The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning! Check out the first episode of Nova Spotlight with Eric Dixon!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏈 Football plays at home
🏀 Basketball in The Finn
🔷 And much, much more!

Starting Up is powered by our friends at Jeff D’Ambrosio Auto Group, a leading auto dealership serving Chester County and the surrounding communities since 1975.

🔼 Back At Home. The Villanova football team returns home to host North Carolina A&T tomorrow at 1 p.m. It’s the annual Football Alumni Day game, so keep an eye out for some former Wildcats! The Wildcats are 7-2 overall, 4-1 in CAA play, while the Aggies are 1-8 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

🎟️ Tickets

🔼 Critical Weekend. Villanova volleyball is back at the Jake! They’ll host Xavier today at 4 p.m. and DePaul tomorrow at 7 p.m. The three teams hold the final three berths in the BIG EAST Tournament, with Villanova currently holding the tiebreaker over both. Today’s game kicks off five home matches in the final six games of the regular season.

🔼 Milestone Moment. The men’s basketball team fell to Columbia 90-80 on Wednesday night. Eric Dixon scored his 1,500th point as the first score for the Wildcats. He finished the night with 33 points, one shy of his career-high. Wooga Poplar and Jordan Longino also scored in the double-digits with 16 and 14 points, respectively.

The Wildcats will host NJIT at 8:30 p.m. tonight.

🔼  Mix It Up. Former Wildcat women’s basketball player Courtney Mix will be inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame! She was one of the most versatile performers in Villanova history, leading the Wildcats to four-straight NCAA Tournaments, an Elite Eight appearance, a BIG EAST Tournament Championship and four-straight 20-win seasons. She is remembered as one of the best defensive players to ever play on the Main Line. Honorees will be recognized at the Big 5 Classic.

🔼  Season’s Greetings. The women’s basketball season officially begins on Sunday! They’ll host Wake Forest at 2 p.m. It’s a white out and Military Appreciation Day at The Finn! It’s also a student bonus lottery game, so be sure to show up and show out.

🎥 Hear from Denae Carter

🗣️ SPREAD THE WORD

Do you know a friend or family member who is a member of Nova Nation? Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive the newsletter by clicking the link below to subscribe. Good Morning, Nova Nation is sent every other weekday and is completely free!

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 11/8

🏊 Swimming & Diving at La Salle
🏐 Volleyball vs. Xavier @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. NJIT @ 8:30 p.m. | FS2

Saturday 11/9

🏈 No. 13 Football vs. North Carolina A&T @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch
🏊 Men’s Swimming & Diving vs. Providence @ 6:30 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. DePaul @ 7:00 p.m. | Watch

Sunday 11/10

🚣 Rowing at Bucknell Invitational
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Wake Forest @ 2:00 p.m.

Have a great weekend!