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1 2018 VILLANoVA WoMEN S LACRoSSE BUTLER AT VILLANoVA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, VILLANoVA, PA. - 12:30 PM - VILLANoVA STADIUM 2018 SCHEDULE ToDAY S GAME overall: 6-7, BIG EAST: 1-5 Home: 3-2, Away: 3-5 FEBRUARY Sat. 17 at #13/17 Cornell L, 13-7 Wed. 21 at Bucknell W, 17-7 Mon. 26 at Holy Cross W, 10-7 MARCH Thurs. 1 SAINT JoSEPH s W, Sun. 4 at Jacksonville L, Sat. 10 DREXEL W, Tues. 13 RUTGERS W, Sat. 17 at #25/RV * L, Sat. 24 MARQUETTE* L, Sat. 31 at * L, APRIL Wed. 4 at UConn* W, Sat. 7 FLoRIDA* L, 18-8 Fri. 13 at Denver* L, 14-8 Wed. 18 BUTLER* 12:30 p.m. Sat. 21 TEMPLE* 1:00 p.m. Sun. 29 at Cincinnati* Noon MAY Thurs. 3 BIG EAST Semifinals TBA Sat. 5 BIG EAST Final TBA VENUE: Villanova Stadium CAPACITY: 12,500 PLAYING SURFACE: Field Turf Villanova Wildcats Record: 6-7, 1-5 BIG EAST Record vs. Butler: 1-0 Head Coach: Julie Young (7th Season) VU Record: Butler Bulldogs Record: 1-13, 0-6 BIG EAST Record vs. Villanova: 0-1 Head Coach: Cecil P. Pilson (2nd Season) Butler Record: 2-29 GAME DETAILS TV: Nova Nation All-Access LIVE STATS: Villanova.com All Times Eastern HoME GAMES INDICATED IN BoLD CAPS Denotes BIG EAST game* LAST MEETING: W, BU, TALE of THE TAPE Villanova Butler Record Shots/Game Goals/Game Assists/Game Points/Game SoG% 74.6% 79.1% Ground Balls/Game Clear% 81.3% 68.6% Draw Controls/Game HEAD CoACH JULIE YoUNG Julie Young returns as the head coach of the Villanova women s lacrosse team for her seventh season in In 2017, Young coached her first BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in attacker Katie Comerford. Comerford finished as the top-scoring freshman in the conference with 40 goals, 16 assists and 56 points. She led the Wildcats in all three categories. She also had senior defender Sam Scarfogliero land a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and become the program s all-time leader in caused turnovers. Young went to Princeton where she earned a B.A. in psychology as a two sport athlete, playing both soccer and lacrosse. During her four years on the lacrosse team, she was a three-time IWLCA All America, 4-time All-Ivy selection, and named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. During her senior year, she was named a top-five finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, awarded to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. VILLANoVA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIoNS For information on the Villanova women s lacrosse team, contact Kyle Irving - Media Relations Assistant, at , or by at kyle.irving@villanova.edu. The Media Relations fax number is Visit the official website of Villanova Athletics: and select women s lacrosse

2 IWLCA CoACHES PoLL As of April 16 Rk School Pts. 1 Stony Brook (19) Boston College (6) Maryland James Madison North Carolina Florida Northwestern Towson Penn Loyola (MD) Navy Virginia Stanford Virginia Tech Colorado Syracuse Penn State Princeton High Point Notre Dame Southern California Duke Dartmouth Johns Hopkins 62 INSIDE LACRoSSE PoLL As of April 16 Rk School Pts. 1 Stony Brook (12) Boston College (10) Maryland James Madison North Carolina Towson Northwestern Loyola (MD) Florida Penn Navy Virginia Tech Colorado Stanford Penn State Dartmouth Virginia High Point Syracuse Princeton Notre Dame 18 Receiving Votes:, Denver, UMass, Duke, oregon, USC A LooK AT VILLANoVA-BUTLER FACING off Villanova Women s Lacrosse faces off against Butler at home, trying to snap their two game losing streak. They are 3-2 at home this season and have lost back to back home BIG EAST games. SERIES HISToRY Last season was the first matchup between Villanova and Butler, as it was Butler s first season as a women s lacrosse program. The Wildcats defeated the Bulldogs 22-5 in Indianapolis. VILLANoVA THIS SEASoN The Wildcats are 6-7 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST just over the midway point of conference play. The Wildcats fell to Denver in tough game last Friday. Trailing 9-4 in the second half, they made a push to come within one at 9-8. Denver eventually closed the game at Katie Comerford leads the Wildcats with 48 points on 25 goals and 23 assists. Jillian Swikart is the team-leader in goals with 34. Ashley Lynch is second on the team with 39 points (19g, 20a) and Liz Trojan adds a team second-best 27 goals to Villanova s offensive totals. Devin Hassinger has been a weapon on both sides of the field for the Wildcats with 15 points, 14 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and 66 draw controls (5.1/game - Top-40 in the NCAA). Elizabeth Armstrong leads the team in ground balls and caused