Spiders Morning Jolt 9/23: Spiders Win Second Straight!

The football team won its final non-conference game of the season against Delaware State.

Good morning. Guess who just won another game! Read all about football’s victory below.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏈 Spiders beat Delaware State
🏑 Field hockey defeats Saint Louis
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Road Dub. The football team battled Delaware State and finished with a 38-24 victory. Andrew King had his first collegiate touchdown. Landon Ellis recorded his first 100-yard receiving game and scored his first touchdown of the season. Camden Coleman threw for more than 300 yards in the air. Zach Palmer-Smith ran in three touchdowns. 🏈 Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Weekend Win. The field hockey team took down Saint Louis 3-1 for its fifth win of the season and first win of conference play. Avery Russell scored two goals, and Alexa Derr scored one. Goalkeeper Kristen Rake made three saves. 🏑 Read more about the win.

🔼 Down One. The soccer team lost its first conference game against Dayton 4-0. The Spiders had eight shots, and four were on goal, but none with the luck of hitting the net.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Score Score Score. The Spiders have scored at least 38 points in back-to-back games for the second time in eight seasons under coach Russ Huesman.

When was the first?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

In the Top 10. The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NC State Adidas XC Challenge. The men placed eighth among 14 teams, and the women placed ninth. Laurel Kurtz led the women with an 18:12.3 5k time. She finished 40th individually. William Marhold finished 47th individually in the 6k race with a time of 19:02.3. 👟 See more of the athlete’s times here.

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Monday, September 23

⛳️ Women’s Golf Cavalier Regional Preview | Live Stats

Tuesday, September 24

⛳️ Women’s Golf Cavalier Regional Preview | Live Stats

Thursday, September 26

🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Russ Huesman @ Noon | Location | Listen

Friday, September 27

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Davidson @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, September 28

🏈 Football at Elon @ 2pm ET | Listen | Watch

Sunday, September 29

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Towson @ 11am ET | Live Stats | Watch
⚽️ Soccer vs. Fordham @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2023, when the Spiders beat Campbell 44-13 on Oct. 28 and Elon 38-24 on Nov. 11!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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