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Men’s Lacrosse Downed By Lehigh, 10-7

Elijah McDow, Staff Writer

March 3, 2025

Villanova’s record is now 1-2 with a loss to Lehigh on Friday, Feb. 28.

On Friday, Feb. 28, Villanova men’s lacrosse (1-2) fell to Lehigh, 10-7, at Villanova Stadium.

Redshirt sophomore attacker Colin Michener led Villanova with a goal and an assist.

Two of the opening three games have seen the Wildcats take on nationally ranked opponents. Villanova fell to No.12 Penn State, 15-5, after a late-game collapse in the season opener, but beat No. 9 Yale, 13-11, one week later.

The matchup against Lehigh had 15 penalties, and both teams shot a combined 41 shots on goal.

Redshirt freshman Colin Michener led the Wildcats with a goal and an assist. (Erick Quezada)

The Wildcats scored the opening three goals to take an early lead.

Lehigh began to come back late in the first quarter, tying the game in the opening minute of the second quarter.

The remainder of the second quarter was tightly contested, but the Wildcats regained the lead and went into halftime up, 6-5.

In the third quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored three goals while Villanova scored zero.

Lehigh entered the fourth quarter with an 8-6 lead and Villanova’s scoring drought continued.

The Mountain Hawks scored two additional goals to take a 10-6 lead with 8:52 to play.

Sophomore midfielder Quinten Cepiel scored the game’s final goal, four minutes later.

Up next for the Wildcats is a Tuesday afternoon matchup with Drexel (4 p.m., Villanova Stadium).

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Erick Quezada, Photography Editor

The Photography Editor for The Villanovan, Erick Quezada is currently serving his first year at the position. Erick is a freshman majoring in Electrical Engineering and plans on minoring in Mechatronics. He is a passionate student when it comes to the internal parts of electronic components and wants to find a way of combining photography and electronic robots. Erick’s passion for photography started during the COVID pandemic where he first used his parents’ old camera to create images of mini figures and miscellaneous things laying around his house. When not talking or watching about the latest camera gear or firm updates, you can catch Erick either playing or watching sports like soccer, basketball, sometimes American football, and even baseball which he has just gotten into. Erick is a very chill person to hang around with, but if you mention Manchester United, he can talk for days about how great the team is.