VILLANOVA, Pa. –
Katie Comerford scored five goals, including her record-setting 139
th as a Wildcat, to help lead Villanova past Butler 15-10 on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Villanova Stadium.
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The Wildcats (5-7 overall, 3-3 BIG EAST) swept the two-game weekend series from the Bulldogs (0-7 overall, 0-6 BIG EAST).
Comerford moves past Meghan Doyle (1995-99) into first place on Villanova's all-time goals scored list. She also moved into a tie for the program record with assists (102) in today's win.
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Haley Driscoll added three goals for the Wildcats while
Alexa Tsahalis scored two.
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Comerford's second goal of the afternoon and 23
rd of the season gave Villanova a 6-2 lead over Butler with 5:32 left to play in the first half. The Bulldogs, however, scored twice before halftime and added the first two scores of the second half to pull even at six after 5:29 of the second half.
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Driscoll put the Wildcats back in front with her 18
th goal of the season off a feed from
Catherine Field. But Butler got the next goal to again forge a tie at 7-7.
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The 20
th goal of the season for
Brittany Bruno at 19:22 gave the Wildcats the lead back at 8-7 and ignited a surge of five straight unanswered goals to put Nova into the drivers' seat at 12-7. Butler closed to within 13-10 but goals from Comerford and Field in the final 3:20 secured the victory for the Wildcats.
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Villanova returns to action when it opens up a two-game weekend series against Connecticut at Villanova Stadium at noon Friday.
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