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Throughout the season, Villanova has occupied a strange space. Itâs a team that typically is good for an early-season out-of-conference upset â like Maryland in 2020 and â17, Yale in â19 and â18.Â
With a Big East-only schedule for most of 2021, that wasnât an option, and the Wildcats rolled through league competition but hadnât been able to get past Top 10 teams Denver and Georgetown, despite a game against each decided by one goal.
Combine that with a one-sided season-opening loss to the Hoyas that grabbed headlines, and Villanovaâs sat somewhere toward the back of the Top 20 without much fanfare â but still talented and dangerous.
No. 13 Delaware cruised against Towson, 16-8, a surprisingly decisive victory in a CAA that’s recently been defined by close slugfests.
The Blue Hens’ (9-2, 6-1 CAA) 16 goals against the Tigers (6-7, 3-4 CAA) were the most in the series against Towson since April 10, 1999.
Cam Acchione scored five goals on five shots, Mike Robinson had a hat trick on four shots, and Charlie Kitchen (2G, 4A) and Tye Kurtz (2G, 3A) combined for seven assists.
Matt Kilkeary tied a career-high with 13 saves.
Delaware started with a 4-1 run, then broke the game open by holding Towson scoreless for the entire second quarter and going on a 5-0 run in the third.
In a meeting of two of the top teams in the NEC, Saint Joe’s left no doubt, winning 13-5. Zach Cole went 20-of-22 at the face-off X, surpassing 400 wins on his career, and Evan Campbell (3G, 2A) led Hawk scoring. Saint Joe’s as decisive from start to finish, moving into sole possession of first place in the NEC at 6-0 (6-3 overall). That was a well-earned victory over a very good lacrosse team, said coach Taylor Wray. Every time you play the Bryant Bulldogs, you know you are going to be in for a really physical, highly-contested game. I thought our defense played terrific and executed the game plan well. The face-off game was highly tilted in our favor, which stopped Bryant from making their traditional runs, and we made some plays in transition that allowed us to separate. Evan Campbell was terrific on both ends of the field today, Josh Bosher had his best game of the season, and Zach Cole returns to form at the face-off. There s a lot to be proud of from this game, and a lo
“Explosive” was a word he used after a 17-10 win for the No. 5 Pioneers against No. 20 Villanova on Saturday.
A close game turned into a rout after a 10-goal third quarter for the Pioneers, who improved to 9-2 (7-0 Big East) and won without star attackman Ethan Walker. Walker was out with an injury, breaking a streak of 65-straight starts.
Jack Hannah (3G, 1A), Lucas Cotler (3G, 1A) and Alex Simmons (1G, 3A) led with four points each, and Jackson Morrill (3G) extended the nation’s longest point streak to 67 games. Jack Thompson stood tall with 12 saves.
The first half saw the teams trading goals, with Denver heading into the half leading 6-5. But in the third, Denver went off.