turnovers with 31 and 16, respectively. olivia Gonsalves is coming off of a careerhigh 14 saves against Denver. SCoUTING THE BULLDoGS Butler is 1-13 in just their second season ever as a Women s Lacrosse program. They are 0-6 in the BIG EAST, coming off of an 18-5 loss versus Temple on Saturday. Their sole win this season came on the road against Howard where they scored a season-high 16 goals in a 16-7 victory. Their closest BIG EAST contest was a loss at two weeks back. Butler was picked to finish last in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll. BULLDoGS offense Butler s offense is led by freshman attack Ashley Guerra who leads the team with 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists. Guerra is the only Bulldog with double-digit assists. Midfielders Haley Hallenbeck and Christina Soderquist both add 17 goals each to the Bulldogs totals with Morgan Paige rounding out the attack with 15 goals. Soderquist s 69 draw controls is a team-best this season. BULLDoGS DEFENSE Junior Carly Hewitt leads the Bulldogs defense in both ground balls and caused turnovers with 25 and 18, respectively. Sophomore Nora Byrne has caused a second-best 12 turnovers to go along with 13 ground balls. BULLDoGS GoALKEEPER Butler s two goalkeepers have nearly split starts this season. Sophomore Haley Rayburn has started eight games in net, with freshman Amanda Rumsey getting six starts. Rayburn has made 88 saves with a 16.9 goals against average and a.391 save percentage. Rumsey has made 63 saves with a.371 save percentage. Rayburn was credited with the Bulldogs sole win this season.

3 ARoUND THE BIG EAST BIG EAST STANDINGS (as of 4/16) BIG EAST overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. #6/9 Florida # Denver Temple UConn Villanova Cincinnati Butler IT S WoRTH NoTING Club Katie Comerford reached the 100-point milestone in the second half against UConn (4/4/18). Her 100th point came on an unassisted goal to tie the game at eight with just under 24 minutes remaining. It only took Comerford 29 games to reach the 100-point mark. Comerford, the Wildcats point-leader, has scored a goal in every contest in her 2018 campaign. In her 31-game career, she has recorded at least one point in every game. She has scored a goal in every game besides one (4/1/17 at ) and has only gone eight games without an assist. Points Every Game Villanova has three players who have registered a point in every game. Katie Comerford, Ashley Lynch and Jillian Swikart have notched at least one point every time they have stepped onto the field this season. THIS WEEK S MATCHUPS Wednesday, April 18 Florida at Cincinnati, Noon Butler at Villanova, 12:30 p.m. at Temple, 3 p.m. Denver at, 3 p.m. UConn at, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at, Noon Temple at Villanova, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Butler, 2 p.m. Florida at Denver, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22 at UConn, Noon VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST STATS Category Rank Number Goals Per Game Assists Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Points Per Game Draw Controls Per Game Shots Per Game Shot Percentage % Turnovers Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game Goals Against Average Saves Per Game Save Percentage % Shots on Goal Per Game CHANGE IN offense The Wildcats went into this offseason with an increased focus on the offensive end and it s paid off. Villanova is 13th in the country in assists per game with 6.9. They are 31st in the country with 19.4 points per game and are also top 50 in the country with 22.2 shots on goal per contest. Shoot Shoot The Wildcats are a perfect 5-0 this season when they outshoot their opponents. The only win they have this season when being out-shot is against Saint Joseph s, where the Hawks shot 34 times to Villanova s 31. Halftime Tales Villanova is 0-6 this season when trailing at the half. They are a near perfect 5-1 when they have the lead, with the only loss coming against at home earlier this season. They are 1-0 when the score is tied at the half. Against the Ranked The Wildcats have yet to defeat a ranked opponent this season. They are 0-4 thus far with a combined score of They fell to #13 Cornell 13-7 (2/17), # (3/17), #7 Florida 18-8 (4/8) and #25 Denver 14-8 (4/13). Swikart Scores Junior attack Jillian Swikart leads the Wildcats with 34 goals this season. The Rumson, New Jersey native has had four goals or more in five out of Villanova s 13 games. She scored five goals at Jacksonville (3/4) and (3/31) and four at Holy Cross (2/26), vs. Drexel (3/10) and vs. Rutgers (3/13). Dominating the Draw Villanova has done an outstanding job creating extra possessions for themselves on the draw this season. They are currently ranked 16th in the NCAA with 15.2 draw controls per game. Devin Hassinger s 5.1 draw controls per game puts her at top-40 in the country

