The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning! Villanova men’s basketball was ranked No. 20 in the KenPom rankings!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

⚽️ Weekly Honor Roll members
🏑 Field hockey’s bigger purpose
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔼 Oh, Susanna. Women’s soccer player Susanna Soderman earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll! She scored both goals in Sunday’s draw with St. John’s. She leads the team with five goals and 13 points this season. The Wildcats will play at Marquette tomorrow at 8 p.m.

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🔼 That’s Jason Bouregy. One men’s soccer player landed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Jason Bouregy recorded two assists last Tuesday and added a goal and an assist on Saturday. The team will play at Creighton on Saturday at 3 p.m.

🔼  More Than A Game. Villanova field hockey received praise from the NFHCA for their Play4TheCure game last weekend. The Wildcats rallied to raise nearly $3,500 for Play4TheCure.

Goalkeeper Maddi Sears was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this week. She held No. 19 Liberty to just one goal last weekend, saving three of four shots. She became the first Wildcat since 2016 to record multiple shutouts in a season. The Wildcats will play at Old Dominion on Friday at 3 p.m.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 10/17

🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals
🏊 Swim & Dive vs. UConn @ 10:30 a.m.
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Marquette @ 8:00 p.m. | Watch

Friday 10/18

🎽 Cross Country at Princeton Fall Classic
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals
🏑 Field Hockey at Old Dominion @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch
🏐 Volleyball at UConn @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch

Saturday 10/19

🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Lehigh
🏈 Football at Maine @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Creighton @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch
🏐 Volleyball at Providence @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch

Sunday 10/20

🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Lehigh
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. UConn @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great Wednesday!