Spiders Morning Jolt 2/21: Bounce Back

The men's golf team was able to jump up three places in the Wexford Intercollegiate for a sixth-place finish.

Good morning. Football is back on the field in less than a week! The team starts practice next Tuesday as it prepares for the Spring Game on April 6.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ Men improve to finish 6th
🥍 Vigue earns weekly honors
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Brought it Down. The men’s golf team competed at the Wexford Intercollegiate and finished sixth out of 18 teams. The Spiders shot a 3-over 291 in the final round, tied for the lowest of any school. Lou Baker and Cole Ekert finished in the top-20 individual leaderboard. ⛳️ See where the other golfers finished here.

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🔼 Top 3. The Atlantic 10 Conference named men’s lacrosse goalie Zach Vigue Defensive Player of the Week. He posted 17 saves vs. Virginia, which is the third most of his career. It is also the seventh most ever by any Spider goalie. 🥍 Read more about Vigue here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

What a Record. The women’s basketball team has been on fire this season. The Spiders overall win percentage is 85.2% and 92.9% in conference play. The women play La Salle tonight at 6 p.m. and are ready to get another dub.

What is the women’s basketball overall record going into tonight’s game?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

🔼 Her First! The Atlantic 10 Conference named Grace Townsend Player of the Week. This is the first weekly honor of her career, and it comes after two stellar performances. Townsend went 11-11 from the free throw line against VCU and had 23 points, four assists and four rebounds. She went another perfect 8-8 at the charity stripe and had 12 points, six assists and eight rebounds against LUC. 🏀 Read more about Townsend here.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, February 21

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. William & Mary @ 4pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. La Salle @ 6pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Rhode Island @ 7pm ET | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, February 22

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets

Friday, February 23

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
👟 Track and Field Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Chowan/Ralph-Macon @ 11am/2pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1:30pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Chowan @ 3pm ET

Saturday, February 24

🏊 Swim Atlantic 10 Championships | Watch | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
👟 Track and Field Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships | Live Stats | Schedule | Tickets
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. St. John’s @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Liberty @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball at George Mason @ 3pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Davidson @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, February 25

⚾️ Baseball vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 23-4!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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