4 ARoUND THE BIG EAST (CoNT.) Tracking the opponents #23 (9-4) Current Streak: 4 Wins Next Game: Wed. April 18 vs. UConn (9-5) Current Streak: 1 Loss Next Game: Wed. April 18 vs. Denver (8-6) Current Streak: 2 Losses Next Game: Wed. April 18 at Temple UConn (7-7) Current Streak: 2 Wins Next Game: Wed. April 18 at #6/9 Florida (10-3) Current Streak: 5 Wins Next Game: Wed. April 18 at Cincinnati Denver (9-4) Current Streak: 2 Wins Next Game: Wed. April 18 at Butler (1-13) Current Streak: 6 Losses Next Game: Wed. April 18 at Villanova Temple (8-6) Current Streak: 1 Win Next Game: Wed. April 18 vs. Cincinnati (6-7) Current Streak: 6 Losses Next Game: Wed. April 18 vs. Florida BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS Attacker of the Week Grace Nolan, UConn, Sr., Attack Midfielder of the Week Natalia Lynch,, So., Midfield Defensive Player of the Week Sabrina Cristodero, Florida, Fr., Defense Freshman of the Week Shannon Kavanagh, Florida, Fr., Midfield Weekly Honor Roll Julia Feiss, Denver, Jr., Attack Taylor Gebhardt,, Jr., Attack Toni Yuko, Temple, Sr., Attack CoMERFoRD S CAREER DAY Sophomore attack Katie Comerford put forth a career and program performance in the Wildcats 17-7 win over Bucknell. The Yorktown Heights, N.Y. native had a career and Villanova Women s Lacrosse program-high 10 points for the first win of the season. She scored six goals and added four assists, which are both also career-highs, in her 10 point effort. The record was previously held by both Kelsey Denihan (2014) and Jessica Mucci (2013) with eight points in a game. Non-Conference Success The Wildcats finished with a record over.500 (5-2) through non-conference play for the first time since Villanova went 5-4 in non-conference play in WILDCATS PICKED EIGHTH Villanova has been picked to finish eighth in the conference, receiving 27 points in the annual coaches poll. The Wildcats went 4-12 overall and 2-7 in BIG EAST play last season. Their 2-7 record placed them at eighth in the conference. Graduating six student-athletes, the Wildcats return 25 letterwinners and add 11 newcomers to the roster for the 2018 season. Florida received nine out of 10 first place votes with Denver receiving the sole other vote. The three-time defending champion Gators received 81 points in the poll to retain first place. Denver s 73 points was the next closest. In order of rank, the rest of the preseason poll included, Temple, UConn, /, Villanova, Cincinnati and Butler. CoMERFoRD TABBED PRESEASoN ALL-CoNFERENCE Sophomore attack Katie Comerford was selected to the All-BIG EAST Preseason team. The Yorktown Heights native is coming off of one of the best freshman campaigns in Wildcats Women s Lacrosse history, being the first to ever earn BIG EAST Rookie of the Year honors and was named to the All-BIG EAST second team. Her 40 goals, 16 assists and 56 points were all team-highs for Villanova last season. other ALL-CoNFERENCE NoDS INCLUDED... Florida swept the Preseason individual awards with junior attack Lindsey Ronbeck taking BIG EAST Preseason offensive Player of the Year and junior goalkeeper Haley Hicklen receiving Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Gators had a conference-high six players voted to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team. Connecticut, Denver and all had two players voted to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team with, Temple, and Villanova rounding out the team with one player each. There was one extra player added due to a tie in the voting. WILDCATS NAME 2018 CAPTAINS This year s Wildcats team will be led by four seniors in Elizabeth Armstrong, Tara DeAngelo, Julia Michaels and Kathleen o Connor. This experienced foursome provides Villanova with vocal leadership on the defensive end coming from the three defenders and their goalkeeper. NoVA NATIoN The 2018 Women s Lacrosse team is made up of student-athletes from seven different states. A team-high 16 players come from New Jersey, followed by 11 from New York. Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Virginia all have two players of their own with Massachusetts rounding out the roster with one. CLASS BY CLASS Villanova returns six players for their senior season. There are 10 juniors on the roster and a class-most 11 sophomores. Their newcomers include nine freshman. The Wildcats have two transfers in sophomore Alexis Leighton (Holy Cross) and junior Ashley Lynch (Louisville).

