Good morning, Spiders. Both lacrosse teams had big wins this past weekend! The teams both have nine wins overall this season. See who they recently beat.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🥍 Senior Day win
🥍 Still undefeated
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Senior Day Dub. The women’s lacrosse team beat Duquesne 21-6 on Senior Day. The Spiders scored 11 goals in the first quarter. Alexis Morton led the team with seven points and set a new career-high of six assists. 🥍 Read more about the win.

🔼 Undefeated. The No. 11/12 men’s lacrosse team remains undefeated in conference play as they beat High Point 11-6. The Spiders claimed sole possession of first place in the A-10 standings on Senior Day. Three players scored two goals each: Aidan O’Neil, Lukas Olsson and Lucas Littlejohn. 🥍 Here’s more about the victory. 

🔼 Series Win. After a rain delay changed the baseball schedule, the Spiders won game one of the doubleheader on Saturday. The 9-3 victory marked coach Mik Aoki’s 50th victory at the helm. On Sunday, the Spiders clinched the series with a 3-1 win. D.J. Pacheco hit a home run and had two hits, one run and two RBIs.

🔼 Improving. The men’s tennis team beat Fordham 4-1. The team is now 9-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

🔼 Top 10. The men’s golf team finished 10th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. The team posted a score of 867 (+27). Cole Ekert led the Spiders with a score of 215 (+5) to tie for 22nd individually. ⛳️ See each golfer’s score.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Win Streak. The women’s tennis team extended its win streak after beating Davidson 4-0 this past weekend. They hold the program’s most wins in a single campaign since 2016, with a record of 12-6.

What is the team’s win streak?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Top Finishes. The track and field team competed in the Duke Invitational. The team had seven personal best times and five top-20 finishes. The women’s 4×400 relay team finished seventh. 👟 See the other event finishes. 

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Tuesday, April 15

🎾 Mens’ Tennis at William & Mary @ TBA
⚾️ Baseball at Coppin State @ 3pm ET

Wednesday, April 16

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational
👟 Track & Field Virginia Challenge

Thursday, April 17

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational
👟 Track & Field Virginia Challenge
⛳️ Women’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship

Friday, April 18

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational
👟 Track & Field Virginia Challenge
⛳️ Women’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Saint Joseph’s @ TBA | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Saint Joseph’s @ TBA | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at George Washington @ 3pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday, April 19

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational
👟 Track & Field Virginia Challenge
⛳️ Women’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championship
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Davidson @ TBA | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. George Washington @ 12pm ET | Watch
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. UMass @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball at George Washington @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Villanova @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, April 20

⚾️ Baseball at George Washington @ 12pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 7!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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