Jay Wright transformed Villanova into a perennial contender in the late 2000s, taking his team to at least the Sweet 16 each year btween 2005 and 2009. The Wildcats earned a trip to the 2009 Final Four where they lost out to eventual champion North Carolina.
Confirming a story originally reported by The Juice Online, Villanova and Syracuse announced a home-and-home men’s basketball series over the next two seasons.
Sources confirmed to The Juice Online at the Big East Lacrosse Championship last weekend that Villanova is headed to the Dome this coming season as part of a 1-1-1 series with the game in Syracuse.
The men’s and women’s lacrosse Final Fours are both in the Philly metro area, what a Memorial Day weekend for Orange lax fans if both teams, off winning Big East championships, can advance that far.
Following a first half in which Villanova only trailed 8-5 because it won the faceoff battle (9-5), the third quarter belonged to Syracuse as they ran past the ‘Cats to go up 11-6 entering the final period.
Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive threes in OT to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week, 75-71, over No. 3 Syracuse Saturday.
Saturday afternoon, #3 Syracuse combined what was far and away their worst offensive performance of the season, shooting 33.3 percent from the floor, with their fourth-worst defensive performance of the season.