Baylor Brew 2/1: Storming The Castle

Love Lifts Bears To Critical Road Win at UCF

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Baylor Brew Crew
February 01, 2024

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🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Baylor Fam. The fireworks at the Magic Kingdom must have been Green & Gold on Wednesday night in Orlando.

The BU men’s squad picked up a BIG road win as an appetizer for a HUGE main course of the women’s team at home TONIGHT against the Longhorns.

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

🏀 Storming The Castle
🏈 Shining Bright
🎥 Brand new Baylor+ Series: Face-to-Faith
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: FACE-TO-FAITH

Welcome to the all-new interview series on Baylor+, Face-to-Faith with Faith Lynch!

In this episode with senior outfielder Mckenzie Wilson, we discuss her excitement for the upcoming season alongside reflecting over her time at Baylor. 

Make sure to check back next Wednesday for another Face-to-Faith interview!

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Feb. 1st Edition:
Baylor Men's Basketball Bounces Back in Orlando

On today’s show we recap last night’s 77-69 win over UCF for Baylor men’s basketball, and also talk Baylor Bears in the NBA.

Plus, we preview tomorrow night’s women’s basketball game featuring 13th ranked Baylor versus 12th ranked Texas.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Storming The Castle. In this league, every game is big.

After three straight nail-biters, the BU men’s squad turned it up in the second half and rode the hot hand of Langston Love en route to a 77-69 win at UCF on Wednesday night.

Love knocked down five 3-pointers as part of a career-best 24 points as the Bears never let the Knights within one possession in the last five minutes to close out the victory.

🔺 Shining Bright. For the past five seasons, Gabe Hall has worn the Green & Gold with pride.

Now, he’s wearing those colors with some of the best players in the country.

Hall, who was an All-Conference performer on the defensive line for the Bears, is now on display at this week’s Reese’s Senior Bowl.

🔺 Must See TV. It’s tough to get bigger than this one.

Thursday night. ESPN Primetime. ✌️ Top-15 teams. One in-state rivalry.

All of that wrapped up into TONIGHT at Foster Pavilion when the 13th-ranked Baylor women’s team hosts the 12th-ranked Longhorns of Texas in a critical Big 12 showdown.

🎙 NEW SIC ‘EM POD: RAYJ DENNIS

When graduate transfer RayJ Dennis stepped foot on Baylor’s campus in the summer of 2023, he knew he had found a new home.

After being born with a club foot and spending the first 2 years of his life in leg casts, RayJ knows what it means to face and overcome true adversity.

Now as a key starter for the nationally ranked Baylor Bears, RayJ wants to continue to defy the odds and accomplish even more.

🏀 WELCOME BACK, BG!

She was at the heart of the transformation of the BU women’s hoops program and honestly at the heart of the rise of women’s collegiate hoops overall.

Now, her jersey will be hanging from the rafters of Foster Pavilion as Baylor announced that the women’s basketball program will retire former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey later this month.

The special pregame ceremony is set for Sunday, Feb. 18 when the Green & Gold host Texas Tech at 3 p.m.

😎 COME JOIN THE FUN!

Start scheduling now!

Waco is hosting the “Eclipse Over Texas: Live From Waco” experience on April 8, 2024.

Waco is one of the best places to view the 2024 eclipse with over four minutes of totality.

The event will have telescopes, educational activities, programs, food trucks, and so much family fun! You won’t want to miss this one!

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🔺 Save The Date. No, we don’t have any cute posed photographs to throw on the fridge.

But, you’ll want to save these dates, Bears fans.

The full 2024 Baylor football schedule was unveiled this week, which includes six home dates at McLane Stadium for the Green & Gold.

🔺 Making The List. And the resume continues to grow.

Freshman sensation Ja’Kobe Walter has turned heads all season long for the Baylor men’s hoops squad and this week, he was recognized for his play so far this season with a spot on the Jerry West Award Midseason Top-10 list.

Walter is the only freshman on the list, the latest in a long line of Bears who have appeared on the Jerry West Award Top-10.

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FOLLOW

Go on the road to Austin with Baylor men's basketball in this week's episode of The Follow.

Go behind-the-scenes with Head Coach Scott Drew and the rest of the team at practice, film study, and during the game on the sideline and in the locker room.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Tonight’s showdown at Foster is yet another nationally-ranked opponent on the docket for the BU women’s team.

How many wins against ranked teams do the Bears already this season?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, February 1
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Texas @ 7:30pm

Friday, February 2
👟 Track & Field at Husker Classic (Lincoln, Neb.)

Saturday, February 3
👟 Track & Field at Husker Classic (Lincoln, Neb.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Jacksonville State @ 2pm
🤸‍♀️ Acrobatics and Tumbling at Texas Luthern @ 3pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Washington State @ 3pm (Seattle, Wash.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Nebraska @ 6pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa State @ 7pm

Sunday, February 4
⛳️ Women’s Golf at T.Hession Regional Challenge (Palos Verde, Calif.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Houston @ 2pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Washington @ 2pm

🎟 DON’T MISS OUT!

Eight-time NCATA Champions.
Three home meets.

We promise, you DO NOT want to miss out! The Baylor Acrobatics and Tumbling squad is just a few weeks away from starting their 2024 season and BU fans will have three chances to catch the Bears in action at home this season.

Sun, Feb. 11 @ 3 pm vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor
Sun, Feb. 25 @ 3 pm vs. Oregon
Sat, Mar. 16 @ 5 pm vs. Gannon

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4.

A win over the Longhorns on Thursday would move Baylor to 5-1 against ranked opponents this season and it would be the Bears' second ranked win over Texas this year. Other top-25 wins include Utah, Miami and TCU.

🐻 We’ll see you at Foster TONIGHT!

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