< Previous2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 198 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPORTS MEDICINE Dhamir Cosby-RoundtreeCole Swider The Villanova men’s and women’s basketball teams benefit from a weight training facility that is just steps from their locker rooms inside the beautiful Davis Center. The training facility includes all the latest equipment and is supervised by Strength Coach John Shackleton. This facility is available to Wildcat basketball players and alumni year round. JOHN SHACKELTON Strength & Conditioning Coach — Men’s Basketball MIKE TUCKER Strength & Conditioning Coach — Football MICHAEL RHOADES Strength & Conditioning Coach — Olympic Sports (Baseball, Volleyball, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Golf) KEVIN MILLER Strength & Conditioning Coach — Olympic Sports (Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer) SEAN DOHERTY Strength & Conditioning Coach — Olympic Sports (Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Rowing) LENNY CURRIER Director of Sports Medicine SPENCER FOWLER Athletic Trainer DR. MICHAEL DUNCAN Team Physician TAYLOR GERHART Athletic Trainer JEFF PIERCE Head Athletic Trainer MATTHEW MITCHELL Athletic Trainer SHAWN KEENE Associate Athletic Trainer STEPHANIE NATALIE Athletic Trainer TYLER WAITE Associate Athletic Trainer CAILEY RYAN Athletic Trainer REBECCA DUBAS Athletic Trainer JEREMY BIAGIOTTI Athletic Trainer ADAM EDWARDS Athletic Trainer TY BIGELOW Athletic TrainerVillanova Athletics is dedicated to developing student- athletes intellectually, spiritually and competitively. The Villanova Athletic Fund (VAF) is an integral part of the fabric strengthening that legacy. Your support helps create opportunities for our more than 600 student- athletes to be successful on and off the field. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH: ANNUAL GIVING Annual gifts are the backbone of student-athlete support. 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To get involved and support Villanova Athletics, please contact the Villanova Athletic Fund at: 610-519-3863 VAF@villanova.edu supportvillanovaathletics.com201 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT PROGRAM GENEROUS GIFTS FROM VILLANOVA ALUMNI HAVE CREATED ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM FINNERAN ENDOWED ATHLETIC FUND Head Coaching Position Funded by: Bill Finnernan ’63 BARBIERI ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Power Forward Position Funded by: Rocco Barbieri ’59 MELCHIONNI ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Any Basketball Position Funded by: Bill Melchionni ’66 MORAHAN ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Small Forward Position Funded by: Matt Morahan ’70 WELSH ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP POINT GUARD POSITION Funded by: Ed Welsh ’66 KANIA ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP CENTER POSITION Funded by: Arthur Kania ’56 BEN KENNY ’ 65 ENDOWED FUND FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Ben Kenny ’65 PATRICK LePORE ’ 77 MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT Funded by: Patrick LePore NANCY & DAVID V. WARD ’45 MEN’S BASKETBALL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT Funded by: Nancy and David V. Ward PATRICK McMAHON ’ 85 MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT Funded by: Patrick McMahon THE STANLEY MOORE ’ 62 ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Stanley A. Moore THE DOROTHY M. & MAURICE D. KENT ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Dorothy M. & Maurice D. Kent THE LORI AND MICHAEL WINSCHUH ’ 85 ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Lori and Michael Winscuh ‘85 THE WILLIAM SALES ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: William Sales ’67 THE FRAN LaMAINA ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Fran LaMaina ’61 THE CARMODY FAMILY ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: The Carmody Family THE GERRY KLINGMAN ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Gerry Klingman ’55 THE GEORGE COLEMAN ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: George Coleman ’78 THE CLASS OF 1985 IN HONOR OF ROLLIE MASSIMINO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: The Villanova Basketball Class of 1985 THE ALEX MARTINS ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Alex Martins ’86 THE STEPHEN ’89 AND KRISTEN ’91 PADOVANO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Steve‘89 and Kristen ‘91 Padovano THE FRED FOLCO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Fred Folco ’73 THE BILL DONNELL /CHRIS HIZY ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Bill Donnell ‘77 and Chris Hizy ‘91 THE ARTIE SCHWAB ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: Artie Schwab Jay Wright, the William B. Finneran Endowed Athletic Fund Head Coach2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 202 STUDENT-ATHLETE HONOR ROLL RHODES SCHOLARS 1992 Nnenna Lynch, Cross Country/Track 1994 Becky Spies, Cross Country/Track 2013 Jessica Wamala, Women’s Basketball NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR (Presented each year to the nation’s top collegiate female student-athlete.) 1993 Nnenna Lynch, Cross Country/Track THE MARGARET WADE TROPHY (Presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate women’s basketball player.) 1987 Shelly Pennefather THE HONDA-BRODERICK CUP (Presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate women’s student-athlete.) 1989 Vicki Huber THE HONDA SPORTS AWARD (Presented annually to 10 of the nation’s top collegiate women’s student-athletes in 10 sports.) 1988 Vicki Huber, Track & Field 1989 Vicki Huber, Cross Country 1990 Sonia O’Sullivan, Cross Country 1991 Sonia O’Sullivan, Cross Country 1992 Carole Zajac, Cross Country 1993 Carole Zajac, Cross Country 1994 Jen Rhines, Cross Country 1998 Carrie Tollefson, Cross Country 2010 Sheila Reid, Cross Country 2011 Sheila Reid, Track and Field NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME Paul Arizin, Villanova University/Philadelphia Warriors (NBA) GTE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR (Awarded each year by the GTE Corporation, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America [CoSIDA]). Vicki Huber (’89) - Cross Country/Track, 1989 Nnenna Lynch (’93) - Cross Country/Track, 1993 Sara Carlson (’03) - Softball, 2001 ECAC AWARD OF VALOR 1990 Jeremy Worrell, Football 1991 Jennifer Peacock, Field Hockey BIG EAST’S PRESIDENT’S AWARD Villanova is a two-time winner of the BIG EAST Presidents’ Award; first the Wildcats earned the honor during the 2015-16 academic year and again following the 2017-18 academic year. The honor, which was established by BIG EAST Presidents in 2015, goes annually to the BIG EAST institution that has excelled at the highest level in academics, athletics, and citizenship. NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 1964-2007 1970 .......... Andrew O’Reilly, Track/Cross Country 1972 .......... Thomas Aretz, Swimming 1972 .......... Marty Liquori, Track/Cross Country 1977 ......... David Graziano, Football 1978 .......... Glenn Bogue, Track 1980 .......... Donald Paige, Track 1983 .......... John Pinone, Basketball 1983 .......... Carlton Young, Track 1988 .......... David Echeverria, Diving 1989 .......... Rich Spugnardi, Football 1991 .......... Carol Haux, Track 1993 .......... Nnenna Lynch, Track/Cross Country 1994 .......... Lisa Flood, Swimming 1995 .......... David Herr, Baseball Becky Spies, Track/Cross Country 1999 .......... Liz Lauwaert, Swimming 2004 ......... Ryan Costella, Swimming 2007 ......... Lauren Campanelli, Field Hockey NCAA 90 ELITE AWARD Given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at all of the NCAA Championship events. 