The Villanova women’s basketball team is headed back to the Big Dance! It’s the first time they’ve made consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 20 years.
The Wildcats were awarded the No. 4 seed and will open up against No. 13 seed Cleveland State.
Last year, the Wildcats reached the second round as the 11-seed, upsetting BYU in the opening round.
This time around, they have their highest NCAA Tournament seeding since 2003, when they reached the Elite Eight as a No. 2 seed. It is the second-highest NCAA Tournament seeding in program history.
The Lady ‘Cats are 28-6 and were ranked No.