BIG EAST Notes - 8.23 Update
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Villanova 3, James Madison 2
Chloe O’Neill provided the heroics for the Wildcats on Wednesday against James Madison, scoring the game-tying goal in the 49
th minute before assisting on Ida DiClemente’s game winner in the 84
th. Villanova outshot JMU by a 17-5 margin and held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. DiClemente’s strike gave Villanova a 3-1 lead before the Dukes narrowed the margin to 3-2 three minutes later, but the Wildcats hung on for their second straight win, improving to 2-1-0 on the year. Hensley Hancuff made two saves in the cage for VU.
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Up Next
It’s a busy Thursday in the BIG EAST, highlighted by a top-25 showdown. No. 15 Georgetown welcomes No. 11 Duke to Shaw Field at 4 p.m. ET. The match will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network. The tilt is the first of seven matches around the league tonight, including DePaul versus RV Illinois (5 p.m.), St. John’s at Syracuse (6 p.m.) and Marquette at Michigan (7:30 p.m.). Additionally, Providence will look to remain undefeated when it travels to Hartford (5 p.m.), Seton Hall eyes its first win when it hosts Loyola (Md.) at 6:30 p.m., and Xavier aims to get back in the win column when it visits Northern Kentucky (7 p.m.).
Weekly Results/Schedule
Monday
St. John’s 3, Buffalo 1
Butler 2, IUPUI 0
RV Wisconsin 2, Marquette 0^
Wednesday
Villanova 3, James Madison 2
Thursday
#11 Duke at #15 Georgetown, 4 p.m.^
RV Illinois at DePaul, 5 p.m.
Providence at Hartford, 5 p.m.
St. John’s at Syracuse, 6 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at Seton Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Xavier at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m.
Marquette at Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Creighton at Air Force, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Stony Brook at Seton Hall, 1 p.m.
Xavier at #13 Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Yale at #15 Georgetown, 1 p.m.
#20 Notre Dame at RV Butler, 1 p.m.^
Lehigh at Villanova, 5 p.m.
RV Milwaukee at Marquette, 8:30 p.m.
^BEDN
All times Eastern