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  Undefeated defending national champion Villanova returns home with the Charleston Classic championship trophy to host College of Charleston on Wednesday at the Pavilion. Wholesale MLB Jerseys .Since the 2016-17 season began, the second-ranked Wildcats (5-0) have faced little drama save for a 79-76 win in West Lafayette, Ind., over Purdue, but the plot thickens after Thanksgiving.Charleston (3-2) is the final game for Villanova before the start of a run through the Philadelphia Big 5 that includes the Holy War against Saint Josephs on Dec. 3 in between games at Penn (Nov. 29) and La Salle (Dec. 6).I feel good about where we are, our path, coach Jay Wright said as the Wildcats left South Carolina with their arms wrapped around the title hardware.Villanovas catalyst early in the season was preseason All-American Josh Hart, the tournament MVP at the Charleston Classic who had 11 points in the second half of the championship game.November has been a happy month for Villanova, which owns a 24-0 record the past four years in the opening month of each college basketball season. They possess four wins by double-digit margins this month.But there are shortcomings -- quite literally -- costing the Wildcats. Height was a disadvantage on last weeks road trip, especially at Purdue, and when outside shots arent falling, second chances are not easy to come by for Villanova.Im not sure we were ready for this stretch, but I like the way weve come through it, Wright said.Final Four hero Kris Jenkins -- now 24 points shy of becoming the 63rd player in program history with 1,000 points -- encountered a cold spell at the Charleston Classic, but he gives Wright the reliability in his balanced starting five to overcome size issues.Villanova is not expecting Phil Booth, a junior guard who did not play in the past two games, to return Wednesday. He is getting a second opinion on his left knee but was initially diagnosed with tendinitis.Hart, averaging 19.2 points to lead Villanova this season, will be the focus of Charlestons defense.Experience is on the Cougars side with five starters and seven of their top eight from last years rotation back from a 17-win team.The Cougars are led by junior guard Joe Chealey and sophomore forward Jarrell Brantley but are one of the worst perimeter shooting teams in the nation early in the season at just 26.7 percent from long distance, contributing to lopsided losses to Wake Forest and UCF.The programs have met twice with each team recording a victory. Villanova won the most recent meeting, 81-68 in 2006.Villanova is one of the best defensive teams in the country, Charleston coach Earl Grant said. They are going to be a tremendous challenge for us.The nonconference challenges are not long for the Cougars, who have a trip to Baton Rouge to meet LSU on Dec. 19 before digging into the Colonial Athletic Association schedule. Charleston is picked to finish fourth in the conference but has yet to record a winning record in three previous years in the league. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. China Jerseys Online . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. http://www.chinawholesalejerseysnfl.com/ ;. "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Surrey Stars 106 for 3 (Beaumont 45*) beat Lancashire Thunder 102 for 9 (Satterthwaite 34*) by seven wicketsScorecard Alex Hartley and Tammy Beaumont led Surrey Stars to a comfortable seven-wicket bonus point victory at Guildford, against an out-of-sorts Lancashire Thunder in the Kia Super League.England left-arm spinner Hartley picked up figures of 3 for 11 off her allocated four overs, whilst Beaumont batted through the innings to finish on 45 not out, as Surrey Stars chased down 102 for 9, all but ending the chance of Lancashire Thunder reaching Finals Day.Thunder were indebted to New Zealand international Amy Statterthwaite (34no), with the overseas star having to hold her composure with wickets falling all around her.We are over the moon, even better that we got the bonus point and we move onto Friday for another important game said Hartley. It seems to be coming out quite nice for me, its nice to be in a little bit of form and hopefully I can keep it up.After winning the toss and inserting their opponents into bat, Surrey got off to a perfect start as Thunders overseas star Hayley Matthews was adjudged lbw off South African international Marizanne Kapp on the second ball of the match.That brought Statterthwaite to the crease, but it was opener Emma Lamb (27) that gave Lancashire some momentum, taking 16 off the second over of the match. However, when she became Kapps second wicket of the afternoon, the visitors began to implode.Hartley and Laura Marsh worked well in tandem to thwart any impetus from their opponents, with the latter taking two wickets in an over including that of prize overseas star Deandra Dottin without sscoring. Cheap NFL Jerseys. Danni Wyatts first ball duck further put Thunder on the back foot and they were not helped by run-outs, as first Natasha Miles was left short thanks to Cordelia Griffiths fast reactions, before Marsh ran out Ellie Threlkeld.Lancashire captain Statterthwaite could only watch from the other end as their opponents, cheered on by a crowd heading towards 1,000, seemed switched on from ball one.Their day was summed up perfectly, as Natalie Brown was run out off the last ball, with Lea Tahuhu hitting directly from deep, as Lancashire limped to 102 for 9.Surrey began their chase in style racing to 49 for 0 off their Powerplay overs, with Beaumont playing second fiddle early on to Bryony Smith (30), who blasted the ball to all parts, before going for one to many big shots, finding the safe hands of Statterthwaite off Dottin.Stars captain Natalie Sciver became a victim to the West Indies contingent as she was caught in the deep by Dottin off Matthews, before Griffith was caught behind off Sophie Ecclestone, who was the pick of the bowlers for Thunder.Beaumont and Kapp finished off proceedings to give Surrey Stars the bonus point win and they now go head-to-head with Loughborough Lightning on Friday for a place in Finals Day at Chelmsford.Statterthwaite said It felt like a tricky pitch to me, I didnt feel in throughout my innings but then the way they played showed that there was no real demons in it. 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