5 2018 PLAYER HoNoRS Elizabeth Armstrong BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week - Feb. 26 Katie Comerford 2018 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - April 9 Ashley Lynch BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - March 26 Jillian Swikart BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - March 12 Liz Trojan BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - March 19 SEASoN SUPERLATIVES 3+ Goal Games Katie Comerford (Feb. 21 at Bucknell) - 6 Liz Trojan (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 5 Jillian Swikart (March 4 at Jacksonville) - 5 Jillian Swikart (March 31 at ) - 4 Ashley Lynch (March 24 vs. ) - 4 Jillian Swikart (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 4 Jillian Swikart (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 4 Liz Trojan (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 4 Ashley Lynch (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) - 4 Liz Trojan (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) - 4 Jillian Swikart (Feb. 26 at Holy Cross) - 4 Jillian Swikart (April 13 at Denver) - 3 Carlye Maita (April 4 at UConn) - 3 Liz Trojan (March 24 vs. ) - 3 Jillian Swikart (March 17 at ) - 3 Katie Comerford (March 13 vs. Rutgers) -3 Katie Comerford (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 3 Liz Trojan (Feb. 21 at Bucknell) Assist Games Katie Comerford (April 4 at UConn) - 4 Ashley Lynch (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 4 Ashley Lynch (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 4 Katie Comerford (Feb. 21 at Bucknell) - 4 Katie Comerford (March 24 vs. ) - 3 Katie Comerford (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 3 Katie Comerford (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) Point Games Katie Comerford (Feb. 21 at Bucknell) - 10 Liz Trojan (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 7 Ashley Lynch (March 24 vs. ) - 6 Katie Comerford (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 6 Ashley Lynch (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) - 6 Katie Comerford (April 4 at UConn) - 5 Jillian Swikart (March 31 at ) - 5 Katie Comerford (March 24 vs. ) - 5 Ashley Lynch (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 5 Katie Comerford (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) - 5 Jillian Swikart (March 4 at Jacksonville) Caused Turnover Games Devin Hassinger (March 24 vs. ) - 5 Carlye Maita (Feb. 26 at Holy Cross) - 4 Maggie o Neill (April 8 vs. Florida) - 3 Maggie o Neill (April 4 at UConn) - 3 Elizabeth Armstrong (Feb. 26 at Holy Cross - 3 Maggie Jennings (Feb. 21 at Bucknell) Ground Ball Games Elizabeth Armstrong (March 31 at ) - 5 Elizabeth Armstrong (March 17 at ) Draw Controls Games Kim McDonough (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 9 Devin Hassinger (April 4 at UConn) - 8 Kim McDonough (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 8 Devin Hassinger (March 31 at ) - 7 Devin Hassinger (March 10 vs. Drexel) - 7 Devin Hassinger (March 4 at Jacksonville) - 7 Kim McDonough (March 4 at Jacksonville) - 7 Kim McDonough (Feb. 17 at Cornell) - 7 Devom Hassinger (March 24 vs. ) - 6 Devin Hassinger (Feb. 17 at Cornell) - 6 Devin Hassinger (March 1 vs. St. Joe s) - 6 Devin Hassinger (April 8 vs. Florida) - 5 Devin Hassinger (March 17 at ) - 5 Devin Hassinger (March 13 vs. Rutgers) - 5 Maggie Jennings (Feb. 17 at Cornell) - 5

6 Villanova s Record When... overall Record BIG EAST Games Non-Conference Games Home Games Road Games Neutral Sites Day Games Night Games Game decided by one goal Game decided by five or more goals Villanova Scores First opponent Scores First Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime overtime games Villanova has more shots opponent has more shots Shots are tied Villanova has more saves opponent has more saves Saves are tied Villanova wins more draw controls opponent wins more draw controls Draw controls are tied Villanova has more ground balls opponent has more ground balls Ground balls are tied Villanova has fewer turnovers opponent has fewer turnovers Turnovers are tied Villanova has more caused turnovers opponent has more caused turnovers Caused Tunovers are tied Villanova scores two or more free-position goals Villanova scores one free-position goal Villanova scores zero free-position goals opponent scores two or more free-position goals opponent scores one free-position goal opponent scores zero free-position goals Villanova has fewer fouls opponent has fewer