2009 FCS FOOTBALL: Will Thompson 2016 NCAA Women’s Cross Country: Belle Burda NCAA TOP EIGHT AWARD (Presented each season to the top eight collegiate student-athletes by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Formerly Top Six award until 1994.) Vicki Huber (’89), Fall, 1989, Track/Cross Country Nnenna Lynch (’93), Fall, 1993, Track/Cross Country Lisa Flood (’94), Fall, 1994, Swimming & Diving Becky SpiesLisa Flood2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 203 STUDENT-ATHLETE HONOR ROLL 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 203 GTE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (Awarded each year by the GTE Corporation, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America [CoSIDA]). Jalen Brunson - Basketball - 2017-18 (Second Team) Bella Burda - Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2016-17 (Second Team) Don Cherry - Football - 2015-16 (Second Team) Rob Denault - Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2015-16 (Third Team) Don Cherry - Football - 2014-15 (Second Team) John LoCascio - Men’s Lacrosse - 2013-14 (Third Team) Sheila Reid - Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2011-12 (First Team) Matthew Gibney - Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2011-12 (Third Team) Brian Karalunas - Men’s Lacrosse - 2010-11 (First Team) Sheila Reid - Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2010-11 (First Team) Matthew Gibney - Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field - 2010-11 (Third Team) Drew Eckman - Men’s Track & Field - 2006-07 (Third Team) Maria Getty - Women’s Basketball - 2009 (District 2, First Team) Stacie Witman - Women’s Basketball - 2008 (District 2, First Team) Maria Getty - Women’s Basketball - 2008 (District 2, Second Team) Angelo Babbaro - Football - 2009, 2008 - (District 2, First Team) Chris Whitney - Football - 2008 - (District 2, First Team) Matt Sherry - Football - 2007 - (District 2, First Team) Drew Eckman - Track - 2007 - (3rd team) Kristen Haynes - Softball - 2005 - (1st team) Raymond Ventrone - Football - 2003 (2nd team) Sara Sarlson (’02) - Softball - 2001, 2002 (1st team) Regina Spiecher (’99) - Softball 1999 (3rd team) Deon Jackson (’97) - Football - 1996 (2nd team) Amy Lam (’95) - Volleyball - 1994 (2nd team) Gregg Ziegler (’95) - Football - 1994 (2nd team) Lisa Flood (’94) - Swimming - 1993 (3rd team), 1994 (1st team) Becky Spies (’95) - Cross Country/Track - 1994 (2nd team), 1995 (1st team) Terrence Mahon (’93) - Track - 1993 (3rd team) David Herr (’95) - Baseball - 1993 (3rd team) Carol O’Hearn (’93) - Softball - 1993 (3rd team) Tim Matas (’93) - Football - 1992 (1st team) Amy Meisinger (’93) - Softball - 1992 (3rd team) Nnenna Lynch (’93) - Track - 1992 (3rd team), 1993 (1st team) Carol Haux (’91) - Track - 1991 (2nd team) Kevin Martchek (’91) - Football - 1990 (2nd team) Michelle DiMuro (’89) - Track - 1989 (3rd team) Rita Basile (’89) - Softball - 1989 (1st team) Chris Craft (’89) - Swimming - 1989 (3rd team) Peter Lombardi (’89) - Football - 1988 (1st team) Scott Rushton (’89) - Football - 1988 (2nd team) Robert Brady (’90) - Football - 1988 (2nd team) Vicki Huber (’89) - Track - 1988 (1st team), 1989 (1st team) Celeste Halliday (’88) - Track - 1988 (2nd team), 1987 (3rd team) Maureen Gibbons (’88) - Softball - 1988 (2nd team) David Echeverria (’88) - Diving - 1988 (2nd team) Harold Jensen(’87) - Basketball - 1987 (1st team), 1986 (1st team) Sean O’Neill (’87) - Track - 1987 (1st team), 1986 (2nd team), 1985 (3rd team) Ron Sency (’89) - Football - 1987 (1st team) Rich Spugnardi (’89) - Football - 1987 (2nd team) Joanne Kehs (’86) - Track - 1986 (1st team), 1985 (1st team), 1984 (2nd team) Mark Plansky (’88) - Basketball - 1986 (honorable mention) Jane Ashton (’85) - Track - 1985 (1st team) John Corbin (’84) - Baseball - 1984 (honorable mention) Jim Kane (’86) - Baseball - 1985 (honorable mention) Rich Moore (’85) - Baseball - 1985 (honorable mention) Jerry Holtz (’86) - Baseball - 1984 (1st team) Dona Hurley (’84) - Softball - 1984 (1st team), 1983 (1st team) Sue Ruff (’87) - Field Hockey/Softball - 1984 (2nd team) Carlton Young (’83) - Track - 1983 (1st team) Michael England (’83) - Track - 1983 (1st team) John Pinone (’83) - Basketball - 1983 (1st team), 1982 (2nd team) Karen Hiznay (’80) - Basketball - 1980 (1st team) Tom Ingelsby (73) - Basketball - 1973 (1st team) BIG EAST CONFERENCE ACADEMIC AWARDS (Presented annually by the Big East since the 1984-85 season, these awards honor the top academic achievers from all conference-sponsored championship events.) 