If there’s one thing Villanova could have asked for in the waning seconds of an overtime game against West Virginia and the Wildcats trailing by two, it was having Scottie Reynolds with the ball and a chance to make the game-winning 3-pointer. The ’Nova faithful have grown accustomed to watching Reynolds deliver victories late in games.
Midwest Regional Dancing With the Stars No region has as much individual talent as the Midwest. The top players read like a who’s who of college basketball. Among those who will be sure to make headlines are Kansas’ Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, Maryland’s Greivis Vasquez, Georgetown’s Greg Monroe, Oklahoma State’s James Anderson and Ohio State’s Evan Turner.
Men’s distance medley relay team crosses in ninth at NCAA Indoor Championships
The women's track and field team put together a strong showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships this past weekend at the Randall Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. Friday night, the team of sophomores Bogdana Mimic and Christie Verdier, junior Sheila Reid and freshman Ariann Neutts put together a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay behind Tennessee, Oregon and Georgetown.
The Villanova men's tennis team picked up their first victory of the 2010 spring season last Saturday against Sacret Heart University at the Yale Indoor Tennis Courts. Villanova (2-11) dropped Sacred Heart (8-6-1) on the road by a score of 4-3. Villanova lost all three doubles matches but won four of the five singles matches at spots two through five to seal the victory.
The men’s lacrosse team lost to the Penn Quakers on Saturday 8-7 in a closely contested game during a downpour at Penn’s Franklin Field. The team got off to a strong start, scoring the first three goals of the game within six minutes to jump out to a quick lead.
I apologize to the fans who supported me, my family and all those who have been hurt by my actions. I am ashamed of what I have done and will reflect on what I need to do to be a better person. I made a mistake, and I never will do it again. I didn’t know they were steroids, I thought they were vitamins.
Every now and then, there is an athlete that leaves a mark on you after watching him or her play for the first time. For me, Manny Ramirez was one of the people who stood out in my mind. The first time I remember watching him was the 1997 American League Division Series.
Villanova is going dancing in the NCAA tournament for the sixth straight year, and the No. 2 seeded Wildcats will meet their first partner today in Providence, R.I., the No. 15 seeded Robert Morris. The Wildcats and the Colonials will take part in one of the day's first games, tipping off at 12:30 p.
Apparently for Villanova, the third time isn't always a charm. In their first game of the Big East Championship at Madison Square Garden, the Wildcats couldn’t hold off a pesky Marquette squad, falling 80-76. Having defeated the Golden Eagles twice already this season, Villanova was confident about its chances to advance deep into the conference tournament after watching top-seeded Syracuse lose earlier in the day to Georgetown.
It was a disappointing end to a disappointing season for the women’s basketball team, as they lost their first-round game of the Big East Championship last Friday to the Marquette Golden Eagles, 53-49. The team finished the year with a 14-16 record and had a 3-13 mark in conference play.
Villanova to face Marquette in quarterfinals of Big East Championship
The big dance may still be a week away, but the grand march has already begun. After two days of play in the Big East championship, a few things have become clear about the 16 teams that are not only battling for the title in one of the toughest and most competitive conferences in college basketball, but are also looking to strengthen their résumés with Selection Sunday looming.
Howie Long on hand for national championship recognition
Reynolds Recognized Scottie Reynolds was chosen to be one of 16 finalists for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy for National Player of the Year. Given by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, it is the nation’s oldest basketball award. A Wildcat has never won the trophy, however.
In its season opener, the men’s lacrosse team faced a closely contested nonconference game on the road, falling 10-8 to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes started off strong, scoring four goals in the first seven minutes of play and establishing the largest lead of the game.
Wildcats fail to score 40 points for third time this season
Even on a night supporting a great cause, the women’s basketball team was unable to hold off its opponents at the Pavilion on Saturday. After falling 49-36 to Rutgers’ Scarlet Knights, the team added another loss to its record and became 12-12 overall and 1-10 in Big East play.
The men's basketball team will travel to face off against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Sunday at noon. Pitt is tied for third in the Big East standings with backyard rival West Virginia with an 8-4 record, while Villanova sits atop the Big East standings.
