PHILADELPHIA (8/29/00) - The St. Joseph's University women's field hockey team fell to Villanova, 4-0, in the season opener for both schools. Played on the Finnesey Field turf, the Wildcats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on first half goals by Nicole DiMaggio and then coasted to the victory. The fledgling Hawks, who started just two seniors, were outplayed on both sides of the field by a more experienced Villanova squad. "We made some simple, basic mistakes," assessed SJU head coach Joan Broderick. "We're very young, very disconnected, but give Villanova credit they worked the ball well and got some good scoring opportunities...It's a young team and it's going to be a learning process." Junior Lauren Bradley (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.) turned aside eight Wildcat shots before being relieved by freshman Courtney Huff (Oreland, Pa./Springfield Twp.) late in the contest. Also turning in a solid game for the Hawks was senior Amy Scheuren (Honey Brook, Pa./Twin Valley), who missed the entire 1999 campaign with mononeucleosis. The Hawks return to action this weekend with a pair of games in Boston. On Friday, the team will meet perennial power Boston College, while on Sunday the Cityliners will square-off against Maine in a game played at B.C.