Good morning. The Spiders are at home this Saturday! We need you to bring the energy as they face Charleston Southern at 2 p.m.! Get tickets here.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ First event, high finish
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top 5. The men’s golf team tied for fifth place in the Golfweek Fall Challenge. The Spiders were one of 15 teams and finished with a score of 865 (+1). Cole Ekert led the men with a score of 210 (-6), tying for sixth place individually. Ekert hit a consistent 70 (-2) in each round.

⛳️ See the other golfer’s scores.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Best Shot. Cole Ekert shot three rounds of 2-under 70 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge to record one of the best scores in program history.

Where does his 6-under rank among the lowest tournaments ever for the Spiders?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Starting Strong. The Atlantic 10 named Clara Larripa Offensive Player of the Week. This is her first weekly honor of the season. Last week. Larripa finished with five points as the Spiders went 2-0. She scored twice against Temple for her fifth and sixth goals of the season. 🏑 Read more about her performance.

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Thursday, September 12

⚽️ Soccer at Radford @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, September 13

🏑 Field Hockey vs Ohio State @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, September 14

⛳️ Women’s Golf Nittany Lion Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA Hall Of Fame Classic
🏈 Football vs. Charleston Southern @ 2pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Parking | Tickets

Sunday, September 15

⛳️ Women’s Golf Nittany Lion Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA Hall Of Fame Classic
🏑 Field Hockey at Longwood @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Ekert’s 6-under is tied for 14th-lowest tournament score in Spider men’s golf history!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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