The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

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What all do we have in today’s edition? Check it out below!

⚽️ Senior Salutin’
🎾 Opening Act
🏐 Earning A Split
🔷 And much more!

🔼 Senior Salutin’. Prior to its BIG EAST opener against Seton Hall on Saturday, the Villanova women’s soccer program honored its seven seniors pregame.

Then the Wildcats honored them during the game with a historic performance in a 1-0 win over the Pirates. Its the fifth clean sheet of the season for Villanova and the first time the ‘Cats held an opponent without a shot on goal since 2008.

🔼 Opening Act. It was a busy opening fall weekend for the Villanova women’s tennis program, which competed at both the Villanova and Delaware Invitational this past weekend.

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🔼 Show Stopper. It hasn’t taken long for former Villanova standout Payton Woodward to make a name for herself in the professional ranks.

In just her second pro season, the former All-Conference honoree at Villanova was anmed the 2025 National Premier League Victoria Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year with Brunswick Juventus.

🔼 Point Taken. A Fynn Lahrsen goal in the 70^th minute gave the Villanova men’s soccer a hard-fought 1-1 draw with DePaul in the BIG EAST opener for both sides this past Friday at the Higgins Soccer Complex.

🔼 Earning A Split. The Villanova volleyball squad will head into BIG EAST play with momentum after the Wildcats outlasted Wichita State, 3-2, in a five-set marathon on Saturday to close out the South Dakota Classic.

As a team, it was the most kills, assists, digs and blocks in a single match this season while Abby Harrell established a new team season-best in individual kills and digs, Ava Harris set a new season-high in assists and Reagan McGivern the same for blocks.

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Monday, September 22
🎨 Little Luxuries: An Exhibition of Small Works at Main Line Art Center
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate (Wethersfield, Conn.)

Tuesday, September 23
🖼️ 2025 Student Works Exhibition at Wayne Art Center
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Penn @ 7 pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate (Wethersfield, Conn.)

Wednesday, September 24
✨ Dining Under The Stars In Downtown Media
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Creighton @ 4 pm

Thursday, September 25
🎹 Landsdowne Folk Club: Gaffney Beach

Friday, September 26
🎉 130th Birthday Celebration: Delaware County Historical Society
🏑 Field Hockey at Temple @ 1 pm
🏐 Volleyball at St. John’s @ 7 pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Navy Blue & Gold Invitational (Annapolis, Md.)

Saturday, September 20
🍁 Arasapha Farms Harvest Hayrides
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Xavier @ 1 pm
🏈 Football vs. William & Mary @ 3:30 pm
🏐 Volleyball at Seton Hall @ 5 pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at UCONN @ 6 pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Lehigh Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Navy Blue & Gold Invitational (Annapolis, Md.)

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