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Wildcats Look to Take Down No. 3 Johns Hopkins
April 6, 1999
LAST TIME OUT: Last Saturday, Villanova took on Sacred Heart at Villanova Stadium, as the Wildcats attempted to get back to their winning ways after Bucknell snapped a three-game winning streak last Wednesday. Nova got on the board first on scores by Justin Loonie and Chris Corr, giving the home team a 2-0 lead. The Pioneers then started their offense scoring back-to-back goals of their own as Ray Gogarty and Chris Lukowski netted a goal apiece, evening up the score 2-2. But Villanova ended the first quarter with three unanswered goals to give the 'Cats a 5-2 lead after one. As the scoring frenzy continued into the second quarter, the teams exchanged goals, but the Wildcats held on to a 9-5 lead into the break. In the third, Villanova attacked the Pioneers with three straight goals by Tom Hourican, Tom Lasky and Peter Flynn as Nova began to pull away, taking a 12-5 lead. Andrew Bogle's goal late in the fourth was the last for Villanova as the 'Cats cruised to victory, defeating Sacred Heart 13-7.
Villanova Wildcats 5-3
Villanova Probable Starters
Attack Shots G A Pts. 7 Tom Houricane 20 9 7 16 39 Andrew Bogle 29 10 11 21 13 Chris Corr 21 7 2 9
News and Notes
HEAD COACH RANDY MARKS: In his 17th season, Villanova head coach Randy Marks has made his mark on the Main Line. Since his arrival, the Wildcats have compiled a 118-104 record while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation year after year. During his time at Villanova, Marks has coached four players that were named to the North/South All-Star Game and four players that earned USILA All-America honors. In 1991, Coach Marks led the Wildcats to their first national ranking. That same year, the team finished the season ranked No. 20 in the USILA Poll. Marks also reached the 100 win plateau in the '96 season as the 'Cats defeated Lehigh 6-4.
SERIES INFO: This is the third meeting between the Wildcats and the Blue Jays. Johns Hopkins has won both of the games, outscoring the Wildcats 36-15. Last season, the Blue Jays defeated Nova 19-6 on the Main Line and in '97, JHU won17-9 at Homewood Field.
MR. RELIABLE: Sophomore attackman Andrew Bogle has recorded at least one point in each of theWildcats' eight contests this season. In the season opener versus Denver, Bogle tallied a career-high six points on two goals and four assists. For the season, the Wilton, Conn. native has 10 goals and 11 assists for a team-high 21 points. In '98 Bogle finished fourth on the team with 16 goals.
STEEL CURTAIN: The Wildcat defense has been the most consistent element of the squad this season. Led by senior Evan Clancy, Chris Bowman and Brian O'Hagan, the nova defense held Sacred Heart scoreless for over 31 minutes in the 'Cats 13-7 victory. Behind this trio is sophomore goalie Matt Wilk who has 115 saves on the season and his goals against average of 11.4, good enough to rank him nationally.
FAMILY MATTERS: Last season when these two teams met, the game pitted father against son. Villanova head coach Randy Marks once coached his son David at Nova, prior to his transfer to Johns Hopkins following his freshmen season. In their meeting last year, the younger Marks came out on the winning end as David tallied five points on one goal and four assists. David Marks finished the '98 season third in total points for the Blue Jays. This season the family tradition continues as the middle son, Justin Marks is a freshmen for the Wildcats. Justin scored his first Villanova goal versus Penn State earlier this season.
HOURICAN WARNING: Wildcat junior Tom Hourican has had opponents running. In his last three games, Houican has netted five goals and four assists. In Villanova's victory over Sacred Heart, Hourican tallied a career-high five points on three goals and two assists. Houican currently ranks fourth on the team with 11 points in '98. One for You and One for You... John McTigue has tallied 13 assists and has notched at least one assist in all but one game this season. This season, McTigue has had two three-assist games, versus Notre Dame (3/13) and Drexel (3/28). For the year, he has 14 assists which is good enough to place him in a tie for 20th in the nation.Villanova's single season record for assists is 45 by Bob Adams (1979).
NEXT UP: The Wildcats will travel to Fairfield, Conn. to take on Fairfield University on Saturday, April 10. The is the first meeting between the Wildcats and the MAAC member Stags. Villanova returns home to face St. Joseph's on Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 pm.
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VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS: Villanova has yet again facedone of the toughest schedules in the country playing five of the top 20 teams in the most current USILA Poll. This season, the Wildcats recorded losses to No. 10 Penn State 13-7, No. 14 Notre Dame, and have yet to play No. 8 Georgetown, No. 20 Penn and face No. 3 Johns Hopkins in this evening's match-up. Last season, Villanova was 0-5 versus ranked opponents.
Game-by-Game Scoring (G/A) No. Name DEN PS ND LAF DART DRE BUCK SH JH FF STJ PENN GT LEH Totals 2 Evan Clancy 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3 Brendan Keneally DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0/0 5 Justin Loonie 1/0 0/0 3/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/0 1/1 6 Peter Flynn 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 7 Tom Hourican 2/1 0/0 0/1 1/1 1/0 2/1 0/1 3/2 8 Matthew Wilk 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 9 Mike Halloway DNP 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 10 Pete Franchetti DNP 0/1 DNP 0/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 11 Clayton Greene 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/1 13 Christopher A. Corr 0/0 2/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 14 Andrew Driscoll 0/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 15 Andy D'Amico 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 16 George Hribar 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 17 Eric Dauer 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 3/0 3/0 0/0 18 Tom Lasky 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/1 1/0 0/0 0/2 2/1 19 Jesse Ford 0/0 0/0 DNP 1/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 20 Scott Gegerson 0/0 0/0 DNP 1/0 0/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 21 Rabdall Calvert DNP 0/0 DNP 0/0 DNP DNP DNP 0/0 22 Joseph McGowan 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 23 Justin Marks 0/1 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 24 Brian O'Hagan 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 25 Pat Buckley 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 26 Tim Ristau 0/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 DNP 0/0 0/0 27 Chuck Casano DNP 0/0 DNP 0/0 DNP DNP DNP 0/0 28 Christopher Larson 1/0 1/0 2/0 7/0 2/1 0/0 1/0 1/0 29 John McTigue 0/1 0/2 0/3 0/2 1/0 0/3 0/2 0/0 30 Michael Mullette DNP 0/0 DNP 0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 32 Chris Bowman 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 33 Carlton Holbig DNP 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 35 Richard Carter 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 36 Andrew Quinn 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 39 Andrew Bogle 2/4 1/1 2/0 0/2 2/1 1/1 1/0 1/2 40 Craig Clancy DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 45 Joe Coleman DNP 0/0 DNP 0/0 DNP DNP DNP 0/0 46 Brian Gulotta DNP DNP DNP 0/0 DNP DNP DNP 0/0 47 Adam Brown 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 DNP DNP DNP 0/0
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