New for the 2025-26 academic year, Villanova will announce its top performers from the previous week in a press release and social media post each Monday afternoon. The weekly wrap will recognize one standout student-athlete from each sport who competed during the previous week.
 
VILLANOVA, Pa.— After a holiday break, the Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap is back for 2026! This week's edition includes athletic events which took place during the period of December 15-January 4. The Villanova Athletics Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Zajac and Padilla. The men's and women's basketball teams have each continued their impressive seasons in recent weeks, while the football team wrapped up one of the most successful seasons in program history in the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs. Villanova Athletics is poised to start 2026 on a strong note with seven teams in action during the coming week.  
 
Men's Basketball
Bryce Lindsay, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Baltimore, Md.
 
Lindsay has averaged 16.0 points per game over his last four outings while making 13 three-pointers in that span and having at least one steal in every contest. Villanova is off to a 3-0 start in BIG EAST play and has tallied road wins over Seton Hall and Butler in addition to a home victory over DePaul on New Year's Eve. In the three conference victories, Lindsay shot 11-of-24 from three-point range while totaling 52 points (17.3 points per game), eight rebounds and six assists.
 
Women's Basketball
Kennedy Henry, First Year, Guard, Hockessin, Del.
 
Villanova has won four of its first five BIG EAST games and Henry is quickly establishing herself as a force on both ends of the floor. Over the last five contests (December-January 4) she has averaged 2.2 steals per game, including five swipes at Marquette in the Wildcats most recent outing. Henry has multiple steals in nine of 15 games played this season, including three games with four or more steals. She has also scored in double figures in a season-high three straight contests and is averaging 15.0 points per game in that span while shooting 56 percent (18-of-32) from the field.
 
Football
Jack Barnum, Graduate, Kicker, Southington, Conn.
 
Barnum made two field goals in as many attempts in the Wildcats semifinal playoff game against Illinois State on December 20 to extend his single season school record. In his only season at Villanova, Barnum was 17-of-26 on field goals and broke the record of 14 made field goals in a season which had been accomplished twice previously by Villanova kickers. He finished the season with 98 points scored which is the seventh most in a single season in program history. In addition to his 17 field goals, Barnum was 47-of-50 on PATs.
 

Villanova Athletics Scoreboard
December 15-January 4
 
Friday, December 19
 
Women's Basketball: Villanova 72, Seton Hall 55 (*)
Men's Basketball: Villanova 76, Wisconsin 66 (ot)
 
Saturday, December 20
 
Football: Illinois State 30, Villanova 14 (FCS Playoffs – Semifinal)
 
Monday, December 22
 
Women's Basketball: Villanova 85, St. John's 48 (*)
 
Tuesday, December 23
 
Men's Basketball: Villanova 64, Seton Hall 56 (*)
 
Monday, December 29
 
Women's Basketball: Villanova 81, DePaul 48 (*)
 
Wednesday, December 31
 
Men's Basketball: Villanova 71, DePaul 66 (*)
 
Thursday, January 1
 
Women's Basketball: Villanova 74, Creighton 64 (*)
 
Saturday, January 3
 
Men's Basketball: Villanova 85, Butler 67 (*)
 
Sunday, January 4
 
Women's Basketball: Marquette 85, Villanova 69 (*)
  
This Week's Schedule
January 5-11
 
Tuesday, January 6
 
2:00 PM: Swimming & Diving at Florida State
 
Wednesday, January 7
 
7:30 PM: Men's Basketball vs. Creighton (*)
 
4:00 PM: Swimming & Diving at North Florida
 
Thursday, January 8
 
11:30 AM: Women's Basketball vs. Xavier (*)
 
Saturday, January 10
 
10:20 AM: World Athletics Cross Country Championships: U20 Women's Race
2:30 PM: Men's Basketball at Marquette (*)
All Day: Track & Field at Penn Select
 
Sunday, January 11
 
12:00 PM: Women's Basketball at Providence (*)