Baylor Brew 9/28: "Are We There Yet?"

Three Bears Squads On The Road This Weekend

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September 28, 2023

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Good Morning Bears. “Are we there yet???”

Coach Aranda, Coach McGuyre and Coach Lenard might be hearing that few times this week as the Baylor football, volleyball and soccer are ALL on the road this weekend.

We’ll preview a busy weekend on the road and check in on the first few days of practice with Baylor men’s hoops.

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

⚽️ Following The Yellow Brick Road
✈️ Off To Orlando
🏆 September Success
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: ALL-ACCESS

It's the first day of official team practice for the Baylor Women's Basketball team and expectations are sky-high for this year's squad.

Get an all-access look at day one for Head Coach Nicki Collen and the rest of the team.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Following The Yellow Brick Road. Not sure if BU actually followed the yellow brick road, but the Bears are following Dorothy this week.

After six straight home games at Betty Lou, Baylor hits the road for the first time since Sept. 3rd when it takes the field in Lawrence tonight at 7 pm on ESPN+.

This will be the Green & Gold’s first Big 12 match not against a top-25 opponent as the first three have all come against ranked opponents.

Tonight’s matchup against KU is the 29th meeting between the two programs with a dead-even split 13-13-2 in the head-to-head series.

🔺 Mickey’s Clubhouse. Fire up the buses, pull out the luggage, it’s time to hit the road.

It’s been a busy few weeks at McLane.

Now, it’s time for the Baylor football team to take their show on the road to face off against brand new Big 12 member, UCF, on Saturday at 2:30 pm on FS1 in Orlando.

It will be the first trip to the Sunshine State since 2015 for the Bears.

🔺 Sneak Peek. 40 days away.

Facing a loaded 2023-24 slate, Baylor men’s hoops certainly isn’t backing down from any challenges this season and preparation for that schedule is officially underway.

🔺 September Success. Each month, the Student-Athlete Center for Excellence honor monthly champions.

This month, Jared Matheson (baseball), Drew Snyder (soccer), Morgan Brown (acrobatics & tumbling) and Keidra Mills (women's track & field) were selected as the SACE September Champions of the Month.
 
This award recognizes student-athletes who achieve their personal bests in the areas of academic achievement, athletic success, character formation and spiritual growth.
 
Each of these student-athletes was nominated by a SACE team member based upon their embodiment of each of the four pillars.

🎥 BAYLOR+: GET YOUR POPCORN READY

Get your popcorn ready!

Coming this Friday, Baylor+ will be giving you an exclusive, full-length feature look into the trip of a lifetime for Baylor women’s hoops.

The Bears spent 10 days overseas this summer in Italy and Greece, and it was an experience none of them will ever forget.

📝 ICYMI

🔺 Clear Those Calendars. Pull up those outlook calendars, we’ve got dates for you to clear up. The BU men’s hoops schedule has been signed, sealed and delivered.

🔟 different Power-Six opponents will visit Waco this upcoming year in a loaded and challenging slate for Coach Drew and the Bears.

🔺 Book ‘Em. Don’t put those calendars away just yet, we got more dates for you to lock in.

BU’s women’s hoops squad putting the finishing touches on their 2023-24 schedule with the release of the Big 12 Conference slate.

For the Bears, conference action opens with a road showdown in Austin before hosting TCU in their first game at the brand new Foster Pavilon.
 
The 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship is scheduled for March 7-12 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Tonight’s futbol showdown in Lawrence is a rematch of last year’s thrilling, unbelievable meeting in Waco.

The Bears got a game-winner in the 90th minute to pull out a 3-2 victory over the Jayhawks.

Who scored the game-winner for Baylor in last year’s win?

Think you got it?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, September 28
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Kansas @ 7pm | Live Coverage

Friday, September 29
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. H-E-B Invitational
🐎 Equestrian at Texas A&M @ 1pm
👟 Cross Country at Gans Creek Classic (Columbia, Mo.)

Saturday, September 30
🏈 Football at UCF @ 2:30pm
🏐 Volleyball at Iowa State @ 2pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.) | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. H-E-B Invitational

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Reneta Vargas.

Vargas was the team’s leading goal scorer last year with five on the year, including her second goal against Kansas with 37 seconds left in the contest to seal the 3-2 win in Waco.

🐻 Have a great Thursday, Bears!

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