Spiders Morning Jolt 4/12: Sweeping up Honors

Two men's golfers earned A-10 weekly honors.

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What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ Men earn two weekly honors
👟 Upcoming meet
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Sweeping up Honors. The men’s golf team took over the Atlantic 10 weekly honors. Cole Ekert was named Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week, and Jack LaPiana was named A-10 Rookie of the Week. Ekert was the individual medalist at the Any Given Tuesday Collegiate last week. LaPiana finished at even par, tied for 24th in the event. ⛳️ Read more about the men here.

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🔼 Next Up. The track and field team will compete in the Larry Ellis Invitational starting today. There are 16 Spiders who will compete in the meet. The team is coming off a great performance at the Colonial Relays and the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational. 👟 See who will be competing here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Guess the Spider. This athlete is on the track and field team and is a senior. She has had a historic season, earning her fifth A-10 Track Performer of the Week honors.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

New Spider. The men’s basketball team gained a new teammate for the upcoming season. Jonathan Beagle was the 2023 America East Rookie of the Year at Albany and is transferring over to Richmond for the 2024-25 season. He is a 6’10” forward who played 53 games and started in 48 at Albany over the past two seasons. 🏀 Read more about Beagle here.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, April 12

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. George Mason
👟 Track Larry Ellis Invitational/ Bryan Clay Invitational
⚾️ Baseball vs. George Washington @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday, April 13

👟 Track Larry Ellis Invitational/ Bryan Clay Invitational
⚾️ Baseball vs. George Washington @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. George Washington @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Saint Joseph’s @ 2:30pm ET
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at High Point @ 7pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, April 14

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Fordham
⚾️ Baseball vs. George Washington @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer at Howard @ 1pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. George Washington @ 2:30pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Elizabeth Stockman

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🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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