Good morning. Today, we give a warm welcome to new football and soccer athletes! See who the new Spiders are below.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 All-time scorers
🏈 2 New Spiders
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Climbing Stats. The women’s basketball team beat Davidson 63-41 on Sunday. The Spiders snapped the Wildcats’ six-game win streak. Maggie Doogan led the team with 26 points and moved into Richmond’s top 20 leading scorer at No. 20. Addie Budnik is now No. 5 on the all-time scoring list with 1,719 points. 🏀 Read more about the victory.

🔼 New Spiders. The football team has two athletes transferring to the team. Mason Imbt is an offensive lineman from Saint Francis. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Wide receiver Jaiden Fair is coming to Richmond from Maryland. He has three years of eligibility. 🏈 Here’s more about the new Spiders.

🔼 Fought Hard. The men’s basketball team put up a tough battle against Rhode Island. The Spiders took the Rams into overtime but lost 67-64. Dusan Neskovic led the team with 28 points, and Mikkel Tyne was right behind with 11.

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🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

On Target. Dusan Neskovic was a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line vs Rhode Island Saturday.

Who did he join as the only Spiders to go 12-12 or better from the foul line in the last 20 years?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Welcome! The soccer team will have eight new faces on the field in 2025. All eight players are freshmen. There is one goalie, one defender, one center back and the rest are midfielders and forwards. ⚽️ Read about the new Spiders.

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Wednesday, January 15

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. St. Bonaventure @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball at St. Bonaventure @ 7pm ET | Listen | Watch

Friday, January 17

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Virginia Tech
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Old Dominion @ 5pm ET

Saturday, January 18

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Liberty
🏊 Women’s Swim vs. Villanova @ 9am ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Saint Louis @ 2:30pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, January 19

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. VCU @ 2pm ET | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Spiders great Cedrick Lindsay (14-14 vs St. Bonaventure in 2013)!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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