VILLANOVA, PA. – In women's basketball exhibition play on Wednesday evening, the Villanova Wildcats tallied an 86-42 win over the visiting Jefferson University Rams. 
 
The Wildcats took control of the game in the second quarter by out scoring Jefferson, 23-6, to open-up a 36-15 lead at halftime. Leading 27-15 midway through the second stanza, Villanova used a 9-0 run to propel them to the 21-point halftime advantage. Maddie Burke started the run by connecting on a three from the right wing, before Lucy Olsen scored on a post move in the paint. Christina Dalce and Bella Runyan added lay-ups in the spurt. 
 
Villanova started the third quarter on a 24-6 run to take a commanding 51-21 lead at the 4:22 mark. Olsen had six points in the run, while Brooke Mullin had five. 
 
The Wildcats would lead by as many as 49 in the second half and cruise to the victory. 
 
Maddy Siegrist led the Wildcats in the win with 21 pints, six rebounds and five assists, while Mullin had 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting. She also added five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Olsen finished with 12 points and Burke had 10 points, five assists and three steals. 
 
Jefferson was paced by Emma Kuczynski who had 12 points and Cassie Murphy with 11 points and eight rebounds.     
 
For the game, Villanova was 35-of-76 from the field (46.1%), 7-of-24 from three (29.2%) and 9-of-13 from the foul line (69.2%), while Jefferson shot 28.3 percent from the floor (17-of-60), 22.2 percent from long distance (2-of-9) and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe (6-of-9). Jefferson owned a 43-40 advantage on the backboards. The Wildcats committee just five turnovers. 
 
Villanova is set to open the 2022-23 season on Monday, Nov. 7, with a road game at Marist. Game time is set for 7 p.m.