Good morning. There are only two more Mondays until Christmas. If you haven’t bought the best presents ever, Richmond gear, you better act quickly! There are new products, and they’re on sale!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Women take down Appalachian State
🏀 Four Spider score in double figures vs Florida
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Great Eight. The women’s basketball team won its eighth game of the season against Appalachian State 80-77 in overtime. The Spiders bounced back in the second half, scoring 21 points in the third and 14 in the fourth to tie it up at 65. Overtime was a close one, but the women outshot App State 15-12 to take the win. Maggie Doogan led the team with 28 points, making shots even in the most unexpected moments. 🏀 Here’s a play-by-play of how we beat the Mountaineers.

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🔼 Freshman Goes Off. Facing SEC-foe Florida in front of a hostile crowd at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla., Spiders freshman guard Mikkel Tyne turned in a career performance. His 16 points and 5-7 shooting from three-point range kept the Spiders in the game throughout, with UR ultimately falling to Florida 87-76. Isaiah Bigelow and Neal Quinn both scored 17 points for Richmond, and Jordan King added 14. 🏀 Read more about the game here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Legendary Leader. Steve Taylor is a coach for cross country and track and field here at Richmond. We’ve got some big news about him below, but here’s a little fact you should know about him first.

Today’s question – how long has Taylor been coaching at Richmond?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Head Coach Highlights. The men’s XC head coach and assistant T&F coach, Steve Taylor, has been named the recipient of the 2023 USATF Brooks Johnson Development Chair of the Year. Taylor was a successful athlete and has proven so in coaching, too. He’s been a part of many different committees, and his work, commitment, expertise, contributions and service all stacked up to make him the best fit for the prestigious accolade. 🪑 Read more about Taylor here.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Saturday, December 16

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Liberty @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Charlotte @ 7pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, December 17

🏊 Swim Collegiate National Open Water 5k @ 10am ET | Miami, FL.

📬 STICK WITH US

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Taylor is in his 23rd season at Richmond!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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