Facing Off: No. 10/11 Villanova will host the Delaware Blue Hens this Saturday at 1:00 P.M. inside Villanova Stadium.
Matchup History: Saturday marks the 19
th meeting all-time between the Wildcats and the Blue Hens. Villanova has won 11 of the previous games including last year's matchup in Delaware by a final of 13-12.
A Look at Villanova: The Wildcats have picked up back-to-back overtime wins to enter the game 2-1. Last weekend Villanova defeated Hofstra in their home opener 10-9 and the week before beat No. 1 Yale 11-10. Junior midfielder
Connor Kirst netted both overtime game winning goals for Villanova.
Villanova's Offense: Freshman
Matt Campbell netted a game high six goals against Hofstra. This earned him BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week honors.
Keegan Khan leads the team with nine points while
Joey Froccaro has six. Both Khan and Froccaro have scored five goals while Kirst has netted three.
Villanova's Defense: Freshman goalkeeper
Will Vitton played his first minutes in goal for the Wildcats against Hofstra and picked up his first career win. He finished with four saves in just over 20 minutes between the posts. SSDM
TJ Comizio had a game high seven ground balls last weekend and two caused turnovers, he now ranks seventh all-time in caused turnovers. Villanova's starting close defense has had 21 ground balls this season and caused eight turnovers.
A Look at Delaware: The Blue Hens are 4-0 entering Saturday's matchup and coming off a midweek win over the Saint Joseph's Hawks by a final of 14-6. Charlie Kitchen leads Delaware with 16 points; he has a team high in both goals and assists. Three other Blue Hens have contributed double digit points this season. Matt DeLuca has picked up all four wins between the posts and boasts a .733 save percentage and 5.11 goals against average. Jake Hervada and Joe Lenskold have taken a majority of the Blue Hens faceoffs this season and overall they are 43-for-80 on the season.
Hometown Heroes Day: Saturday's game will be the Wildcats Hometown Heroes Day. All Police, Fire, First Responders, and Military with proof of ID will get in free. Visit the ticket sales window to receive your free admission.
