Good morning. Been on top. Staying on top. Finishing on top. The women’s basketball team sits at No. 1 in the conference with only nine days left before the A-10 Tournament.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🥍 Dominating the field
🏀 Women win 20th straight home game
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Three Dubs. The women's lacrosse team won its third game of the season against William & Mary 17-7. Ali Susskind had a career-high five goals. Four players each had two goals— Colleen Quinn, Marymargaret Quinn, Sarah Roycroft and Charlotte Edwards. 🥍 See how the Spiders won the game here.

🔼 20-20 Vision. The women’s basketball team just won its 20th straight game inside Robins Center after defeating La Salle by 20 points, 74-54. This is the sixth-longest home win streak of all NCAA D-1 schools. Rachel Ullstrom had her fifth career game with 20 or more points. 🏀 Here’s how the Spiders won.

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🔼 Halftime Flip. The men’s basketball team beat Rhode Island 85-77 thanks to a strong second half. The Spiders were down by two points at halftime and then scored 45 to the Rams’ 35 to take the win. Jordan King had 20 of his 25 points in the second half. 🏀 Read more about the game here. 

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Who is it? The Atlantic 10 named one of our men’s tennis players as Performer of the Week. This is the third weekly honor for the men’s tennis program. This Spider is from Rome, Italy, and competed on court No. 4 against JMU this past weekend.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Relay Ready. The swim and dive team competed on day one of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and landed two fourth-place finishes. The team had a 1:40.14 finish in the 200 medley relay and a 7:18.91 time in the 800 free relay. After day one, the Spiders are ranked fourth with 60 points. 🏊 See who swam in each relay.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, February 23

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
👟 Track and Field Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Chowan/Ralph-Macon @ 11am/2pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1:30pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Chowan @ 3pm ET

Saturday, February 24

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
👟 Track and Field Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. St. John’s @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Liberty @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at George Mason @ 3pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Davidson @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, February 25

⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Sebastian Miano!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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