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Haddonfield senior Carolynn Clark has committed to attend Villanova on a field hockey scholarship. Clark led Haddonfield to a 22-2 record and the South Jersey Group 2 title last season. The Bulldogs were 16-0 in Colonial Conference play.   Contact staff writer Phil Anastasia at 856-779-3223, panastasia@phillynews.com , or @PhilAnastasia on Twitter. Read his blog, "Jersey Side Sports," at www.philly.com/jerseysidesports

TV/Radio: MYPHL17; ESPN 950-AM. Records: Villanova 3-1, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association; William and Mary 3-1, 1-1. Coaches: Villanova, Andy Talley (26th season, 182-103-1). William and Mary, Jimmye Laycock (31st season, 203-142). Series: William and Mary leads, 14-13-1. Villanova outlook: Top-ranked Villanova visits William and Mary in a rematch of last year's Football Championship Subdivision semifinal, with the Wildcats riding a six-game winning streak against the Tribe.

Saturday at 3:30 p.m., Delaware Stadium, Newark, Del. Records: Villanova, 7-3, 5-2 Colonial Athletic Association; Delaware, 5-5, 2-5. TV/Radio: The Comcast Network; ESPN-AM (950). Coaches: Villanova, Andy Talley (28th season at Villanova, 197-119-1); Delaware, K.C. Keeler (11th season at Delaware, 86-51). Series: Villanova leads, 23-21-1. Three things to watch Villanova quarterback John Robertson suffered a concussion in last week's 35-20 win over James Madison.

Manhattan coach Steve Lappas was not about to wait by the phone for Villanova to contact him. He has taken the initiative and applied for the head coaching position there. Lappas, who served as an assistant under Rollie Massimino from 1984-88, is credited with turning the once-struggling Manhattan program into a contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. This season, Lappas coached the Jaspers to the finals of the MAAC Tournament, where they lost to La Salle, and then to the quarterfinals of the NIT. Manhattan finished the season 25-9.

Ricky Wright's last official visit was to Villanova. Before he came to the Main Line, a lot of the recruiting gurus thought he was leaning toward Michigan. But Wright, a power forward from East Chicago, Ind., liked Villanova's size, or rather the lack of it. So, yesterday, Wright, one of the nation's top 100 seniors, signed his letter of intent to attend Villanova next fall. The Wildcats get a power forward and they're also getting a student. "I just didn't want to go to a school with big classes," Wright said.

Saturday at 6 p.m., Villanova Stadium Radio: WPEN-AM (950). Coaches: Fordham, Joe Moorhead (first season, 1-0); Villanova, Andy Talley (28th season, 190-117-1). Series: Villanova leads, 19-4-3. The Wildcats have won 12 in a row, including a 24-10 win in their last meeting, on Dec. 7, 2002. Three Things to Watch The Wildcats came out of the Temple game healthy and will look for a ball-control game in order to keep the Fordham offense off the field.

OK, SO HOW many bracketologists figured Villanova would be in the NCAA mix when it was picked to finish 12th in a 15-team Big East? How about after the Wildcats lost four of five in late November/early December, which included an 18-pointer to Columbia on the Main Line? Or maybe when they started 2-3 in the conference. Or even when they got beat by Providence - for the second time. And don't forget that inexplicable late meltdown at Seton Hall, whose other conference wins were against just-as-dreadful South Florida and DePaul (by one)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville finished the game by scoring eight unanswered points en route to a 53-50 win over Villanova in a Big East Conference contest at Freedom Hall last night. Kyle Dougherty led a Wildcats (11-8 overall, 0-6 Big East) with 12 points. Maria Getty (eight rebounds) and Laura Sweeney added 10 apiece for 'Nova, which led 29-24 at the half. Sweeney, who came off the bench, scored a layup with 1:42 to go in the game that gave Villanova a 50-45 lead. The Wildcats wouldn't score again.

After two seasons at the King of Prussia Mall, the Freedoms are moving their seven home World TeamTennis matches to the Pavilion at Villanova. The Freedoms will be the only team in the 10-team league to play indoors. "Villanova, a longtime home to pro tennis in the Philadelphia area, is a terrific site for the Freedoms," team owner Billie Jean King said. "The Pavilion enables us to increase our seating capacity and provide indoor, air-conditioned comfort for our fans, while still maintaining the intimate, close-to-the-action atmosphere of World TeamTennis.

Villanova maintained its position as the No. 2-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision coaches poll. Villanova (3-0) received 627 points and trails top-ranked Richmond, which received 25 first-place votes and had 673 points. The Wildcats host Northeastern on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Penn, with seven points, is among other teams receiving votes. Owl honored Temple placekicker Brandon McManus earned Mid-American Conference special teams Player of the Week honors for the East Division.