Good morning, Spiders. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now it’s time to get great Black Friday deals on Richmond gear here!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 2 Nationals honors
🕷️ Hardt is thankful for…
🕷️ And much, much more!

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🔼 More Awards. Women’s basketball player Maggie Doogan added two major national honors this week. Doogan was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week and a spot on the March Madness Women’s Basketball Starting Five for Week 3. The NCAA Starting Five recognition marks Doogan's first of the season after earning two selections during the 2024-25 campaign.

🔼 Schedule is Out. The baseball team announced the 2026 schedule! There are six games against Big Ten opponents, three against ACC foes and a full slate of Atlantic 10 Conference action. The first home series is Feb. 13-15. Check the full schedule here.

🔼 Thanksgiving Games. The men’s and women’s basketball teams played on Thanksgiving. The men had a tight game against Furman to open the Imagination Bracket at the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational. Jaden Daughtry led the team with 12 points, but the men fell 73-72. The women opened the Cancun Challenge against No. 8 TCU and fell 68-52. Maggie Doogan paced the team with 23 points. Both teams will play the final game of their tournaments today.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

How Many?

The women’s soccer team had # players named to the 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Thankful. Athletics Director John Hardt had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Hardt is grateful for all of the hardworking coaches, staff and student-athletes. Richmond had a lot of success in fall sports this year as well. 👏 Here’s everything Hardt is thankful for.

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Friday, November 28

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Charlotte @ 12:30pm ET | Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational | Listen | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Green Bay @ 9pm ET | Cancun Challenge | Watch | Fan Packages

Monday, December 1

🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Chris Mooney @ 6pm ET | The Local at Forest & Ridge, 5811 Grove Avenue, RVA | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 6! Brigitte Bussiere, Kiley Fitzgerald, Gwen Howell, Sydney Bortz, Anna Garcia, Maggie Fralin.

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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