INDIANAPOLIS -- On Sunday night, Villanova learned that it was chosen to play in the 2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). The Wildcats were awarded one of the four one seeds and will host Virginia Commonwealth on Thursday, March 21. Tip-off time is set for 7 p.m., at the Finneran Pavilion. With a win in round one, Villanova would face either Virginia or High Point in the second round on Sunday, March 24.

As a one seed, Villanova would host the first three rounds of the tournament. The quarterfinals will be held on March 28 with the final four teams advancing to Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University for the semifinals on Monday, April 1. The WBIT will conclude with the inaugural championship game on Wednesday, April 3.

Villanova will be making its 20th postseason appearance in the last 23 years. The stretch includes eight berths in the NCAA Tournament, 11 WNIT appearances and one WBIT invite. In its previous 11 trips to the WNIT, Villanova has tallied an 18-12 record.

The Wildcats enter postseason play with an 18-12 overall record. Villanova went 11-7 in BIG EAST play during the regular season which was good enough for a fourth-place finish in the final league standings. In the team's last outing, the Wildcats lost to Marquette by a score of 50-48 in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament.

Villanova is led by junior guard Lucy Olsen who is averaging 23.2 points per game which ranks fourth in the country. She led the BIG EAST in scoring and scored 20 points or more in 21 of the 30 games, including nine games of 30 points or more. Junior forward Christina Dalce ranks second on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game and she leads the Wildcats in both rebounding (9.7 rpg.), and blocked shots with 70.