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         <title>Wildcats to Participate in City Six Girls Soccer Clinic This Weekend</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:40:39 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[This coming Sunday the Villanova women's soccer team will join other local teams at La Salle University to host the City 6 Girls Soccer Clinic.]]></description>
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         <title>Women's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:38:02 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Villanova head coach John Byford announced the team's spring game scheduled this week. The Wildcats will play three games at home and two on the road during the spring season.]]></description>
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         <title>Villanova Names John Byford Head Women's Soccer Coach</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:42:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Villanova University Director of Athletics Vince Nicastro today announced the hiring of John Byford as head women's soccer coach. Byford replaces Ann Clifton who resigned in December after 11 seasons on the Main Line. Byford is no stranger to Villanova, having served as the assistant women's soccer coach for the Wildcats from 1995-96.]]></description>
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         <title>Year in Review: Wildcats Led the Nation in Two Defensive Categories</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:33:14 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The final statistical rankings for the 2007 season have been released and Villanova led the entire nation in a pair of defensive categories. The Wildcats rated first among 314 Division I programs this year in both team save percentage (.897) and team shutout percentage (.667). The team had never previously finished a season as the national leader in any statistical category.]]></description>
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         <title>Loyden and Eagan Earn NSCAA Regional Honors</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:56:41 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior goalkeeper Jillian Loyden (Vineland, N.J.) and sophomore defender Kelly Eagan (St. James, N.Y.) have each earned second team NSCAA All-Mid Atlantic Region honors, it was announced late last week. Loyden becomes only the second player in program history to be a four-time All-Region selection.]]></description>
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         <title>Loyden and Eagan Earn Top Honors from BIG EAST Conference</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:28:25 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior goalkeeper Jillian Loyden (Vineland, N.J.) is the first player in conference history to be a three-time BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and sophomore defender Kelly Eagan (St. James, N.Y.) joins her on the All-BIG EAST first team, it was announced this evening at the Lakeview Resort at the annual BIG EAST Conference postseason banquet.]]></description>
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         <title>Loyden Cracks Top 10 in NCAA History</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:56:21 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[In Sunday afternoon's game against West Virginia, senior goalkeeper Jillian Loyden (Vineland, N.J.) broke into the career top-10 in NCAA Division I history by surpassing 7,500 career minutes. To date, Loyden has played 82 career games and a total of 7,542:04 minutes in the net, a total which places her 10th all-time.]]></description>
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         <title>Wildcats Fall to West Virginia 1-0 in BIG EAST Quarterfinal Game</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:59:15 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[A goal off of a free kick in the 64th minute accounted for the lone score of the game and Villanova (11-4-6) was defeated 1-0 by West Virginia (14-4-1) on Sunday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Championship. The Wildcats were attempting to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since 2004 but faced the daunting task of knocking out the hosts of the final two rounds of the 2007 championship.]]></description>
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         <title>Coia and Sylvester Earn Academic All-District Honors</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:38:27 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Junior defender Laura Sylvester (Broomall, Pa.) and junior forward Nicole Coia (Simpsonville, S.C.) have each been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team, it was announced this week. The pair was among 20 BIG EAST players who were honored on district teams.]]></description>
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         <title>Mabery and Hartung Lead Wildcats past USF 2-0 and Into BIG EAST Quarterfinals</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:48:47 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior forwards Nikki Mabery (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Stacia Hartung (Rochester, N.Y.) each had a goal and an assist on Thursday afternoon and #4 seed Villanova (11-3-6) advanced to the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over #5 seed USF (4-10-3) in a first round game played at the West Campus Soccer Complex. The Wildcats scored a goal in each half and advance to play #1 seed West Virginia this coming Sunday at 1 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Stadium in Morgantown.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:52:22 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Fresh off a pair of 1-0 victories in the final two games of the regular season, Villanova (10-3-6, #4 seed National Division) is set to host a BIG EAST Championship first round game. The Wildcats meet University of South Florida (4-9-3, #5 seed American Division) on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the West Campus Soccer Complex. The winner of Thursday's game advances to the quarterfinals and will travel to play West Virginia (13-4-1, #1 seed American Division) on Sunday at 1 p.m.]]></description>
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         <title>Soccer Buzz Magazine and Top Drawer Soccer Honor Eagan and Loyden</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:58:33 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[For the second time this season the Villanova women's soccer team has received a pair of national honors. Sophomore defender Kelly Eagan (St. James, N.Y.) was named to the Soccer Buzz Magazine Elite Feet Team of the Week and senior goalkeeper Jillian Loyden (Vineland, N.J.) was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week.]]></description>
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         <title>Loyden and Eagan Earn Spots on BIG EAST Honor Roll</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:48:19 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior goalkeeper Jillian Loyden (Vineland, N.J.) and sophomore defender Kelly Eagan (St. James, N.Y.) have each been named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week, it was announced today. Both players were instrumental to a pair of shutout victories over Louisville and Cincinnati last week that enabled Villanova to clinch a spot in the BIG EAST Championship for the seventh straight year.]]></description>
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         <title>Playoff Bound Wildcats to Host USF on Thursday at 1 p.m.</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:36:43 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[On the final day of the regular season Villanova (10-3-6, 4-3-4 Big East) clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Championship for the seventh consecutive season with a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati. The Wildcats are the #4 seed in the league's National Division and will host University of South Florida in a first round game this coming Thursday at 3 p.m. The Bulls are the #5 seed in the American Division.]]></description>
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         <title>Wildcats Qualify for BIG EAST Championship with 1-0 Win over Cincinnati</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:49:37 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Stacia Hartung (Rochester, N.Y.) moved into a tie for the team lead with her fifth goal of the season and Villanova (10-3-6, 4-3-4 Big East) qualified for the coming week's BIG EAST Championship with a 1-0 win over Cincinnati (6-10-2, 3-7-1 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at the West Campus Soccer Complex. The Wildcats secured sole possession of fourth place in the league's National Division and will play a home game in the first round of the conference tournament.]]></description>
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