Good morning. In need of Monday night plans? Head to World of Beer Bar and Kitchen, 11600 W. Broad Street, at 6pm to hear Chris Mooney and Aaron Roussell talk basketball.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

📆 Tennis and Lax schedules
🏊 Women’s 2 events
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Spring Ready. The women’s tennis team released its 2025 spring schedule. The Spiders have 11 home matches. The season begins on Jan. 17, and the first home match is on Jan. 26. 🎾 Here’s more about the schedule.

🔼 Pool Spider. Freshman Gabbie Primiano represented Richmond in the USA Swimming East Speedo Winter Junior Championships. She qualified for the 100 breast C final, placing 19th overall. 🏊 See how she did in each event.

🔼 Top 10. The women’s swim and dive team finished sixth in the CSCAA College National Open Water Championship. Natalie Stuart led the team with a 16th-place finish out of 108 participants. 🏊 Look at each event result.

🔼 Keep It Low. The women’s basketball team had a close game against No. 6 Texas. The Spiders fell 65-54 but held the Longhorns to their lowest number of points scored this season. Rachel Ullstrom had 20 points for her fourth 20-point game this season. 🏀 Read more about the game.

🔼 Six by Ten. Six different Spiders scored 10 or more points in Saturday’s men’s basketball contest vs Belmont, led by 18 points from Dusan Neskovic and DeLonnie Hunt. It was the first time six Spiders scored in double figures since March 2015 vs St. Francis Brooklyn. 🏀Here’s more from the game.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Schedule Released. The men’s tennis program released its spring schedule. The Spiders will play nine home matches.

When is the first home match?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Mark the Calendar! The back-to-back Atlantic 10 Conference titling-winning women’s lacrosse team released its 2025 schedule. The Spiders play 17 regular season games. There are nine home games and eight road games. The women will strive to reach the A-10 Championship for a third season in a row. 🥍 Here’s more about the schedule. 

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Monday, December 16

🎙️ Behind the Web with Chris Mooney and Aaron Roussell @ 6pm ET | World of Beer

Wednesday, December 18

🏀 Men’s Basketball at William & Mary @ 7pm ET | Listen

Friday, December 20

🏀 Women’s Basketball West Palm Beach Classic vs. Tennessee @ 2:15pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, December 21

🏀 Women’s Basketball West Palm Beach Classic vs. Alabama @ 1:15pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. VMI @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Feb. 8!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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