The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning! Jill Chamberlain, daughter of former Villanova women’s soccer coach Shelly Chamberlain, was honored on Saturday’s Alumni Day to remember her father’s legacy.

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏆 National cross country honors
🏈 Rookie of the Week
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔼 Best In The Nation. Women’s cross country senior Sadie Sigfstead has been named the DI Women’s Athlete of the Week by the USTFCCCA! She won the individual title at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational last weekend with a margin of victory of more than seven seconds. She won the race on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course, where the NCAA Championships will be held later this year. Sigfstead is the first Villanova women’s athlete to earn national weekly honors.

🔼 Rookie Moves. Villanova football running back David Avit was named the CAA Rookie of the Week! The true freshman rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s win over Long Island. His 160 yards were the most by a Wildcat true freshman since 1977.

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🔼  Wear Pink. The women’s soccer team is back at home for BIG EAST play against DePaul tonight at 4 p.m. It’s the Pink Out game, so wear pink! Hannah Dickinson and Olivia Neal landed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this week. Dickinson recorded 17 saves and picked up her fourth shutout of the year last week. Neal played 163 minutes last week, including 90 in the Wildcats’ clean sheet win over Creighton.

🔼 That’s A Wrap. The golf team finished the UConn Invitational tied for sixth place. The Wildcats shot 33-over as a team. Two Wildcats finished in the top 20 with Vibhav Alokam finishing 11th and Matt Zerfass finishing 15th. They’ll take a week off before playing in the Georgetown Intercollegiate October 14 & 15.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 10/3

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. DePaul @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch

Friday 10/4

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Saint Joseph’s Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Cissie Leary Invite
🏑 Field Hockey at No. 11 UConn @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. UConn @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch
🏐 Volleyball at DePaul @ 8:00 p.m. | Watch

Saturday 10/5

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Saint Joseph’s Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Cissie Leary Invite
🎽 Men’s Cross Country at Paul Short Run @ 9:30 a.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Le Moyne College
🏈 No. 6 Football at Stony Brook @ 3:30 p.m. | Watch 

Sunday 10/6

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Saint Joseph’s Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Cissie Leary Invite
🏑 Field Hockey at Penn @ 12:00 p.m.
🏐 Women’s Soccer at Xavier @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great Wednesday!