VILLANOVA, Pa. – Eleven regular season home games at the newly resurfaced Higgins Soccer Complex highlight the 2025 Villanova Men's Soccer regular season schedule announced today.
 
"We're excited to release our 2025 schedule, which features a strong slate of home games and a number of high-caliber opponents that will test us early and help prepare us for the rigors of Big East play," said head coach Mark Fetrow, who enters his second season at the helm after succeeding longtime head coach Tom Carlin in November 2023.
 
"This schedule reflects our commitment to growth and excellence, and we're looking forward to competing in front of our fans and representing Villanova with pride. Go Cats!"
 
A young Wildcats squad will open the new campaign on Thursday, Aug. 21 when it hosts Rider at 4 p.m. That match is the first of three in a row at Higgins that also includes an Aug. 28 date with Iona (kickoff at noon) and a Philly Soccer Six Labor Day clash with Saint Joseph's (also with a noon kickoff).
 
Villanova will celebrate Alumni Day on Saturday, Sept. 13 when it welcomes 2024 NCAA College Cup participant Princeton to the Higgins Soccer Complex at 1 p.m. The Wildcats will face another Ivy League foe that played in the postseason when they visit Penn on Sept. 23.
 
The BIG EAST slate begins with a clash against DePaul on Friday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. Other league foes set to visit Villanova's West Campus include Seton Hall (Oct. 11); Creighton (Oct. 17); and St. John's (Nov. 1). The Wildcats will wrap up league play at Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 7.
 
Other non-league opponents set to travel to Villanova in the second half of the schedule include NJIT (Oct. 7), VMI (Oct. 21) and Holy Family (Nov. 4).
 
A new artificial turf, replacing the original surface that debuted when the facility was rechristened in 2014, is currently in the installation process at the Higgins Soccer Complex.