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State of the Nova Nation: ‘Cats Hitting their Stride, Xavier Rematch and More!

Gillespie and Moore stay hot against DePaul and the stakes for the Xavier game are high at Cintas.

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State of the Nova Nation Podcast VU Hoops

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Episode Description: Emma and Pat break down the tale of two halves from Villanova’s 79-64 win over DePaul on Saturday. They dissect Javon Freeman-Liberty’s big day, Collin Gillespie’s offensive leadership and ‘Nova’s defensive improvement in the second half. Then, Emma and Pat preview the Cats’ extremely important match-up against Xavier on Wednesday night. In a game that will be circled on the schedule, Jermaine Samuels and Brandon Slater must show up on offense and the defense must continue to make strides. Be sure to subscribe to the show, leave a rating and follow us on Twitter @ SoNNpod.

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