The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning, Nova Nation! Learn more about senior Jordan Longino in this episode of Nova Spotlight Series!

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏀 BIG EAST Tournament time
⚾️ Baseball hosts Monmouth
🔷 And much more!

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🔼  Tourney Time. The BIG EAST Tournament is here! The six-seed men’s basketball team will take on 11-seed Seton Hall tonight at 9 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. Fans at home can watch the game live on Peacock or listen to the radio broadcast on the Villanova Sports Network from IHeart. Villanova has won both meetings with Seton Hall this season.

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🔼  Rockin’ Rookie. Men’s lacrosse goalkeeper Denis Fargione was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week! He recorded his first career win and limited opponents to an average 8.5 goals over two games. He and the Wildcats will take on Saint Joseph’s on Saturday.

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🔼  Midweek Mash. Villanova softball hosts the first midweek game of the season today! They’ll play Monmouth at 4 p.m. for the first time under Coach Orchard. A familiar face will be in the opposite dugout! Former Wildcat Dani Dabroski serves as a graduate assistant for the Hawks. The game will stream on FloCollege.

🔼 Home, Sweet Home. The baseball team will also host Monmouth for a midweek game today at 3:15 p.m., streaming on FloSports. Pitcher Jake Francis was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after going 2-0 and recording his second save over the weekend. He leads the ‘Cats with a 2.96 ERA.

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🔼 Hot Streak. The women’s tennis team has won three in-a-row! They beat Marquette 7-0 on Monday. Everyone came out strong in both singles and doubles. They’ll play Loyola Maryland on Sunday at noon.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 3/12

🏊 Diving at NCAA Zone Diving Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Nichols College @ 12:30 p.m.
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Lafayette College @ 1 p.m. | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Monmouth @ 3:15 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Monmouth @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Seton Hall @ 9 p.m. | Peacock

Thursday 3/13

⛳️ Golf at Peoples Championship

Friday 3/14

⛳️ Golf at Peoples Championship
🎽 Men’s Track & Field at NCAA Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Butler @ 1:00 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. NJIT @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Creighton @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great Wednesday!