Whichever team wins the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tonight in Houston, Villanova’s soccer program will have reason to celebrate.
That’s because Houston Dynamo defender Kevin Garcia, Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin, technical coordinator Kyle McCarthy and assistant coach B.J. Callaghan have all either played or coached at Villanova.
Garcia, a 28-year-old defender from New York, crossed paths with all three Union staffers during his time in Villanova as a teammate of McCarthy and as a player during Callaghan’s tenure as assistant coach and Curtin’s one year as a volunteer assistant in 2010.