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1 Wednesday, September 10, 2003 V I L L A N O V A Q U I C K F A C T S Location Villanova, PA Founded Enrollment ,295 President Rev. Edmund J. Dobbin, O.S.A. Athletic Director Vince Nicastro Nickname Wildcats Colors Blue and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference BIG EAST Home Field Villanova Stadium (12,000) Surface Astroplay F I E L D H O C K E Y Q U I C K F A C T S Head Coach Joanie Q. Milhous (William & Mary 91) Record at Villanova (8 Years) Career Record (12 Years) Assistant Coaches Andrea Grasso (Delaware 02) Gina Rossi (Villanova 00) Field Hockey Office Phone (610) Overall Record Big East Record /2nd Place 2002 Postseason BIG EAST Tournament Finalists Letterwinners Returning/Lost /9 Starters Returning/Lost /3 Newcomers C O N T A C T I N G T H E W I L D C A T S Media Relations Office Phone (610) Media Relations Office Fax (610) Media Relations Field Hockey Contact Chris Graziano Graziano s Office Phone (610) Graziano s chris.graziano@villanova.edu Official Athletics Website Wildcat Athletic Hotline (888) 400-NOVA C A T C H U P W I T H T H E C A T S Following the Wildcats on the Internet and over the telephone has never been easier. Get Villanova scores, statistics and team information on the Official Web Site of Villanova Athletics: Or on the Official Wildcat Athletic Hotline: (888) 400-NOVA VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-2 Overall, O 0-0 BIG EAST) 2003 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST 30 L, W, 3-1 SEPTEMBER 3 W, L, 4-3 Drexel () Commonwealth (1:00 PM) 17 West Chester (7:00 PM) Connecticut (1:00 PM) Rutgers (8:00 PM) OCTOBER Pennsylvania (7:00 PM) 4 St. Joseph s (11:00 AM) Syracuse (7:00 PM) 15 Monmouth (7:00 PM) 18 Boston College (1:00 PM) 21 La Salle (4:00 PM) 26 Providence (1:00 PM) Penn State (6:00 PM) NOVEMBER 8 & 9 BIG EAST Tournament (TBA) SPOTLIGHT: : Head Coach Joanie Q. Milhous Now entering her ninth season as Head Field Hockey Coach at Villanova University, Joanie Q. Milhous continues to achieve her goal of making Villanova one of the most respected programs in the BIG EAST Conference. The Wildcats concluded the 2002 season with their second consecutive Conference-championship game appearance, dropping a 3-1 decision to UConn. Milhous currently owns a record at the helm of the Cats, with an overall mark of during her 12 seasons as coach. On Wednesday Sept. 19, 2001 Milhous earned her 59th career victory and became the all-time winningest field hockey coach at Villanova when the Wildcats defeated West Chester, 3-1, at Villanova Stadium. Her players continue to excel in the classroom as well, with nine players earning BIG EAST All-Academic honors last season. Milhous served as President of the Big East Conference Field Hockey Site Committee in 1998 and is currently the Vice President of Big East Field Hockey. A native of Wynnewood, Pa., Milhous and her husband Stowe reside in Gulph Mills, Pa. with their three children, Stowe Jr. (2) and newborn twins, Tucker and Madison.

