VILLANOVA, Pa. – Only six teams competed last week, but two of which made their season debut. Men's Basketball won their season opening exhibition game against Rutgers, and Men's Swimming kicked off their season with three event wins and 16 podium finishes at the NJIT Invitational. Both Men's and Women's Soccer earned multiple points last week, both featuring a 3-3 tie against Providence on Saturday. Field Hockey scored seven goals last week, the majority of which came in their 4-1 win over Hofstra. This week's edition of the Weekly Wrap features six student-athletes whose performances stood out over the past week. The Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Zajac and Padilla.
 
 
Men's Basketball
Devin Royal
Senior/Forward/Columbus, Ohio
 
Royal opened his season with a double-double in Villanova's exhibition win over Rutgers. The newly acquired Wildcat scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of action, all three statistics being game highs. Royal also added a team-high four assists.
 
 
Field Hockey
Colleen Finnan
Senior/Forward/Mullica Hill, N.J.
 
Finnan racked up six points across Villanova's two games last week. She scored a goal in both games and has now scored in three of the past four contests. The senior's goal against Old Dominion came with 6:11 left in the game. She received a setup pass from Aimee Largoza and sent it into the net to force overtime against the Monarchs. Against Hofstra, each of Finnan's points were just as critical. Her goal came 12:55 into the second half, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. She tied her career high in assists by earning two against the Pride. The first came on Katharina Balks' opening goal to tie the game, and the second on Borkowski's second score and the Wildcats' final goal of the game.
 
 
Men's Soccer
Karson Vazquez
Junior/Midfield/Winter Garden, Fla.
 
Vazquez was involved in all three scores in Villanova's draw against Providence. The junior scored a career high two goals and tied his career high with one assist. In the sixth minute, Luke Martelli sent a corner kick Vazquez's way, which he redirected past the keeper. 25 minutes later, Vazquez received great feed from Sam Nyenka, and after taking three dribbles up the field he launched the ball into the back of the net. The Wildcats found themselves down 3-2 with a minute and a half remaining, but regained a point thanks to a shot taken by Vazquez that was redirected Fynn Lahrsen's way and sent into the goal. The junior also played stout defending to help lift the Wildcats over New Haven.


Women's Soccer
Dez Zapata
Junior/Forward/Smyrna, Del.
 
Zapata scored her first career brace and had a career-high five points in Villanova's draw against Providence. The junior opened the game's scoring in the fifth minute, knocking the ball into the net off Gabby Koluch's free kick. Early in the second half, she added an assist on Morgan Kotch's goal to put the Wildcats up 2-1. Zapata extended the Villanova lead in the 50^th minute, racing down the sidelines and launching a cross-box shot into the opposite side of the net. She has been an offensive force lately with at least one point in five of the last seven games.
 
 
Men's Swimming & Diving
Zach Sutter
Junior/Fly, Back/Tucker, Ga.
 
Sutter finished in a podium position in all five of his events in Men's Swimming's season opener at the NJIT Invitational. He won his first two events of the season, first anchoring the 200 Free Relay and then touching at 48.79 to win the 100 Fly. The 200 Free Relay time of 1:22.74 was the ninth fastest time in program history. He was the runner-up in 100 Free, swimming 45.78 in his only other individual event. He was also a part of Villanova's second-place 400 Medley Relay and third-place 400 Free Relay teams.
 
 
Volleyball
Campbell McKinnon
Junior/Middle Blocker/Collierville, Tenn.
 
McKinnon led the Wildcats in kills in each of their two weekend competitions. Against DePaul she paced Villanova with 17 kills, three blocks, and one ace. The junior also tallied a career high eight digs and earned one assist. She highlighted a 10-1 scoring run by Villanova by scoring multiple kills to help win the second set. McKinnon accumulated 15 kills against Marquette, adding a block and assist as well. A third of her kills came in Villanova's third set victory.
 
 
 
 
 

Villanova Performers of the Week for October 5-11
Sport	Name	Class	Hometown
Men's Basketball	Devin Royal	Senior	Columbus, Ohio
Field Hockey	Colleen Finnan	Senior	Mullica Hill, N.J.
Men's Soccer	Karson Vazquez	Junior	Winter Garden, Fla.
Women's Soccer	Dez Zapata	Junior	Smyrna, Del.
Men's Swimming & Diving	Zach Sutter	Junior	Tucker, Ga.
Volleyball	Campbell McKinnon	Junior	Collierville, Tenn.

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
October 5-11
 
Men's Basketball
October 11: Villanova 77, Rutgers 75
 
Field Hockey
October 9: Villanova 3, Old Dominion 4
October 11: Villanova 4, Hofstra 1
 
Men's Soccer
October 6: Villanova 3, New Haven 1
October 10: Villanova 3, Providence 3
 
Women's Soccer
October 7: Villanova 0, Xavier 0
October 10: Villanova 3, Providence 3
 
Men's Swimming & Diving
October 10: NJIT Invitational (3^rd of 5)
 
Volleyball
October 9: Villanova 1, DePaul 3
October 10: Villanova 1, Marquette 3