2018-19 Academic All-BIG EAST: Baseball: Jason Applegate, Tyler Arella, Colin Bergh, Tyler Bruno, Douglas deMarrais, Gordon Graceffo, John Heilenbach, William Kingsbury, Timothy Lilly, Nicholas Lorusso, Samuel Margulis, Cameron Mathes, Patrick O’Neill, Matthew Pinone, Christopher Rotondo, Dominic Sarro, Michael Schwartz, Ryan Toohers, Men’s Basketball: Saddiq Bey, Joseph Cremo, Timothy Delaney, Peyton Heck, Kevin Hoehn, Jermaine Samuels, Timothy Saunders, Brandon Slater, Cole Swider, Field Hockey: Devyn Aschenbach; Mary Brosie, Kathryn Capalbo, Suzanne Clark, Emily Clarke, Emily Cliggett, Caroline Coladonato, Keeneh Comizio, Alexis Digennaro, Riley Dolan, Catherine Ebner, Jordan McGinley, Emma McLaughlin, Erika Miller, Rachael Overlander, Nicole Pearce, Christen Pennington, Katherine Romanowski, Allison Sayia, Mallary Sellars, Lydia Sydnor, Ashley Thomas, Megan Vermeil, Catherine Ward, Golf: Ronald Banas Connor Daly, Matthew Davis, Jack O’Hara, Daniel Dougherty, Men’s Lacrosse: Brendan Black Matthew Campbell, Michael Clark, Chet Comizio, Colin Crowley, Fernando Delgado, Christopher Donovan, Paul Egloff, Brendan Haggerty, Timothy Hardy, Colin Hunt, Patrick Kennedy, Keegan Khan, John Kinnear, Connor Kirst, Stylianos Kroudis, Brock LaPorte, Roberto LoCascio, Corey McManus, Zachary Ornstein, Eric Overbay, Steven Peters, Luke Prybylski, Owen Prybylski, Alexander Spiker, Thaddeus Spiker, Michael Ubriaco, William Vitton, Matthew Webster, Men’s Soccer: Jacob Anderson; David Bettenhausen; Conor Bradley; Shane Bradley; Andres Camacho- Tenreiro; Yusuf Cueceoglu; Kent Dickey; Jack Gilliam; Carson Hunt; Luca Mellor; Dylan Middlebrook; Thomas Nealon; Enda O’neill; Theophilus Quartey; Richard Schlentz; Benjamin Severe; Seidu Shamsudeen; Sean Teixeira; Evan Vare; Maxwell Zandi; Zachary Zandi Men’s Swimming & Diving: Michael Ackert, Noah Chernik, Justin Cucchi, John Davidson; Samuel Fanatico; Jordan Fetterman; Francis Garvey; Lars Hultgren; Jackson Kabas; Andrew Kelley; Alexander Klippel; Stephen Krecsmar, Calum Lehman, Jesse Marsh, Dominic Nazzaro, Michael Perra, Francis Prikasky, William Ritchie, Luke Sabal, Nicholas Spina, John Strain, Joseph Swindal, Men’s Tennis: Michael Czlonka, Thomas Dodson, Dylan Flanagan, Matthew Jones, Collin Klumb, Daniel Martinez, Thomas Mulflur, Daniel Nomura, Tyler Roth, Charles Schuls, Stefan Suarez Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country: Nicholas Ackerman, Jadyn Anczarski, Lucas Arrivo, Martin Barr, Konrad Bayer, Casey Comber, Thomas Conboy, Utsav Deshpande, John Fredian, Dylan Henry, Jack Judge, Jacob Kelly, James Keys, Ville Lampinen; William Loewen; Andrew Marston, Christopher Morris; Robert Morro; Michael Morrow; Paul Nichols; Chikaodiri Nwachukwu; Charlie O’Donovan; Ikechukwu Osuagwu; Trevor Potts; Paul Power; Daniel Powers; Nathan Rodriguez; Benjamin Seiple; Vincent Sengelmann; Henry Sise; Nicholas Steele; Zachary Swenson, Dylan Tarpey, Alexander Telma, Ryan Tompkins, Michael Troup, Louis Vazquez, Logan Wetzel, Peter Willis Softball: Julia Dacosta, Caitlyn Dickman, Rebecca Ducar, Angela Giampolo, Lauren Hanna, Sydney Hayes, Ryan Henry, Sarah Hudson, Caroline Jones, Sara Kennedy, Olivia LaQua, Kendall Ohman, Paige Rauch, Taylor Rhinehart, Megan Ruiz, Kalee Smith, Delaney Switzer, Gabriella Wenn, Volleyball: Sarah Allman Olivia Brown; Emily Curtis; Emily Davine; Emma Decker; Clare Delaplane; Remington Fairchild, Ashley Knight, Regan Lough, Myah Massenburg, Michelle Mathews, Anna Morse, Allison Olsonoski, Amanda Pedersen-Henry, Mallory Potts, Darcy Wolf Women’s Basketball: Samantha Carangi, Mackenzie Gardler, Mary Gedaka, Adrianna Hahn, Brianna Herlihy, Kelly Jekot, Grace Lange, Cameron Onken, Grace Stant, Jannah Tucker, Gabrielle Wajer Women’s Lacrosse: Julia Arrix, Devon Brown, Caroline Caputo, Phoebe Christos, Kaitlyn Comerford, Haley Driscoll, Hanna Driscoll, Molly Driscoll, Olivia Farrington, Taylor Ferry, Sydney