Good Morning, Nova Nation 1/12: Sweet Sweepin'

'Cats Pick Up Pair of Road Wins In BIG EAST play

January 12, 2026

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🏀 Clipping Their Wings
🛣️ Rollin’ On The Road
🖥️ Two More Chances
🔷 And much more!

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🔼 Clipping Their Wings. To win on the road in the BIG EAST, you need to gut out all 40 minutes.

That’s what the Villanova men’s hoops squad did on Saturday, earning a third straight conference road win with a 76-73 defeat of Marquette at Fiserv Forum.

Matt Hodge and Tyler Perkins sank key baskets in the final two minutes while Acaden Lewis authored another brilliant performance, finishing with 20 points and eight assists, including the helper that led to Perkins' bucket with 11 seconds to play. Devin Askew provided a major lift with 13 points and six rebounds.

🔼 Rollin’ On The Road. The red-hot Villanova women’s hoops team rolled to a BIG EAST road win on Sunday, dominating Providence, 85-55, to improve to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in BIG EAST play.

The Wildcats scored the game’s first nine points and never looked back en route to a convincing victory.

In the win, Brynn McCurry led four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 20 points. She was 9-of-11 from the field. Jasmine Bascoe finished with 19 points and seven assists, while Ryanne Allen had 14 points and Kelsey Joens chipped in with 11 points.

🔼 Two More Chances. ‘Cats fans, you have two more chances to catch Episode #6 of Inside Villanova Basketball presented by Toyota.

Featuring a sit-down interview with sharpshooter Bryce Lindsay, a Coaches Corner segment on freshman Acaden Lewis, and more!

Episode #6:
Monday, January 12 – 6:30pm on NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Tuesday, January 13 – 11:30pm on NBC Sports Philadelphia

🔼 Making Quite An Impression. The very first throw that graduate student Maria Deaviz took in a Villanova singlet set a school record early Saturday evening as she recorded a mark of 16.15 meters in the shot put at the Penn Select Invitational.

She is the first athlete in program history to surpass 16 meters in women's shot put and she broke the Wildcats previous mark which had stood for nearly four years. Deaviz finished first out of 21 competitors in the event.

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Monday, January 12
⛳️ Fore! The Planet Indoor Mini Golf at Linvilla Orchards
🖥️ Episode #6 of Inside Villanova Basketball presented by Toyota
@ 6:30pm on NBC Sports Philadelphia+ 

Tuesday, January 13
🖼️ Jerrell Gibbs Exhibit at Brandywine Museum of Art
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Providence @ 6:30pm l FS1
🖥️ Episode #6 of Inside Villanova Basketball presented by Toyota
@ 11:30pm on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 14
🤔 Trivia Night at 2SP

Thursday, January 15
🎶 Live Entertainment at Streetlight Kitchen & Bar
🏀 Women’s Basketball at #1 UConn @ 7pm l FS1

Friday, January 16
⛸️ Flight on Ice at Energy Transfer Veterans Memorial Rink
🏊 Swimming vs. Richmond @ 11am

Saturday, January 17
🍷 Grace Winery Open Tasting Room
🏊 Swimming vs. James Madison @ 11am
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. St. John’s @ 8pm l NBC Sports Network & Peacock l Tickets
👟 Track & Field at Quaker Invitational

Sunday, January 18
🐦‍⬛ Bird Walk at J. Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Penn State @ 12pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Butler @ 2pm l ESPN+ l Tickets

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