Baylor Brew 11/15: Oh What A Night!

BU Women Upset #4 Utah To Spark Doubleheader Sweep at Ferrell

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November 15, 2023

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Good Morning Baylor Fam. BU students understood the assignment.

With a record night from students, the magic was in the air at Ferrell Center and that night will be talked about for a while.

Two wins, an incredible crowd and this putt….

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

🏀 Oh What A Night!
😎 Shine Bright On The Diamond
📚 Head Of The Class
🐻 And much, much more!

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Nov. 15th Episode: 
Baylor Women’s Basketball Takes Down No. 4 Utah In Waco

It was a delightful night of basketball inside the Ferrell Center last night as the Baylor Women’s Basketball team took down the #4 ranked Utah Utes 84-77 in the first leg of a double-header, which included a win on the men’s side as well.

We are breaking down the win, and we visit with Sarah Andrews who scored a game-high 18 for the Bears.

🎥 BAYLOR+: INSIDE ACCESS

Where did last night’s success start? Setting Final Four level standards.

That’s exactly what Coach Collen and the BU women set on the first day of practice and Baylor+ will take you back to that first day and show you how last night’s big win came to be.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 No Bad Blood Here, Just A Top-5 Dub. What a Night! What a Night!

The largest student crowd in BU women’s hoops history helped spark the first top-5 win since 2020 as the Bears battled past 4th-ranked Utah, 84-77, on Tuesday evening.

With nearly 5,000 in the stands, Baylor jumped out to an early 11-2 lead and never looked back using a balanced attack to continue to light up the scoreboard and ignite the crowd.

Veteran Sarah Andrews led the way with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, along with two assists and two steals. Dre’Una Edwards, who started her collegiate career at Utah, had a HUGE night with 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks.

Baylor hit 10 3-pointers on the night, while holding the Utes to just 25-percent from long range.

🔺 Four Of A Kind. That’s how you keep the spark going.

Less than 30 minutes after the BU women pulled off the upset of #4 Utah, the 15th-ranked Baylor men took the court for the fourth time in eight days and rolled past Kansas City, 99-61.

Newcomers Jayden Nunn and Ja’Kobe Walter both had 20-point nights to lead four Bears in double-figures, led by a big night from behind the arc as BU drilled 13 3-pointers in the victory.

Nunn, a transfer from VCU, finished with a game-high 25 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-5 from long range, while also dishing out four assists.

Walter continued his hot start with a 23 point performance, which also included four three-pointers for the freshman. He chipped in four rebounds as well.

Jalen Bridges (12) and RayJ Dennis (11) also finished in double-figures, with Dennis also throwing in eight assists in the victory.

🔺 Shine Bright On The Diamond. As Coach Thompson continues to build a bright future for the Baylor baseball program, that future just got a little brighter.

During the fall signing period, the Bears inked 16 highly-touted players to next year’s class.
 
Eleven of the incoming Bears hail from Texas, while the others represent Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, respectively. The group is a mix of four right-handed pitchers, four outfielders, three left-handed pitchers, three infielders, a catcher and a two-way right-handed pitcher/catcher.

🔺 Head Of The Class. Last year, the Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling team took home their 8️⃣th NCATA Championship.

Competition wasn’t the only place the Bears had success as 20 of the student-athletes were honored this week as part of the 2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team for their success in the classroom last year.

Baylor made up nearly 30-percent of the entire Big 12 At-Large Team.
 
The at-large team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at league institutions that participate in sports outside of Big 12 competition. The sports included for the 2022-23 season were acrobatics & tumbling, beach volleyball, men's gymnastics, men's soccer and rifle.

🏆 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.

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FOLLOW

The 15th-ranked Baylor men’s hoops squad got the season started in a big way last week with a thrilling neutral court win over perennial SEC power Auburn.

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.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

On a night we’ll remember for a while, the BU women not only upset 4th-ranked Utah, but did it with style.

The 84 points scored by the Bears is the moved against a top-five opponent in the regular seasons since a victory over Notre Dame in 2011.

How many points did BU score against the Irish that day?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Wednesday, November 15
🏐 Volleyball at Kansas @ 6:30pm | Live Coverage

Friday, November 17
🐎 Equestrian at Delaware State @ 8am

Saturday, November 18
🐎 Equestrian vs. UT Martin (at Delaware State) @ 8am
🏐 Volleyball vs. West Virginia @ 2pm | Live Coverage
🏈 Football at TCU @ 2:30pm

Sunday, November 19
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Harvard @ 1pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 94.

In the championship game of the Preseason WNIT, the top-ranked Bears put on an offensive clinic, toppling #2 Notre Dame, 94-81 at the Ferrell Center.

🐻 Enjoy your Wednesday, y’all!

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