Near the game's end, though, the back four came up big. 'The conditions make it a little crazy to play out here.' 'When the field is getting torn up like it did today and there's standing water on the field, there's always going to be a little aspect of the unexpected,' he said. Goalkeeper Drew Healy blamed the weather for some of the defensive struggles. Prior to Sunday's match against Temple, the team had shut out its opponent in every game. Penn's defense was not as strong as it had been all year, allowing two goals for the second straight game. Villanova coach Tom Carlin yelled at the referees following the call.

While Tasigianis had to be helped off the field - the extent of his injury is not yet known - not everyone agreed with the whistle. They equalize late in the game, and our guys just put the ball down on the spot and went right down their throats.' 'Every time Villanova answered, we had an answer for them,' coach Rudy Fuller said.

Senior Kevin Unger took the penalty shot in his place and buried it over a diving Bresnahan. Bresnahan dove for the ball, upending Tasigianis, who was forced to leave with an apparent left ankle injury on the play. He broke straight through into the box, where Wildcats goalkeeper Chris Bresnahan came out to meet him. Penn didn't seal the victory until the 80th minute, when midfielder Loukas Tasigianis sliced through the defense just seconds after Villanova had tied the score at two. The win was a tough one for the Quakers (6-0-3), who saw the Wildcats (4-4-2) answer after each score.

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