Baylor Brew 3/5: Bridges To Victory

Bridges' Career Night Leads BU To Comeback Over Texas

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March 05, 2024

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Happy Tuesday Bears. Oh what a night!

What a way to cap off three magical days at Foster Pavilion.

Senior Night. The Longhorns. A thrilling comeback. It had it all and thankful to have this guy on our side….

We’ll recap it all and so much more! Check it all out!

🏀 Bridges to Victory
🎾 Road Warriors
🎙 Brand New Sic ‘Em Pod with Yves Missi
🐻 And much, much more!

🎙 SIC ‘EM POD WITH YVES MISSI

Baylor freshman Yves Missi has one of the most fascinating journeys in all of college basketball.

After picking up a basketball for the first time less than 5 years ago, Yves is now one of the top freshmen in the entire country. Now, as his first year comes to a close, Yves hopes that he can leave a lasting impact on the program.

Re-live Brittney Griner's storybook legacy like never before in a documentary featuring her time as a student-athlete at Baylor University.

Watch her story unfold through all 4️⃣ of her years through her voice, and many others with exclusive interviews and never before scene archival footage.

Plus, go behind-the-scenes as she makes her return to Waco
and has her iconic #42 jersey retired.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Bridges To Victory. If you’re going to pick a time for a career night, senior night against your rival to spark a comeback might be at the top of that list.

Enter Jalen Bridges.

In his last game in Waco, Bridges went shot for shot with Texas’ Max Abrams and sparked a 21-2 second half run to lead the 11th-ranked Bears to a thrilling 93-85 victory over Texas on Monday night.

The Green & Gold have now won three straight and five of seven heading into Saturday’s regular season finale in Lubbock.

As one of five seniors honored prior to the game, Bridges wanted to head out in a big way and did so with a career-high 32 points, including six three-pointers, while also grabbing nine rebounds.

Fellow senior RayJ Dennis had 16 points and eight assists, while Ja’Kobe Walter added 15 on the night.

🔺 Road Warriors. For some, life on the road isn’t easy.

The BU women’s tennis team isn’t among that group as the Bears rolled to two victories away from home this past weekend, picking up critical Big 12 victories over Cincinnati (5-2) and West Virginia (4-0).

With the two wins, BU has now won six of its past seven matches heading into today’s showdown with #23 Arizona State at the Hurd Tennis Center.

🔺 Shooting Star. The star you see flyin’ through the sky? It might just be former BU standout Keyonte George.

The NBA rookie is surging for the Utah Jazz, posting his third 30+ point performance over the weekend in a tough 126-120 road loss at Miami over the weekend.

Over the past six games, he is averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds, while shooting 43.6-percent from long range.

He currently ranks fifth among rookies with 12.2 points per game and first in assists, averaging 4.5 per game.

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

March 5th Edition:
Comeback For The Ages

On today's episode Justin Hoff and 2021 National Champion Obim Okeke are feeling good after last night's HUGE come from behind victory at the Foster over Texas on senior night!

They break down the game, and discuss what the win does for Baylor men's basketball as we inch closer and closer to March Madness.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Bridges’ career-night included a career-best from the free-throw line as the Bears attacked the basket all night long.

BU knocked down a season-high 34 free-throws on Monday night at Foster Pavilion.

It was the most free-throws made by the Green & Gold since when?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Tuesday, March 5
⛳️ Men’s Golf at The Cabo Collegiate
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. #23 Arizona State @ 12pm
🤸‍♀️ Acrobatics & Tumbling at LIU @ 5pm
🥎 Softball at Sam Houston State @ 6:30pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. #17 Dallas Baptist @ 6:30pm

Wednesday, March 6
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🥎 Softball vs. Penn State @ 4pm

Thursday, March 7
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. VCU @ 6pm

Friday, March 8
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships (Boston, Mass.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. TBD @ 11am (Big 12 Tournament - Kansas City)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Omaha @ 3pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UCF @ 6pm
🥎 Softball vs. #6 Oklahoma State @ 6:30pm
⚾️ Baseball at Houston @ 6:30pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: March 21, 2014.

Baylor's 34 made free throws are its most since making 38 against Nebraska in the 2014 NCAA Tournament (3/21/14).

🐻 Let’s have a great one!

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