Good morning. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025. May your New Year’s resolutions stick, and the Spiders continue to win.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Men win A-10 opener
🏀 Women are 1-1 in conference play
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Comeback! The men’s basketball team had a huge comeback win in its first conference game of the season. The Spiders beat George Washington 66-61 after outscoring the Revolutionaries 27-9 in the final nine minutes. DeLonnie Hunt led the team with 19 points. 🏀 Here’s more about the win.

🔼 2024 Win. The women’s basketball team won its last game of 2024 against Dayton 55-37. This was also the first Atlantic 10 Conference game of the season for the Spiders. Addie Budnik led the team with 14 points. 🏀 Read more about the win.

🔼 Nail-Biter. It all came down to the last 17 seconds. The women’s basketball team came within two points of beating Fordham but couldn’t tie the score in the final seconds. The Spiders fell 80-78.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Opening Strong. The men’s basketball team won its A-10 opener this season. Overall, Richmond is 14-10 in Atlantic 10 openers.

What is the team’s record in A-10 openers under Chris Mooney?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Award Season. Three Spiders have been named finalists for the 2024 RVA Sports Awards— Addie Budnik, Zach Palmer-Smith and Aaron Roussell. You can vote for the Spiders here! Voting runs through Jan. 15, and the winners will be announced at the RVA Sports Awards on Feb. 8. Buy tickets to the show here.

Addie Budnik: Female Athlete of the Year
Zach Palmer-Smith: Male Athlete of the Year
Aaron Roussell: Coach of the Year
Women’s Basketball team: Moment of the Year
Football team: Team of the Year

🏆 Here’s more about the awards.

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Saturday, January 4

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Massachusetts @ 12pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, January 5

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Massachusetts @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 11-9!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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