NEW YORK – Thursday night futbol was a success for the BIG EAST with two wins in non-conference play. Villanova defeated Navy 2-1, while St. John’s won 3-1 in a come-from-behind victory in the final 25 minutes. Friday night has four games on the schedule with SMU at Providence at 7 p.m., Xavier playing Cincinnati at Northern Kentucky at 7 p.m., DePaul at Nebraska-Omaha and Penn at No. 14/21 Creighton at 8:30 p.m. Creighton’s game is the annual Socctoberfest at Morrison Stadium.
Villanova 2, Navy 1
An early goal from senior John Jlopleh got Villanova off to a fast start and VU went on to post a 2-1 victory over Navy.