Frank, Olivia Gonsalves, Christine Graziano, Margaret Jennings, Nicole Lee, Alexis Leighton, Taylor Lucey, Ashley Lynch, Carlye Maita, Kimberly McDonough, Kelsey Mentzer, Alexa Moro, Margaret O’Neill, Courtney Orella, Elizabeth Pawlak, Olivia Piccirilli, Laura Persinski, Grainger Rosati, Elizabeth Trojan, Natalie Williams, Women’s Soccer: Tori Alfero, Jessica Andrade , Kristin Barbour, Allison Breed, Shannon Casey, Avery Cotter, Catherine Dager, Samantha DePinho, Claire Fell, Natalie Fouque, Rebecca Gartner, Conner Huggins, Gabrielle Isola, Noa Kopplin, Erin Macdonald, Sydney Mapley, 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 204 STUDENT-ATHLETE HONOR ROLL Kerri Mcguire, Victoria Muller, Daniela Nelson, Chloe O’Neill, Sierra Rincon, Shaye Seyffart, Reagan Smith Rilee Standriff, Kristen Vinciguerra, Addison Wallace, Amanda Wilson Women’s Swimming & Diving: Abbey Berloco, Samantha Cheruk, Shannon Daine, Brighid Dunn, Tarryn Els, Alexandra Fabbri, Andrea Fong, Goodwin, Micaela Grassi, Andrea Holtz, Rayann Jaryszak, Erin Keaveny, Anastasia Kontrimas, Kathleen Miszkiewicz, Kelly Montesi, Elise Pidutti, Emily Provenzo, Millicent Routledge, Emily Ryan, Jennifer Schrenker, Nicole Welch, Grace Wielar, Taylor Wilson Women’s Tennis: Claudia Althans, Carina Burdick, Alexandra DeNucci, Lindsey Evans, Olivia Kapp, Kaylan Rotman, Zenia Speaker, Alexandra Vesikallio, Elizabeth Zimmermann Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country: Caroline Alcorta, Taryn Ashby, Jennifer Barbour, Samantha Bockoven, Samantha Bragen, Isabella Burda, Danielle Burns, Sofia Calabrese, Ann Campbell, Kathleen Ciccarone, Niki Cleary, Ava Coleman, Gloria Donou, Emily Galvin, Trinity Hart, Nicole Hutchinson, Sarah Jones, Cala Lejman, Adrianna Letros, Amanda McNelis, Olivia Morgan, Lydia Olivere, Taryn O’Neill, Amari Onque- Shabazz, Alexandra Patrick, Lauren Ryan, Adeline Scelzi, Kaley White- Ciluffo, Trudy Williamson, Alexandria Zimmerman. VILLANOVA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC AWARDS (Beginning in May, 1994, Villanova’s Athletic Dept. recognized a male and female senior student–athlete of the year, and presented the Nnenna Lynch Award to the Wildcat team with the top cumulative grade point average.) 2018-19 Senior Student-Athlete Award Casey Comer, Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country, Business Nicole Hutchinson, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Business Nnenna Lynch Team GPA: Women’s Swimming & Diving Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Golf Sister Mary Margaret Cribben Award: Julia Arrix, Women’s Lacrosse and Chucky Smith, Football 2017–18 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Jalen Brunson, Men’s Basketball, Communication Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country, Communication Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Cross Country, 3.615 Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA); Women’s Tennis Sister Mary Margaret Cribben Award: John Kluh (Men’s Lacrosse) and Jannah Tucker (Women’s Basketball) 2016–17 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Patrick Tiernan, Men’s Cross Country, Mathematics Emily Mayo, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Accounting Nnenno Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Cross Country, 3.526 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Tennis, 3.421 g.p.a. 2015–16 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Ryan Arcidiacono, Men’s Basketball, Liberal Arts, 3.15 g.p.a. Angel Piccirillo, Cross Country/Track & Field, Psychology, 3.28 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Water Polo, 3.55 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Basketball 2014–15 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD John Robertson, Football, Economics, 3.05 g.p.a. Katrin Heider, Swimming & Diving, Biology, 3.89 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Cross Country, 3.526 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Women’s Cross Country 2013–14 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Samuel Ellison, Track & Field, Communications/Political Science, 3.40 g.p.a. Emily Lipari, Cross Country/Track & Field, Ps ychology, 2.96 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Swimming, 3.42 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Basketball 2012–13 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Michael Kania, Golf, Communications, 3.34 g.p.a. Erin Malone, Swimming & Diving, Communications, 3. 