Facing Off: The Villanova Wildcats will host the Fairfield Stags on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. for their 2022 home opener.  Both teams are 1-1 entering the game with the Wildcats coming off a 17-14 loss at No. 6 Yale while the Stags defeated Wagner last weekend 16-9.

Matchup History: Saturday will mark the 12^th meeting all-time between these two teams with the Wildcats winning eight of the previous meetings.  On March 23, 2019 the Wildcats traveled to Connecticut and won 12-8.  Fairfield's last win against Villanova came in 2015 at home by a final of 11-4.  

A Look at Villanova:  The Wildcats are receiving votes this week after coming off a loss at No. 6 Yale last weekend.  Villanova tried to come back in the final quarter scoring six goals and only allowing the Bulldogs to net one. In their season opener Villanova defeated Penn State 13-12 with Patrick Daly netting the game winning goal in the final minute.

Villanova's Offense: Senior attackman Patrick Daly has a team high 10 goals through the first two weekends of the season.  Graduate transfer Luke Keating has made an early impact on the offense having a team high five assists along with four goals and nine points.  All-American Matt Campbell also has four goals along with graduate student Brett Baskin. 

Villanova's Defense: Freshman Tripp Robinson has made an impact on the Wildcats defense in his first two games.  Robinson has eight ground balls and three caused turnovers at LSM.  Justin Coppola has gone 31-for-58 from the faceoff x with a team high 15 ground balls.  Will Vitton has played 105 minutes in goals and has a 16.00 goals against average and .417 save percentage. 

A Look at Fairfield: The Stags are coming off their first win of the season at home against Wagner.  In the opening weekend Fairfield fell at Stony Book 13-12.  In the CAA Preseason Coaches' Poll Fairfield was picked to finish sixth while midfielders Taylor Strough was named to the Preseason team.  Strough and Bryce Ford lead their offense with eight goals each while Mike Drake has dished out a team high six assists.  Colin Consoli has played just over 108 minutes in goal and has a 10.52 goals against average and .513 save percentage.

How to Watch:  Villanova University Athletics announced an agreement with leading sports streaming service FloSports to become the home of Nova Nation All-Access on FloSports for the 2021-22 academic year.  All events produced by Villanova Athletics will be streamed on the digital network.  FloSports offers both monthly and annual subscriptions, and as part of the expanded agreement. Villanova students, faculty, and staff can sign up with their .edu email to receive a discount.  Fans will also receive a discounted rate through the purchase link here.