Facing Off: The Villanova Wildcats will play back-to-back road games on Saturday and Monday.  On the 23^rd the Wildcats will take on Fairfield in Connecticut at 1:00 P.M. and then on the 25^th will travel to Rhode Island to take on Brown at 3:00 P.M.

Matchup History:  All-time against the Stags the Wildcats have won seven of the past ten meetings.  Last season inside Villanova Stadium Villanova won in overtime by a final of 13-12.  The last time Villanova played at Brown they picked up their first win against the Bears by a final of 17-15.  Brown has won the other two meetings in 2016 and 2018.

A Look a Villanova: The Wildcats are looking to bounce back this weekend after losing their last three games.  Villanova previously had won three in a row, including an overtime victory against No. 1 Yale.

Villanova Offense:  Connor Kirst leads the Wildcats with 21 points while rookie Matt Campbell has a team high 17 goals.  Sophomore attackman Keegan Khan has dished out 11 assists this season while netting six goals for 17 points.  14 other Villanova players have picked up at least one point this season.  Campbell in back-to-back games this season scored six goals, which earned him BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week twice.

Villanova's Defense: TJ Comizio currently ranks 5^th all-time in career caused turnovers.  The senior SSDM this season has caused 12 turnovers, scooped up 28 ground balls, and collected five points through the first seven games.  Dan Fisher has been the Wildcats go to FOG over the last few games, the sophomore is 66-for-118 (.559) on the season with a team high 28 ground balls.  LSM Michael Ubriaco has been making his presences known on defense, the freshman has 10 ground balls along with seven caused turnovers. 

A Look at Fairfield: The Stags are 5-3 entering Saturday's contest and are riding a three-game winning streak.  On Tuesday afternoon Fairfield picked up their most recent victory at NJIT by a final of 18-5.  Dylan Beckwith is the leader of the Stags offense with 41 points on 19 goals and 22 assists.  Taylor Strough has also found the back of the net 19 times this season while Travis Ford has scored 15 for Fairfield.  James Corasaniti is Fairfield's primary goalkeeper and has a .489 save percentage and 11.55 goals against average. 

A Look at Brown:  The Bears are 3-3 and will take on UMass Saturday before taking on the Wildcats.  Both Luke McCaleb and Darian Cook have 25 points for Brown while George Grell has contributed 21.  FOG Jason Simaan is 59-for-102 (.578) on the season with 32 ground balls while Matt McShea is 33-for-73 from the center X with 20 ground balls.  Phil Goss is the Bears goalkeeper this seasons and boasts a .482 save percentage along with a 11.68 goals against average.