Villanova Wildcats

Halle Goldsmith, Editor

With a 7-4 record, Villanova ranks at no. 23  according to the Associated Press (AP) rankings. Losing their previous 4 game win streak first to Baylor and then a few days ago, they lost to Creighton. 

Two players on Villanova stand out above the others: Colin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels. Gillespie is the leader in scoring, assists, and steals, while Samuels leads in rebounds and blocks for Villanova.

Gillespie, on average, scores 16.2 points per game and has made 87.1% of his free throws (27/31) this season. He has scored a total of 178 points in 11 games. 

Samuels is making his hometown of Franklin, MA very proud by being Villanova’s current leader for rebounds with 6.4 per game. 

We’re struggling. Every guy individually is trying to get us going, and we’re kind of losing rhythm offensively”

— Jay Wright, to CBS about the game versus Creighton

As a whole, Villanova scores an average of 72.6 points per game. Despite their recent downturn in luck, they’re remaining competitive and putting up a fight in each game.

Villanova prepares to play Xavier on December 21, 2021 at 7pm at home, and there’s not a clear consensus on who is likely to win. It should be an interesting game– check it out on Fox Sports 1. 

 

All information accessed from Associated Press, ESPEN, and CBS Sports.