Good morning. Does anyone else have an itch? Yeah, that itch to get back to watching another college football game! The Spiders take on Delaware State tomorrow, be there or be square.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Football fast facts
⚽️ Tight first conference match
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Insights. Another weekend means another Spider football game, and while you hear from kicker Jayden Alsheskie about the upcoming game against Delaware State, we’ll give you some facts to fill your brain. This Saturday marks the last non-conference match of the season, and this is the team's first time facing the Hornets. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET, and you can watch the game on FloFootball or listen to it on 106.1 FM ESPN. Keep an eye on tackling machine Tristan Wheeler, defensive lineman Aidan Murray, and quarterback Kyle Wickersham back under center.

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🔼 Getting Close. The soccer team faced Charlotte in its first conference match and fell by just one goal in the second half. Charlotte scored first, and then Hannah Antonick tied it up off of a penalty kick. The Spiders got ahead when Molly Wierman scored in the second half, but the defense couldn’t hold Charlotte, and the 49ers won 3-2.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Speedy Gonzales. With cross country competing in the Adidas XC Challenge today, we are going to look at Caroline Donohoe who is returning for her sophomore year on the women’s cross country team. Last season, she finished very high up at the Navy Cross Country Invitational with a personal best of 20:55.7 in the 5k.

Today’s question—what place did Donohoe finish in at the Navy Cross Country Invitational in the 5k?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Spider Mentality. Kyle Schmidt is not only a very talented baseball player, he is also an inventor. As a catcher, there is a lot of resistance training, and he could never find the space to do it. Schmidt took the problem into his own hands and developed the CRT Belt. His invention caught the eyes of other MLB teams and big corporations like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Scheels. The CRT Belt is now on sale and used by many pro and college teams, including Richmond baseball.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, September 15

🎾 Men’s Tennis at UNCG Hidden Dual
🏃 Cross Country at Adidas XC Challenge
🏑 Field Hockey at Davidson @ 7pm ET | Watch Here

Saturday, September 16

🎾 Men’s Tennis at UNCG Hidden Dual
🏌️ Women’s Golf Nittany Lion Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Hall of Fame Classic
🏈 Football vs Delaware State @ 3:30pm ET | Tickets | Watch Here | Listen 106.1 ESPN

Sunday, September 17

🎾 Men’s Tennis at UNCG Hidden Dual
🏌️ Women’s Golf Nittany Lion Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Hall of Fame Classic
🏑 Field Hockey at Queens University of Charlotte @ 12pm ET
⚽️ Soccer vs Saint Joseph’s @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2nd!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!