2013 Villanova Field Hockey

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 36 Name Abigail Freitag Lauren Wilson Kristen Mericle Courtney Devine Allison Flitter Kayla Kenney Andrea Conte Jenna Allen Jessica Swoboda Keira Zambon Taylor Kidwell Heather Smillie Christine Lafferty Maddy Harding Leah High Ashton Whalen Carolynn Clark Celise Feller Alex Diekmann Ann Romanowski Julia Todd Back Midfield F/M Forward Back Forward Midfield Forward Forward Midfield Back Forward Forward Back Forward Back Midfield Forward Goalkeeper Midfield Goalkeeper Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.

No. 14 Louisville vs. VILLANOVA VILLANOVA STADIUM Sunday, October 27 Noon

2013 VILLANOVA SCHEDULE
DAY Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sun. Fri. Sat. Sun. Wed. Fri. Fri. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sun. DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 20 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 19 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 3

VILLANOVA WILDCATS Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School

Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Newtown Square, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury Hanover Township, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Medford, N.J./Merion Mercy Academy Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh Medford, N.J./Holy Cross Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Plumstead Christian Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Hingham, Mass./Hingham

(3-10, 0-5 BIG EAST)

OPPONENT OUTCOME Sacred Heart L, 2-1 North Carolina# L, 10-0 Rider L, 1-0 Siena W, 2-1 Saint Louis$ W, 4-2 @ Kent State L, 4-1 Temple* L, 4-1 @ Connecticut* L, 7-3 @ UMass-Lowell W, 3-0 @ Saint Josephs L, 5-3 Rutgers* L, 3-2 (3OT) Old Dominion* L, 6-0 @ Providence* L, 2-1 Louisville* Noon @ Penn 3 p.m. @ Georgetown* 3 p.m. @ Delaware 1 p.m.

*BIG EAST Regular Season Game Home games in BOLD # Game played in Newark, Del. at Univ. of Delaware $ Game played in Kent, Ohio at Kent State

Head Coach: Joanie Milhous (William & Mary 91) 19th Season Assistant Coach: Kaitlyn Scholl (North Carolina 09) Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Moriah Allen (Villanova 13) First Season

No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 22 23 25 28 44 99

Name Lizi Kuhl Rachel McCarthy Erin McCrudden Jennifer Pels Elisa Garcia Mallory Mason Shannon Sloss

Back Forward Back M/F Midfield Back Forward Katharine Gwynne-Wood Midfield Alyssa Voelmle Back Tori Nuccio Back Victoria Stratton Back Gianna Perrone Back Hailey Netherton Forward Paige Monsen M/B Lotta Kahlert M/F Hannah Boyle Back Erin Schneidtmiller F/M Michelle Amon Forward Kelsey Rosenmeier Midfield Megan Anstotz Midfield Stephanie Byrne Midfield Sydney King Goalkeeper Elina Pereira Goalkeeper

Louisville Cardinals Pos. Yr. Hometown/Last School

So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr.

2013 LOUISVILLE SCHEDULE

DAY Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Tues. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri. Sun. DATE Aug. 30 Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 1 Nov. 3

Louisville, Ky./Miami (Ohio) Reading, Mass./UMass-Lowell Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley The Hauge, Netherlands Santiago, Chile/The Grange School Simsbury, Conn./Westbury Peequea, Pa./Penn Manor Ipswich, England/Ipswich School Hershey, Pa./Hershey Jackson, N.J./Miami (Ohio) Auckland, New Zealand/St. Kentigem Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional Louisville, Ky./Assumption Marathon, N.Y./Whitney Point Hamburg, Germany Louisville, Ky./Assumption Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy Louisville, Ky./Assumption Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox Audubon, N.J./Audubon Millstone, N.J./Eastern Regional Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor Medford, N.J./Shawnee

(12-4, 4-1 BIG EAST)

OPPONENT OUTCOME @ Virginia L, 3-2 @ Richmond W, 2-1 William & Mary W, 4-1 Ohio W, 6-2 UC Davis# W, 5-0 @ Michigan L, 1-0 Old Dominion* L, 3-2 (OT) Northeastern W, 2-1 @ Georgetown W, 8-1 @ Ohio State W, 6-3 Temple* W, 2-1 (OT) Indiana W, 3-0 @ Connecticut* L, 6-0 @ Brown L, 2-1 (OT) Rutgers* W, 2-1 (2OT) Northwestern W, 2-0 @ Villanova* Noon Providence* 6 p.m. Kent State Noon

*BIG EAST Regular Season Game Home games in BOLD # Game played in Ann Arbor, Mich. at Univ. of Michigan

Head Coach: Justine Sowry (South Australia 91) Third Season Assistant Coach: Kirsten Gebhart (American 11) Second Season Assistant Coach: Lucas Piccoli, Second Season
No. 14 Louisville (12-4, 4-1 BIG EAST) at Villanova (3-10, 0-5 BIG EAST) Sunday, October 27, 2013 Villanova Stadium Noon

GAME NOTES The Wildcats fell, 2-1, to Providence last Saturday. Junior back Maddy Harding scored in the game and now leads Villanova in goals. The Cardinals last defeated Northwestern, 2-0, last Sunday. Goalkeeper Sydney King was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Sophomore forward Kayla Kenney scored against Louisville last season. The Cardinals are 2-4 away this season. The Wildcats are 2-7-0 all-time against Louisville. Villanova is tied fourth nationally in defensive saves (9).
BIG EAST Standings (through games of Oct. 26)
(4) Connecticut (10) Old Dominion (14) Louisville (17) Temple Providence Rutgers Villanova Georgetown

