Archive for January, 2011

Closest to the Pin Round 22: Marquette

Posted by Ed '77 on January 31, 2011 · Under Marquette, Pin Contest · 77 Comments 
Closest to the Pin Round 22:  Marquette

Update:  Saturday, February 2 (Game Results). With the Cat’s 75-70 victory over Marquette, we congratulate eleven VU Hoops readers who took medals in this game.  Bulls-eyes:  Barney Rubble (75-70) and NovaFlyer (75-70), earning 10.0 points each;  Silver Medals: chuck st. petersburg (75-69), Mouph Man (75-71) and Two in the Pinkston (75-69), earning 3.0 points each;...
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Villanova drops to 12th in Polls

Posted by Brian Ewart on January 31, 2011 · Under News, Polls · 25 Comments 
Villanova drops to 12th in Polls

Voters in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today men’s basketball polls punished the ‘Cats for a brutal week with losses to Providence and Georgetown by dropping them out of the top-10. They are now ranked 12th in both. Last week the ‘Cats were ranked 8th by the AP and 7th by ESPN/USA Today....
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Stat Line of the Day

Posted by MIKE on January 30, 2011 · Under Stats · 83 Comments 

If the 2011 Villanova Basketball team is going to succeed, Jay Wright will need to demand more from his bench. This team is relying too much on Corey Fisher and Maalik Wayns’ to create on offense, for Corey Stokes to hit deep 3-pointers, and for Antonio Pena to be a consistent presence in the...
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Hoyas Hold Off Late ‘Nova Rally + Player Grades

Posted by MIKE on January 29, 2011 · Under Georgetown, Recap · 78 Comments 
Hoyas Hold Off Late ‘Nova Rally + Player Grades

Austin Freeman led the Hoyas to an 66-69 upset of ‘Nova at Wells Fargo Center. Freeman scored 10 of Georgetown’s final 12 points and finished with 30 for the game.  Fisher and Wayns led ‘Nova with 15 points each.  Corey Stokes finished with 10 points, but  suffered a toe injury in the first half....
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Closest to the Pin Round 21: Georgetown (Bonus Points)

Posted by Ed '77 on January 27, 2011 · Under Georgetown, Pin Contest · 98 Comments 
Closest to the Pin Round 21:  Georgetown (Bonus Points)

Update:  Saturday, January 29 (Game Results). With the Cat’s 66-69 loss at home to Georgetown in this bonus points rivalry game, we congratulate ten VU Hoops readers who took medals in this game.  Gold Medals:  Beardog (63-66), NovaCat94 (72-69), and novafan95 (61-68) earning 7.5 points,;  Silver Medals: gaparch (72-68) and Palsgraf (66-62), earning 4.5 points...
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Throwing Stones

Posted by Brian Ewart on January 27, 2011 · Under Georgetown, Pre-Game · 51 Comments 
Throwing Stones

On Saturday afternoon, Villanova will be asked to defend it’s home-away-from-home court when the Georgetown Hoyas come in to the Wells Fargo Center for a much-anticipated match-up. The Hoyas’s vaunted backcourt was considered among the best in the nation in the preseason, but disappointments have seemed to flow from the loss of big man...
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JayVaughn Pinkston update

Posted by Brian Ewart on January 27, 2011 · Under JayVaughn Pinkston, News · 25 Comments 

According to Alex Kline of TheRecruitScoop, JayVaughn Pinkston is still residing on the Main Line during his suspension. He has a been helping out in the Alumni Relations office and working on improving his game in his spare time. He is staying with a family in the area and because of NCAA rules, he...
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The Morning After: Providence

Posted by Kevin on January 27, 2011 · Under News · 117 Comments 
The Morning After: Providence

A freezing cold night of shooting left Villanova with a long trip home last night as Providence continued their tough play and Nova fans were quickly reminded that nothing is a given in the Big East. The loss itself doesn’t frustrate me that much. We have had trouble in that venue many times of...
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Talley Announces Bone Marrow Foundation

Posted by MIKE on January 26, 2011 · Under Football · 2 Comments 
Talley Announces Bone Marrow Foundation

Adding Donors… Saving Lives… One Campus at a Time Villanova head football coach Andy Talley would like to formally announce to all Wildcat Fans the creation of The Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation . Coach Talley has recently started the foundation to support the “Get in the Game and Save a Life” campaign sponsored...
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Putting their Donuts in the Friar…

Posted by Brian Ewart on January 25, 2011 · Under Pre-Game, Providence · 275 Comments 
Putting their Donuts in the Friar…

While I tend to get longwinded on these matters, I can boil this preview down to one very short sentence: Providence is not good. Of their 12 wins this season, 11 came out-of-conference, and they took losses to La Salle and a (perhaps) underwhelming Boston College team in the first two months. Their first...
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