Good morning, Spiders. The women’s lacrosse team is away today, but will play a fall ball match at home on Oct. 17. Make sure to save the date!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Weekly ranking
🎙️ Spider Insight podcast
🕷️ And much, much more!

Today’s Stock Up is delivered by Publix, the Official Supermarket of the Richmond Spiders. Click here and stock up for your next gathering or celebration at Publix, Where Shopping is a Pleasure.

🔼 Moving Up! The football team enters the Opta FCS Football Top 25 Poll for the first time this season. The Spiders are ranked No. 17 in the AFCA Poll and No. 24 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll.

🔼 Sweep! The women’s golf team swept the monthly A-10 honors for September. Maya Beasley was named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Golfer of the Month. She led the Spiders with a 72.00 scoring average across six rounds. Stella Moritz was named the Women’s Golf Rookie of the Month. She posted a 73.17 scoring average in the first six rounds of her collegiate career.

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Tomorrow’s Game. The football team travels to play Lafayette at 12:30pm ET. The Spiders look to secure their first win against Lafayette in program history.

Richmond ranks # nationally and first in the Patriot League in sacks, recording 19 through its first five games.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🔼 Listen Up! The new Spider Insight podcast is here. The only player find the endzone in Saturday’s 13-9 win over Furman, sophomore TE Carson Derey joins this week’s podcast! He talks both of his TD catches this season, his path to Richmond, and the influence of his athletic family.

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Friday, October 2 

🎾 Men's Tennis River City Tennis Open/Atlantic 10 Qualifier 
🎾 Women's Tennis River City Tennis Open 
👟 Cross Country Richmond Invitational | Live Stats
🏑 Women's Field Hockey vs La Salle @ 5 pm ET | Live Stats | Watch 

Saturday, October 3 

🎾 Men's Tennis River City Tennis Open/Atlantic 10 Qualifier 
🎾 Women's Tennis River City Tennis Open 
🏈 Football at Lafayette @ 12:30 pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch
⚽ Women’s Soccer at George Mason @ 4 pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, October 4

🎾 Men's Tennis River City Tennis Open/Atlantic 10 Qualifier
🎾 Women's Tennis River City Tennis Open 
🏑 Women's Field Hockey vs #14 Liberty @ 12 pm ET | Live Stats | Watch 

Answer: 3rd!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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