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Baylor Brew 10/26: Golden (& Green) Bridges

Veteran Forward Earns Preseason Honor

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Baylor Brew Crew
October 26, 2023

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🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good morning Bears. You ready for this?

Less than 24 hours from first serve against the Longhorns.
About 48 hours til kickoff for Homecoming.
11 days til BU women’s hoops returns.
12 days for BU men’s hoops.

Drink some tea. Rest the body and voice. We’re going to need you to be loud and proud!

What all do we have stirrin’ in today’s Brew? Check it out!

🏀 Golden (& Green) Bridges
⛳️ WGOLF Update
🎉 Homecoming Week!
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FILM ROOM

All-time great Baylor LB Elliot Coffey breaks down everything he saw in last weekend's road win against the University of Cincinnati.

Join him in the Baylor Film Room as he looks at and evaluates plays from the game.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Golden (& Green) Bridges. One shot. One opportunity. That’s all you get at your senior season.

For Jalen Bridges, that’s all he’s focused on and he’ll have eyes on him as he leads his nationally-ranked Baylor squad into the upcoming season opener.

This week, the veteran forward was named to the 2024 Julius Erving Award Watch list. The annual award recognizes the best small forward in Division I men's basketball.
 
Bridges is Baylor's lone returning starter from last year's squad, which amassed a 23-11 (11-7) record. The senior from Fairmont, W.Va., made an instant impact as one of two players to start all 34 games for the Bears a season ago, while leading the team in rebounds (192) and blocks (35).

🔺 Island Queens. Now that, that is the way you close out the fall!

Sure, the scenery and weather was incredible, but the golf was even better!

The Baylor women’s golf squad blistered the course en route to a victory in the Rainbow Wahine Invitational hosted at the Kapolei Golf Course in Hawaii. The Bears posted a 20-under, 19 shots better than the next closest team.

That included a 13-under final round, led by Britta Snyder, who fired a 6-under on the final day to finish in a tie for third at the event.

Senior Rosie Belsham was the star of the trip, firing a 7-under (69-70-70) to win Co-Medalist honors at the event.

🏈 HOMECOMING WEEK!

The longest running collegiate homecoming celebration in the country is BACK!

An annual celebration that dates back to 1909 will be on display as the Bears host Iowa State in a critical Big 12 showdown at McLane Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

BU (3-4, 2-2 Big 12 Conference) sits in a tie for fifth place in the league standings, and will face Iowa State (4-3, 3-1 Big 12), who is currently in a four-way tie for second.

Baylor is 50-43-4 on Homecoming and have won four straight and 11 of its last 12 Homecoming matchups.

🎥 BAYLOR+: FACE-TO-FACE

Veteran presence.
Dr. J Watch List.
Eyes on the prize.

Jalen Bridges is locked in for his senior season at BU and is ready to take the Green & Gold to the next level.

Take a deeper look into Jalen and his journey to Waco, along with his expectations and outlook for the upcoming season with the Bears.

🎥 BAYLOR+: INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM

Best way to get amped up for Saturday’s homecoming game?

By reliving Saturday's victory as Baylor defeated Cincinnati on the road to pick up their 3rd win of the season.

Go onto the field and inside the locker room like never before as Dave Aranda celebrates and addresses his team following the win.

🐻 BACKING THE BEARS

What’s better than repping your school colors?

Repping your colors and your favorite players. Officially-licensed Nike NIL jerseys are available at the Baylor Bookstore featuring participating football student-athletes.

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

On today’s show we hear from Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell, plus our football analyst Elliot Coffey stops by to tell us more about the Iowa State Cyclones and to preview Saturday’s game.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Saturday’s showdown at McLane will be the fifth time that Iowa State will be Baylor’s Homecoming opponent.

In those previous four meetings, BU is 3-1 against the Cyclones on Homecoming, including the last date on Homecoming 2013 when the Bears trounced ISU, 71-7 in front of a sold out crowd.

This season, Iowa State will tie Texas Tech for the fourth most common Homecoming opponent.

Who has Baylor played the most in their homecoming game?

Got a guess?

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

🚨 WE’RE LIVE!

Baylor+ – the official content network for Baylor Athletics which launched in September – is now available in app stores for all major streaming platforms, including Amazon FireTV, AppleTV, Roku, iOS, and Android.

The all-access and behind the scenes content that features exclusive interviews and iconic moments in Baylor history can now easily occupy the big screen in your home while also continuing to be available on your smartphone, computer, or mobile device.

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, October 26
🏐 Volleyball at Texas @ 7pm | Live Coverage

Friday, October 27
🏐 Volleyball at Texas @ 7pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Women’s Tennis at TCU Invitational

Saturday, October 28
🏈 Football vs. Iowa State @ 2:30pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament) @ 1pm | Live Coverage
👟 Cross Country at Big 12 Championships | Live Coverage
🎾 Women’s Tennis at TCU Invitational

Sunday, October 29
🎾 Women’s Tennis at TCU Invitational

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: TCU.

Baylor have hosted the Horned Frogs 35 times on Homecoming. In fact, TCU was the first-ever Homecoming opponent way back in 1909.

Ironically, TCU has not been a Homecoming opponent of BU since 1995.

🐻 Enjoy Thursday, Baylor Fam!

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