2 City Six Premiere: Today s game marks the first for Villanova in the 2003 City Six, a group made up of Philadelphia-area schools Drexel, La Salle, Pennsylvania, St. Joseph s, Temple and Villanova. Last season, the Wildcats went 3-1 against their local rivals, with Temple being the only team the Cats did not play. Coming Off a Loss: Villanova is looking to bounce back from Sunday s 4-3 defeat at the hands of Delaware. The only other time the Wildcats have come off a loss this season, they responded with a 3-1 victory over Stanford. That game followed the 2003 season opener, a 2-0 loss to Pacific. Last season, head coach Joanie Q. Milhous s squad was following a loss. More Freshmen Fireworks: Against Delaware, the Wildcats got more offense from their highly-regarded freshman class. Megan Foster scored two goals, the first two of her collegiate career. For the season, Villanova s freshmen have scored seven of the team s 25 points. Three in a Row for Rogers: With her second half goal against Delaware, sophomore forward Rory Rogers has now scored a goal in three consecutive games for the Cats. Rogers currently leads Villanova in goals with six, shots with 15 and game-winning goals with two. She is tied for the team lead in points with six and her 10 shots on goal is just one shy of the team lead. On the Road Again: Villanova s season-opening journey away from Villanova Stadium continues, as the Cats play their fifth consecutive road/neutral site game against Drexel on the campus of St. Joseph s University. So far, the Wildcats own a 2-1 record in away games, and they dropped their only decision at a neutral site. Villanova s season opener is just one week away, when the Cats will welcome West Chester to the Main Line for a 7:00 p.m. game. Homecoming: Assistant coach Gina Rossi is back for her second stint as an assistant coach with the Villanova field hockey team. Rossi was a part of Milhous s staff from She is no stranger to the Wildcat program, as she played for Milhous from Rossi currently ranks seventh all-time on the career goals chart. BIG EAST Blitz: Here is a look at how the rest of the conference fared in field hockey action over the weekend: Sat. - Rutgers 2, Columbia 1 Boston College 4, Ohio 0 Iowa 6, Syracuse 1 Temple 4, Providence 1 Sun. - Penn State 2, Connecticut 1 Rutgers 2, Dartmouth 0 Michigan 5, Boston College 3 Michigan State 9, Providence 1 GAME NOTES Scouting the Opposition: Drexel (0-2) - Wildcats hold a edge in the all-time series...villanova won a double overtime contest last season at Villanova Stadium, Last Drexel win came in Dragons enter the contest 0-2 after dropping a 2-1 decision to Virginia...Caliann Bogovich and Elizabeth Seidel have scored Drexel s goals this season.

3 VILLANOVA 2003 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown High School 2 Lauren Campanelli F Fr. Langhorne, Pa. Neshaminy 3 Sara Schmidt F Fr. Mullica Hill, N.J. Wilmington Friends (DE) 4 Katie DiLullo F So. Havertown, Pa. Delaware County Christian 5 Megan Foster F Fr. Berlin, N.J. Bishop Eustace 6 Vanessa Pizzulli B Jr. Oceanport, N.J. Shore Regional 7 Sarah Way B Fr. Lancaster, Pa. Manheim Township 8 Sarah Francis M/B So. Hummelstown, Pa. Hershey H.S. 10 Casey Whalen F So. West Long Branch, N.J. Shore Regional 11 Christina Lugones F Sr. Oceanport, N.J. Shore Regional 12 Natalie Balthrop B So. Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest H.S. 13 Rory Rogers F So. Rosemont, Pa. Sacred Heart Academy 14 Colleen Helms M Sr. Broomall, Pa. Sacred Heart Academy 15 Simone Schunk MB Jr. Kutztown, Pa. Kutztown Area H.S. 18 Leah Lisausky F/M Sr. Morrisville, Pa. Pennsbury H.S. 22 Stephanie Grejtak B So. Los Altos, Calif. St. Francis H.S. 25 Jennifer Gondek M/B So. Wynnewood, Pa. Lower Merion H.S. 26 Gina DeMaestri F So. Los Altos, Calif. St. Francis H.S. 31 Erin Scott GK Fr. Malvern, Pa. West Chester East 33 Alex Whalen GK Fr. Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge Head Coach: Joanie Q. Milhous (William and Mary 91) - 9th season Assistant Coaches: Andrea Grasso (Delaware 02), Gina Rossi (Villanova 00) BIG EAST CONFERENCE 2003 Standings as of 9/8/03 Overall BE GB 1. Rutgers Connecticut Boston College Villanova Providence Syracuse STX/NFHCA Top 20 SCORING LEADERS Rory Rogers 3 Two tied with 2 ASSISTS Megan Foster 2 Three tied with 1 GOALTENDER STA ALLOWED Erin Scott 10 ALLOWED AVERAGE Erin Scott 2.50 SEASON STA Villanova 10 OPPONENTS 10 SHOTS ON GOAL Villanova 39 OPPONENTS 31 SAVES Villanova 21 OPPONENTS 29 PENALTY CORNERS Villanova 33 OPPONENTS 37 # School (Record) Pts. 1 Wake Forest (3-0) 531 (12) 2 North Carolina (4-0) 529 (11) 3 Maryland (4-0) 503 (3) 4 Penn State (3-0) 484 (1) 5 Duke (4-0) 440 (1) 6 Old Dominion (2-2) Michigan (2-2) Michigan State (2-1) Iowa (2-2) Connecticut (2-1) 201 Princeton (2-0) Northeastern (2-2) Indiana (4-0) California, Berkeley (2-0) Louisville (2-2) Virginia (2-1) Boston University (2-0) William & Mary (2-1) Northwestern (2-1) Boston College (2-2) 86 Also Receiving Votes: VILLANOVA (13)

4 7:00 PM STA 2003 Villanova Field Hockey VU Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2003) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: SHOTS ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PS-ATT DSv Rogers, Rory Foster, Megan Lisausky, Leah Pizzulli, Vanessa Francis, Sarah Schmidt, Sara Lugones, Christina Whalen, Casey Scott, Erin DeMaestri, Gina Grejtak, Stephanie Schunk, Simone Helms, Colleen Balthrop, Natalie DiLullo, Katie Campanelli, Lauren Opponents GOAL AVERAGE--- --SAVES RECORD---- ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Scott, Erin : : Opponents : Team Saves: 0

5 DREXEL 2003 ROSTER No. Player Pos. Yr. Hometown High School 2 Jennifer Mandracchia B So. Collegeville, Pa. 4 Courtney Diehle B Sr. Ivyland, Pa. 5 Rachel Babcock B Jr. West Deptford, N.J. 7 Lauren Zukowski M Sr. Cream Ridge, N.J. 8 Rachael Bloemker B So. Warrington, Pa. 9 Erinn Hayes M So. Marmora, N.J. 10 Patty DeBow B Sr. West Chester, Pa. 11 Rachel Zeldin M Fr. Yardley, Pa. 12 Jessica LeNoir F/M Fr. Bear, Del. 13 Caliann Bogovic F Sr. Elizabethtown, Pa. 14 Karie Walton B/M Fr. Spring City, Pa. 15 Cassandra Prentiss M/B Fr. Nanticoke, Pa. 17 Pamela Carmichael M Fr. West Grove, Pa. 18 Caroline Peirce F So. Collegeville, Pa. 20 Crystal Barnes M/F So. Camp Hill, Pa. 22 Elizabeth Seidel F/M So. Virginia Beach, Va. 23 Amber McGoff B Fr. Factoryville, Pa. 27 Heather Bloemker M Fr. Warrington, Pa. 50 Katie Dougherty G Jr. Doylestown, Pa. 56 Amanda Mouser M So. Havertown, Pa. 97 Linsey Manket G Fr. Columbus, Ohio 00 Krystle Nagle G Fr. Laurel Run, Pa. SCORING LEADERS Two tied with 1 ASSISTS Two tied with 1 GOALTENDER STA ALLOWED Katie Dougherty 7 ALLOWED AVERAGE Katie Dougherty 4.30 Head Coach: Denise Zelenak SEASON STA Drexel 2 OPPONENTS 7 SHOTS ON GOAL Drexel 8 OPPONENTS 30 SAVES Drexel 19 OPPONENTS 3 PENALTY CORNERS Drexel 6 OPPONENTS 16 DREXEL QUICK FACTS Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Colors: Navy and Gold Conference: Colonial Athletic Home Field: Franklin & Fennesey Field Head Coach: Denise Zelenak Record at School: Overall Record: Conference Record: 2-5 Contact: Aimee Cicero Office Phone: Office Fax: Website: DREXEL 2003 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS Sept. 2 Bucknell PPD Sept. 6 Princeton L, 5-1 Sept. 7 Virginia L, 2-1 Sept. 10 Villanova Sept. 13 Sacred Heart 2:00 PM Sept. 16 Maryland 6:00 PM Sept. 18 St. Joseph s 7:00 PM Sept. 23 Rutgers Sept. 27 Fairfield 1:00 PM Sept. 29 West Chester Oct. 3 William & Mary1:00 PM Oct. 5 Old Dominion Noon Oct. 8 Pennsylvania 7:00 PM Oct. 10 Virginia Comm.7:00 PM Oct. 12 James Madison1:00 PM Oct. 15 La Salle Oct. 24 Towson 4:00 PM Oct. 26 Delaware 7:00 PM Nov. 2 Hofstra Noon Bold indicates home game