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January 05, 2026

The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good Morning, Nova Nation. The calendar may have shifted, but the Ws keep on rolling in for the ‘Cats!

What all do we have in today’s edition? Check it out below!

🏀 New Year, Same Dubs
🏈 A New Year
📈 Raising The Bar
🔷 And much more!

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🔼 New Year, Same Dubs. While the rest of us were enjoying a bit of a holiday break, the Villanova men’s hoops team didn’t slow down at all, picking up two more BIG EAST wins to extend their winning streak to five games and stay perfect in league play.

After Saturday’s 85-67 road win at Butler, the Wildcats sit at 12-2 on the year and are set to host perennial BIG EAST contender Creighton on Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion.

🔼 Conference Clashes. The calendar may have flipped to 2026, but the winning continued for the Villanova women’s hoops squad, who rolled its win streak to 10 games, including two conference victories over the break.

Although the Wildcats had their streak snapped on Sunday, Villanova sits at 5-1 in league play, good for second place heading into Thursday’s home matinee with Xavier.

🔼 A New Era. Coming off a historic 2025 season, the Villanova football team will embark in a new era next fall and now, you can mark your calendars for when that officially starts.

The Wildcats unveiled its full 2026 football slate, including its first season as a member of the Patriot League. Villanova has an evenly balanced 2026 slate with six regular season games at home and six on the road.

🔼 Raising The Bar. Former Villanova standout Jalen Brunson continues to raise the bar and lead the New York Knicks to one of top teams in all of the NBA.

After leading the team to the NBA Cup Title last month, Brunson was recognized as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December. 

In 13 games, Brunson averaged 30.6 points, 7.1 assists and 3.2 rebound per game for the Knicks.

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Tuesday, January 6
🎨 CraftForms 2026 at the Wayne Art Center
🏊 Swimming at Florida State @ 2pm

Wednesday, January 7
🤔 Trivia Night at 2SP
🏊 Swimming at North Florida @ 4pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Creighton @ 7:30pm l Peacock l Tickets

Thursday, January 8
⛸️ Flight on Ice at Energy Transfer Veterans Memorial Rink
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Xavier @ 11am l ESPN+ l Tickets

Friday, January 9
🎭 Media Theatre Presents: Annie

Saturday, January 10
🍻 Ship Bottom Beer Garden at Linvilla Orchards
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Marquette @ 2:30pm l TNT + truTV
👟 Track & Field at Penn Select Indoor Meet

Sunday, January 11
🐦‍⬛ Bird Walk at J.Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Providence @ 12pm l truTV

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