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With teammates behind her, West Chester gymnast makes history with win at national championship
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Inside West Chester University's gymnastics center, athletes flip, twist, tumble and defy the laws of gravity.Junior Jordan Coleman has been studying gymnastics since she was 2 years old."It's just such a big part of my life," she said. Earlier this month, she made history by winning the national championship on the uneven bars, becoming just the second student in school history to win a title. "It just means all my sacrifice and hard work — it was all worth it," Coleman said. Her routine included handstands and connected releases, capped off with a stuck landing."Huge accomplishment," West Chester...
Softball No. 1 in Big East with DePaul Sweep
Villanova started a new conference winning streak this weekend, handily sweeping the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago, 7-0, 8-2 and 8-3. In the first game on Friday, the Wildcats scored the first two runs of the game in the third inning. Sophomore second baseman Lilly St. Jean struck first when her RBI double brought home graduate catcher Ally Jones. Redshirt junior first baseman Brooklyn Ostrowski capped the inning when her groundout brought in St. Jean.
Men’s Basketball Navigates Transfer Portal Mania
Transfer portal mania has reached the basketball programs at Villanova, with multiple players from both the men’s and women’s teams entering the portal over the past few weeks. For the men’s team, these transfers, along with five graduating players and two that have declared for the draft, leave many spots open for more transfers as the May 1 portal entry deadline approaches.
Men’s Lacrosse Takes Road Win Over Marquette, 12–6
On Saturday, April 20, Villanova (8-5) defeated Marquette (4-9) in Milwaukee WI, 12-6. Three Wildcats earned Big East Weekly Honors heading into the match. Freshman face off Ryan Cunningham won Big East Freshman of the Week, graduate midfielder Mason Reale was awarded Big East Weekly Honor Roll, and graduate long stick midfielder Stephen Zupicich was also named to Big East Weekly Honor Roll.
Transfer Portal Brings Uncertain Future for Women’s Basketball
One of Villanova’s women’s basketball team’s greatest strengths in the 2023–24 season was its chemistry. “We’ve had so much growth and we didn’t get sick of each other,” junior guard Lucy Olsen said after the team’s loss in the WBIT Championship against Illinois. “We’re really such a special group and we all love each other so much. We really did enjoy and embrace every moment that we had together.”
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