78 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Swimming, 3.48 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Football 2011–12 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Mathew Mildenhall, Cross Country/Track & Field, Mark eting, 3.57 g.p.a. Maggie Mergen, Volleyball, Management, 3.60 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Men’s Cross Country, 3.594 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Swimming 2010–11 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Brian Karalunas, Lacrosse, Honors and Philosophy, 3.94 g.p.a. Sheila Reid, Cross Country/Track & Field, English, 3.41 g.p.a. Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Men’s Cross Country, 3.454 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Cross Country 2009–10 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Angelo Babbaro, 3.60 g.pa., Economics Nicole Schappert, 3.94 g.pa., Marketing 2008–09 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Osayi Osunde, Football, 3.29 g.p.a., Psychology Meghan Morese, Softball, 3.45 g.p.a., Electrical Engineering Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Cross Country, 3.559 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Cross Country 2007–08 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Bobby Curtis, Track, 3.06 g.p.a., Economics Frances Koons, Track, 3.45 g.p.a., Mathematics 2006–07 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Drew Eckman, Track, 3.87 g.p.a., Biology Lauren Campanelli, Field Hockey, 3.62 g.p.a., Psychology 2005–06 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Frank Cirone, Baseball, 3.913 g.p.a., Biology Liad Suez –Karni, Women’s Basketball, 3.66 g.p.a., Psychology 2004–05 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Raymond Ventrone, Football, 3.308 g.p.a., Finance Allison Wisniewski, Softball, 3.601 g.p.a., Finance 2003–04 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Adrian Schau, Baseball, 3.51 g.p.a., Finance Janessa Jeltema, Women’s Soccer, 3.75 g.p.a., Human Services 2002–03 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Peter Klimas, Men’s Swimming, 3.9 g.p.a., Engineering Christine Heffernan, Women’s Track & Field, 3. 7 g.p.a., Sociology Nnenna Lynch Team GPA Award: Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country, 3.3 g.p.a. Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Women’s Swimming & Diving, 3.142 g.p.a. 2001–02 SENIOR STUDENT–ATHLETE AWARD Sara Carlson, Softball, 3.698 g.p.a., Civil Engineering Mark Blattner, Men’s Track, 3.991 g.p.a., Electrical Engineering Dr. Dan Regan Award (Most Improved GPA): Men’s Soccer, 3.125 g.p.a.2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 205 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 205 WILDCAT NIT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS MEN’S BASKETBALL: 1994 - Coached by Steve Lappas WILDCAT BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS Villanova University joined the Big East Conference in men’s sports in the 1980-81 academic year. The Big East Conference added women’s sports in the 1982-83 academic year. BASEBALL (regular-season titles): 1988, 1993, 1996 (National Division title) BASEBALL (Tournament titles): 1989, 1991 MEN’S BASKETBALL (regular-season titles): 1981-82, 1982-83 (tied) 1983-84 (tied), 1996-97, 2005-06 (tied), 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL (Tournament titles): 1995, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (regular-season titles): 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Tournament titles): 1986, 1987, 2003 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: 1983, 