Good morning, Spiders. The Spiders are finding success this summer in multiple sports!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏑 3 Spiders selected
⛳️ Freshman skills
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Up. Grace Wiggins was named to the 2025 Senior Nexus Championship squad. She is a midfielder from Milton, Del. She tallied 10 points in 19 starts in her rookie campaign in 2024 with three goals and four assists. A second field hockey athlete was named to the 2025 Senior Nexus Championship. Victoria Stockdale was selected as an alternate. Sarah Ellis is the third and final Spider to compete in the 2025 Senior Nexus Championship. Ellis was selected as an alternate. She is a midfielder from Virginia Beach, Va. She made her first collegiate start against Longwood on Sept. 15, 2024. 🏑  Read more about the event.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Team Bonding. The women’s basketball team is back on campus.

What Richmond hotspot did the squad visit this week for some recreation and team bonding? 

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

There are 64 days until kickoff! This season is the first time the Spiders will play in the Patriot League. The league will also add William & Mary and Villanova in 2026. See all of the Patriot League schools here.

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Doing Great. Incoming women’s golf freshman Addie Doroh tied for second at the Women’s Open of Virginia this week, held at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. Doroh finished the 54-hole event at 7-over par, trailing only UVA’s Kennedy Swedick among the more than 70 competitors.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: River City Roll!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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