Good morning, Spiders. The men’s and women’s basketball seasons are almost here! And the women’s basketball team is ranked No. 19 in the ESPN Preseason Top 25 Poll. Join the men’s and women’s teams at a special Tip-Off Reception tomorrow evening at the Queally Athletics Center and Spider Hall. Information on how to Register and get tickets is here!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ 2 Top 50 golfers
🎾 River City Open home event
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Course Report. The women’s golf team wrapped up the Pirate Collegiate Classic on Tuesday. The team finished with an overall score of 908 (+44) in 13th place. Maya Beasley led the Spiders with an individual score of 224 (+8) to tie for 39th place. Addie Doroh tied for 41st place with a score of 225 (+9). ⛳️ See each golfer’s score.

🔼 Multiple Wins. The women’s tennis team hosted the River City Open this past weekend. The team had a total of nine wins. Lainey O’Neil went undefeated in singles play. Elizabeth Novak and Lucy Webber swept both of their doubles matches.

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Field hockey player Clara Larripa was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Larripa led the Spiders with five goals last weekend, doubling her season total to lead the team with 10 goals and five assists for 25 points. She tallied four goals in the team’s 5-0 victory against Ball State.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Qualified. The men’s tennis team has two players who reached the semifinals at the A-10 Masters Qualifier.

Which doubles team reached the semifinals?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

Behind the Web Weekly Coach's Show at Bar West
Join Coach Russ Huesman, player guests and Voice of the Spiders Bob Black every Thursday throughout the season starting Sept. 4 at Bar West for a live radio program talking everything Spider Football. Can't make it to Bar West? Listen live on 106.1 ESPN Richmond, richmondspiders.com and espnrichmond.com. 

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

🔼 Home Results. The men’s tennis team wrapped up its home fall event with a solid showing at the River City Open. The men earned three single-match wins on day one and swept all three matches in doubles play. On day two, the team won two singles matches and one doubles match. On Sunday, the Spiders had two singles wins and one doubles win. Charlie Burdell, Nathan Germino, Paxton Pritchard and Sam Rathmanner each have five singles wins this season (excluding A-10 Masters Qualifying).

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, October 9

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Atlantic Regionals
🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Russ Huesman @ Noon | Bar West, 5811 Grove Avenue, RVA | Listen
🏀 Basketball Tip-Off Reception @ 6pm ET | Registration & Tickets

Friday, October 10

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Atlantic Regionals
🏑 Field Hockey at Davidson @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, October 11

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Atlantic Regionals
🏈 Football at Colgate @ 1pm ET

Sunday, October 12

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Atlantic Regionals
🏑 Field Hockey @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer at 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Davis Wiley and Charlie Burdell!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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