VILLANOVA, Pa. – This was Villanova's busiest week yet with 12 teams competing, and the Wildcats made the most of it. Men's and Women's Cross Country competed at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational and had stellar performances. The Men were runners-up and the Women placed ninth in this high-quality meet, garnering national attention. Both Men's and Women's Basketball won their home-opening exhibition games, and Women's Basketball joined Women's Swimming and Diving as the two teams who kicked off competition this week. Golf had their best finish of the season, placing third at the SHU Fall Classic. Men's and Women's tennis both competed at the ITA Regional Championships, having multiple athletes advance across singles competitions. Football and Volleyball both picked up key conference wins as well. This week's edition of the Weekly Wrap features 11 student-athletes whose performances stood out over the past week. The Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Zajac and Padilla.
 
 
Men's Cross Country
Bailey Habler
Senior/Sydney, Australia
 
Habler finishes sixth at the highly competitive Under Armour Pre-National Invitational, leading Villanova to a second-place team finish. The Aussie finished at 23:23.4, just six seconds off the winning runner. He worked his way up over the final 3,000 meters, passing 14 competitors to earn his top 10 finish.
 
 
Women's Cross Country
Tilly O'Connor
Senior/Spring Lake, N.J.
 
O'Connor was Villanova's top finisher at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational. She placed 37^th out of 328, crossing the line at 20:10.0. She was one of six Wildcats who improved their standing over the final 2,000 meters, as she passed three runners in the home stretch.
 
 
Men's Basketball
Tyler Perkins
Senior/Guard/Lorton, Va.
 
Perkins dropped 20 points on 6-15 shooting in Villanova's exhibition win over George Mason. He was dormant until crunch time, with all 20 of his points coming in the final 20 minutes of the game. The Patriots twice shaved the lead to six points late in the game, but the Wildcats quickly pushed the lead back to double digits thanks largely to the work of Perkins. The senior guard was a force from beyond the arc, draining a game-high four three-pointers. He also added three rebounds and an assist to his high-scoring performance.
 
 
Field Hockey
Adie Minnella
Freshman/Forward/North Caldwell, N.J.
 
Minnella accumulated her career high in points with three against Saint Joseph's. She scored her fifth goal of the season off a penalty corner to get the scoring going seven minutes into the game. After the Hawks tied it at one, Minnella helped regain the lead by setting up Aimee Largoza for a goal with just under than two minutes remaining in the second quarter.
 
 
Football
Pat McQuaide
Graduate Student/Quarterback/Solon, Ohio
 
McQuaide was the key offensive force behind Villanova's 38-17 win over Fordham. He had a season high three total touchdowns against the Rams, two in the air and one on the ground. McQuaide broke the game open in Villanova's favor with two scores in the second quarter. At 10:47 he found Braden Reed for a 14-yard touchdown, and with eight seconds left in the half he called his own number and ran the ball in from four yards out. His third score came in the third quarter, where he tossed the ball to Julian Glantz for a one-yard score.
 
 
Golf
Vibhav Alokam
Junior/Ypsilanti, Mich.
 
Alokam's top five finish helped lead the Wildcats to third at the SHU Fall Classic. The junior placed fifth in the tournament, his highest placement of the season. The junior finished with 220 strokes, resulting in four over par. He shot 76 (+4) in the first round and followed that up with a tournament-low round two score of 70 (-2) to finish off day one of competition. He concluded the tournament by shooting 74 (+2) in round three.
 
 
Men's Soccer
Luke Martelli
Redshirt Junior/Midfield/Kinzers, Pa.
 
Martelli scored Villanova's lone goal against Butler, his fourth of the season. He received a feed from Jayse Rand on the left side and fired it just inside of the left post to bring the deficit to one.
 
 
Women's Swimming & Diving
Anna Kilponen
Sophomore/Butterfly, Sprint Free/Kinnelon, N.J.
 
Kilponen was Villanova's top scorer against UConn, winning both of her individual events. The sophomore swam 2:00.80 to win the 200 Fly and 54.84 to take the 100 Fly. She also swam the butterfly leg of Villanova's second place 200 Medley Relay team and the anchor to Villanova's fifth place 400 Free Relay team.
 
 
Men's Tennis
Will Monahan
Senior/Rye, N.Y.
 
Monahan advanced to the Round of 32 in the Qualifying Singles East Draw at ITA Northeast Regionals. The senior defeated Lehigh's Aleksandar Daskalovic on straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-3.
 
 
Women's Tennis
Bella De Luise
Junior/Brambletown, Va.
 
De Luise got the win over Fordham's Aya Matsunaga in the Saturday Consolation semifinals in two sets. After falling 3-6 in the first set, she rallied back to a 6-2 set two win. She finished off her competition with a 10-7 third set to advance to the final.
 
 
Volleyball
Abby Harrell
Senior/Outside Hitter/Ellensburg, Wash.
 
Harrell records a game-high 18 kills in her return to action against Creighton. She set the tone against the BIG EAST powerhouse with three putaways early in the first set. She was a clutch performer in each of the first three sets. She got kills to earn the 23^rd point in both the first and second sets, as well as getting the kill to give the Wildcats set point at 25-24 before a Creighton attack error closed out a 26-24 victory for the 'Cats to extend the match.
 
 
 
 

Villanova Performers of the Week for October 12-18
Sport	Name	Class	Hometown
Men's Cross Country	Bailey Habler	Senior	Sydney, Australia
Women's Cross Country	Tilly O'Connor	Senior	Spring Lake, N.J.
Men's Basketball	Tyler Perkins	Senior	Lorton, Va.
Field Hockey	Adie Minnella	Freshman	North Caldwell, N.J.
Football	Pat McQuaide	Graduate Student	Solon, Ohio
Golf	Vibhav Alokam	Junior	Ypsilanti, Mich.
Men's Soccer	Luke Martelli	Redshirt Junior	Kinzers, Pa.
Women's Swimming & Diving	Anna Kilponen	Sophomore	Kennelon, N.J.
Men's Tennis	Will Monahan	Senior	Rye, N.Y.
Women's Tennis	Bella De Luise	Junior	Brambletown, Va.
Volleyball	Abby Harrell	Senior	Ellensburg, Wash.

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
October 12-18
 
Men's Cross Country
October 16: Under Armour Pre-National Invitational (2^nd of 44)
 
Women's Cross Country
October 16: Under Armour Pre-National Invitational (9^th of 43)
 
Men's Basketball
October 17: Villanova 84, George Mason 67
 
Women's Basketball
October 18: Villanova, 68 FDU 45
 
Field Hockey
October 18: Villanova 3, Saint Joseph's 4
 
Football
October 17: Villanova 38, Fordham 17
 
Golf
October 12-13: at SHU Fall Classic (3^rd of 11)
 
Men's Soccer
October 16: Villanova 1, Butler 2
 
Women's Swimming & Diving
October 17: Villanova 126, Connecticut 174
 
Men's Tennis
October 15-20: ITA Regional Championships (No Team Scoring)
 
Women's Tennis
October 15-20: ITA Regional Championships (No Team Scoring)
 
Volleyball
October 7: Villanova 3, Georgetown 1
October 16: Villanova 1, Creighton 3