Baylor Brew 1/19: Opportunity Knocks

Bears Look To Bounce Back With Two Big 12 Showdowns

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January 19, 2024

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TGIF Baylor Fam. When times get tough, we turn to Rocky…..

Tomorrow provides two big opportunities for the BU hoops squad as they take on critical Big 12 matchups looking to bounce back to the W column.

We’ll preview the weekend ahead and much more!

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

🏀 Opportunity Knocks
🎾 Stick A Fork In ‘Em
👟 Back On Track
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: FACE-TO-FACE

#25 in the country.
25 straight NCAA Tournaments.
12 straight Team Indoor Championships.

Head Coach Michael Woodson has been with the Baylor men’s tennis program for the past eight seasons and now has the Bears built for another run to the postseason this spring.

Learn more about Coach Woodson, the state of the program and much more in this edition of Baylor+ Face-to-Face.

🎙 SIC ‘EM POD WITH COACH DREW

There are few better stories in college basketball over the past 2 decades than that of Scott Drew and the Baylor Men’s Basketball program.

From coaching his brothers and sisters at a young age, to taking over a Baylor program that had not seen postseason play in nearly two decades, Coach Drew has yet to find a challenge too grand to take on.

Now, after 21 years and taking Baylor to heights that few programs have been, there is still work to be done. Scott Drew is a father and a husband, a devout Christian, a 3-time Big 12 coach of the year, a national champion, and is proud to be the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Baylor University.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Hoops Preview. With temps dipping this weekend, it’s the perfect time to be indoors and enjoy some Baylor hoops!

Start the weekend with a little brunch time hoops from Austin when the ninth-ranked men’s squad battle the Longhorns at 11 am on ESPN. Then head on over to Foster Pavilion at 2 pm when Big 12 newcomer UCF visits Waco and the BU women’s squad.

🔺 Stick A Fork In ‘Em. It wasn’t easy, but the job got done.

In the first of four straight matches in Arizona, the 25th-ranked Baylor men’s tennis team used a strong performance on the singles court to improve to 3-0 with a 4-3 win over Arizona State on Thursday afternoon.

🔺 Back On Track, Literally. Last week, the Bears hit the indoor circuit in record-breaking fashion.

Today, the Green & Gold are back in action at the Corky Invitational in Lubbock.

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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!

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Jan. 19th Edition:
Previewing The Weekend On the Hardwood

On today’s show we’re talking Baylor Basketball!

We'll look back on this week’s games and look ahead to this weekend’s upcoming games on the hardwood. We will also discuss Baylor Track & Field and Baylor Men’s and Women’s Tennis contests this weekend.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

On Thursday afternoon, BU softball standout Shaylon Govan earned a spot on the Big 12 Preseason squad.

How many HRs did Govan hit last season for the Green & Gold?

Got a guess?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Friday, January 19
👟 Track & Field at Corky Invitational (Lubbock, Tex.)

Saturday, January 20
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Texas @ 11am
🎾 Women’s Tennis at #10 Florida @ 12pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UCF @ 2pm
👟 Track & Field at Corky Invitational (Lubbock, Tex.)

Sunday, January 21
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Arizona @ 2pm

Monday, January 22
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #7 Kansas State @ 7:30pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Match in the Desert (Superstition Mountain, Ariz.)

🎟 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: 11.

In her first season with the Bears, Govan also led the Bears in HRs with 11, becoming the first Bear to reach double-digit home runs since the 2019 season. Six of her 11 home runs on the season were multi-run blasts.

🐻 Let’s have a great weekend, y’all!

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