Good morning. The results are in! You donated to our 2024 URHere Giving Day and we calculated who our team bonus winners are.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🥍 Women clinch semi-final spot
⚾️ Series win over George Washington
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Spot Clinched. The women’s lacrosse team beat George Washington 16-7 to clinch an automatic bye to the Atlantic 10 Championship semi-finals on May 3rd. Alexis Morton led the Spiders with eight points from four goals and four assists. That is a career-high for her in each category. 🥍 See who else scored here.

🔼 Series Dub. The baseball team won its series against George Washington 11-8, 3-2, 12-2. Aaron Whitley hit his sixth home run of the season in the fifth inning of game one. The Spiders had a walk-off win for game two. Jack Arcamone’s RBI drove in two runs to tie the game and Connor Larson pushed a bunt past the pitcher for Aidan O’Keefe to score and win the game. The team had a season-high seven stolen bases in game three. This is Richmond’s first Atlantic 10 Conference series sweep of the season.

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🔼 Sweep! The women’s tennis team started its weekend with a sweep over Saint Joseph’s 7-0 on Saturday. The Spiders picked up the doubles point and went on to win all six singles matches. The women also beat George Washington 4-1. The team won the doubles point and three singles matches.

🔼 D-Up. The men’s lacrosse team had a strong defense against High Point and won its game on Saturday 9-5. The Spiders held High Point to a season-low five goals. Jack Pilling played a big role in the team’s defense with a career-high five caused turnovers. 🥍 Read more about the win here. 

🔼 Home Wins. The men’s tennis team faced George Mason and shut them out 4-0. The Spiders won the doubles point and won five singles matches. Next, the men took on Fordham where they won 4-0. The team ended the 2024 campaign with a 13-7 record and a 6-1 mark in A-10 action.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Lead the Way. At the women’s lacrosse game against George Washington, Alexis Morton added four assists to her stats. She currently leads the team in assists this season.

How many assists does Morton have?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Taking the Lead. The track and field team competed at the Larry Ellis Invitational and posted first-place finishes in the 4×400 relay and 400m. Virginia Beringer ran a 56.72 to win the 400m. She was also in the first-place relay group with Elke Van der Westhuizen, Gabrielle Cummings and Morgan Lyons. 👟 Read more about the meet here. 

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday, April 15

⛳️ Men’s Golf Wofford Intercollegiate

Tuesday, April 16

⛳️ Men’s Golf Wofford Intercollegiate
⚾️ Baseball vs. Longwood @ 2:30pm ET | Live Stats

Friday, April 19

⛳️ Women’s Golf Patriot League Championship
👟 Track and Field Virginia Challenge
⚾️ Baseball at Davidson @ 5:30pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday, April 20

⛳️ Women’s Golf Patriot League Championship
👟 Track and Field Virginia Challenge
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at UMass @ 12pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Davidson @ 1:30pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at VCU @ 3:30pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, April 21

⛳️ Women’s Golf Patriot League Championship
⚾️ Baseball at Davidson @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 27!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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