Good morning, Spiders. MEN’S LACROSSE MADE HISTORY! Congratulations to head coach Dan Chemotti for such a huge accomplishment.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🥍 History made, NCAA win
⚾️ Series sweep
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tourney Run. The men’s lacrosse team earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a 13-10 win over No. 8 North Carolina. Lucas Littlejohn led the team with four goals. Zach Vigue made 12 saves in goal. 🥍 Here’s more about the victory.

🔼 Rammed the Rams. The baseball team took on VCU and won game one 8-2. The Spiders had 13 hits, with Michael Elko leading the way at the plate, going 3-for-4. He had two runs and one RBI. Jordan Jaffe hit his 10th homer of the season. The men beat the Rams in game two 6-3. Mik Aoki collected his 600th career victory over 24 seasons at the helm of five NCAA DI Programs. Richmond won game three 18-6 with 13 hits to sweep the series. Brady O’Brien, D.J. Pacheco and Joey Wilga each hit homers.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Teaching the Young.

Which team played catch with students at Henry L. Marsh, III Elementary School?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Around the World. Spider men’s basketball has many former student-athletes making their mark across the globe. Isaiah Bigelow is playing basketball overseas in Hungary. Grant Golden has played in Europe in the Greek league, Italy and the NBA G League. Jacob Gilyard started his global sojourn in February with a club in Germany. 🏀 Learn more about each player.

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Tuesday, May 13

⚾️ Baseball vs. ODU @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

Thursday, May 15

⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

Friday, May 16

👟 IC4A/ECAC Championships
⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday, May 17

👟 IC4A/ECAC Championships
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse NCAA Tournament vs. Cornell @ TBA | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 12pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, May 18

👟 IC4A/ECAC Championships

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Baseball!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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