Good morning, Spiders. The football team had two players earn midseason All-America honors!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 MBB wins exhibition game
⛳️ 2nd place x2
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Dub. The men’s basketball team won an exhibition game against James Madison 63-58. Mikkel Tyne ran the court in the first half. Freshman Jaylen Robinson dominated in the second half. Tyne led the team with 16 points. Robinson was right behind with 14 points. The men shot 45.8% from the field. 🏀 Read more about the win.

🔼 Home Win. The soccer team won its final game of the regular season against St. Bonaventure 2-1 at home. Richmond finished the 2025 campaign 4-7-7 overall. The team outshot St. Bonaventure 27-9, including a 12-5 edge in shots on goal. Emma Newman and Morgane Zinn scored for the Spiders. Veronica Rrapi had four saves in goal. ⚽️ Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Senior Slay. The field hockey team won its Senior Day game against William & Mary 5-1. Emma Williams, Clara Larripa and Remy Phan scored for the Spiders. Amanda Cimillo and Thea Conomikes each had one save in goal. The Spiders had 20 shots, and 15 were on goal. 🏑 Learn more about the win.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Ranked Game. The field hockey team faced No. 1 North Carolina on Friday. The women scored one goal in their first meeting against the Tar Heels since 2004.

Who scored the goal?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Top 2. The men’s golf team tied for second at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic. The team had an overall score of 854 (-10). Quin Polin led Richmond. He finished tied for second place individually with a score of 209 (-7). Carson Baez was also in the top ten. He tied for sixth place and shot six under par. ⛳️ See each golfer’s score.

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Monday, October 27

🎾 Women’s Tennis Sumter ITF W15

Thursday, October 30

🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Russ Huesman @ Noon | Bar West, 5811 Grove Avenue, RVA | Listen

Friday, October 31

🏑 Field Hockey vs. VCU @ 3pm ET 

Saturday, November 1

👟 Cross Country Atlantic 10 Championships
🏈Football vs. Fordham @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

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