USA and Canada expected to meet for women’s ice hockey gold
Two countries that are separated by a total of zero miles have pitted Celine Dion against Beyoncé, Hayden Christensen against Mark Hamill and Keanu Reeves against…well, we win that one. These War of 1812 rivals have bickered about everything from bacon to health care and plan to use these Olympics to work out some of that pent-up border aggression.
The old adage says that defense wins championships, and if that’s still the case, then No. 3 Villanova’s title aspirations might be in trouble. On Monday night, Villanova’s defensive flaws were fully exposed by Connecticut as the Huskies shot 66.
Team of the week: Pittsburgh Panthers As usual, the competition this season in the Big East has made the conference seem something like a jungle. This past week, however, the Pittsburgh Panthers have made a great effort to claw their way to the top.
Water polo redeemed itself with two wins at the Bison Invitational after opening the season on a poor note. The team traveled to Bucknell University to take on George Washington, No. 19 Indiana and Mercyhurst. The team’s only loss came against nationally ranked Indiana in a one-sided affair.
With Big East rivals Syracuse and Georgetown both getting upset on Sunday, the Wildcats knew that they were in prime position to cushion their lead in the conference standings if they could avoid the same letdown as their peers. However, Connecticut made sure that the Wildcats suffered the same fate.
A few days prior to his team’s biggest match of the season against their most hated rivals, Todor Batkov, the owner of the Bulgarian football club Levski Sofia, received a fax from Russian club team Rubin Kazan asking for the transfer of Levski’s four best players.
Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 18. For avid baseball fans across the country, these are some of the most beautiful words to hear during the cold, gray days of winter when the sun sets too early. They are words that bring back memories of days at the ballpark and flood people’s minds with batting averages, on-base percentages and earned-run averages.
Team fails to win in four tries
The women’s water polo team had a disappointing start to its 2010 season this past weekend, losing all four of its matches at the annual Harvard Invitational in Cambridge, Mass. The team lost matches to Harvard, Brown, Iona and the New York Athletic Club.
’Cats come up with first conference win against Orange
The women’s basketball team was defeated 64-60 at DePaul on Saturday. The Wildcats’ winless streak in Big East play has extended to nine games, bringing them to 11-11 overall and 0-9 in the Big East. Senior guard Kyle Dougherty scored a career-high 14 points in a loss to the Blue Demons, who wore pink uniforms for Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Pink Zone initiative.
After finishing the team's most formidable trip of the year with their season-high, 11 game winning streak snapped, the Villanova Wildcats will try to build on their new winning streak this Saturday night when they play the Providence Friars at the Wachovia Center.
It was another successful road trip for the running Wildcats as the men’s and women’s track teams dominated once again at the Armory in New York City, this time at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. For the men’s team, junior Carl Mackenzie earned himself a Big East qualifying mark after running a 4:04.
Team of the Week: Syracuse Though they only played one game last week – an easy 71-54 road win at Cincinnati – the Orange are on a roll. Their 10-game win streak (pending last night’s home game against Connecticut) is currently the longest in the Big East, and the team has yet to lose a game on the road.
On Monday, senior guard Scottie Reynolds led the way yet again with 21 points. Meanwhile, junior guard Corey Fisher continued to be the steady section option, chipping in 17 points. Those numbers are impressive, but they are not the reason the Wildcats won.
After getting embarrassed on the road against Georgetown, the fourth-ranked Villanova Wildcats could ill-afford a second straight loss to a Big East contender, in this case No. 5 West Virginia, if they hoped to keep pace with Syracuse. Senior guard Scottie Reynolds made sure that didn’t happen.
Call it a coincidence, but Cal Ripken Jr., a man known for having one of baseball’s most memorable streaks, got his chance to see the No. 2 men’s basketball team try to extend a few of its own on Tuesday night. Villanova came into the game as winners of 35 straight games in the building, 11 straight overall and eight straight in the Big East this season.
Villanova handled the Hoyas once already this season, but the question is whether they can do it on the road. The No. 2 Wildcats will travel to No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday looking for a season sweep of their conference rival, along with a further boost to their already solid résumé.
