Spiders Morning Jolt 12/12: Women's LAX Schedule is Here!

Check out when the 2026 women's lacrosse season begins.


Good morning, Spiders. Make sure to tune into the women’s basketball game tomorrow at 2pm ET!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🥍 WLAX schedule
👟 Top performer
🕷️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Mark the Calendar! The women’s lacrosse team announced its 2026 schedule! The 16-game regular season features nine home games at Robins Stadium and seven road contests. The Spiders will face two opponents ranked in the top 25: Virginia and Duke. The first home game will be on Saturday, Feb. 7.

🔼 Top Athlete. Track and field athlete Molly Wise was named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Field Performer of the Week. She opened the indoor season by winning the long jump at the Liberty Kickoff. Wise recorded a personal-best mark of 6.22 meters, a school record.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Next Up. The men’s basketball team hosts Southern Illinois tomorrow at 6pm ET.

The team has a # game win streak going into the contest.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Welcome! The field hockey team has Malena Magnano joining the 2026 roster. She is a sophomore midyear transfer from Liberty University. Magnano saw action in 17 games over two seasons with the Flames. She earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Academic team and NFHCA National Academic Squad.

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Saturday, December 13

🏊 Swim CSCAA Open Water Nationals
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Liberty @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Illinois @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Monday, December 15

🎙️ Behind the Web with Coach Chris Mooney @ 6pm ET | The Local at Forest & Ridge, 403 N Ridge Rd, Henrico, VA 23229 | Listen

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🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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