1993, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017 FIELD HOCKEY: 1990 GOLF: 1985, 1990 MEN’S LACROSSE: 2013 MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING: 1981, 1993 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: 1983, 1985, 1986, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2014, 2015, 2019 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 WOMEN’S SOCCER: 2003 WILDCAT CAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS MEN’S LACROSSE: 2009 WILDCAT ECAC/IC4A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS ECAC = Eastern College Athletic Conference IC4A = Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (IC4A): 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996 MEN’S INDOOR TRACK (IC4A): 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK (IC4A): 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (ECAC): 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK (ECAC): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 WOMEN’S SOFTBALL (ECAC): 1996 WOMEN’S SOCCER (ECAC): 1987, 2000 WILDCAT YANKEE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAMS Villanova played in Yankee Conference from 1988-1996. Co-CHAMPIONS: 1989, 1991 - Both teams coached by Andy Talley. WILDCAT ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAMS Villanova played in Atlantic 10 Conference from 1997-2006. CHAMPIONS: 1997, 2001 - Both teams coached by Andy Talley WILDCAT CAA CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAMS CHAMPIONS: 2009, 2012 - Coached by Andy Talley VILLANOVA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (21 TITLES) MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 – All four teams coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2009, 2010; 1989-93 – Coached by Marty Stern; 1994 – Coached by John Marshall; 1998 – Coached by Marcus O’Sullivan; 2009, 2010 – Coached by Gina Procaccio. MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 1968, 1971, 1979 – All three teams coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 1957 – Coached by James “Jumbo” Elliott. MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018 – Coached by Jay Wright; 2016 – Coached by Jay Wright; 1985 – Coached by Rollie Massimino. 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JOHN’S* (FP) 6:30 p.m./FS1 Saturday, Feb. 29 PROVIDENCE* (WFC) Noon/Fox Wednesday, Mar. 4 at Seton Hall* 8:30 p.m./FS1 Saturday, March 7 at Georgetown* Noon/Fox March. 11-14 BIG EAST Tournament TBA HOME GAMES in CAPS FP - Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, Pa. WFC – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game B5 – Philadelphia Big Five game GG – Gavitt Games, Columbus, Ohio ^ - Myrtle Beach Invitational, Myrtle Beach, S.C. NFT – Never Forget Tribute Classic, Newark, N.J. GETTING TO VILLANOVA BY CAR From New York and New England: Take the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) to Exit 6 (Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) Exit). Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) Westbound to Exit 20 (Mid-County Interchange) I-476 South/Chester. Follow I-476 South to Exit 13 (Villanova/St. Davids). At the bottom of ramp turn right and proceed east on Lancaster Avenue (US-30) for just under a half mile to St. Thomas Way and turn right for parking. From the West: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) to Exit 326 - Valley Forge. Take I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to Exit 331A (I-476 South/Chester). Follow I-476 South to Exit 13 (Villanova/St. Davids). At the bottom of ramp turn right and proceed east on Lancaster Avenue (US-30) for just under a half mile to St. Thomas Way and turn right for parking. From the South: Take I-95 North to Exit 7 (I-476 (Blue Route) North-Plymouth Meeting). Take I-476 (Blue Route) North to Exit 13 (Villanova/St. Davids) Lancaster Avenue) to Route 30 East, also known as Lancaster Avenue. At the bottom of ramp turn right and proceed east on Lancaster Avenue (US-30) for just under a half mile to St. Thomas Way and turn right for parking.Next >