Good morning. How are we feeling after a big winning weekend with football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball? Thanks to everyone who came out to the games and cheered on the Spiders.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Football beats Elon
🏀 Men take down Siena
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 High Five. That’s right, five consecutive wins for Spiders football. The team beat Elon 38-24 and stands 6-1 in conference play. Quarterback Kyle Wickersham had a career-high 130 rushing yards and a touchdown. He is the first quarterback in the program to rush over 100 yards since 2021. Wickersham ran the ball to the end zone for the first score of the game. Next was a TD pass to Connor Deveney. Savon Smith scored Richmond’s final three touchdowns, two on the ground and one on a reception. Smith added another six points in the fourth, too. 🏈 Here’s more info about the game.

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🔼 Anotha’ One. The men’s basketball team has back-to-back dubs in the season after beating Siena 90-48 this past weekend. The 42-point win margin is the largest since 2012! Thanks to Siena’s 22 turnovers, the Spiders scored 31 points. Isaiah Bigelow led the team with 17 points, and Diji Bailey was right behind with 14. 🏀 Get more info about the game here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Setting the Standard. The men’s basketball team just had its highest field goal percentage since 2021 in its game against Siena this past weekend.

Today’s question— what was the field goal percentage?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Keep it 💯. The women’s basketball team scored big in its game against Delaware State last night. The Spiders hit 105 points and only allowed the Hornets 44 points. The team shot 53.8% in three-pointers, and its field goal percentage was 60.6. Addie Budnik is now the 17th leading scorer in Spiders program history, with a total of 1,133. 🏀 Read more about the game here. 

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, November 15

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Gardner-Webb @ 11am ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Boston College @ 7pm ET | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, November 16

🏊 Swim at Patriot Invite @ 10am prelims/@ 6pm finals

Friday, November 17

🏊 Swim at Patriot Invite @ 10am prelims/@ 6pm finals

Saturday, November 18

🏊 Swim at Patriot Invite @ 10am prelims/@ 6pm finals
🏈 Football at William & Mary @ 1pm ET | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs American @ 6pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 59.3%!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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