Good morning, Spiders. How the Spiders are looking this week:

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Countdown to kickoff
⛳️ Anotha’ tourney silver
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Countdown. There are 17 days until the first football game of the season! The Spiders are playing No. 14/15 Lehigh. Last season, the team had 17 passing touchdowns.

Experience Amazing is brought to you by Sheehy Lexus of Richmond, the Official Luxury Automotive Partner of the Richmond Spiders. Stop by their showroom on Midlothian Turnpike and test drive the all-new RX and GX. Lexus, Experience Amazing.

The cross country team will also start its season in 17 days at the Spider Alumni Open. Richmond men took fourth place and the women took third place last season. Support the athletes at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, VA, starting at 9:15am.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

New MBB Game.

Which former Southern Conference rival will men’s basketball face at the ESPN Events Invitational at Walt Disney World on Thanksgiving?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Big Finish. Men’s golfer Carson Baez placed second at the Hoosier Amateur. The event was at Indiana University’s Pfau Course. Baez shot 209 (-4) over 54 holes. He has now finished second in three of his last four tournaments. ⛳️ Here’s more about Baez.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, August 14

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. VMI @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, August 17

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Coastal Carolina @ 2pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Furman!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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