Spiders Morning Jolt 5/8: Newcomers to MBB & WBB

The women's and men's basketball teams have new athletes joining the 2024-25 roster.

Good morning. Something we can’t stop celebrating:

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 New Spiders on MBB and WBB
🏀 Men’s basketball summer camps
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Trio Added. The women’s basketball team announced the addition of three new athletes. Stephanie Ouderkirk is a 6’1” forward from James Madison. She appeared in all 35 games and started in 26 in the 2023-24 season. Sam Dewey is a 6’2” forward from Illinois. She spent two seasons with the Fighting Illini. Faith Alston is a 5’7” guard from App State. She was the lead scorer for the Mountaineers, averaging 18.3 points per game, ranking 49th nationally. 🏀 Read more about the new athletes here.

🔼 Solo Newcomer. The men’s basketball team welcomes Dusan Neskovic to the 2024-25 roster. Neskovic is a 6’8” forward who recently played at Dartmouth for three seasons. He appeared in 63 games and started in 36. He ranked seventh in the Ivy League with 16 points per game. 🏀 Here’s more about Neskovic.

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🔼 Summer Camps. The men’s basketball team is hosting three summer camps. The camp for ages 8-17 costs $370 and is from 9-4 p.m. each day. The Mini-Spiders camp is $295 and is from 9-1 p.m. each day. For more information on what will be taught at the camp and to sign up, click here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Cheer Us On! The women’s lacrosse team is set to play the first round of the NCAA Tournament on May 10 against UPenn, and you can make a day trip to come watch the game.

How far is the drive from Richmond to Penn?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

More to Play. The men’s golf team has been selected to participate in the National Golf Invitational on May 17-19 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, AZ.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, May 10

⚾️ Baseball at Rhode Island @ 3pm ET | Live Stats | Watch 
🥍 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championships vs. #8 Penn @ 7pm ET

Saturday, May 11

👟 Track ECAC Outdoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Rhode Island @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch 

Sunday, May 12

👟 Track ECAC Outdoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Rhode Island @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Watch 

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: About 4.5 hours!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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