Good morning. It’s game week! The Spiders will be facing Bryant, looking for their sixth straight win.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⚽️  First career goal
⚾️ Fall World Series
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Ones All Around. The soccer team tied St. Bonaventure 1-1. Grace Murphy scored her first collegiate goal and first at Richmond. This is the team’s third draw of the season and first in A-10 play. ⚽️ Read more about the tie.

🔼 Fall Ball. The baseball team will hold its Fall World Series beginning today! It will be Red vs. Blue. Esteban Rodriguez is the team manager for the Blue team, while Josh Willitts is the team manager for the Red team.

🔴 Hear from Willitts and see the Red team lineup.
🔵 Hear from Rodriguez and see the Blue team squad.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Listen Here! There’s a new episode of the Spider Insight Podcast.

Which football player is featured?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Top-Tier Coach. Women’s Basketball coach Aaron Roussell was named to the 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List. The award recognizes coaches who are successful on the court, in recruiting, in preseason expectations and in tactical coaching. 🏀 Read more about Roussell.

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Friday, October 25

⛳️ Men’s Golf Monterrey Collegiate Classic | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis Conference Masters Qualifying
🎾 Men’s Tennis Elon Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Fall Individual
⚾️ Baseball Fall World Series @ 3:15pm ET
🏑 Field Hockey vs. #14 UMass @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, October 26

⛳️ Men’s Golf Monterrey Collegiate Classic | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis Conference Masters Qualifying
🎾 Men’s Tennis Elon Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Fall Individual
🏈 Football at Bryant @ 12pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, October 27

🎾 Women’s Tennis Conference Masters Qualifying
🎾 Men’s Tennis Elon Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Fall Individual
⚾️ Baseball Fall World Series @ 10:30am ET
🏑 Field Hockey at #8 Maryland @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer vs. La Salle @ 1:30pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jamar Hodges!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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