• Marquette comes to town boasting a six-match unbeaten streak since Sept. 14, going 2-0-4 in that stretch. They are tied with the 'Cats in the fourth slot on the BIG EAST standings with five games remaining.
• The Golden Eagles have yet to see a loss in BIG EAST play and hold a 12-7 scoring lead in such games. Their last game resulted in a 2-2 draw at UConn on Oct. 11 after home wins over DePaul (4-1) and St. John's (3-1).
• Marquette has not seen a road win since a 4-1 victory at St. Thomas on August 31. Since then, the team has gone 0-1-2 away from Milwaukee. Their last conference road win was on Oct. 31, 2024 with a 3-0 victory at Seton Hall.
• The Golden Eagles are top-five in the conference for numerous stat categories, including third for scoring offense (2.00) and shots/shots on goal per game (14.00/6.85).
• Villanova trails the overall series with Marquette 3-11-1. Last year's meeting was a 3-0 win for the 'Cats in Wisconsin, the largest BIG EAST win for them since 2019. The last time the two teams battled on the Main Line was a 1-1 Senior Day draw on Oct. 15, 2023. The 'Cats haven't had a home win in the series since a 3-2 win in 2018.

• UConn is third on the conference table with 11 points at 3-1-2. The lone league loss was an 0-2 result at No. 21 Georgetown on Sept. 27. Since then, the team has rebounded with a 2-0-1 streak.
• Games in Storrs have been rather successful for the Huskies this season, going 4-1-2 on their home pitch. After a 0-1 loss to Brown on August 28, they have gone 3-0-2 at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.
• The Huskies lead the league with a .824 save percentage and are tied for first with the 'Cats at a .538 shutout percentage. Their .692 GAA is second in the conference.
• Villanova is 2-19-7 all-time against the Huskies. Last year's meeting on the Main Line was a 0-0 result following a 4-0 loss in Storrs back in 2023. The 'Cats have not seen a win in the series since Sept. 29, 2006, a 1-0 home victory. Since then, they are 0-5-4. The last win at Storrs came on Nov. 2, 2003 in the BIG EAST Tournament.

Familiar Foes: Since joining the league in 1995, Villanova is 106-140-37 against the BIG EAST. With Azem at the helm, the 'Cats have gone 9-17-9 against conference foes.

Hotshot Kotch: Sophomore striker Morgan Kotch has had two outings with at least seven shot attempts. She led Villanova with seven shot attempts against George Mason on August 28 and eight at St. John's on Oct. 11. Her eight attempts against the Johnnies were the most since Jackie Richards attempted eight against Marquette on Oct. 15, 2023. In that St. John's game, she also had five shots on goal. Those marked the most for a Wildcat since Ida DiClemente against Delaware on August 19, 2016.

Shutting It Down: With six clean sheets on the year, Hannah Dickinson has landed herself in a tie for 31st nationally for shutouts and first among BIG EAST keepers. As a defensive unit, the Wildcats are tied for first in the league with seven shutouts this season and are tied for 27th nationally with a .538 shutout percentage.

Villanova 1, St. John's 0 | October 11, 2025 - Queens, N.Y. - Belson Stadium

With its second-largest shot differential of the season, Villanova picked its first win at St. John's in 25 years with a 1-0 victory. The victory snaps a 10-match losing streak for Villanova when visiting St. John's, grabbing its first win in Queens since a 1-0 victory on Sept. 10, 2000. This is also just the second time Villanova has defeated St. John's since 2011, going 2-11-3 in that time with both of those wins coming in the Samar Azem era. Before 2022, the last win for Nova in the series was back in 2008. Villanova outshot the Johnnies 22-2 in the win and held them without a shot on goal. Alex Little made the break for Villanova in the 12th minute with her first goal of the year. A Bella Panaccione corner was pushed back above the box where Olivia Marrone took control of it with a lob back toward the net. That look was headed by a St. John's defender before falling just enough for Little to flick it into the back of the net. Dickinson picked up her sixth solo clean sheet of the season in the win and her 12th as a Wildcat. The team as a whole has now had seven shutout wins this year, the most since the 2019 team had eight.

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