The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning! Jump inside football practice with Chuck Smith mic’d up!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏈 Football travels to Maine
⚽️ Women’s soccer shuts out Marquette
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔼 To The Maine Land. The fifth-ranked Villanova football team is back in action this weekend! They hit the road to play Maine tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Black Bears are 3-3 overall and 1-2 in CAA play. The Wildcats have yet to drop a conference game and are 5-1 overall.

🔼 Shut ‘Em Down. The women’s soccer team shut out Marquette at their place last night, 3-0. Villanova’s goals were scored by Myla McLeod, Susanna Soderman and Lauren Belcuore. It was the largest BIG EAST win for the Wildcats since 2019.

🔜 They’ll return home on Sunday to take on UConn at 1 p.m. Afterwards, they’ll sign autographs and host a free youth clinic!

The women’s basketball team will host the Preseason Huddle on Sunday! Attendees will receive access to a closed practice, a lunch reception, hear from Denise Dillon and Randy Foye, and an autograph session with the men’s and women’s basketball teams presented by Friends of Nova.

🔼  Heavyweight Bout. Villanova volleyball hits the road for two BIG EAST battles. They’ll play at 16-2 UConn today at 3 p.m. The Huskies’ losses came to BIG EAST opponents Creighton and Marquette. The Wildcats will then travel to Providence for a 3 p.m. matchup tomorrow. Providence is the lone winless team in conference play.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

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
🏈 No. 5 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 weekend!