Good morning, Spiders. We’re dancing! The women’s basketball team was selected as the No. 8 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Spiders will play No. 9 Georgia Tech on Friday.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⚾️ Series win over St. Bonaventure
🥍 Women beat La Salle
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Season Opener. The baseball team began A-10 Conference play on Friday. The Spiders beat St. Bonaventure 12-0, 21-7 and 18-11. Esteban Rodriguez and Ryan Bilka tossed a combined shutout in game one. Aaron Whitley had four hits, including two home runs and six RBIs in game two. In game three, four Spiders hit home runs.

🔼 Strong Start. The women’s lacrosse team scored 10 goals in the first quarter in its 19-3 win over La Salle. Alexis Morton had seven points (5 goals, 2 assists), and Colleen Quinn had six (3 goals, 3 assists).

🥍 Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Road Trip Win. The women’s tennis team beat Liberty 5-2. The Spiders won two doubles matches and four singles matches.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

On the Green.

The men’s golf team finished ___ at the Sea Palms Invitational.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Swim Stats. The swim and dive team wrapped up the National Invitational Championship. On day two, the 800 free relay team finished sixth. On day three, Richmond finished the event in 26th place. Carys Edgar finished 18th in the mile.

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Wednesday, March 19

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships @ 10am/6pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Virginia @ 4pm ET | Live Stats

Thursday, March 20

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships @ 10am/6pm ET

Friday, March 21

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships @ 10am/6pm ET
👟 Track & Field Fred Hardy Invitational
⛳️ Women’s Golf NC State Stroke Play Event
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Fordham @ 1:30pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Saint Joseph’s @ 3pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. Georgia Tech @ TBD

Saturday, March 22

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships @ 10am/6pm ET
⛳️ Women’s Golf NC State Stroke Play Event
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Dayton @ TBA | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at St. Bonaventure @ 12pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Massachusetts @ 12pm ET | Watch
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at Georgetown @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at Saint Joseph’s @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Chowan @ 1pm ET

Sunday, March 23

⚾️ Baseball at Saint Joseph’s @ 12pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 6th!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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