Villanova 18, Saint Joseph’s 11
Ashley Lynch totaled six points off four goals and two assists to lead Villanova to its third consecutive win. The Wildcats (3-1) scored five of the first six, all by five different players, and led by as many as six in the first half. Villanova led wire-to-wire as Liz Trojan also scored four times. Julia Michaels and Khaia Baranowski shared time in the cage, each registering seven saves.
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A top-four matchup highlights the weekend’s slate as No. 4/6 Florida visits No. 3/3 North Carolina at 1:15 p.m. (ET) on Saturday. The Gators took then-No. 1/1 Maryland to the brink on Feb. 17 before falling by two to the reigning national champs, but has top-25 wins already this season over then-No. 17 Colorado and then-No. 23 Loyola Maryland. Cincinnati will look to keep momentum going against Central Michigan on Friday as the Bearcats have won three straight, including a 17-12 victory over Ohio State on Monday. Coming off a win over No. 15/14 Johns Hopkins on Wednesday, Georgetown hosts Delaware on Saturday, while Connecticut will also look to make it three in a row when it hosts Massachusetts. Additionally, Temple welcomes No. 7/5 James Madison (Friday, 3 p.m.), Butler hosts Detroit Mercy (Saturday, noon), Marquette hosts Niagara (Saturday, 1 p.m.) and Villanova visits Jacksonville (Sunday, 1 p.m.).
Weekly Schedule
Friday
Central Michigan at Cincinnati, 3 p.m.
7/5 James Madison at Temple, 3 p.m.
Saturday
Detroit Mercy at Butler, Noon
Niagara at Marquette, 1 p.m.
Delaware at Georgetown, 1 p.m.
UMass at UConn, 1 p.m.
4/6 Florida at 3/3 North Carolina, 1:15 p.m.
Sunday
Villanova at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
All times Eastern
All times Eastern