Good morning. The football season is officially wrapped up and we have final poll rankings!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Women beat George Mason
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Wish You Were Here. The women’s basketball team beat George Mason in a tight win 88-86. Maggie Doogan shot 12-for-18 from the floor, 3-for-6 behind the arc and 10-for-11 from the free throw line. Overall, she led the team with her career-high 37 points. The Spiders shot 59.6% from the floor and 48% from deep. This was Coach Aaron Roussell’s 50th Atlantic 10 win.🏀 Read more about the win.

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🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Spider History.

Maggie Doogan’s 37 points in the George Mason game is tied for the #th most in Spider women’s basketball history.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Welcome! The field hockey team welcomes Lillian Buckwalter to the 2025 roster. She is a midyear transfer from the University of Maryland. Buckwalter was named to the NFHCA Academic Squad and Academic All-Big Ten as a sophomore in 2023. 🏑 Here’s more about Buckwalter.

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Saturday, January 11

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Rhode Island @ 6pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, January 12

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Davidson @ 3pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4th!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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