🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Happy Thursday Bears. “This place is insane!”

That’s been a common phrase amongst Baylor fans over the past few days at Foster Pavilion.

And while the digs are new and UNREAL, the results? They’re still the same for Baylor hoops… more Ws.

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

🎉 Now That’s Grand
🏀 Lucky No. 13
🏈 Ross The Boss
🐻 And much, much more!

🐻 NOW THAT’S GRAND!

“I’ve dreamt of moments like this”

It was a common sentiment among Baylor player and coaches over the past few days with the opening of the unbelievable and truly magical Foster Pavilion.

✍️: Dreams Come True

🎥: This Is Foster Pavilion

✍️: A Night To Remember

🏀: From Carroll Field to Foster Pavilion

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Jan. 4th Edition:
And still undefeated….

On today’s show we discuss last night’s 71-50 win over TCU for Baylor Women’s Basketball as the Bears improve 13-0 on the season, and 1-0 in Foster Pavilion.

We’ll also visit on the win over Texas with 2019 National Champion Caitlin Bickle, plus we look at a key ingredient to Nicki Collen’s success.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Lucky No. 13. The college hoops world turned their eyes to Waco at halftime when TCU, who hadn’t won in Waco, was up four on the Bears.

And then the second half happened.

Sophomore Bella Fontleroy led the way with a career-best 21 points as the Bears blew past the Horned Frogs, by a final of 71-50, to pick up their fourth top-25 victory of the season and improve to 13-0. They are now just one of six undefeated teams in the country.

Sarah Andrews connected on four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points, while Yaya Felder added 13 points for the Green & Gold, who has now beaten TCU 36 consecutive times.

🏀: Recapping Victory #13
🔢: Inside the Boxscore

🔺 Ross The Boss. He truly is a boss.

Former Bear Ross Matiscik continues to etch his name amongst the best in the NFL and this week, he earned his rightful place being named to his first-ever NFL Pro Bowl in his fourth season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He currently leads the Jaguars with eight special teams tackles, which ranks first among all long snappers. He’s also forced and recovered a fumble this season for the AFC south leading squad.

The 2024 Pro Bowl games will take place in Orlando, Fla. beginning on Thursday, February 1. The Pro Bowl Games are a multi-day AFC vs. NFC competition with skills showdowns and a seven versus seven flag football game to be played at Camping World Stadium on Sunday, February 4.

🔺 Walkin’ The Walk. Before hitting the court at Foster for the first time, Jada Walker walked the walk in her own way.

Walker, a junior transfer from Kentucky, led the way for the Bears 85-79 upset of then-fifth ranked Texas this past weekend in Austin.

The Richmond, Va. native finished with a team- and season-high 19 points in a season-high 37 minutes of action. She became the fifth Bear to register 19-plus points in a game this season and it was the first time Walker led Baylor in scoring this year.

🏆: More on Walker’s Award-Winning Week

🎥 BAYLOR+: MY TIME WITH THE COLLENS

There's no place like home for the holidays!

Get to know Baylor Women's Basketball Head Coach Nicki Collen better away from the court, as well as her twin children Reese and Connor who are freshmen at Baylor University.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Last night’s win over TCU was the fourth top-25 win of the season for the Baylor women.

Since Coach Collen took the reins in 2021-22, how many top-25 wins do the Green & Gold have?

Got a guess?

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

🎥 A BAYLOR+ ORIGINAL

The first-of-its-kind Baylor+ original film, "Celebrating Ferrell: 35 Years of
Baylor Basketball,” is available NOW on Baylor+.

Celebrate an incredible era of this historic venue coming to an end through this in-depth documentary that will take fans on a nostalgic journey through the venue’s most memorable moments, including the building’s first event with
Ronald Reagan in 1988, the Baylor women’s basketball team’s run of dominance, sellouts and lots of confetti over the last two decades,
and the rebirth of the men’s basketball program under Scott Drew.

The film includes never-before-seen footage plus original interviews with
Scott Drew, Nicki Collen, Sophia Young-Malcolm, Pat Nunley,
Jerry Hill, John Morris and Lori Fogleman.

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Saturday, January 6
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Houston @ 2pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Oklahoma State @ 2pm

Tuesday, January 9
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. BYU @ 8pm

Wednesday, January 10
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Kansas @ 6:30pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 13.

In the Coach Collen era, Baylor is tied for fourth with Indiana with 13 top-25 wins. South Carolina (20), Stanford (17) and UConn (14) lead the pack.

🐻 Enjoy your day Baylor fam!

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