Good morning. Woke up feeling like a champion! Richmond will host Lehigh in the first round of the FCS Playoffs Saturday at 2 PM. Season ticket holders can claim their tickets now. All unclaimed tickets will go on sale to the general public Wednesday at 10 AM.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Champions!
🏀 Coach Roussell’s 100th win
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Champions! The football team shut out William & Mary 27-0 to win the Capital Cup. The win gave Richmond its first 10-win regular season since 2009, matching the program’s best-ever regular-season record. It is the second time the program went undefeated in conference games. The shutout victory was the first for Richmond against William & Mary since 1973. 🏈 Read more about the victory.

🔼 One Hunnid. The women’s basketball team beat Appalachian State 73-61 for head coach Aaron Roussell’s 100th victory at Richmond. He is the fourth-winningest coach for the women’s basketball program. The team is off to its best start of the season since 2004-05 and improved to 6-0 on the year.

🏀 See how they won.

🔼 Top 5. The swim and dive team wrapped up the Patriot Invite in fourth place. Melissa Nwakalor tied for first in the 100 free and finished with a new season best. Gabbie Primiano finished first with a personal best time in the 200 breast. 🏊 Here’s more about the meet.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

End Zone Lovin’. Two Spiders, plus points from kicker Sean O’Haire, brought in points for the football team’s win over William & Mary.

Which two Spiders made it to the end zone?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Department Update. Athletics Director John Hardt has news about the name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities available in Spider Athletics. In addition to supporting the Spider Athletic Fund, supporters can contribute to the Spiders’ Collective, an independent group of UR alumni, fans and friends who provide NIL opportunities for Spider student-athletes.

🕷️ Here’s more from Hardt.

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Monday, November 25

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Florida Tech @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Tuesday, November 26

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Louisiana Tech @ 3pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Wednesday, November 27

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Ball State @ TBA | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, November 29

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Oakland @ 11am ET | Watch

Saturday, November 30

🏈 Football vs. Lehigh @ 2pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Oklahoma State @ 5:45pm ET | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Camden Coleman and Zach Palmer-Smith!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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