Taylor Lewis matched her season high with 13 kills as Villanova volleyball beat Georgetown 3-1 at Jake Nevin Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Wildcats stayed unbeaten at home in 2026, improving to 5-0 inside the fieldhouse.

The four-set win (25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 25-18) moved Villanova to 10-8 overall and 3-4 in BIG EAST play, according to Villanova athletics.

Lewis, a junior outside hitter from Indianapolis, got plenty of help. Campbell McKinnon added 11 kills and four blocks. Chloe Kelly chipped in nine kills and three blocks.

Setter Alyssa Nelson ran the offense with a double-double: 35 assists and 14 digs. Mina Diggs led the back row with 19 digs, Annika Veurink anchored the block with eight, and Marikate Ritterbusch served three aces.

How it played out

Georgetown built an early 12-8 lead in the first set, but Villanova answered with a 4-0 run to tie it. Lewis broke a 19-19 deadlock with a kill and an ace on consecutive rallies, and a Kelly-Veurink block closed out the opener 25-22.

The Hoyas evened the match in the second set, jumping ahead 4-0 and holding off a late Villanova push that included back-to-back Ritterbusch aces. Georgetown won 25-21.

Villanova regained control in the third. Trailing 7-3, the Wildcats ripped off a 5-1 run to level the set at 8, then broke it open with a 5-0 surge to lead 23-17 and close out 25-21.

The fourth set was tight through 7-7. Then Villanova pulled away. Lewis stuffed an attack at the net to stretch the lead to 18-10. Georgetown made a late 5-0 push to close within 22-18, but Kelly answered with back-to-back kills, and a Kelly-Veurink block sealed the set 25-18.

Creighton visits Friday, Oct. 16

Villanova hosts Creighton at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Jake Nevin Fieldhouse. The Bluejays enter at 10-8 overall and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, sitting in a three-way tie atop the conference standings, according to Creighton athletics.

Creighton received votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll released Oct. 12, per Yahoo Sports. The Bluejays own two wins over top-25 teams and have won 52 of their last 53 BIG EAST contests as 12-time defending regular-season conference champions.

The matchup pits the top two picks from the preseason BIG EAST poll against each other. Creighton has won 10 straight against Villanova and has swept the Wildcats in each of the last five meetings at Jake Nevin Fieldhouse.

Junior outside hitter Ayden Ames leads Creighton with 2.49 kills per set. Abbey Hayes, a Preseason All-BIG EAST selection, hit .377 and averaged 3.57 kills per set in her two most recent matches. Villanova head coach Josh Steinbach, in his 20th year leading the program, is 3-24 all-time against the Bluejays.