Good morning, Spiders. Out of season but never out of mind. The football team has two new players, and a former basketball player earned a huge NBA award.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ Round 2
🏀 New player
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top 50. The women’s golf team wrapped up round two of the NCAA Regional. The team has an overall score of 621 (+53). Hannah Lydic leads the Spiders with a score of 152 (+10) to tie for 47th individually. Maya Beasley is right behind tied for 49th individually. ⛳️ Here’s each golfer’s score.

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team welcomes AJ Lopez to the 2025-26 roster. Lopez recently played at Maine for two seasons. Last season, he averaged a team-high 14.8 points per game while leading the Black Bears to their first 20-win season since 2003-04. 🏀 Learn more about Lopez.

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Former Spiders point guard Ken Atkinson has been named the NBA Coach of the Year. He led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 64-18 record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. This was the second-best record in franchise history.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Next Up. The men’s lacrosse team is set to travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to play in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament against No. 8 North Carolina.

This is the program’s # NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

New Spiders. The football team added two FBS offensive linemen transfers to the 2025 roster. Jason Smith II recently played at North Carolina. JT Sowell played at Appalachian State last season. Both arrive as redshirt freshmen with four years of eligibility remaining. 🥍 Here’s more about their performances.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, May 7

⛳️ Women’s Golf NCAA Regionals Charlottesville | Live Stats

Friday, May 9

⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, May 10

⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, May 11

⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 3rd!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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