Baylor Brew 3/4: What...A.... Weekend!

Bears Put Together 9-0 Weekend, Host Texas Tonight

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March 04, 2024

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Good Morning Baylor Fam. This weekend was so much fun, what do you say we do it again TONIGHT!?!

What a weekend for the Bears and we’re back at it tonight for another HUGE night with the team from Austin coming to town.

You don’t want to miss this Brew! Check it all out!

🏀 What A Weekend!
🥎 Diamond Gems
🎙 Brand New Sic ‘Em Pod with Yves Missi
🐻 And much, much more!

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

March 4th Edition:
What A Weekend!

On today’s show we are recapping a very successful
weekend in Baylor Athletics!

Baylor went 9-0 on Saturday and Sunday highlighted by
big wins on the hardwood.

We will preview tonight’s men’s basketball game versus Texas for senior night plus look at the upcoming Big 12 tournament for women’s basketball.

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

🔺 That Was Fun, Let’s Do It Again. With the eyes of the entire country on Waco, the BU men’s squad put on a show with a thrilling Saturday at Foster.

A huge second half sparked the 15th-ranked Bears to a HUGE win over #7 Kansas, 82-74, in front of a national TV audience.

Backcourt mates Jayden Nunn and RayJ Dennis combined for 25 of Baylor's 47 second-half points, going a combined 9-for-9 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the line.

Dennis had his third double-double of the year and fifth of his career with a team-high 19 points and 10 assists, while Nunn had 18 points and five boards.

Best part? The squad gets to go right back to work TONIGHT as they host the Longhorns on Senior Night at Foster Pavilion. Be there early. Be loud and let’s get a W.

🔺 Out With a BANG. One thing is for certain, Aijha Blackwell wants to make sure she’s not done with BU for a while.

Blackwell and her fellow seniors were honored prior to Sunday’s home finale against Oklahoma State, and then they showed their appreciation right back, leading the Bears to a fifth straight victory, drubbing the Cowgirls, 67-45.

Both Blackwell and classmate Dree Edwards registered double-doubles in their final regular season home game at BU.

Blackwell had a season-high 20 points to go with 18 rebounds, while Edwards finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and hit two second-half 3-pointers. 

Winning their fifth game in a row, the Bears improved to 23-6 overall and tied for fourth in the Big 12 at 12-6, nailing down the No. 5 seed for the Big 12 Tournament that starts Thursday in Kansas City.

🔺 Bearin’ Down. Make It 10.

That’s right, the Baylor softball team is rollin’, extending its current win streak to 10 with a three-game sweep of the visiting Bears of Morgan State. BU’s hurlers were fantastic, allowing just two runs all weekend in three wins of 2-0, 4-1 and 3-1.

Kaci West closed out all three games, tossing 4.2 innings on the weekend, not allowing a single run or hit, while striking out six and picking up three saves.

🔺 Smilin’ and Sweepin’. No place like home!

The Baylor baseball boys were happy to be at home this weekend and it showed with a potent offensive display that put up 31 runs in a three-game sweep of Oral Roberts, bringing home victories of 11-2, 9-3 and 11-7.

BU’s offense pounded out 42 hits on the weekend, led by Hunter Teplanszky, who had six hits, five RBIs and four runs in the three games.

🔺 Hold Up, Wait A Minute, Y’all Thought We Were Finished. Nope, we’ve got another W for the Bears to talk about!

The top-ranked Acrobatics & Tumbling squad kicked off a road swing through the Big Apple on Sunday with a 272.880-253.460 victory over #15 Iona.

The win extends BU’s winning streak to 31 meets, dating back to almost three years ago.

🎙 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.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Tonight marks the final regular season conference showdown between Texas and BU.

It is Baylor’s most played rivalry in program history, dating back 108 years.

How many times have these two programs played over the past 108+ seasons?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Monday, March 4
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Texas @ 8pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at The Cabo Collegiate
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (Hilton Head, S.C.)

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. 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: 262.

Tonight marks the 263rd meeting between the two programs. During Coach Drew’s tenure, the Bears are 21-23 against the Longhorns, however, they are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.

🐻 We’ll see you back at Foster TONIGHT!

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