The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning, Nova Nation! Men’s Tennis and Water Polo snag wins for Senior Day/Senior Night!

Recaps of both are in Stock Up below. 👇🏼

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

⚾️ Baseball lands 5-2 win over Georgetown
🤽🏼‍♀️ Water Polo remains unbeaten at home
🔷 And much more!

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🔼  Cats > Dogs. The Villanova University baseball team tallied 11 hits while the Wildcats' bullpen allowed just one hit over the last six innings of play in a 5-2 win over Georgetown on Sunday afternoon (April 6) at Villanova Ballpark. With the win, Villanova has taken two of three games to clinch the series. Third baseman Michael Whooley went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, one run scored and a walk.

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🔼 They Swung For the Fences. The lineup came alive for Villanova softball on Sunday afternoon as the Wildcats totaled a season-best 15 hits in an 11-2 victory over Boston College at Harrington Athletics Village. Brooklyn Ostrowski contributed a four-hit game for Villanova (18-17-1), the first of her career and the program's first since 2023. 

🔼 Home is Where the Dubs Are. Water Polo was able to fend off the RV Iona Gaels by a score of 16-14 to conclude the first day of their home MAAC weekend undefeated and stay unbeaten in their nine games at home in 2025. The 'Cats held off a 6-2 run that extended over the span of six minutes between the third and fourth quarters to capture a win on Senior Night. The team’s nine home wins this season break a record for most in a season; the former mark was eight, set in 2000 and matched in 2024.

Women's Water Polo closed out their home MAAC Weekend on Sunday by defeating La Salle by a score of 11-5. This was their second consecutive defeat of the Explorers and third in their last four meetings.

🔼  Squad Goals. Villanova Men's Lacrosse (5-5, 2-0) finished out their two-game road trip to start BIG EAST play by picking up their third consecutive win, taking down the Providence Friars (4-7, 0-2) by a score of 11-8. Villanova now sits at the top of the BIG EAST standings with Georgetown at 2-0. Colin Michener starred on offense yet again for Villanova, scoring four goals on the day.

🔼  Sweep = Spectacular Senior Day Send-Off. The Villanova University men's tennis team honored seniors Trey Fourticq and Josh Vestal with a 4-0 win over Lafayette on Friday (April 4) at the Villanova Tennis Complex.

🎾 : SINGLES & DOUBLES RUNDOWN

🔼  An Auspicious Start. Men's Golf sits in second place, one stroke behind with Sacred Heart, at six over 294 after one day at the Abarta Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational hosted by Lafayette College. All of Villanova's starting five are within the top 30 after day one in a tournament with 101 players.

🔼  Valiant Villanova Effort. Villanova trailed UCF by 11 points in the second half, staged a fierce rally to regain the lead but ultimately fell in overtime to the Knights in Friday’s season-ending contest. Wooga Poplar netted a career-high 32 points for the Wildcats to go with 11 rebounds. Eric Dixon nearly led Nova back from the edge in the second half, finishing with 29 points and seven rebounds.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday 4/7

⛳️ Golf at Abarta Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational

Tuesday 4/8

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Lafayette @ 3:00 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Penn @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday 4/9

🎾 Men’s Tennis at St. John’s @ 12:00 p.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Drexel @ 3:00 p.m.

Have a great Monday!