VILLANOVA, Pa. – For the first time in program history, Villanova softball (23-20-1) will be hosting a game under the lights as the Towson Tigers travel to the Villanova Softball Complex for a 5:00 p.m. game on Tuesday evening.

TAKING ON TOWSON    
The Towson Tigers come to the Villanova Softball Complex on Tuesday for VU's inaugural night game in advance of hosting the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament on the Main Line. These teams did not meet last year but faced each other in doubleheaders the previous three years. Brooklyn Ostrowski got the start in right field during a 2021 win, Ava Franz & Alexa Raphael each started and singled in 2022 game one and Kelsey White notched two hits in game two that season. White and Franz each got two knocks in 2023 game one, and White hit a game two homer as well in the last time these programs met up. 

BATTLED WITH THE BULLDOGS    
The Wildcats took a trip out to Indianapolis for Easter weekend, taking part in a three-game set versus the Butler Bulldogs. Butler took the first two games to capture the series victory, but the 'Cats drew last blood in a run-rule victory on Sunday. Thursday's series opener was a low-scoring affair that the Bulldogs ended up taking 3-2. Villanova struck with a run in the first and seventh as freshman Ava Mahnken scored both runs during a three-hit outing, but Butler's three runs through the fifth and sixth gave BU the opener. Butler jumped ahead early with a 3-0 first-frame lead on Friday, adding a run in the second and limiting the 'Cats to just one run on a Madison Ostrowski RBI single in the sixth for a 4-1 defeat. But Villanova emerged with one win on the weekend, run-ruling Butler 8-0 in five innings to close the Friday doubleheader and series as a whole. Kat Gallant threw a three-hit shutout in the finale while Maddie Burrows totaled a career-high three hits and both Ostrowski sisters contributed two knocks.

TALKING ABOUT TOWSON

• The Tigers come to the Main Line with a 20-25 record, most recently dropping two of three against Monmouth. Towson won two games at the Terrier Invite and DeMarini Tiger Clash in non-conference play to start the year and have gone 8-13 in CAA play since, picking up series wins over Hofstra and Hampton.
• Blue Bell native Grace Franczyk, who made her collegiate debut in 2023 against VU, leads the Tigers with a .386 average on 49 hits, Kristin Toland adds 43 hits and six homers and Lipscomb transfer Briyana Wright leads the squad at 34 runs and 20 walks.
• Towson has six pitchers with double-digit innings and more than nine appearances on the year, led by Amanda Medina's 99.1 innings. Cadence Williams maintains a staff-best 3.40 ERA, Olivia Trombley paces the squad with 18 starts and Alyssa Bostley adds 16 relief appearances for the Tigers.

The matchup will stream on FloCollege with statistics courtesy of StatBroadcast.