Villanova travels to Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday, Dec. 5, to take on the Creighton Bluejays in a BIG EAST contest. The Wildcats enter play 3-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play, while Creighton is 4-2 on the year and 1-0 in league play.  Tip-off at Sokol Arena is set for 2 p.m., eastern time.
 
Sunday's game against Creighton will be the 17th all-time meeting between the Wildcats and BlueJays. Creighton holds a 9-7 advantage in the series. Villanova won the only meeting between the teams last year by a score of 73-68 in a game played at Villanova on Dec. 19, 2020.
 
In Friday's game at Providence, Villanova was led by grad student Brianna Herlihy who tallied 20 points on 7-of-17 shooting, including a 5-of-6 effort from the foul line. This was Herlihy's first 20-point game of the season and the sixth of her career. She currently ranks second on the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game and she leads the team in rebounding with an 8.0 rebounds per game average. 
 
For her efforts in two games last week, sophomore forward Lior Garzon was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. In the two contests, she averaged 21.5 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per contest., 2.0 steals per game and 2.0 assists per contest. Her best scoring effort of the week came in a 22-point performance versus Temple. This is the second straight week that Garzon has earned Honor Roll honors.
 
Villanova is in the midst of a three-game road stretch. Following the loss to Providence on Friday night, the Wildcats will play at Creighton on Sunday, Dec. 5 and at James Madison on Dec. 9. After returning home to play Oregon State on Dec. 12, the Wildcats finish the stretch at La Salle on Dec. 21. Villanova is 2-2 in road contests this season.