PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Big 5 today announced the pairings and game times for the second annual Big 5 Women's Classic tripleheader sponsored by Toyota. The event is scheduled for Sunday at the Finneran Pavilion on the campus of Villanova University. All three games can be seen live on NBC Philly Plus and they will stream on the NBC Sports app and the Villanova Athletics YouTube Channel.
Tickets start at $25 per person and are good for all three games of the tripleheader. Group tickets are still available for 20 or more people and can be purchased by contacting the Villanova Athletics ticket market at 610-519-6700.
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In the women's format, the six schools were separated into three-team pods:
Pod 1: Drexel, Penn and Saint Joseph's;
Pod 2: La Salle, Temple and Villanova. Each team played the other two opponents from their pod at on-campus sites during the first couple weeks of the season. All six teams will be a part of the tripleheader, with the first seed in each pod competing for the Big 5 championship as well as games pitting the second and third seeds against each other.
Saint Joseph's and Villanova won their respective pods and will meet for the Big 5 championship at 4:30 p.m. Sunday's tripleheader will tip off at noon, with La Salle playing Penn, followed by Drexel against Temple at 2:15 p.m.
Toyota Big 5 Women's Classic Schedule
Noon – Penn vs. La Salle (fifth place game)
2:15 p.m. – Drexel vs. Temple (third place game)
4:30 p.m. – Saint Joseph's vs. Villanova (championship)
Pod 1 Standings
Saint Joseph's 2-0
Drexel 1-1
Penn 0-2
Pod 2 Standings
Villanova 2-0
Temple 1-1
La Salle 0-2
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