He went three-for-five. If he was playing baseball, he may have been the star of the game, his picture plastered on the cover of the sports page the next day. If he were the starting quarterback or point guard, he would have been off to a good start, setting the pace for his team to win.
Known mostly for his off-color antics as well as his sexual and narcotic innuendos, Snoop Dogg is changing his image and teaching us all a valuable lesson. The man who is famous for coining the phrase “Fo shizzle, my nizzle!” has become even more famous and respected for his invention outside of the recording studio: Snoop’s Youth Football League.
Looking for its first win of the season, the men’s tennis team traveled to College Park, Md. on Sunday to take on the University of Maryland Terrapins. Villanova came away instead with its fourth consecutive loss, as the Terps dominated the entire match and posted a 7-0 shutout.
Everyone was staring at the ’Cats tails as the men’s and women’s track and field had a successful performance with record-breaking times at the Armory II for the New York Roadrunners on Saturday night. This was the third time this season that the team was at the indoor track in New York City.
Student-Athlete of the Year Senior captain of the national championship football team Osayi Osunde was named the 2009 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year. The linebacker, who is working toward his masters in human resource development, has a grade point average of 3.
Jones notches career-high, Wildcats remain winless in Big East
The Seton Hall Pirates braved the elements to travel to the Pavilion in the snow and take on the women’s basketball team on Saturday for the Big East TV Game of the Week. After a tight scoring game, Seton Hall ultimately overtook the ’Cats with a score of 53-49.
Team of the Week: South Florida Bulls It’s hard to believe that six years after the South Florida Bulls joined the Big East Conference, they are just now on their first three-game conference win streak, but that is just the case. After Sunday afternoon’s shocking 70-61 upset against Pittsburgh, the Bulls were ranked ninth in the conference, putting them in prime position to make a deep postseason run.
With his fourth basket of Tuesday night’s 81-71 win against Seton Hall, senior guard Scottie Reynolds accomplished something that only seven other Villanovans before him have ever done. He became a member of the prestigious 2,000 Point Club.
Call it a coincidence, but Cal Ripken Jr., a man known for having one of baseball’s most memorable streaks, got his chance to see the No. 2 men’s basketball team try to extend a few of its own on Tuesday night. Villanova came into the game as winners of 35 straight games in the building, 11 straight overall and eight straight in the Big East this season.
In a game that featured arguably the two most well-known members of the Big East Conference, it was Luke Harangody who won the battle of numbers, but it was Scottie Reynolds' team that won the hard-fought war. Another balanced scoring attack which saw four players score in double figures helped the Villanova Wildcats defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last night at the Wachovia Center 90-72, setting a new school record for the best start to a season, 19-1.
The men’s and women’s track teams ventured back to the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City this past weekend for the 2010 edition of the Great Dane Classic. The women’s team earned 37.50 points, good enough for a seventh-place finish out of the 25 teams that competed.
Player of the week: Dominique Jones Dominique Jones, the junior guard for South Florida, may be having the best Big East season that no one is talking about. Jones, a Lake Wales, Fla. native, is forced to play in relative obscurity with his Bulls firmly planted near the bottom of the Big East standings with no way out.
Wayns’ World Freshman guard Maalik Wayns is quickly emerging as the leading candidate for Big East Rookie of the Year with his recent performances in conference play. The Philadelphia native was named Big East Rookie of the Week for the third time this season after contributing to wins against Rutgers and St.
The women’s tennis team fell to Marquette 7-0 in Milwaukee on Jan. 22. The Golden Eagles outplayed the Wildcats throughout the matchup, beginning by beating ’Nova in three out of three doubles matches. Senior Carla Erskine and sophomore Allison Solberg lost 8-1 against the Marquette duo of sophomore Rachael Hush and junior Christina Ruiz.
After a hiatus of more than three weeks, the Wildcats will return to the Pavilion on Tuesday night to play host to Seton Hall in their first on-campus game since Jan. 9. Highly anticipated Big East matchups moved Villanova’s past two home games to the larger Wachovia Center, and the Wildcats are sure to receive quite a homecoming from Villanova fans upon their return to campus.
