I Bleed Blue and White

It was a busy weekend for both the women’s soccer and volleyball teams, and both performed admirably. Plus, the field hockey team got their season underway while a former Villanovan brought home some impressive hardware from Europe.

• Senior Kelly Eagan scored with just over a minute left in double-overtime to help the women’s soccer team defeat Virginia Tech 2-1 on Friday. It was the 5th game-winning goal of Eagan’s career.
• The late game heroics didn’t end there for the women’s soccer team, however, as sophomore Katie Ryan scored with less than 9 seconds remaining tie the game 2-2 vs. Nebraska on Sunday before the teams played to a stalemate in overtime. The women’s soccer team is now 2-0-1 on the season.
• Former Villanova rower Megan Walsh won a silver medal this past weekend at the World Championships when her team finished 2nd in the women’s quad race. Walsh rowed bow, and her team finished just 3 seconds off the pace.
• The field hockey team began their season with a 7-1 loss to #16 Old Dominion. Dana Ramsden had the lone goal for the Wildcats in the opening stages of the game.
• The women’s volleyball team won the Maryland Invitational this past weekend by winning all 3 of its matches. First, they defeated Youngstown State 3-1 on Friday before holding off Stony Brook 3-2 on Saturday. And finally they swept Maryland 3-0 on Sunday. Sophomore Megan Petkovich was named Tournament MVP while classmate Maggie Mergen and Kim Maroon earned a spot on the All-Tournament squad.

Finally, here’s a very heart warming story about senior LB Osayi Osunde, and what he and his family have gone through that has helped make him the man he is today.

A couple of women’s programs have big weekends ahead of them, and after a exhibition last night, the men’s soccer team is ready to get their regular season going as well.

• The women’s soccer team will be hosting the ‘Villanova Classic’ this weekend. Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Lehigh are coming to town for the event. The women will play Virginia Tech today at 4:00 p.m. and will face Nebraska on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Make sure to get out and support them if you’re on campus or in the area.
• The women’s volleyball team is traveling to Maryland this weekend for the ‘Maryland Invitational.’ They’ll be playing Youngstown State on Friday at 5:00 p.m., Stony Brook on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and Maryland on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
• The men’s soccer team traveled to College Park for an exhibition with Maryland last night, but fell 1-0 after the Terps scored on 82 minutes. The team will take on LaSalle tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at St. Joe’s in another exhibition contest.

And before I forget, tickets are still on sale for the innaugural Mayor’s Cup between Villanova and Temple next Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field.