The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning, Nova Nation! Start your week with a Wooga Poplar slam!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏀 Men’s basketball beats Temple
🏈 Football season comes to an end
🔷 And much more!

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🔼 From Downtown. Villanova men’s basketball was hot from three-point land in Saturday’s 94-65 win over Temple in the Toyota Men’s Big 5 Classic! The Wildcats made 19 three-pointers, with seven different ‘Cats making at least one. Eric Dixon led Villanova with 24 points, while Wooga Poplar scored 18. They’ll look to extend their three-game winning streak on Wednesday when FDU comes to The Finn.

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🔼 Broken Record. Indoor track & field season began over the weekend as the Wildcats competed at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston. Liam Murphy and Marco Langon shattered Villanova’s 45-year-old 5k school record! Their times of 13:10.42 and 13:14.11 moved into the top 20 in NCAA indoor history. The pair finished the race in second and fourth, respectively.

Sadie Sigfstead recorded the eighth-fastest indoor 5k in school history, 15:52.27, which will join her other two top-11 record times.

The Wildcats will compete next at the Quaker Invitational at Penn in January.

🔼 The End. Villanova football closed the 2024 football season in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. They fell to six-seed Incarnate Word 13-6 on Saturday. The Wildcats held the Cardinals to their lowest point total in over five years. Ethan Gettman made 49 and 52-yard field goals on the cold and rainy afternoon. The 52-yarder is the second-longest in program history. Brendan Bell tied his career-high with 15 tackles. He and Zahmir Dawud forced Cardinal fumbles. Villanova finished the season with a 10-4 overall record.

🔼 Fell Short. The women’s basketball team fell short as they lost to Fairfield 74-71 on Sunday, despite leading by as many as 13 points. Four Wildcats reached double-figures in scoring, led by Denae Carter’s 16 points. She also led the team with eight rebounds and added three assists. Jasmine Bascoe, Maddie Webber and Lara Edmanson also scored double-digit points. The ‘Cats will play at Delaware on Wednesday.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 12/11

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Delaware @ 6:30 p.m.
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. FDU @ 7:00 p.m. | FS1

Sunday 12/15

🏊 Swim & Dive at Open Water Collegiate National Championship
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. James Madison @ 2:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great Monday!