Spiders Morning Jolt 5/13: New MBB Player, WBB Staff Updates

The men's and women's basketball teams are adding new talent to the programs.


Good morning, Spiders. The women’s golf team earned mulitple Atlantic 10 honors. Maya Beasley was named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Golfer of the Year. Calle Barlow was the A-10 Women’s Golf Coach of the Year. Beasley, Addie Doroh, Hannah Lydic and Katie Magner were named to the A-10 All-Conference team.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 New MBB player
🏀 WBB staff update
🕷️ And much, much more!

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🔼 New Spider. The men’s basketball team added Jaden Shoultz to its 2026-27 roster. Shoultz is a 6’4” guard from DeMatha High School is Hyattsville, Maryland. He led DeMatha to a 21-10 record against a national schedule and a semifinal berth in the Maryland Private School State Tournament. He averaged eight points per game while shooting nearly 60 percent from inside the three-point arc.

🔼 Round 2. The women’s golf team has played two rounds at the NCAA Regionals. Richmond has a score of 604 (+44) and is in 11th place. Hannah Lydic leads the team in 36th place individually. She has a score of 147 (+7).

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The men’s lacrosse team had six players named to USA Lacrosse All-American honors. Hunter Smith and Jack Pilling earned First Team honors, while Joe Sheridan was named a Second Team selection. Gavin Creo collected Third Team recognition, and Aidan O'Neil along with Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson were tabbed as Honorable Mentions.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

All-American Girl.

Which women’s lacrosse player earned USA Lacrosse All-America honorable mentions?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

🔼 Staff Updates. The women’s basketball team added two new staff members for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Will Lanier and Sacha Santimano will be associate head coaches. They were both previously coaches at Vermont. Lanier played a key role in player development. Santimano was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Marshall for two seasons before.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, May 13

⛳ Women’s Golf NCAA Regionals- Chapel Hill | Live Stats

Thursday, May 14

⚾ Baseball at Saint Louis @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, May 15

⚾ Baseball at Saint Louis @ 3pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, May 16

⚾ Baseball at Saint Louis @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Alexis Morton!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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