The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning! Villanova has been named the co-winner of the John Thompson Jr. Award for the second straight season!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏐 Volleyball wins first home match
🏈 Football hits the road
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔼 Jammin’ At The Jake. Villanova volleyball defeated Binghamton in five sets in Wednesday’s Jam the Jake match. Villanova fans made their attendance known, more than 650 of them! Abby Harrell, Cat Young and Taylor Jakubowski recorded double-doubles in the Wildcat win. Villanova is now 3-0 all-time against the Bearcats.

🏐 The Wildcats will host the Villanova Classic this weekend with Loyola Maryland, Princeton and Old Dominion.

 🔼 Late Loss. The women’s soccer team went toe-to-toe with Wake Forest, as Hannah Dickinson made 10 saves in the goal. The score remained zero until the 84th minute when Wake Forest scored the lone goal of the game and the ‘Cats fell 1-0. The Wildcats will be off for a week before they host Bucknell on September 12.

🔼 ‘Cat Caravan. Villanova football is taking their first road trip of the season! They’ll play at Colgate tomorrow at 6 p.m. on ESPN+. The Wildcats moved up to No. 5 in the FCS Coaches Poll after their win against No. 25 Youngstown State. The Raiders are coming off a three-point loss to Maine.

🔼 Hanging At Home. Field hockey continues their homestand this evening, hosting Drexel at 5 p.m. The Wildcats split their first two games, falling at James Madison and shutting out Sacred Heart. Drexel is also 1-1 so far this season with a win over Sacred Heart and a loss to Maryland.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 9/6

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Drexel @ 5:00 p.m. | Watch
🏐 Volleyball vs. Loyola Maryland @ 7:00 p.m. | Watch

Saturday 9/7

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Lafayette College @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch
🏈 No. 5 Football at Colgate @ 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+
🏐 Volleyball vs. Princeton @ 7:00 p.m. | Watch

Sunday 9/8

🏐 Volleyball vs. Old Dominion @ 2:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great weekend!