It is what it is. We’re not making shots and if you’re not making shots you got to be able to kind of at least make up for it with offensive rebounds or your defense and we haven’t been doing that either. We did a little bit against BU, but I think St. Joe’s has a really good team and you’re not going to do it against teams like that on the road. You’ve got to make some shots.

Villanova University takes great pride in our student-athletes and athletic programs, and is excited about new opportunities to showcase their talents in new markets and represent Villanova in the Big East Conference. Villanova welcomes Boise State University, the University of Central Florida, University of Houston, San Diego State University and Southern Methodist University into the Big East, and looks forward to competing in a strong, unified conference. Expansion of the Big East was a collaborative process among all Big East Conference members, and Villanova will continue to work to ensure a successful future for the University, our athletic programs and our student-athletes.

"The ref came over and said ‘You have five fouls. Do you want to foul here? If you’re fouling, I don’t want to miss it. We had six on our book, so we sent a guy to the scorer’s table and said ‘How many fouls?’ and they said ‘Five, you have five.’ So we were just fouling to make them have a longer possession. We didn’t want to foul there. We don’t want to put them on the line for one-and-one. It happens, but there were so many other plays after that. I’ve never seen it happen before, but you control what you can control. I mean, we had plenty of other opportunities. It was just bizarre. It was more on us."

Villanova and the Big East Conference

A Message from Father Donohue

Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends:

As many of you know, the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University announced last week that they will join the Atlantic Coast Conference. The announcement caused a jolt nationwide and what ensued was a week of rumors and speculation about how the major conferences might expand and realign. As a long-standing member of the Big East Conference, we are fully aware of the impact this had on the ever changing landscape of college athletics.

Throughout this week, I have been actively engaged in efforts to ensure that Villanova is positioned to move forward aggressively and strategically. I have had numerous conversations with my colleagues around the country and continue to work proactively with the other Big East presidents. My singular goal is to protect Villanova's national reputation both athletically and academically.

We are committed to the Big East and to its long-standing tradition of success. I want to assure you that Villanova will never waiver from its pursuit of excellence both in the classroom and in competition. We will continue looking at all options at the national and conference levels that will enhance our current position as a premier athletic program, including revisiting the possibility of moving our football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level.

I am confident that no matter how the conferences align, Villanova's tradition of both academic and athletic success will continue for years to come.

Sincerely,

Fr. Peter Donohue, O.S.A.
President

"It's a great academic school and they told me they're announcing in September that they're going [FBS]," Bedell said. "I wanted to prove to everyone that I can play at that level."

Every year, there are different projected strengths [for teams] and we’re trying to balance it as much as we can. The only tool we have is trying to split the home and aways, and the repeats, as fairly as we can so we can group like teams as best as possible with a similar schedule.

Villanova and Saint Mary's will tip at 1:05 p.m. ET in Providence on Saturday, for those attending, and/or watching at home.

First panic attack for me is probably when they announce the starting lineups at 12:55 p.m.