AT THE DRAW: The Villanova Wildcats travel down the Schuylkill to face the Drexel Dragons at Vidas Field Saturday at 1 p.m. The Wildcats (1-4, 0-0 BIG EAST) enter the game off a 17-11 loss against Monmouth, while Drexel (3-2, 0-0 CAA) fell 9-8 to Rutgers in overtime.

HOW TO FOLLOW: A free live video stream and live stats will be provided by Drexel. Follow @NovaWlax on Twitter and Instagram for updates.

LAST TIME OUT: Villanova outscored Monmouth 5-2 in the final 23 minutes of the second half, but the Wildcats could not recover from a 12-2 Hawk run as Monmouth outlasted Villanova 17-11 at Villanova Stadium last Saturday. Katie Comerford led the Wildcats in scoring with six points (3 g, 3 a), while Sam Scarfogliero tallied 6 caused turnovers to extend her career program record to an even 50.

THE SERIES: The Dragons lead the all-time series 11-7, which dates back to Villanova's first season as a varsity program in 1991. Despite the Wildcats dominating the first half last season, Drexel came back from a 6-2 deficit to take down Villanova 9-8 last season at Villanova Stadium.

SCOUTING DREXEL: The Dragons came up just short in a comeback attempt against Rutgers last Saturday. Before the loss, Drexel was riding a three-game win streak after falling to No. 10 Duke 9-7 in the season opener. The Dragons defense has been especially impressive this season, ranking seventh in the country in scoring defense (7.60) and have yet to yield more than nine goals in a game this season. Goalkeeper Carlee Ries leads the CAA and ranks sixth in Division I, only allowing 7.78 goals per game. Nadia Pelham-Lacey leads the Dragons in goals (16), assists (9), and points (25).

BUILT 'FORD TOUGH: Freshman Attack Katie Comerford was named the BIG EAST's Freshman of the Week after posting a combined 11 points against Saint Joseph's and Monmouth. With the Saint Joseph's game tied at 10-10, Comerford converted on a free position attempt with 1:34 left to lift the Wildcats 11-10 over the Hawks in Philadelphia. She finished with five goals against the Hawks. She followed the five-point performance with an impressive six in the loss against Monmouth. The Yorktown Heights, N.Y. native leads all BIG EAST freshmen in goals and ranks seventh nationally with 13.

NATIONAL RANKINGS: Senior captain Sam Scarfogliero has been giving opponents offensive units' headaches all season, leading the BIG EAST and ranked sixth nationally in ground balls per game (4.00) and ninth nationally in caused turnovers per game (2.60).

UP NEXT: After facing the Dragons, the Wildcats will head up I-476 to Easton, Pa. to face Lafayette on Wednesday March 15. Opening Draw is slated for 7 p.m.