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VILLANOVA, PA (04/12/01) - Bernadette Smith again led the St. Joseph's women's lacrosse attack, tallying five goals, but host Villanova proved to be too much in posting a 15-9 win. St. Joseph's took an early 1-0 lead when Shannon Hungate scored at the 28:46 mark of the first half. But the Wildcats Julie Feddeman scored to knot matters at one at the 27:38 mark. After a Smith goal made it 2-1 for the Hawks at the 25:28 mark, Villanova reeled off the next four goals to build a 5-2 edge at the 19:09 mark. Sophomore Jackie Higgins, Sarah DePeters (2) and Cecily Pierce accounted for the Wildcats goals in the flurry which put them into the lead for good. A Smith goal at the 17:29 cut the lead to two but sophomores Caitlin Cocks and Meghan Carolan scored to give 'Nova a 7-3 lead. VU scored three more times before intermission while Smith countered with a pair for the Hawks to make it 10-5 Villanova at the break. Villanova put the game away early in the second half. Carolan, Feddeman, freshman Katie Mannixand DePeters scored in the first ten minutes of the period to create a 14-5 cushion. Villanova then glided home to the 15-9 win. Hungate had two goals and two assists for SJU. Villanova improves to 5-7 while St. Joseph's dropped its seventh straight to fall to 3-7.