The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good Morning, Nova Nation! The wait is almost over. Tip-off is just around the corner.

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

🏀 Sneak Peek
🏆 Trophy Hunting
🖥️ It’s Bacckkkkk
🔷 And much more!

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🔼 Sneak Peek. In the final tune-up before the regular season begins, the Villanova women’s hoops squad traveled to New Jersey and brought home a 57-37 win over the Knights of FDU.

Denae Carter led the way with 10 points and six rebounds, while Brynn McCurry was the other Wildcat in double-figures with 10 points as well.

Villanova was 25-of-60 from the field (41.7%) and knocked down 7 3-pointers in the contest, while holding the Knights to just 25-percent from the floor.

🔼 It’s Bacckkkk. Back for number 25!

A new season of the program which takes viewers behind the scenes with the Wildcats, "Inside Villanova Basketball presented by Toyota", returns TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The show will also be rebroadcast over the course of the upcoming weekend ahead of the Wildcats' 2025-26 regular season opener vs. No. 8 BYU on Monday evening.

This is the 25^th anniversary of "Inside Villanova Basketball" in its current form.

🔼 Trophy Hunting. Later today, the Villanova cross country squads will toe the line looking to go trophy hunting at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships in Ashland, Neb.

The men will be looking to defend their title as they’ve won two of the past three crowns, while the women will be chasing down several of the country’s best programs after a dominant fall on the course.

🏆 Championship Central

🔼 Show Stopper. For the fifth time this year, the Villanova men’s soccer program was honored by the Philadelphia Soccer Six.

Earlier this week, junior Sebastian Cutler DeJesus was named the Goalkeeper of the Week by the organization.

The Brooklyn, N.Y. native made seven stops in earning the clean sheet in a 3-0 win against VMI last week.

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Friday, October 31
🎭 Media Theater Presents Young Frankenstein
👟 Cross Country at BIG EAST Championships @ 12 pm (Ashland, Neb.)
🏑 Field Hockey at Liberty @ 3 pm
🏐 Volleyball at Xavier @ 6 pm

Saturday, November 1
🍓 Farmers Market at Swarthmore Town Center
🏊 Swimming vs. La Salle @ 11 am
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. St. John’s @ 12 pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Butler @ 3 pm
🏐 Volleyball at Butler @ 7 pm

Sunday, November 2
🍷 The Wine Train at Red Brick Winery
🚣 Rowing at Princeton Invitational

Monday, November 3
🎨 Little Luxuries Exhibit at Main Line Art Center
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Lafayette @ 7 pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #8 BYU @ 9:30 pm (Las Vegas, Nev.) l TNT

Tuesday, November 4
🍻 Quizzo Nights With Jonsey at Artillery Brewing Company
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Holy Family @ 2 pm

Wednesday, November 5
🐦‍⬛ Weekday Bird Walk at Tyler Arboretum
🏊 Women’s Swimming at Penn @ 5 pm
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgetown @ 7 pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Fairfield @ 7 pm

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