Good Morning Nova Nation 6/7: Hometown Hero

Today, Sadie earns All-America honors, Coach of the Year, and more!

Good morning, Nova Nation! As the Philadelphia Big 5 Athletic Directors welcomed Drexel as part of the women’s basketball Big 5, they also announced that the inaugural Women’s Big 5 Classic will be held at Villanova on December 6!

What are we having with our Brew?

🎽 All-America honors
🏀 Meet Wooga
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Sadie’s Steps. Women’s track & field student-athlete Sadie Sigfstead had a Second Team All-American performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships yesterday! She placed 12th in the 10K in her NCAA debut, running the 11th fastest absolute time in school history.

🔼 She’s The Best. Villanova softball’s head coach Bridget Orchard was named ECAC Coach of the Year. She led the Wildcats to their first NCAA Regional final in program history. They took down No. 16 Arkansas at their house on the way to the final. The Wildcats also won the BIG EAST Championships and finished the season with a 33-24 overall record.

🔼 Hometown Hero. The men’s basketball team announced the signing of Wooga Poplar! He’s a 6’5 guard who spent the last three seasons at Miami. The Philadelphia native averaged 13.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game last season.

We're excited to bring another tough Philly guard to our team. Wooga is an explosive athlete and big-time scorer. He does a great job playing off his shot, and attacking mismatches. At the other end of the court, he is a big-time defender that impacts winning.

- Coach Kyle Neptune

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 6/7

🎽 Men’s Track & Field at NCAA Championships

Saturday 6/8

🎽 Women’s Track & Field at NCAA Championships

Have a great weekend!