BIG EAST 5-1 5-1 4-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 0-5 0-6

Pct. Overall Pct. Strk .833 13-4 .765 L3 .833 10-6 .625 W9 .800 12-4 .750 W2 .667 13-4 .765 W3 .500 8-7 .533 W3 .333 9-7 .562 L1 .000 3-10 .231 L4 .000 2-14 .125 L6

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll October 22 Rk Institution 1. Maryland (15-1) 2. North Carolina (13-2) 3. Syracuse (12-2) 4. Connecticut (13-4) 5. Virginia (15-3) 6. Penn State (11-3) 7. Boston College (11-4) 8. Duke (11-4) 9. Princeton (8-4) 10. Old Dominion (10-6) 11. Stanford (11-4) 12. Massachusetts (12-4) 13. Northwestern (12-4) 14. Louisville (12-4) 15. Albany (13-3) 16. Wake Forest (10-6) 17. Temple (13-4) 18. American (10-4) 19. Iowa (10-5) 20. New Hampshire (9-6)

(Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll)

Wildcat Stat Leaders Points: Maddy Harding, Jessica Swoboda (15) Goals: Maddy Harding (6) Assists: Jessica Swoboda (5) Shots: Maddy Harding (47) BIG EAST Honor Roll

Offensive Player of the Week Rosario Villagra, Old Dominion, F, Jr. In a 2-0 week that included a 3-2 win at No. 1 Maryland, Villagra tallied four goals and an assist. She helped take down the top-rated Terps with a pair of goals, including the game-winner. She also scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-0 victory against William & Mary. For the season, Villagra leads the Monarchs with 13 goals and 10 assists. Defensive Player of the Week Sydney King, Louisville, GK, So. King helped the Cardinals to a 2-0 week, which included a 2-0 win against No. 11 Northwestern. She made a career-high 10 stops in the win over the Wildcats. King posted seven saves in a 2-1 double-overtime win against Rutgers, including two critical stops in overtime. She has a 1.52 goals against average for the season.

BIG EAST Players of the Week

Marie Elena Bolles, Connecticut, F, Sr. Posted three goals in a 5-0 win against Georgetown and had two assists in a 4-3 loss to American. Erin Schneidtmiller, Louisville, F, Sr. Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 double-overtime triumph versus Rutgers and added an assist in a 2-0 win against No. 11 Northwestern. Adrienne Houle, Providence, M, Fr. Scored twice in a 6-0 win over Vermont and had a goal in a 2-1 victory against Villanova. Nicole Kroener, Temple, M, Jr. Scored the lone goal of the game in a 1-0 win at No. 20 Drexel and had an assist in a 4-0 victory against Appalachian State. Lizzie Millen, Temple, GK, Jr. Millen recorded her fourth and fifth shutouts of the season with a 4-0 win against Appalachian State and a 1-0 victory against No. 20 Drexel.

No. 14 Louisville (12-4, 4-1 BIG EAST) at Villanova (3-10, 0-5 BIG EAST) Sunday, October 27, 2013 Villanova Stadium Noon

12Keira Zambon

Midfield Medford, N.J.

2013-14 Seniors

Keira has been a crucial member of the Wildcats, playing in nearly every game since arriving at Villanova four years ago. Keira embodies a true midfielder, tallying both points and defensive saves. The Medford, N.J., native was named a captain at the beginning of the season, showing her leadership abilities and commitment toward the success of the Wildcats. Keira is a student in the Villanova School of Business, double majoring in Accounting and Management Information Systems with a 3.35 grade-point average and has been named to the NFHCA Academic Squad twice.

Jenna Allen

Forward Yardley, Pa.

Jenna has been a reliable teammate for Villanova, playing literally every position when needed of her. After beginning her Nova career at midfield and transitioning to forward, Jenna stepped up and played goalkeeper for a game this season when the Wildcats needed her. Jenna is a student in the College of Liberal Arts majoring in Communication.

23Celise Feller

Forward Lower Gwynedd, Pa.

Celise has appeared in 35 games in her Villanova career. She tallied her first career point in 2011 with an assist against Radford and earned her first start this season. Celise holds a 3.68 GPA as a Communication major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and has been named to the NFHCA Academic Squad the past three seasons.

16 Christine Lafferty
Forward Medford, N.J.

2013-14 Seniors

Christine has logged time in 32 games over her Villanova career at both midfield and forward. She has appeared in nine games so far this season and scored her first career point with an assist against Connecticut. Christines dedication can be seen off the field as she volunteers with the Sophomore Service Learning Community and Level. Christine has been named to the NFHCA Academic Squad for her first three seasons and holds a 3.74 GPA as an Accounting and Finance double major in the Villanova School of Business.

24 Alex Diekmann

Goalkeeper Holmdel, N.J.

Alex has been the backbone of the Wildcats for the past two seasons, starting 29 of 31 games in that time. The Holmdel, N.J., native has been named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll five times in her career, and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team last season. Alex was named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the 2010 season. Alex is enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, double majoring in English and Italian with a minor in Business.

36 Julia Todd

Goalkeeper Hingham, Mass.

Julia Todd joined the team earlier this month from womens lacrosse. The Hingham, Mass., native stepped in for field hockey, showing her commitment to Nova Nation. In her one start against Rutgers, Julia led the Wildcats through triple overtime and played through 18 penalty corners, a penalty stroke and a stroke off. Julia holds a 3.35 GPA as a student in the Villanova School of Business, majoring in Marketing with minors in Business Analytics and Finance.