Villanova Women’s Basketball wins Big 5 Title

Happy Thursday Nova Nation! Last night the Villanova legend, Harry Perretta, won his 17th Big 5 Title as the Wildcats beat Penn to earn a share of the championship. Perretta, who is retiring at the end of this season, finishes with 122 Big 5 wins to just 40 losses.

Mary Gedaka continues a stellar senior season, scoring 21 points to jump her into 14th place All-Time with 1,307 career points. Maddy Siegrist continued her phenomenal freshman campaign with her ninth 20+ point game of the season.

The Women’s team is now up to 10-7 on the season, including a 4-2 record in Big East play. That has them sitting in 3rd place with a home game against Georgetown coming up this weekend.

Congratulations again to the Women’s team on earning the Big 5 title, now onto bringing home some Big East brass!

In other “news”, Jay Wright interviews Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels, a countdown of the best Villanova players of the decade, and a look forward to UConn. Enjoy!

Villanova Men’s Basketball

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Coach Wright welcomes junior captains Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels on the podcast to discuss life on and off the court as the Wildcats get off to a strong start in Big East play.

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The 11 best Villanova men's basketball players of the 2010s | NCAA.com
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Over his four years with the Villanova Wildcats, Ryan Arcidiacono won a National Championship, an NCAA Tournament Most Oustanding Player award

Wildcats Survive OT Thriller vs. DePaul | The Villanovan
The Wildcats hosted DePaul on last night at the Finneran Pavilion, where they defeated their Big East foe from Chicago in overtime, 79-75. The overtime thriller included a shocking comeback

Big East

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Big 5

Rose leads Temple to upset of No. 16 Wichita State | NBC Sports
Quinton Rose scored 19 points and Temple used a strong defensive performance to upset No. 16 Wichita State 65-53 on Wednesday night.

Villanova Women’s Basketball

Villanova should try to hire Drexel’s Denise Dillon to replace Harry Perretta | The Inquirer
The Wildcats should reach for the heights, try to figure out whom they can bring in who could have the school competing to get to Final Fours.

Penn women's basketball falls to Villanova in third Big 5 matchup of the season | The Daily Pennsylvanian
Villanova clinched a share of the Big 5 Title.

Villanova Cliches A Share of the Women’s Big Five Title | Philly College Sports
The Villanova Wildcats clinched a share of the Big Five Women’s Championship with a 70 – 58 win over the University of Pennsylvania in the final season for Coach Harry Perretta. Winning a part of the title has meaning for Perretta and the Wildcats.

VILLANOVA EARNS A SHARE OF BIG FIVE TITLE WITH WIN OVER PENN | Villanova University Athletics
VILLANOVA, PA. – Wildcat head coach Harry Perretta coached in his 162nd and final Philadelphia Big 5 game on Wednesday evening, as Villanova claimed a share of the

College Basketball

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