Coming off a 12-point comeback victory over Providence on Sunday which included 20-point performances from Lauren Park-Lane and Mya Jackson, the Pirates sought to go above .500 in Big East play on Wednesday with a win over Villanova.
The Pirates got off to a hot start, going ahead by as many as 10 points with one-minute left in the first quarter. However, the defense allowed the Wildcats to make a big run that propelled them ahead of the Pirates and saw them take a 40-33 lead into half time.
Early in the second half, the Pirates went on a swift 9-0 scoring run to regain the lead, but a three-point basket from the Wildcats put them ahead by one once again.