New for the 2025-26 academic year, Villanova will announce its top performers from the previous week in a press release and social media post each Monday afternoon. The weekly wrap will recognize one standout student-athlete from each sport who competed during the previous week.
  
VILLANOVA, Pa.—The men's and women's tennis each wrapped up regular season competition last week in advance of the BIG EAST Championships which take place this week in Cayce, S.C. In other Villanova Athletics action last week, the men's and women's track & field teams posted top times at the Duke Invitational and the Rutgers Relays. The baseball team plated a season-high 20 runs in a rout of Delaware State and the softball team was home for a three-game series against Seton Hall. There were 11 teams in action total during the week, and one student-athlete from each team forms this week's Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap sponsored by Zajac and Padilla.
 
Baseball
Austin Lemon
Redshirt Sophomore, Outfield, Oklahoma City, Okla.
 
Lemon enjoyed a torrid week at the plate in which he reached base safely 14 times in 21 plate appearances and slashed .417/.667/.833 with two doubles, one home run, eight walks and seven runs scored. He hit one of three Villanova home runs in a 20-10 offensive onslaught against Delaware State, then reached base another nine times in 15 plate appearances in a three-game BIG EAST series at Xavier.
 
Golf
Ryan Pamer
Senior, Hudson, Ohio
 
Pamer tied for second place individually and helped lead Villanova to the team title at its home tournament with a 54-hole score of 217 (+4) at the Wildcat/Fazio Invite in Galloway, N.J. Pamer had nine birdies during the tournament and carded rounds of 71-73-73 as the Wildcats topped a 12-team field which included BIG EAST foes Georgetown and Seton Hall.
 
Men's Lacrosse
Jake Melchionni
Junior, Long Stick Midfield, Bernardsville, N.J.
 
Melchionni tied a season high with four caused turnovers in Villanova's home game against BIG EAST rival Providence. He had two ground balls and fired off one shot in the contest. Melchionni is averaging 2.5 caused turnovers per game this season and has recorded three or more five times in 11 games played. He leads the BIG EAST in both total caused turnovers (27) and caused turnovers per game (2.5).
 
Women's Lacrosse
Mary Moore
Redshirt Sophomore, Midfield, Annapolis, Md.
 
Moore is the first Villanova player to make three consecutive appearances on the Weekly Wrap after she led the team with four points in a home game against top 20 foe Denver. Moore scored two goals and had two assists while playing a role in four of the team's five goals on the day. It was the second straight game and third time this season that Moore has had multiple goals and multiple assists in a single game.
 
Rowing
Lorelei Cadorette
Junior, Coxswain, New York, N.Y.
 
During competition at the Knecht Cup, the team's 2V4 boat was the first to race in a final on the day. The crew of Lorelei Cadorette, Ella Larken, Isabelle Rotival, Taylor Pansy and Lilly-Kate Foley competed in a tight race against Boston College and Jacksonville before finishing with a time of 8:42.69. The team had finished six seconds ahead of CAA foe Connecticut one day earlier to claim a spot in the petite final.
 
Softball
Ava Mahnken
Sophomore, Catcher, Staten Island, N.Y.
 
Mahnken got Villanova on the board with a two-run home run in the series opener against Seton Hall to help power the Wildcats to an 8-5 victory. It was her second home run of the season and part of a week in which she went 3-for-11 at the plate with a walk, the home run, one run scored and two runs batted in. Mahnken has played in 32 games with 29 starts on the season.
 
Men's Tennis
Evan Ancu
Sophomore, La Canada, Calif.
 
In the team's final match of the regular season, Ancu tallied the lone Villanova point against Georgetown with a win in straight sets at No. 6 singles. He posted a 7-6, 6-3 decision over his Hoyas opponent. The Wildcats will carry the No. 8 seed into this week's BIG EAST Championship and will play a quarterfinal round match against top-seed St. John's on April 17.
 
Women's Tennis
Emi Callahan
Senior, Lake Forest, Ill.
 
