Villanova moved to 3-0 in the Mid-Atlantic D2 East league after a 32-12 victory over Drexel.
The game was played in the middle of Villanova's fall break and the Wildcats were without five first-side players, including three inside backs. But they fronted up well enough.
There were, and are, no excuses as we do have some pretty good depth," said Head Coach Steve Green. "The players have bought into 'the next man up' mentality."
Villanova was led by No. 8 and leading scorer Matt Raine, who is a handful with ball in hand, and got a nice performance from Jonathan Forbes, normally a wing but who moved to center and still some space to run.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was lock Alex Telmo, who started his first A-side match, and that was only his third game ever. Telmo knew at least how to challenge defenders. He ran very well with the ball and consistently maid the gain line. He was also a powerful tackler on defense.
