With the bulk of its roster returning intact from an historic 2021 fall season, the Villanova Wildcats have begun preparations for the 2022 regular season.

            Villanova will play four spring games in March and April.

            The Wildcats are looking to build on the momentum of a 2021 fall campaign that included the program's second ever NCAA Tournament at-large bid and its first NCAA Tournament victory, a 1-0 triumph over the University of Vermont in Burlington, Va.

            A collection of seasoned veterans, including leading scorer Lyam MacKinnon, back Viktor Benediktsson and midfielders Josh Belluz and Dominic Cyriacks are expected to anchor a 2022 edition that hopes to add more to its list of accomplishments.

            The spring schedule shapes up this way:

            Saturday, March 19 vs. the University of Delaware

            Kickoff: noon at the Higgins Soccer Complex

            Saturday, March 26 vs. Rutgers

            Kickoff; 1 p.m. at the Higgins Soccer Complex

            Saturday, April 2 vs. Binghamton University

            Kickoff: 1 p.m. at Salesianum High School, Wilmington, Del.

            Saturday, April 9 vs. Villanova Soccer Alumni

            Kickoff: 1 p.m. at the Higgins Soccer Complex