fouls Penalty minutes are tied February March April May Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Miscellaneous Stats Atlantic 10 Conference Atlantic Sun Conference BIG EAST Big Ten Colonial Athletic Association Ivy League Patriot League Ranked opponents Non-Ranked opponents The Last Time it Happened Scored 0-5 goals...5 at Navy (2/22/17) Scored 6-10 goals...8 at Denver (4/13/18) Scored goals...11 at (3/31/18) Scored goals...18 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Scored 20+ goals...20 vs. Drexel (3/10/18) Allowed 0-5 goals...5 at Butler (4/29/17) Allowed 6-10 goals...7 at Holy Cross (2/26/18) Allowed goals...14 at Denver (4/13/18) Allowed goals...18 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Allowed 20+ goals...20 at (4/1/17) Totaled 30+ points...32 vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) Totaled points...29 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Totaled points...12 at Denver (4/13/18) Totaled 0-10 points...8 vs (4/1/17) Took 30+ shots...32 vs. (3/24/18) Took shots...21 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Took shots...14 at Drexel (3/11/17) Had 30+ ground balls...30 at Cincinnati (4/9/16) Had ground balls...25 at Holy Cross (2/26/18) Had 20 or fewer ground balls...11 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Won 15+ draw controls...15 at UConn (4/4/18) Won draw controls...11 at Denver (4/13/18) Won 6-10 draw controls...10 vs. (3/24/18) Won 0-5 draw controls...4 at Cornell (2/20/16) Streaks Current Streak...2 Losses Longest Winning Streak...3 Wins Longest Losing Streak...3 Losses Largest to Smallest Largest overall Lead...12 at Bucknell (2/21/18) Largest Lead Blown...2 vs. (3/24/18) Largest Halftime Lead...7 at Bucknell (2/21/18) Largest Halftime Lead Blown...2 vs. (3/24/18) Largest overall Deficit...11 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Largest Deficit overcome...2 at Holy Cross (2/26/18) Largest Halftime Deficit...10 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Largest Halftime Deficit overcome... Largest Margin of Victory...10 at Bucknell (2/21/18) Smallest Margin of Victory...1 at UConn (4/4/18) Largest Margin of Defeat...10 vs. Florida (4/8/18) Smallest Margin of Defeat...4 vs., at Largest Home Attendance vs. (3/24/18) Largest Road Attendance at (3/17/18)

7 Miscellaneous Player Stats (This Season) Villanova Players...3+ Goals in a Game 2018 Career Katie Comerford: 6 at Bucknell (2/21/18) vs. Drexel (3/10/18) 3 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Ashley Lynch: 4 vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) vs. (3/24/18) Jillian Swikart: 4 at Holy Cross (2/26/18) at Jacksonville (3/4/18) 4 vs. Drexel (3/10/18) 4 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) 4 at (3/31/18) 3 at (3/17/18) 3 at Denver (4/13/18) Liz Trojan: 3 at Bucknell (2/21/18) vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) 4 vs. Drexel (3/10/18) 5 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) 3 vs. (3/24/18) Carlye Maita 3 at UConn (4/4/18) opponents...3+ Assists in a Game Riley Hill - 6 Colleen Grady - 5 Emily Ehle - 3 Francesca Whitehurst - 3 opponents...5+ Points in a Game Riley Hill - 8 Emily Ehle - 7 Colleen Grady - 7 Lindsey Ronbeck - 6 Gwyn Devin - 6 Cate Soccodato - 6 Kelsey Catalano - 5 Emily Mathewson - 5 Taylor Gebhardt - 5 Ashtyn Hiron - 5 opponents...5+ Ground Balls in a Game Cassie Ekstrom - 6 Grace Bell - 5 Team Drexel Team Drexel Florida UConn Jacksonville Team UConn Villanova Players...3+ Assists in a Game 2018 Career Katie Comerford - 4 at Bucknell (2/21/18) at UConn (4/4/18) 3 vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) 3 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) 3 vs. (3/24/18) Ashley Lynch - 4 vs. Drexel (3/10/18) vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Villanova Players...5+ Points in a Game 2018 Career Katie Comerford - 10 at Bucknell (2/21/18) vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) 6 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) 5 vs. (3/24/18) 5 at UConn (4/4/18) Ashley Lynch - 6 vs. St. Joe s (3/1/18) vs. (3/24/18) 5 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Jillian Swikart - 5 at Jacksonville (3/4/18) at (3/31/18) Liz Trojan- 7 vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Villanova Players...5+ Ground Balls in a Game 2018 Career Elizabeth Armstrong - 5 at (3/17/18) at (3/31/18) opponents Draw Controls in a Game Team The Last Time it Happened (Villanova) Scored 4+ goals...jillian Swikart (4) at (3/31/18) Scored 5+ goals...liz Trojan (5) vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Scored 6+ goals...katie Comerford (6) at Bucknell (2/21/18) Had 4+ assists...katie Comerford (4) at UConn (4/4/18) Had 5+ assists...jessica Mucci (5) vs. Davidson (3/16/13) Had 6+ assists...jessica Mucci (6) vs. Lafayette (3/25/15) Totaled 6+ points...ashley Lynch (4-2-6) vs. (3/24/18) Totaled 7+ points...liz Trojan (5-2-7) vs. Rutgers (3/13/18) Totaled 8+ points...katie Comerford (6-4-10) at Bucknell (2/21/18) Had 5+ ground balls...elizabeth Armstrong (5) at (3/31/18) Had 6+ ground balls...katie Comerford (6) vs. Monmouth (3/4/17) Had 7+ ground balls...sam Scarfogliero (7) vs. Bucknell (2/11/17) Villanova Players 10+Draw Controls in a Game 2018 opponents...3+ Goals in a Game Lindsey Ronbeck - 5 Team Florida Cate Soccodato - 5 Julia Feiss - 4 Denver Kelsey Catalano - 4 Grace Nolan - 4 UConn UConn Gwyn Devin - 4 Emily Mathewson - 4 Emily Ehle - 4 Taylor Gebhardt - 4 Morgan Steinhacker - 4 Bucknell MacEllen McDonough - 4 Jacksonville Karson Harris - 4 Drexel Bea Behrins - 3 Denver Sydney Pirreca - 3 Florida Caitlin Leary - 3 UConn Julia Blaze - 3 Kayla Peterson - 3 Grace Gabriel - 3 Allison Lane - 3 Michaela Bruno - 3 Hannah Seibel - 3 Caroline Allen - 3 Cornell Sinead Brierley - 3 St. Joe s Allison Ferrara - 3 Rutgers Ashtyn Hiron - 3 Jacksonville Lillie Miller - 3 Jacksonville Paige Paratore - 3 Rutgers Kerri Puckhaber - 3 Rutgers Lucy Schneidereith - 3 Drexel Career Had 8+ draw controls...devin Hassinger (8) at UConn (4/4/18) Had 10+ draw controls...jackie Froccaro (10) vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Had 12+ draw controls...jackie Froccaro (12) vs. UConn (4/25/15) Made 10+ saves...olivia Gonsalves (14) at Denver (4/13/18) The Last Time it Happened (opponents) Scored 4+ goals...julia Feiss, Denver (4) (4/13/18) Scored 5+ goals...lindsey Ronbeck, Florida (5) (4/8/18) Scored 6+ goals...emily Conway, Denver (6) (4/15/17) Had 4+ assists...kendra Lanuza, Julia Feiss, Denver (4) (4/15/17) Had 5+ assists...colleen Grady, Drexel (5) (3/10/18) Had 6+ assists...riley Hill, (6) (3/24/18) Totaled 6+ points...lindsey Ronbeck, Florida (5-1-6) (4/8/18) Totaled 7+ points...emily Ehle, (4-3-7) (3/17/18) Totaled 8+ points...riley Hill, (2-6-8) (3/24/18) Had 5+ ground balls...grace Bell, (5) (3/31/18) Had 6+ ground balls...cassie Ekstrom, UConn (6) (4/4/18) Had 7+ ground balls...nicole Graziano, Florida (7) (4/16/16) Had 8+ draw controls...keely Connors, Holy Cross (8) (2/26/18) Had 9+ draw controls...grace Gabriel, (9) (3/24/18) Had 10+ draw controls...shannon Kavanagh, Florida (12) (4/8/18) Made 10+ saves...jules Horning, (10) (3/24/18)

8 GAME-BY-GAME VILLANoVA LEADERS opponent Goals Assists Points Shots Ground Balls Draw Controls Saves Cornell Swikart (2) Swikart (2) Swikart (4) Swikart (9) Armstrong (4) McDonough (7) Two tied (3) Bucknell Comerford (6) Comerford (4) Comerford (10) Two tied (8) Two tied (3) Two tied (4) Michaels (3) Holy Cross Swikart (4) Four tied (1) Swikart (4) Trojan (7) Two tied (4) McDonough (3) Michaels (6) Saint Joseph s Two tied (4) Comerford (3) Lynch (6) Two Tied (6) Four tied (2) Hassinger (6) Two tied (7) Jacksonville Swikart (5) Two tied (2) Swikart (5) Swikart (5) Baranowski (3) Two tied (7) Baranowski (11) Drexel Two tied (4) Lynch (4) Four tied (4) Maita (7) Three tied (3) McDonough (9) Michaels (5) Rutgers Trojan (5) Lynch (4) Trojan (7) Trojan (9) Rosati (3) McDonough (8)Baranowski(6) * Swikart (3) Five tied (1) Swikart (4) Swikart (13) Armstrong (5) Hassinger (5) Baranowski (9) * Lynch (4) Comerford (3) Lynch (6) Comerford (7) Comerford (3) Hassinger (6) Two Tied (5) * Swikart (4) Comerford (2) Swikart (5) Swikart (9) Armstrong (5) Hassinger (7) Gonsalves (3) UConn* Maita (3) Comerford (4) Comerford (5) Graziano (6) Jennings (3) Hassinger (8) Gonsalves (4) Florida* Three Tied Lynch (2) Lynch (3) Swikart (5) Two Tied (2) Hassinger (5) Two Tied (3) Denver* Swikart (3) Four tied (1) Swikart (3) Swikart (6) Jennings (3) Maita (4) Gonsalves (14) Butler* Temple* Cincinnati* *Indicates BIG EAST game VILLANoVA GAME TRENDS opponent Ties Lead Changes Largest Lead Largest Deficit Final Score Cornell None None None Bucknell None None 12 None 17-7 Holy Cross one one Four Two 10-7 Saint Joseph s None None Eight None Jacksonville one None None Nine Drexel Three one 10 one Rutgers Three Two Seven one * one one one * Six Two Two Five * Three None None Four UConn* Four Two Four one Florida* one one one Denver* Two one one Five 14-8 Butler* Temple* Cincinnati* *Indicates BIG EAST game

