I Bleed Blue and White

A glorious Labor Day weekend. I was lucky enough to be up at Lake Sabego in Maine (many thanks to our hosts Tom and Jackie) where a great weekend with absolutely picturesque weather ensued. Alas, we’re no longer labor free. So for me, back to obsessing over ‘Nova sports. I hope everyone’s weekend was great!

Yako won it for 'Nova as time expired.

Here’s a look at how the ‘Nova programs fared over the weekend.

Football (1-0)

• WR Brandyn Harvey and K Nick Yako earned CAA honors following the team’s 27-24 victory over Temple. Harvey was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Yako got the nod as Special Teams Player of the Week. The team returns to action this Saturday when they host Lehigh at 7:00 p.m.
• Following their win to start the season the football team moved up 2 spots to #3 in the country in the latest FCS poll.
• Darrel Young was cut by the Washington Redskins, but then later reassigned to their practice squad.

Field Hockey (2-1)

• Junior Meg Ryan scored two goals as the Wildcats defeated Ball State 4-1 on Friday in a tournament at Fairfield University. Senior Captain Emily Donaldson and junior Dana Ramsden also scored for ‘Nova.
• In their 2nd game of the weekend, the team picked up its second win by beating Fairfield 3-1 on the strength of goals from Lauren Wuzzardo, Sam Haas and Dana Ramsden.

Women’s Volleyball (5-2)

• The girls started out the weekend by winning their 5th straight to start the season over LaSalle in The Big 5 Tournament. Maggie Mergen and Morgan Petkovich led the way with 19 and 15 kills, respectively.
• In their 2nd match of the weekend they fell to Temple 3-2, and they also dropped the weekend finale 3-2 to Penn. Kim Maroon picked up a consolation by being named to the All-Tournament Team.

Women’s Soccer (4-0-1)

• The girls started the weekend off right by crushing Davidson 4-1 as Erin Byrnes, Megan Verdeur, Heidi Sabatura and Katie Ryan all found the net.
• On Sunday the team found itself in a dogfight as Charlotte came back to tie the game twice before Amy Greco sent ‘Nova into the lead on 70 minutes for a 3-2 victory. Goals from Grace Hawkins and Rachel Breton helped ensure the women’s soccer team (4-0-1) remained undefeated in the young season.

Men’s Soccer (1-1-1)

• Against Temple on Friday, the team went down 2 goals early before Matt Margiotta took one back on 76 minutes, but it wasn’t enough as the team fell 2-1.
• Sunday gave a better result as the team drew Penn 0-0. Adam Amann almost won it for ‘Nova with 4 minutes left in regulation, but his shot rattled the bar.

The past few days have provided some of the Villanova programs to spring an upset, and their is some new hardware coming to The Main Line. Updates on football, men’s soccer and women’s volleyball to follow.

• Villanova stunned Temple in the waning moments last night, and if you weren’t able to see the game Villanova’s game recap provides a bit more information about the contest. Sounds like Chris Whitney had a great game in leading ‘Nova back.
• Kyle Soroka scored on 82 minutes for Villanova as the men’s soccer team upset hosts#18 Loyola (MD) 1-0 on Tuesday to win their season opener. Soroka put his strike in the top left corner from about 25 yards out for the game winner.
• The women’s volleyball team swept Long Island on Tuesday night to run their record to 4-0 on the season. The women committed just 6 errors on the night. Morgan Petkovich led the team with 16 kills.
• Women’s soccer player Katie Ryan was named to the Big East Honor Roll after she scored in each of hte first three games. The team will travel to North Carolina this weekend to face Charlotte and Davidson.