right side of the goal.  Moments later the second half was over, and the Villanova Wildcats were up 2-0.

    The second half started with the first rotation again and still the Wildcats showed the dominance with the confidence from the now 2-0 margin.  Still there was no score come the middle of the second half when the second rotation went in again.  With about five minutes left in the game the ball was pushed back on a rebound by Katrine Herrick to Katie Harkins.  She connected with the cross pass and hit it into the left side of the goal for a birthday goal making the score 3-0.  With only five minutes left, and a bribe of no early practice the next day if we scored another goal, the team was scrambling to get the final goal.  With just seconds left the bath found its way to Kacy off of a goalie rebound, and she lifted into the top right corner just as the whistle blew to end the game.  Although the end of the game was called before the goal was counted, the time difference was so insignificant that the team still managed to get out of practice.

    The team in itself played absolutely stellar.  The midfield including showed great communication skills and ball movement while defense showed excellent clearing as well as ball handling skills.  It was an excellent game for everyone and as the whole the team came away with a great victory and positive energy for the rest of the season.