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BIG EAST Conference preview: Title runs through either Marquette or DePaul

By Erica Ayala

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 14: Commissioner Val Ackerman addresses the media during the Big East Men's & Women's Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden on October 14, 2015 in New York, New York. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 14: Commissioner Val Ackerman addresses the media during the Big East Men's & Women's Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden on October 14, 2015 in New York, New York. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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Wildcats ready to roar in 2018-19

SOUTH BEND, IN – MARCH 18: Villanova Wildcats’ Bridget Herlihy (1) and Villanova Wildcats’ Mary Gedaka (30) react during the second round of the Division I Women’s Championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on March 18, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – MARCH 18: Villanova Wildcats’ Bridget Herlihy (1) and Villanova Wildcats’ Mary Gedaka (30) react during the second round of the Division I Women’s Championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on March 18, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Villanova is on the brink of breaking through to the top two spots in the BIG EAST.

2017-18 Record: Overall 23-9;  BIG EAST Conference 12-6; Third place finish

2018-19 Preseason Poll: Third place

Key Returners:

Mary Gedaka is the reigning Sixth Woman of the Year. From the bench, she tallied the second highest points per game average (11.6) for the Wildcats last season. In seven games, she was the highest scorer and no returning rostered player for 2018-19 dropped more buckets than the New Jersey-native last season.

Senior Adrianna Hahn returns as the third leading scorer from last season (11.1 ppg). Only Kelly Jekot logged more minutes than the 1041 posted by Hahn.

Games to Watch:

Opener: Thursday, November 1 at East Stroudsburg – 7:00 p.m

Friday, December 14 vs. Georgia (14) – 7:00 pm

BIG EAST Opener: Saturday, December 29 vs. Butler – 8:00 p.m FS2

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