9 2018 RoSTER BREAKDoWN Alphabetical Roster Name No. Year Pos. Elizabeth Armstrong 19 SR D Julia Arrix 22 JR D Khaia Baranowski 25 So GK Sara Bouwman 17 FR M Devon Brown 35 JR A Brittany Bruno 40 FR A Victoria Camassa 42 So D Caroline Caputo 33 FR GK Katie Comerford 29 So A Nicole Concannon 37 FR A Tara DeAngelo 21 SR D Haley Driscoll 32 FR A olivia Farrington 18 FR M olivia Gonsalves 30 JR GK Christine Graziano 6 JR M Devin Hassinger 9 SR M Maggie Jennings 16 So M Sarah Kaval 38 FR M Nicole Lee 10 JR D Alexis Leighton 3 JR A Ashley Lynch 39 So A Carlye Maita 1 JR M Kim McDonough 13 So A Kelsey Mentzer 28 FR D Julia Michaels 26 SR GK Kathleen Morano 34 So A Kathleen o Connor 27 SR M Maggie o Neill 12 JR D Courtney orella 7 So A Laura Persinski 15 JR D Kaitlyn Rau 8 SR A Grainger Rosati 24 So M Calley Sullivan 2 So D Jillian Swikart 11 JR A Liz Trojan 20 So A Natalie Williams 4 FR A Attack (14) 3 Alexis Leighton 5-3 Attack JR Garden City, N.Y./Garden City HS/Holy Cross 4 Natalie Williams 5-6 Attack FR Winter Park, FL/Winter Park High School 7 Courtney orella 5-1 Attack So Northport, N.Y./Northport 8 Kaitlyn Rau 5-4 Attack SR Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland 11 Jillian Swikart 5-7 Attack JR Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven Regional 13 Kim McDonough 5-5 Attack So Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central 20 Liz Trojan 6-2 Attack So Airmont, N.Y./Suffern 29 Katie Comerford 5-6 Attack So Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown 32 Haley Driscoll 5-7 Attack FR Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic High School 34 Kathleen Morano 5-9 Attack So Summit, N.J./Summit 35 Devon Brown 5-7 Attack JR Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge 37 Nicole Concannon 5-2 Attack FR Syosset, NY/Syosset High School 39 Ashley Lynch 5-8 Attack So Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS 40 Brittany Bruno 5-7 Attack FR Rumson, NJ/Rumson Fair Haven High School Midfield (9) 1 Carlye Maita 5-4 Midfield JR Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham 6 Christine Graziano 5-8 Midfield JR Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham 9 Devin Hassinger 5-4 Midfield SR Glenmoore, Pa./owen J. Roberts 16 Maggie Jennings 5-4 Midfield So Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven Regional 17 Sara Bouwman 5-9 Midfield FR New Fairfield, CT/Canterbury School 18 olivia Farrington 5-6 Midfield FR Atlantic Highlands, NJ/Red Bank Catholic 24 Grainger Rosati 5-10 Midfield So Boonton Township/Mountain Lakes 27 Kathleen o'connor 5-6 Midfield SR New Vernon, N.J./oak Knoll School 38 Sarah Kaval 5-7 Midfield FR Garden City, NY/Garden City High School Defense (9) 2 Calley Sullivan 5-5 Defense So Wellesley, Mass./Thayer Academy 10 Nicole Lee 5-5 Defense JR McLean, Va./Langley 12 Maggie o'neill 5-4 Defense JR Chatham, N.J./Chatham 15 Laura Persinski 5-4 Defense JR McLean, Va./The Potomac School 19 Elizabeth Armstrong 5-9 Defense SR Chatham, N.J./oak Knoll School 21 Tara DeAngelo 5-7 Defense SR Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 22 Julia Arrix 5-7 Defense JR Darien, Conn./Darien 28 Kelsey Mentzer 5-3 Defense FR Landenberg, PA/Kennett High School 42 Victoria Camassa 5-4 Defense So Freehold, N.J./Freehold Goalkeepers (4) 25 Khaia Baranowski 5-5 Goalkeeper So Marlton, N.J./Camden Catholic 26 Julia Michaels 5-7 Goalkeeper SR Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai 30 olivia Gonsalves 5-4 Goalkeeper JR Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville 33 Caroline Caputo 5-7 Goalkeeper FR Gainesville, FL/oak Hall High School

10 ToTALS (.369) CAREER (.457) 2012-current Head Coach Villanova Head Coach Haverford Assistant Coach Penn W.Lax&Soccer Player Princeton Playing Career- Princeton ( ) * Played in the National Championship game in 2000 *Three-time IWLCA All-American *Four-time All-Ivy selection *Top five finalist for the Tewaaration Award *Four year women s soccer player Penn * Played in back to back NCAA Tournament, 07 semifinals, 08 finals *Back to back undefeated season in the Ivy League Haverford *Lead the team to the their first conference tournament YoUNG S RECoRD *The highest single season win total in program history with 13 FAST FACTS HEAD CoACH JULIE YoUNG Julie Young returns as the head coach of the Villanova women s lacrosse team for her seventh season in In 2017, Young coached her first BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in