🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Happy Turkey Day Eve! Let’s be honest, we all need to burn off some calories before it goes down tomorrow, right?

To better way to do that than cheering on the Bears!

Both through the TV and at the Ferrell Center, we’ve got plenty of chances to throw on the Green & Gold and scream your head off, we mean… burn some calories!

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

✈️ No Sleep Til Brooklyn
🏆 National Spotlight
🏈 Ross The Boss
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FOLLOW

BU Fans, we’ve got a special treat for you! That’s right, in our own special Baylor+ way, you get to have dessert first!

To celebrate our incredible fans while our Bears compete in Brooklyn, we’re unlocking this episode of The Follow for free without a login for the rest of the week!

No better way to get you amped up and ready for tonight’s showdown in the Big Apple than throwing back to the last time the Bears went on the road this season.

Baylor+ takes you behind closed doors, on the road and in the locker room as the Bears prepared for and battled through the season-opener.

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Nov. 22nd Episode: 
Court Is In Session - Checking in on WBB and VB

On today’s show, we recap Baylor women’s basketball’s win over Harvard and take a look ahead at this week’s games for women’s hoops.

Plus, we’ll do a deep dive into Caitlin Bickle’s pro career, her WNBA journey and now what it’s like to play overseas.

On top of that, we will visit with Associate Head Coach Joshua Walker as Baylor Volleyball gets set for its regular season finale tonight at the Ferrell Center.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 No Sleep Til Brooklyn. After starting the season with four games in eight days, the Baylor men’s hoops team needed a couple good nights of sleep.

Now? It’s No Sleep Til Brooklyn as the Bears hit the road for the second time this year in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

BU kicks off the two-day tournament with a showdown with Oregon State, the first meeting between the two programs in 50 seasons.

Tip-off on ESPN2 is set for 6:05 pm CT.

📝: Previewing the Showdown with OSU

🔺 National Spotlight. For the second straight season, the Bears earned national honors.

After their upset of the then-No. 4 Utah Utes, Baylor’s women’s basketball squad was recognized as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Team of the Week.
 
The Bears are being recognized for the second-straight year and second time under the direction of Coach Collen. 
 
After its 84-77 win over then-No. 4 Utah on Nov. 14 at the Ferrell Center, Baylor jumped seven spots in the AP Top-25 Poll, checking in at No. 14 this week.
 
The win marked the highest-ranked victory for Collen in her head coaching career and she moved to 3-3 all-time against top-10 foes. Four Bears finished in double figures led by Sarah Andrews' 18-point outpouring.

In the 10-point win over Harvard, all five starters finished in double figures led by Aijha Blackwell's 16 points. With their 81 points, the Bears have scored 80-plus in three-straight games to start a season for just the 12th time in program history and first time under the direction of Collen.

📝: More About the Bears’ Award-Winning Week

🔺 Finishing Strong. We got the perfect appetizer for your Thanksgiving meal.

BU Volleyball at the Ferrell Center!

The Bears wrap up their 2023 regular season when they host 21st-ranked Houston in yet another Top-25 showdown for the Green & Gold.

Plenty of giveaways will be available as BU battles the Cougars! Don’t miss your chance to win all sorts of awesome prizes!

Baylor is looking to build off Saturday’s dominating sweep of West Virginia as they look forward to Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show.

📝: Previewing the Regular Season Finale

🏆 AWARD WINNING

When you’re looking for the best, it pays to stay local. Our friends at Award Specialties in Waco, Texas is a family-operated trophy shop providing you the highest quality when it comes to trophies, plaques, name tags and more.

👷‍♂️ CONSTRUCTION CHECK-IN

Bob the Builder would be proud.

Foster Pavilion is coming along quite nicely as we continue to get closer and closer to the official opening.

Before we hit the Thanksgiving table, here’s a bit of an update and sneak peek.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

This past Sunday, former Bear Ross Matiscik made a huge play for his Jackonsville Jaguar squad when he forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter of their win over Tennessee.

Since he entered the NFL in 2020, the former BU standout is fourth among all long snappers with 12 tackles.

How many of those long snappers have forced and recovered a fumble in the past three-plus seasons?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Wednesday, November 22
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oregon State @ 6pm (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Houston @ 6pm | Live Coverage

Friday, November 24
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Pitt/Florida @ TBD (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. McNeese @ 2pm

Saturday, November 25
🏈 Football vs. West Virginia @ 6pm

Sunday, November 26
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State @ 2pm

Tuesday, November 28
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Nicholls @ 7pm

Thursday, November 30
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. SMU @ 7pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: One.

That’s right, Mastisick is the only long snapper since 2020 to force and recover a fumble! Way to go Ross!

🐻 Let’s Burn Those Calories & Earn That Turkey, Y’all!

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