Good morning. Waking up to a new football ranking! The Spiders are ranked No. 7 in this week’s AFCA poll.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 WBB beats Fairfield
🏀 Weekly honor
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Three in a Row. The women’s basketball team beat Fairfield 62-39. Rachel Ullstrom led the team with 17 points, and Maggie Doogan was right behind with 15. Ullstrom also had 11 rebounds for her first career double-double. The women held Fairfield to its lowest number of points since 2023. 🏀 Read more about the win.

🔼 Showin’ Off. The Atlantic 10 Conference named Rachel Ullstrom the Co-Player of the Week. This is the second weekly honor of her career. Ullstrom had a career-high 32 points in the Spiders season-opening win over Temple. She is the first player to post more than 30 points in a game since 2016. 🏀 Here’s more about Ullstrom.

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Redshirt freshman safety Matthew Traynor was named the Coastal Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week. He recorded a career-high 12 tackles and a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss. Traynor had a huge interception in the first quarter. He led the Spiders defense, which held Campbell to just seven second-half points.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Undefeated! The men’s tennis team wrapped up the Navy Invitational this past weekend.

How many Spiders were undefeated through singles action?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Match Results. The tennis programs had three athletes compete in the ITA Conference Masters Tournament. Sofia Barbulescu had two singles wins over South Dakota and San Diego. Cole Brashear and Davis Wiley had two doubles wins over ETSU and Drake. 🎾 See the match scores.

Can’t get enough Spider football? Join Spider head football coach Russ Huesman and Bob Black every Thursday during the season for lunch at Bar West on Grove Ave, from noon to 1:00 for the Behind the Web radio show as they talk Spider football. Enjoy the build-your-own trio lunch special with a choice of sandwich, salad or soup and side for just $14! Located just 1.5 miles from campus, Bar West is excited to host this weekly gathering and welcomes all Spider fans!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, November 13

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Charlotte @ 7pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Thursday, November 14

🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Russ Huesman @ Noon | Location | Listen

Friday, November 15

👟 Cross Country NCAA Southeast Region Championships @ 10:30/11:30am ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Gardner-Webb @ 11am ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, November 16

🏈 Football at Hampton @ 12pm ET | Listen | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Bucknell @ 12pm ET | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4: Grant Cohen, Mark Taranov, Otto Sewell and Sam Rathmanner!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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