Good morning. The Spiders earned many honors this week. Let’s start with men’s lacrosse player Lucas Littlejohn being named to the USILA Team of the Week!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Women and men win
🏊 Days 1&2 of the Championships
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 On A Roll. The women’s basketball team beat George Washington 67-57. This is the team’s 23rd straight home conference win and 13th straight win of the season. Maggie Doogan scored her 10th career double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds. 🏀 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Got The Dub. The men’s basketball team beat La Salle 63-58. Mikkel Tyne led the Spiders with 17 points. B. Artis White had 12 points and shot four critical free throws in the final 11 seconds. 🏀 See how they pulled out the win.

🔼 2 Days In. The swim & dive team is competing at the Atlantic 10 Championships. On day one, the 200-medley relay team earned a gold medal! The women swam the fourth-best time in program history. On day two, Melissa Nwakalor won the 50 free. The 200 free relay team won the championship and set a new school record with a time of 1:30.54.

🔼 Preseason Ranks. The women’s tennis team was selected to finish second in the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Preseason Poll. Sofia Barbulescu and Andrea Campodonico earned spots on the 2025 Preseason All-Conference Team. 🎾 Here’s more about the ranks.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Dynamic Duo. Two Spiders earned Preseason Men’s Tennis All-Conference honors: Davis Wiley and Cole Brashear.

As a team, the men were picked to finish _#_ in the 2025 Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll.

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

We Know Him! Former men’s basketball player Kenny Atkinson is the coach for the No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers. Atkinson was the starting guard while at Richmond for four years. He helped the team to three postseason berths, including its first-ever Sweet 16 in the NCAA D-I Tournament in 1988. 🏀 Here’s more about Atkinson.

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Friday, February 21

🏊 Swim & Dive Atlantic 10 Championships
👟 Track & Field at GMU Father Diamond Invitational

Saturday, February 22

🏊 Swim & Dive Atlantic 10 Championships
👟 Track & Field at GMU Father Diamond Invitational
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at Lehigh @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Saint Joseph’s @ 12:30pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Liberty @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Georgetown @ 5pm ET

Sunday, February 23

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Navy @ 10am ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Fairfield @ 11am/1:30pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at VCU @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
⚽️ Soccer at VMI @ 1pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 3rd!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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