“And we’re back,” Kris Jenkins said with a grin walking into the press room after Villanova’s 88-48 win over Lafayette today at the Pavilion. Jenkins made Villanova fans nostalgic with a whopping 16 points, opening the game with a quick jumper in the first 1:04 of play.
It was clear Mikal Bridges practiced his shot this summer, matching Jenkin’s 16 points and adding 8 rebounds to the mix. Jalen Brunson was leading scorer of the game with 17 points, and along with Darryl Reynolds, Eric Paschall and Donte DiVincenzo, made the Wildcats a force to be reckoned with on defense with 7 rebounds each.