Good morning. Fun fact: this is the second ‘Friday the 13th’ of the year. The next year to have multiple ‘Friday the 13th’ will be 2026 with three!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 2 home basketball games
🥍 Muldoon is ranked
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

Double Trouble. For the first time in more than a month, both men’s basketball and women’s basketball are at home this weekend! See the men take on mid-major power Belmont Saturday at 6 PM in our annual holiday game, complete with visits with Santa and an ugly Christmas sweater contest! Then, show your men’s ticket on Sunday for free entry to the women’s 1 PM matchup with No. 6 Texas. If you can’t make it to the men’s game Saturday but still want to see the Spiders battle the Longhorns on Sunday, you can purchase tickets for just $3!

🔼 Ranked! Inside Lacrosse named Grace Muldoon to the Top 50 Women’s Players for 2025. She posted a career-high 59 points, along with 34 ground balls, 20 caused turnovers and 61 draw controls for the A-10 champion Spiders last season.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Next Up. Women’s basketball welcomes No. 6 Texas to the Robins Center Sunday.

It will be Richmond’s first matchup against a top-10 opponent in how many years?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

First One. The track and field team began its season last week at the Liberty Kickoff. Molly Wise was named Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week after winning the long jump. 👟 Here’s more about Wise.

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Friday, December 13

🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive Speedo Winter Junior Championships

Saturday, December 14

🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive Speedo Winter Junior Championships
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Belmont @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, December 15

🏊 Women’s Swim and Dive College National Open Water Championship
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #4 Texas @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 13 years! UR’s last top-10 matchup was in 2011 (a 79-57 loss to No. 7 Xavier on February 9).

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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