VILLANOVA, Pa. – It was the first full week of November, and an eventful one at that. Men's Basketball and Men's Swimming and Diving earned its first wins of the season in dominating fashion. Basketball cruised past Holy Cross 95-66, and Swimming and Diving won 15 of 16 events to defeat Providence 203.5-88.5. Football earned a dominating win of its own, defeating Richmond 30-0. Men's Tennis had its last tournament of the fall at the Dragons Invitational, and Men's and Women's Soccer concluded its regular seasons this week. Women's Soccer won its final game, marking the third time in program history the team has gone unbeaten at home. This week's edition of the Weekly Wrap features 9 student-athletes whose performances stood out over the past week. The Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Zajac and Padilla.
 
 
Men's Basketball
Luigi Suigo
Freshman/Center/Tradate, Varese, Italy
 
Suigo had a monster day in his Finneran Pavillion debut. In his second career game, the Italian racked up a double-double with career highs in points and rebounds. Suigo totaled 16 points on near perfect shooting, cashing in eight of nine shots from the field. His 15 rebounds were two shy of the single game record for a freshman. He also added five assists, four blocks, and two steals.
 
 
Field Hockey
Maddi Sears
Senior/Goalkeeper/Avondale, Pa.
 
Sears had a near-perfect day in the BIG EAST Semifinal against No. 3 UConn, stopping five of the six shots she faced. She was a rock between the pipes, making big-time saves on one penalty corner in the first and three more in the fourth.
 
 
Football
Isaiah Ragland
Junior/Running Back/Alexandria, Va.
 
Ragland was an integral piece of Villanova's dominant offensive performance against Richmond. He accumulated a season-high 125 rushing yards on 17 carries, his fourth career 100-yard game. The junior became the 15th player in school history to top 2,000 career rushing yards and now ranks 15^th in the Wildcats record book with 2,046 career rushing yards.
 
Men's Soccer
Alex Yagudayev
Junior/Goalkeeper/Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
Yagudayev made six saves in Villanova's season finale against Seton Hall. After a three-goal first half, he finished out the match with a clean sheet, including a diving stop as the game wound closer to its end.
 
 
Women's Soccer
Morgan Kotch
Junior/Forward/Yardville, N.J.
 
Kotch scored the game-winning goal to lift Villanova over UConn in the final game of the regular season. In the 81^st minute, Kotch found the back of the net on a breakaway chance, but VAR determined that she committed a handball, keeping the score level at one. Three minutes later in the 84^th minute, she received the ball in the offensive zone yet again. She rocketed the ball off a rebound past the keeper to give the Wildcats a lead they would not relinquish.
 
 
Men's Swimming and Diving
Nate Warson
Senior/Diver/Valley Village, Calif.
 
Warson had an excellent two days against Penn State and Providence. He set a new program record on the three-meter board against Providence, scoring 373.58 to win the event. He won at the one-meter height as well, scoring 317.55. At Penn State, he scored 311.40 on the one-meter board to finish as the runner-up and placed fifth in the three-meter event with 267.23.
 
 
Women's Swimming and Diving
Alana Leen
Junior/Backstroke/Arlington, Mass.
 
Leen finished in a top two spot in all seven events she swam against Penn and Penn State, earning three wins and four runner-up finishes. She won both individual events she competed in against Penn State, championing the 100 Back in 55.76 and the 200 Back in 2:00.89. The junior was also on Villanova's runner-up relays in the 200 and 400 Medley Relays. Against Penn, she anchored the event winning 400 Back Relay and was on the runner-up 200 Medley and 200 Free Relays.
 
 
Men's Tennis
Jack Sherner
Senior/Alexandria, Va.
 
Sherner earned four wins at the Dragon Invitational, winning three doubles events and a singles match. Him and Quincy Jones were on a tear on day one of competition, winning all three matches. They defeated Temple's Matteo Crespi and Maj Najvirt Kolaric 6-3, Joao Bento Carqueija and Harshith Pennabadi of Temple 6-2, and Jose Argenal and Tiago Lima of Drexel 6-3. On day two, Sherner earned his lone individual win defeating Santiago Ledesma of Monmouth 3-6, 7-6(12), 6-2.
 
 
Volleyball
Abby Harrell
Senior/Outside Hitter, Ellensburg, Wash.
 
Harrell led the Wildcats in kills with 26 against Marquette and DePaul. She paced Villanova in kills against DePaul, totaling 17 kills along with one service ace. She was responsible for Villanova's only set-winning kill against the Blue Demons. Harrell had nine kills and a season-high three blocks against Marquette.
 
 
 
 

Villanova Performers of the Week for November 2-8
Sport	Name	Class	Hometown
Men's Basketball	Luigi Suigo	Freshman	Tradate, Varese, Italy
Field Hockey	Maddi Sears	Senior	Avondale, Pa.
Football	Isaiah Ragland	Junior	Alexandria, Va.
Men's Soccer	Alex Yagudayev	Junior	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Women's Soccer	Morgan Kotch	Junior	Yardville, N.J.
Men's Swimming & Diving	Nate Warson	Senior	Valley Village, Calif.
Women's Swimming & Diving	Alana Leen	Junior	Arlington, Mass.
Men's Tennis	Jack Sherner	Junior	Alexandria, Va.
Volleyball	Abby Harrell	Senior	Ellensburg, Wash.

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
November 2-8
 
Men's Basketball
November 6: Villanova 95, Holy Cross 66
 
Field Hockey
November 6: Villanova 0, Connecticut 1
 
Football
November 7: Villanova 30, Richmond 0
 
Rowing
November 8: Villanova Fall Scrimmage (No Team Scoring)
 
Men's Soccer
November 6: Villanova 0, Seton Hall 3
 
Women's Soccer
November 7: Villanova 2, Connecticut 1
 
Men's Swimming & Diving
November 6: Villanova 76.5, Penn State 221.5
November 7: Villanova 203.5, Providence 88.5
 
Women's Swimming & Diving
November 4: vs. Penn (No Team Scoring)
November 6: Villanova 136, Penn State 163
 
Men's Tennis
November 6-8: Dragon Invitational (No Team Scoring)
 
Volleyball
November 6: Villanova 1, Marquette 3
November 7: Villanova 1, DePaul 3