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VILLANOVA, Pa. - Villanova (1-1) goes on the road for their first away game of the season against Drexel (0-2) on Tuesday, February 24th. Game time vs. the Dragons is slated for 3 p.m. at Vidas Field in Philadelphia, Pa.

Series History: Tuesday marks the 35th meeting between the two schools with the all-time series favoring the Wildcats 19-15. The Wildcats claimed last season's outing on February 25th, 2014 in an 11-10 overtime victory at Villanova Stadium. The Villanova-Drexel series is the longest running series history in the Wildcat record books - the Wildcats and Dragons have faced each other every season since Villanova began sponsoring lacrosse as a varsity sport in 1981.

Villanova This Season: The Wildcats enter Tuesday's contest with a 1-1 record after defeating Penn State 11-7 on February 21st. The Wildcats opened the year with a 13-10 loss to Johns Hopkins to start the season. As of the latest USILA Coaches and Cascade/Maverik Media Polls released on Monday, February 23th, Villanova has scheduled five ranked opponents on their calendar this season: No. 1 Denver, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Johns Hopkins, No. 16 Penn and No. 17 Marquette

`Nova Offense: The Villanova freshman class has produced 50% of offensive production through two games, while freshman Danny Seibel (Wakefield, Mass.) leads the team with six points via six goals. Freshman face-off specialist Luke Palmadesso (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and junior Brent Croonquist (North Caldwell, N.J.)have combined to post a .393 win percentage this season, taking 13-of-33 attempts. The Wildcats average 10.50 goals per game on offence and surrender 10.00 goals per game defensively.

'Nova Defense: Junior Greg Stamatov (Foxboro, Mass.) and sophomore Dan Willis (Moorestown, N.J.) have each played 60 minutes in net for the Wildcats and have combined for a .512 save percentage and 21 saves on the season. The starting trio on close defense, sophomores Danny Sweeney (Glenelg, Md.), Nate Gorman (Swewll, N.J.) and junior John Moderski (Philadelphia, Pa.) have combined for eight ground balls and two caused turnovers while junior LSM Jordan Cunningham (Atlanta, Ga.) has registered three ground balls and four caused turnovers.

A Look at Drexel: Drexel brings a 0-2 record into Tuesday's showdown with the Wildcats. The Dragons are coming off a 15-8 loss against Albany last weekend and opened the season with a 14-10 loss at Virginia.

Dragon Offense: Drexel averages 9.00 goals per game on offense and surrenders 8.00 goals per game defensively. Cole Shafer (4g, 1a) leads the team with five points while Ryan Belka and Michael Kay follow closely behind with four points each through two games. 11 different players have posted points for Drexel through two games this season.

Dragon Defense: Junior goalkeeper Will Gabrielsen has earned the starting position for Drexel and has played 120 minutes in net while making 21 saves and posting a 14.50 GAA. His save percentage currently stands at .4210 after facing 78 shots.

The Last Meeting (2/25/14): The Wildcats rallied from a three-goal deficit and came back to tie the contest on five separate occasions before netting the game-winner in overtime as Villanova defeated No. 15 Drexel 11-10 at Villanova Stadium. The Wildcats never led in the contest until Austin Frederick's game-winner but dominated the time of possession and outshot the Dragons by a 57-34 margin for the game.