Villanova Wildcats Schedule
Saturday
1/28/2012
12:00PM
Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles
Wells Fargo Center PA formerly Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA -
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Sunday
2/5/2012
2:00PM
Pittsburgh Panthers vs Villanova Wildcats
Tuesday
2/7/2012
8:00PM
Villanova Wildcats vs Providence Friars
The Pavilion At Villanova - Villanova, PA -
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NEWS
By Bud L. Ellis
From the heights of the top 10 and talk of the Final Four, the downward spiral that has been the past two months for the Villanova Wildcats finally crashed to the ground on Friday.
Playing in their NCAA tournament opener, the Wildcats led for most of the second half. But Villanova could not close the door on George Mason, the Patriots using Luke Hancock’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to bounce the Wildcats 61-57 in the second round of the East regional in Cleveland. ( Read More…)
Friday, March 18, 2011 at 7:30 pm by bud
Tags: Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, George Mason, Luke Hancock, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Villanova Wildcats news, Villanova Wildcats schedule, Villanova Wildcats tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
At one time this season, the Villanova Wildcats looked like a legitimate Final Four contender. Playing in the toughest conference in the land, the Wildcats had run out to a 16-1 start to their season and were ranked in the top 10 in the nation.
That was then. This is now. The now is ugly. ( Read More…)
Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:58 pm by bud
Tags: Big East Conference, Connecticut, George Mason, South Florida, Villanova Wildcats news, Villanova Wildcats tickets. Villanova Wildcats schedule
The Villanova Wildcats blew a 16-point halftime lead in a stunning, 70-69 loss to the South Florida Bulls.
Villanova came out flat and fell behind early, but they completely took control of the game in the final minutes of the first half.
The second half was a different story, as the Wildcats couldn’t buy a basket for an eight minute stretch.
The Wildcats will head into the NCAA tournament having lost 10 of their past 15 games, a complete free-fall. ( Read More…)
at 3:34 pm by steve
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By Bud L. Ellis
Up 16 points at halftime in their Big East tournament opener on Tuesday, the Villanova Wildcats looked to be in good shape.
Then everything fell apart for a team that has plunged from No. 6 in the nation to a five-game losing streak at the worst possible time.
Villanova fell to woeful South Florida in the opening round of the conference tournament at Madison Square Garden, Anthony Crater’s layup with 5.1 seconds left the difference in a 70-69 South Florida upset of Villanova. ( Read More…)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 8:28 pm by bud
Tags: Anthony Crater, Big East Conference, DePaul, Maalik Wayns, Madison Square Garden, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, South Florida, St. John’s, Syracuse, Villanova Wildcats news, Villanova Wildcats schedule, Villanova Wildcats tickets
The Villanova Wildcats continued their free-fall in a 60-50 loss to the host Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Wildcats have stumbled down the second half of the Big East schedule, finishing 9-9 in conference play.
It certainly didn’t help matters that the team was forced to play without its best player, Corey Stokes.
Corey Fisher turned in another miserable shooting day, going 3-14 and finishing with just seven points. ( Read More…)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 4:39 pm by steve
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By Bud L. Ellis
The Villanova Wildcats are ranked No. 19 in the nation this week, but all is not well. A look at the recent results shows why.
The Wildcats have lost three games in a row and five of their past seven, as the regular season draws to a close on Saturday with a trip to Big East Conference leader and fifth-ranked Pittsburgh. ( Read More…)
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 10:54 pm by bud
Tags: Big East Conference, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova Wildcats news, Villanova Wildcats schedule, Villanova Wildcats tickets
The Villanova Wildcats dropped their second straight game in an 81-68 loss to the scorching hot St. John’s Red Storm.
Villanova’s guards aren’t playing quite as well as in previous years and they don’t have much of a low-post presence.
The result is that Villanova has trouble scoring for periods of time and is a little bit too streaky on the offensive end.
Corey Stokes lead Villanova with 20 points, but Corey Fisher had just two. Fisher’s struggles have really hurt the Wildcats. ( Read More…)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 4:39 pm by steve
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By Bud L. Ellis
The Villanova Wildcats looked like a contender for the national championship just five weeks ago.
My, how things turned south in a hurry. The final step down for the Wildcats came Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Providence, R.I. The second seed in the South Regional, the Wildcats were outscored 10-3 in the final two minutes and fell to No. 10-seed Saint Mary’s, 75-68.
It was a fitting end for a Villanova team that dropped six of its final nine games. It nearly was six out of its final eight, but the Wildcats wiggled away from No. 15-seed Robert Morris in overtime in their NCAA opener.
Saint Mary’s didn’t let the Wildcats off the hook. Tied at 65-65 with just under two minutes to go, the Gaels scored the game’s next five points and that was that.
Corey Stokes led Villanova with 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers on a day where the Wildcats shot a dreadful 36 percent from the field. Maalik Wayns came off the bench to add 10 points.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:57 pm by bud
Tags: Corey Stokes, Final Four, Maalik Wayns, NCAA Tournament, Robert Morris, Saint Mary’s, Villanova Wildcats
In the always dangerous Big East, the hardest part about losing one game is getting right back on your feet and not having those losses begin compiling. (Ask Georgetown, circa last year, about how quickly that can happen.)
Villanova’s now on its first two-game losing streak in 70 games, after falling on the road at Pittsburgh on Sunday, 70-65.
Villanova hadn’t lost two straight games since February of 2008, but after losing to tourney-desperate UConn on Monday, ‘Nova found themselves out-hustled by the hungry Panthers on Sunday. Senior guard Scottie Reynolds, who’s been mentioned in the Big East Player of the Year conversation, finished with 20 points on the day.
“It’s been a long time since we lost back-to-back games,” Reynolds said. “I can’t hang my head and I can’t let the other guys hang their [heads] either.”
‘Nova kept clawing back in the second half, largely with some clutch shots from Reynolds, but Pitt always managed to stay ahead through the end.
“I think the good thing about our team is that they understand how to move on to the next game,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “When we were winning, that’s what we told them. It’s what we always talk about.”
Monday, February 22, 2010 at 9:22 pm by bryan