Callahan and senior teammate Maggie Gehrig teamed up for consecutive wins at No. 1 doubles in the Wildcats final two regular season matches. They posted a 6-2 decision against Georgetown to help Villanova win the doubles point in that match, while the pair also scored a 6-1 win versus Haverford in the regular season finale. Callahan added a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles against Haverford.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Marco Langon
Senior, Distance, Raritan, N.J.
 
Langon was named the BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his first race of the outdoor season. He cruised to a win in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:28.43 at the Duke Invitational, moving into 10^th place on this year's national performance list and recording the seventh-fastest outdoor 5K in school history.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Bella Walsh
Sophomore, Middle Distance, Wilmington, Del.
 
Walsh moved up to third in the BIG EAST this season and No. 38 in the East Region with a personal best time of 2:06.27 at the Rutgers Relays. Walsh led a 1-2-3-4 sweep by Villanova in the fast heat of the 800 meters and was followed across the finish line by teammates Sophia McInnes, Caelen O'Leary and Gabby Pistner. Walsh ranks in the top 40 in the East region in both the 800 meters and the 1500 meters this season.
 
Water Polo
Layla Canales
Freshman, Attacker, Gainesville, Fla.
 
Canales led Villanova on both ends of the pool in its MAAC semifinal game against #3 seed Wagner over the weekend. She had a team-high four goals and added a team-high three steals in the contest as the Wildcats went down to the wire in an eventual 12-11 defeat against the nationally ranked Seahawks. Villanova finished the season with a 20-9 overall record and was 7-1 in conference play during the year.
 

 

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
April 6-12
 
Baseball
April 7: Villanova 20, Delaware State 10
April 10: Xavier 8, Villanova 4
April 11: Xavier 9, Villanova 7
April 12: Xavier 9, Villanova 6
 
Golf
April 6: Wildcat/Fazio Invite (1^st of 12, Rounds 1-2)
April 7: Wildcat/Fazio Invite (1^st of 12, Final)
 
Men's Lacrosse
April 11: Providence 10, Villanova 9 (ot)
 
Women's Lacrosse
April 11: No. 20 Denver 14, Villanova 5
 
Rowing
April 11: Knecht Cup (no scoring)
April 12: Knecht Cup (no scoring)
 
Softball
April 8: Delaware 5, Villanova 2
April 10: Villanova 8, Seton Hall 5
April 11: Seton Hall 4, Villanova 0
April 12: Seton Hall 4, Villanova 0
 
Men's Tennis
April 8: Lehigh 4, Vilanova 0
April 11: Georgetown 6, Villanova 1
 
Women's Tennis
April 11: Georgetown 4, Villanova 3
April 12: Villanova 7, Haverford 0
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
April 10: Duke Invitational (no team scoring)
April 11: Duke Invitational (no team scoring)
April 11: Rutgers Relays (no team scoring)
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
April 11: Rutgers Relays (no team scoring)
 
Water Polo
April 11: #3 Seed Wagner 12, #2 Seed Villanova 11 (MAAC Semifinal)

Villanova Athletics Schedule
April 13-19
 
Baseball
April 14: Bucknell (3:35 PM)
April 17: Creighton (3:00 PM)
April 18: Creighton (2:00 PM)
April 19: Creighton (12:35 PM)
 
Golf
April 13: West Virginia Invite (All Day)
April 14: West Virginia Invite (All Day)
 
Men's Lacrosse
April 18: at Marquette (12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT)
 
Women's Lacrosse
April 18: No. 25 Georgetown (11:00 AM)
 
Softball
April 15: at Towson (3:00 PM)
April 18: George Mason (1:00 PM, DH)
 
Men's Tennis
April 17: #1 Seed St. John's (9:00 AM, BIG EAST Quarterfinal)
April 18: BIG EAST Semifinal
April 19: BIG EAST Final
 
Women's Tennis
April 16: #11 Seed Providence (9:00 AM, BIG EAST First Round)
April 17: #3 Seed St. John's (1:00 PM, BIG EAST Quarterfinal)
April 18: BIG EAST Semifinal
April 19: BIG EAST Final
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
April 17: Virginia Challenge
April 18: Virginia Challenge
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
April 16: Virginia Challenge
April 17: Paul Donahue Invitational
April 17: Virginia Challenge
April 18: Virginia Challenge