attacker Katie Comerford. Comerford finished as the topscoring freshman in the conference with 40 goals, 16 assists and 56 points. She led the Wildcats in all three categories. She also had senior defender Sam Scarfogliero land a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and become the program s all-time leader in caused turnovers. The 2015 season was one of many firsts for the program; the team qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament, senior Jackie Froccaro was named BIG EAST Attacker of the Year, and four players during 2015 were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Froccaro finished the 2015 season with 49 goals, this is fourth most in a season in program history. She also has 99 goals in her three completed seasons so far at Villanova to tie her for seventh overall. Jessica Mucci, who Young coached for four years at Villanova, now holds the all-time assist record with 102 during her career as a Wildcat. Mucci also holds the highest amount of assists in one season with 39 during her sophomore year (2013). Another first for the team was beating a ranked opponent in Delaware, who was national ranked #19 at the time, came to Villanova Stadium where the Wildcats handed them their first road loss of the season by a final of over the last two seasons, Villanova has posted a winning record. Last year, they finished 9-7 and 4-3 in the BIG EAST. Their nine win season was the most wins since It was a strong victory over fellow BIG EAST team in the regular season that gave the Wildcats their playoff spot. With two late goals, the first with 4:35 and the last with 0:04; both scored by Mucci and assisted by Froccaro that gave the Wildcats the lead and the win. This win guaranteed the Wildcat s the #4 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Young went to Princeton where she earned a B.A. in psychology while being a two sport athlete; playing both soccer and lacrosse. A two-time Tigers soccer captain, three time MVP, four time All-Ivy selection, and three time Mid-Atlantic Regional All America, Young was named the C. otto von Kienbusch Award winner during her senior year. This is awarded annually to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman. During her four years on the lacrosse team, the Tigers made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, in 2000 playing in the national championship game and in 2001 the national semifinals game. She was a three-time IWLCA All America, 4-time All-Ivy selection winner, and named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. During her senior year, she was named a top five finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, which is annually awarded to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. Following her time as a student athlete, Young played for the USA Women s Lacrosse National Team from while also being an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania starting in During her six years at Penn, Young assisted head coach Karin Brower and helped the team to five consecutive winning seasons. During the 2007 season the team made it to the semifinals and in 2008 the national championship game in the NCAA Tournament. Young coached seven All-Americans during her time at Penn and helped coach the team to back-toback undefeated seasons in the Ivy League. In 2008, Young took her first head coaching position at Haverford College, after her first season she was named Centennial Conference Coach of the Year (2009). The following two seasons she led the team to the program s first conference tournament. In 2010, the team set the highest single season win total in program history with 13. For the first time in 11 years during the 2011 season one of Young s players was named to the IWLCA All-American team. Young moved down the road to Villanova University in 2012 to take over as the head coach for the women s lacrosse program. During her four complete seasons as a Wildcat Young has built the program into BIG EAST Tournament contenders. Young is also active in the local lacrosse community. She is the founder of the Philly Blast Lacrosse Club and the co-director of the BaggataGirls. She was also a founding member the Philly Women s Lacrosse League, which gives the opportunity for post-collegiate player to continue to play lacrosse. From , Young served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the IWLCA. Julie and her husband Mike have three children, Kelsey, Sydney, and Graham. They make their home in Berwyn, Pa.