Good morning, Spiders. We have history-making champions! Congratulations to the women’s golf team for the title win.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ Conference champions!
🥍 Ranked win
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Winners! The women’s golf team won its first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship! This is the program’s fifth conference championship overall. Hannah Lydic finished first individually with a score of 224 (+8). She has now won three tournament titles at Richmond, the most in program history.

🔼 Ranked Win. The No. 11/12 men’s lacrosse team beat No. 18/19 UMass 14-5. The men now have at least a share of the Atlantic 10 regular season title. This is the program’s third win over a top-20 opponent this season. Joe Sheridan led the team with four goals. 🥍 Read more about the victory.

🔼 2 Dubs. The women’s tennis team had two wins to close out its regular season. Richmond beat Saint Joseph’s 4-0 and George Washington 4-0. The women are 14-6 overall and 6-2 in conference play heading into the A-10 Championships starting on Thursday. The women set the program’s highest single-season win total since 2011-12.

🔼 Steady Shooting. The women’s lacrosse team beat Villanova 15-10. The Spiders scored seven goals in the second quarter and held the Wildcats to none. Alexis Morton led the team with a career-high eight points on six goals and two assists. 🥍 Here’s how they won.

🔼 Regular Finale. The men’s tennis team wrapped up its regular season with two wins this past weekend. Richmond beat Saint Joseph’s 4-0 and Davidson 4-1. The Spiders are 11-8 overall and 4-2 in conference play going into the Atlantic 10 Championships starting on Wednesday.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Title Earned.

When was the last time the women’s golf team won a conference championship?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Double Meets. The track and field team competed at the New Captains Classic and Virginia Challenge. The Spiders had six first-place finishes at Christopher Newport University. Darya Mikusova took fifth in the 400m hurdles at Lannigan Field.

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Tuesday, April 22

⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at Longwood @ 6pm ET

Wednesday, April 23

⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship

Thursday, April 24

⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
👟 Track & Field Penn Relays

Friday, April 25

🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
👟 Track & Field Penn Relays
⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at Saint Joesph’s @ 4pm ET

Saturday, April 26

🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
👟 Track & Field Penn Relays
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Saint Joseph’s @ TBA
⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, April 27

🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship
⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 12pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2023 in the Patriot League!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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