The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good Morning, Nova Nation! Football and family, what’s better than that?

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

🏈 Football & Family
🚣 New Beginnings
🌊 Making Waves
🔷 And much more!

Hear from the William B. Finneran Endowed Men's Basketball Coach,
Kevin Willard and this year's team at this signature annual
event to kick off the 2025-2026 season.

🔼 Football & Family. After back-to-back weeks on the road, the 22nd-ranked Villanova football squad is coming home this Saturday to host the Tribe of William & Mary in a crucial CAA showdown on Family Weekend.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm at Villanova Stadium.

Tommy’s has been owned and operated by the Bonfiglio Family since 2015 when they opened in Sea Bright, NJ. Tommy’s is excited to open its first upscale family sports bar in Pennsylvania next month!

Come join us at the King of Prussia Mall on October 8, 2025 for sushi, coal-fired pizza, and award-winning wings! Or VISIT us before October 8!

🔼 Loaded Docket. Hope everyone got their rest this week because we’re going to need it trying to keep up with the ‘Cats this weekend.

A loaded slate is in store as 13 events are on the docket for Villanova squads this weekend, including conference showdowns for field hockey, volleyball and both soccer programs.

🏐 Previewing The Volleyball Weekend

🏑 Looking At The Field Hockey Matchups

🎾 Women’s Tennis Weekend Preview

🔼 New Beginnings. After nearly two decades of planning, the wait is finally over.  Construction on the Cavanaugh Family Boathouse has begun. It may not yet look like much to the naked eye, but the seeds of the Villanova rowing future have officially been planted.

When completed, the facility will feature locker rooms for both student-athletes and coaches, a video room, strength and conditioning space and a fueling station.

Join us for Arts in the Garden!
Saturday, September 27th

The Inn at Villanova University
601 County Lane Road
Radnor, PA 19087

🔼 Making Waves. Villanova Swimming and Diving Head Coach Rick Simpson has announced the 2025-26 schedule, which features 15 head-to-head meets, the Navy Invite, and the Collegiate 5K National Championship ahead of the BIG EAST Championships in February.

The men's team will open the season on the road at NJIT on Oct. 11, while the women begin competition on Oct. 17 at Seton Hall.

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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 27
🍁 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 (Bethlehem, Pa.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Navy Blue & Gold Invitational (Annapolis, Md.)

Sunday, September 28
🎭 Colonial Playhouse Presents: Nunsense
🏑 Field Hockey vs. #15 Saint Joseph’s @ 12 pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at UCONN Invitational (Hampden, Mass.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Lehigh Invitational (Bethlehem, Pa.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Navy Blue & Gold Invitational (Annapolis, Md.)

Monday, September 29
🖼️ Brandywine Museum Of Art
⛳️ Men’s Golf at UCONN Invitational (Hampden, Mass.)

Tuesday, September 30
🍻 Quizzo Nights With Jonesy at Artillery Brewing Company
⛳️ Men’s Golf at UCONN Invitational (Hampden, Mass.)

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