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🥍 Wildcats host WLAX conference tournament
🏈 Four Wildcats earn Rookie Mini Camp invites
🔷 And much more!

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🔼  We’re Hosting. It’s time for the Women’s Lacrosse BIG EAST Tournament, and we’re hosting! Villanova will play UConn in the second semifinals tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Villanova Stadium. This is the first time the Wildcats have ever been the second seed in the conference tournament. Click here to purchase your tickets! Students can get in free with a valid student ID.

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🔼 Tourney Time. The men’s lacrosse team will travel to Denver for their edition of the BIG EAST Championship. They’ll play Providence in the semifinal tomorrow night at 9:07 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the game on CBS Sports Network.

🔼 Gone Camping. Four former Wildcat football players have been invited to NFL Rookie Mini Camps! Chuck Smith and Jaaron Hayek will attend the Kansas City Chiefs camp together. Connor Watkins was invited to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp, and Brendan Bell will participate in the New Orleans Saints camp.

🔼 Aim High. The men’s golf team tied for fourth at the BIG EAST Championship, their highest finish since 2012. Ryan Pamer tied for seventh, the highest individual finish for a Wildcat since Peter Weaver in 2023. The Wildcats shot 872 as a team, with Pamer and Vibhav Alokam leading the way.

🔼  Back In Action. Villanova softball’s non-conference schedule wraps up today as the Wildcats play at Lehigh. The Keystone State rivalry will begin at 3 p.m. The Wildcats own a nine-game winning streak over the Mountain Hawks. Today’s game will stream on ESPN+.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 4/30

🥎 Softball at Lehigh @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch

Thursday 5/1

🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. UConn @ 4:00 p.m. | Watch
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. No. 3 Providence @ 9:07 p.m. | CBS Sports Network

Friday 5/2

🎽 Track & Field at Larry Ellis Invitational
⚾️ Baseball vs. UConn @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Providence @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch

Have a great Wednesday!