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What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 All-American
⚾️ Series sweep
🕷️ And much, much more!

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🔼 National Honor. Women’s basketball player Maggie Doogan earned honorable mention on the 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team. The WBCA Coaches' All-America Team recognizes the nation's top players regardless of position. Doogan was one of 40 players nationwide named to the honorable mention list.

🔼 Series Sweep. The baseball team secured the series win over La Salle on Friday with a 16-7 victory. Three players hit home runs: Evan Wilson, Dylan Winebrenner and Chris Schaller. This marked Schaller’s first collegiate home run. Joey Giordano earned the win on the mound. The men closed out the series with a 4-2 win on Saturday. Winbrenner launched his team-leading 10th home run. Jackson Hinchliffe struck out two batters in his win on the mound.

🔼 Big Margin. The No. 23 women’s lacrosse team beat La Salle 20-2 on Saturday. This marks the team’s largest margin of victory this season and its eighth straight win. Alexis Morton reached 100 career assists and Victoria Rankin reached 100 career draw controls. Morton led the way with seven points, tallying six goals and one assist.

🔼 Runnin’ Relays. The track & field team competed at the Colonial Relays this past weekend. On day one, the Spiders captured three wins. Molly Wise won the long jump, Mia Paolino won the 3,000m steeplechase and William Marhold won the 1,500m. On day two, the 1,600m sprint relay team finished in second place. The 4×400m relay team took fifth place. 

🔼 Day 1. The women’s golf team competed in the first and second rounds of the Terps Invitational on Sunday. The Spiders are in seventh place with a score of 601 (+25). Addie Doroh is in 14th place individually with a score of 147 (+3).

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Weekend Wrap Up. The women’s tennis team took on Rhode Island on Saturday and Davidson on Sunday and won both matches.

The women beat Rhode Island #-# and Davidson 4-3.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

All-Americans. The me’s lacrosse team had eight members named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans. Senior captains Aidan O'Neil, Joe Sheridan, Jack Pilling, and Hunter Smith earned First Team honors, while Gavin Creo, Vincent Gaylord, Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson, and Connor Knight received Honorable Mention recognition.

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Monday, April 6

⛳️ Women’s Golf Terps Invitational | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf Giles-Spratley Collegiate | Live Stats

Tuesday, April 7

⛳️ Men’s Golf Giles-Spratley Collegiate | Live Stats

Thursday, April 9

👟 Track & Field Duke Invitational

Friday, April 10

👟 Track & Field Duke Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Howard @ 1pm ET | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Liberty @ 1pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at George Mason @ 2pm ET

Saturday, April 11

👟 Track & Field Duke Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Hampton/Coppin State @ TBD | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Hampton/Coppin State @ TBD | Watch
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at St. Bonaventure @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. George Washington @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at George Mason @ 1pm ET

Sunday, April 12

⚾️ Baseball at George Mason @ 12pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4-2!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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