VILLANOVA, Pa. –  It was another full week on the Main Line with 15 events across 12 sports this week. Both Volleyball and Field Hockey went 2-0 this week, while Football and Women's Swimming & Diving won their matchups this week. Women's Cross Country and Golf earned top finishes in their competitions, with Cross Country running their way to second at the Haverford Invitational and Golf driving to fourth at the Blue Hen Intercollegiate. Rowing opened their season at the Head of the Schuylkill as the one team making their season debut. This week's edition of the Weekly Wrap features 12 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
Dan Watcke
Senior/Hinsdale, Ill.
 
Watke was the runner-up at the Haverford Invitational. He finished the four-mile course in 19:43.9, a personal best for the senior. His second-place finish was his highest cross country placement of his career.
 
 
Women's Cross Country
Sophie McInnes
Sophomore/Bayport, N.Y.
 
McInnes placed fourth at the Haverford Invitational, the highest cross country placement of her career. She finished at 17:58.3, breaking the 18-minute mark in the 5k for the first time as a collegian. She paced the Wildcats to a second-place team finish.
 
 
Men's Basketball
Devin Royal
Senior/Forward/Columbus, Ohio
 
Royal scored 21 points on a perfect shooting percentage in Villanova's final exhibition game against Virginia. The senior went 8-8 from the field and 5-5 from the line to finish as the game's leading scorer. He also grabbed seven rebounds and added one assist.
 
 
Field Hockey
Katharina Balks
Freshman/Midfield/Berlin, Germany
 
Balks was the key offensive catalyst in Villanova's win over Wagner. She tied her career high with three points, tallying one goal and one assist. She helped get the scoring started at the 11:14 mark, sending the ball into the circle that Evangeline Minnella batted into the net for the first goal of the game. Four minutes into the second quarter she scored her fourth goal of the season, which ended up being the go-ahead score to clinch the win.
 
 
Football
Ja'briel Mace
Junior/Running Back/Somers Point, N.J.
 
Mace had a team-high 103 scrimmage yards and one touchdown in Villanova's win over Lehigh. The running back picked up 91 yards on the ground and added one 12-yard reception. His performance helped him surpass 1,700 rushing yard in his career. Mace's touchdown came with 2:45 remaining in the first half to extend the Wildcat lead to a 21-0 margin.
 

Golf
AJ Colonna
Freshman/Jupiter, Fla
 
Colonna had the best performance of his young career to help Villanova to a fourth-place finish at the Blue Hen Invitational. Colonna finished in 22^nd, shooting a career low 221-stroke (+5) tournament. All three of his rounds were at or below his previous 18-hole low of 75. The Florida native opened the tournament with a 72-stroke first round, marking the first round in his career he has shot at par. He finished the day shooting 74 (+2) in round two and finished the tournament shooting 75 (+3) in round three.
 
 
Rowing
Kate Shipley
Junior/New Hope, Pa.
 
Shipley was the coxswain of two of Villanova's sub-14 boats at the Head of the Schuylkill. Her shell crossed fifth in the Championship Fours, finishing at 13:55.511. She also led the 10^th place Championship Eights boat to a 13:09.107 finish.
 

Men's Soccer
Alex Yagudayev
Junior/Goalkeeper/Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
Yagudayev stopped a game-high nine shots against Georgetown. He made six first half saves and kept a clean sheet for the first 70 minutes of the game against one of the nation's top teams.
 
 
Women's Soccer
Morgan Kotch
Junior/Forward/Yardville, N.J.
 
Kotch scored the game's only two goals in Villanova's win over Seton Hall. The junior's second brace of the season helped extend Villanova's unbeaten streak to 14 games, the second-longest unbeaten streak in program history. She scored the opening goal in the 40^th minute, corralling a blocked pass and launching it into the net. Her second goal came just 54 seconds into the second half, as she knocked in a pass from Avrie Nelsen over the head of the Seton Hall goalkeeper to lock in the Villanova victory.
 
 
Men's Swimming & Diving
Hugh Boris
Sophomore/Breast/Denver, Colo.
 
Boris had a pair of victories in the breaststroke events against Georgetown. He won the 200 Breast in 2:01.65 and the 100 Breast in 55.48. His 100 Breast time was the eighth best race in school history, tying his BIG EAST Championships preliminary race. He also swam the breaststroke leg of Villanova's second-place 400 Medley Relay team, swimming 55.02.

 
Women's Swimming & Diving
Anna Kilponen
Sophomore/Butterfly/Kinnelon, N.J.
 
Kilponen won all three of her events to help defeat Georgetown, breaking two pool records along the way. Kilponen led a Villanova sweep in the 100 Fly, swimming a pool record 54.08. She also won the 200 Fly, doing so in personal best fashion. The sophomore swam 1:59.87, lowering her best by one one-hundredths of a second. She was on Villanova's pool record-setting 400 Medley Relay team as well, swimming the butterfly leg in 53.01.
 
 
Volleyball
Alyssa Nelson
Junior/Setter/Wildwood, Mo.
 
Nelson was an offensive conductor in Villanova's two victories, facilitating 90 assists. She tallied 43 against St. John's, adding on one kill and three digs. She followed that up by totaling 47 the next night against Seton Hall. She posted a double-double with 10 additional digs. She helped regain the lead in the third set by serving on a 5-0 run, swinging the momentum in Villanova's favor for the rest of the match.
 
 
 
 

Villanova Performers of the Week for October 19-25
Sport	Name	Class	Hometown
Men's Cross Country	Dan Watcke	Senior	Hinsdale, Ill.
Women's Cross Country	Sophia McInnes	Sophomore	Bayport, N.Y.
Men's Basketball	Devin Royal	Senior	Columbus, Ohio
Field Hockey	Katharina Balks	Freshman	Berlin, Germany
Football	Ja'briel Mace	Junior	Somers Point, N.J.
Golf	AJ Colonna	Freshman	Jupiter, Fla.
Rowing	Kate Shipley	Junior	New Hope, Pa.
Men's Soccer	Alex Yagudayev	Junior	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Women's Soccer	Morgan Kotch	Junior	Yardville, N.J.
Men's Swimming & Diving	Hugh Boris	Sophomore	Denver, Colo.
Women's Swimming & Diving	Anna Kilponen	Sophomore	Kinnelon, N.J.
Volleyball	Alyssa Nelson	Junior	Wildwood, Mo.

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
October 19-25
 
Men's Cross Country
October 23: Haverford Invitational (No Team Scoring)
 
Women's Cross Country
October 23: Haverford Invitational (2^nd of 7)
 
Men's Basketball
October 22: Villanova 71, Virginia 93
 
Field Hockey
October 23: Villanova 2, Providence 1
October 25: Villanova 3, Wagner 1
 
Football
October 24: Villanova 24, Lehigh 18
 
Golf
October 19-20: Blue Hen Intercollegiate (4^th of 14)
 
Rowing
October 24: Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (No Team Scoring)
 
Men's Soccer
October 24: Villanova 0, Georgetown 2
 
Women's Soccer
October 21: Villanova 2, Seton Hall 0
October 24: Villanova 0, Butler 1
 
Men's Swimming & Diving
October 24: Villanova 132, Georgetown 167
 
Women's Swimming & Diving
October 24: Villanova 201, Georgetown 87
 
Volleyball
October 23: Villanova 3, St. John's 2
October 24: Villanova 3, Seton Hall 1