by Casey Fry

Today's game, the "Holy War" against Villanova, was a tough loss in overtime.  Villanova is always one of our top rivals and one of our biggest games outside of our Atlantic 10 conference schedule.  We played with heart, desire, and determination to make a comeback after being down two goals at halftime to tie the game and take it into overtime.

As a team, we are still striving to play a full 70 minutes.  However, we did execute many of the skills we have been working on in practice to take us to that next level of play. We did capitalize on two of our scoring opportunities, which propelled us into overtime, and our defense played very well against Villanova's speed up top. Also, I thought a couple of players that came late into game provided a spark for our team, and took the play up a notch.  One spark in particular assisted one of today's goals.  Despite the loss with a minute left in overtime, we fought hard and played well.
 
Looking into the future, we start up the A-10 conference games again with West Chester on Friday and La Salle on Sunday.  We are looking to come away with two wins this weekend, but to do so we need to come out strong, capitalize on our opportunities, and play all 70 minutes.

Thank you for all the support!

Casey