Spiders Morning Jolt 3/8: Men are CHAMPIONS!

The men's basketball team is Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions!

Good morning. Women’s basketball has some new kicks for the tourney season. 👀

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Men’s first regular season title
⚾️ Nationally ranked pitchers
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 History Made! The men’s basketball team just made history by earning its first regular season Atlantic 10 title. The Spiders secured the No. 1 seed in next week’s A-10 Tournament after winning against Saint Joseph’s 73-66 Wednesday. Neal Quinn led the team with 21 points and a team-high four assists. DeLonnie Hunt had a season-high 18 points with three steals. 🏀 Read more about the win here.

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🔼 Early Work. We’ve got two Spiders who are nationally ranked in baseball stats. Kyle Roche is No. 1 in the strikeout-to-walk ratio and walks allowed per nine innings. Esteban Rodriguez is ranked No. 15 in total strikeouts with 27 in 18 innings. You can see more of Roche’s stats and Rodriguez’s stats at the links attached.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Season Standing. The men’s basketball just finished its regular season home schedule. The team ended with its best home record in 52 seasons of Spider basketball at the Robins Center.

What was the men’s basketball home record this season?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Well Deserved. The women’s basketball team received six votes in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Spiders are 26-5 overall and went 16-2 in conference play. Next up, the team takes on the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The first game is today at 11 a.m. against No. 8 Loyola Chicago.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, March 8

🏀 Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 Championships vs. No. 8 Loyola Chicago @ 11am ET | Tickets 
⚾️ Baseball vs. Marist @ 1:30pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at UMBC @ 4pm ET | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, March 9

 🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Drexel
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Duquesne @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Marist @ 1pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball at George Mason @ 2:30pm ET | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, March 10

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Navy @ 9am/2:30pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. Marist @ 12pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 15-1!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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