Baylor Brew 11/6: SHOWTIME!

Baylor Women's Hoops is OFFICIALLY BACK!

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November 06, 2023

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🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good morning Baylor Fam. Lights…. Camera…. Action!

BU hoops season is officially here as the 19th-ranked women’s basketball kicks off Bears basketball with their season-opener TONIGHT at the Ferrell Center!

We’ve waited months for TIP-OFF WEEK and it’s FINALLY HERE!

SHOWTIME BABY!

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

🎥 Baylor+: My Time With BU Women’s Hoops
🏀 Praise Pilin’ Up
💯 Feeling 100
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: MY TIME

You know on the first day of class when the teacher makes you write about what you did all summer?

Well, think of this as that, but in video form.

What better way to prepare for tonight’s WBB season opener than check out what the Bears were up to this summer!

🎥 BAYLOR+: ACCESS

The Baylor Men’s Hoops squad hits the floor tomorrow in South Dakota.

Get prepared for tomorrow’s opener with checking out and going behind-the-scenes as the Bears compete in their final scrimmage before the season officially gets underway.

🏀 GAME DAY

FINALLLLLLLLYYYY, the Bears are back in ACTION!

The action starts NOW as our women’s hoops squad hits the floor at the Ferrell Center for the first time in 2023-24.

Tip-off is set for 7 pm as Southern visits the 19th-ranked Bears for the season-opener for both squads.

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Nov. 6th Episode: Recapping Saturday and Looking at Tip-Off Week

On today’s show, we recap Baylor’s heartbreaking 25-24 loss to Houston. We’ll hear from both head coaches with Dave Aranda and Dana Holgorsen comments following the game.

We’ll also talk some Baylor Basketball as the Bears take the hardwood this week on men’s and women’s sides to open the 2023-2024 season.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Praise Pilin’ Up. As the 2023-2024 season gets underway, senior WBB guard Sarah Andrews has a stockpile of preseason praise.

Over the weekend, Andrews was one of 50 student-athletes nationwide to earn a spot on the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's Watch List.

The two-time All-Big 12 selection earned a WBCA All-America Honorable Mention after a successful junior season in 2022-23. In games against AP Top 25 teams last year, Andrews averaged 16.9 points per game in nearly 39 minutes of action. She reached double-figure scoring in 15 of 18 Big 12 games with 20-plus point performances in six of those contests and a career-best 30-point outpouring in a top-25 win on the road at Oklahoma.
 
Additional preseason honors for Andrews include a unanimous all-conference selection and a spot on the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, which recognizes the top point guards in NCAA Division I women's basketball.

🔺 Feeling 100. Coach McGuyre was truly feeling 💯 this weekend.

His 21st -ranked Baylor volleyball team made quick work of Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock, sweeping the Red Raiders, 3-0, to earn Coach McGuyre his 100th  career Big 12 victory.
 
The Bears were led by Allie Sczech in kills with 13, had four players tied with two blocks each, and Lauren Briseño had her first 20-dig match of the season. Setter Averi Carlson had a double-double with 31 assists and 11 digs, but also served up a career-high six aces for the Bears.

🔺 Working Overtime. The BU football continues to show their heart, laying it all on the line, but this weekend, a visit from the Cougars of Houston, gave the fans a little more football than originally planned.

A two-point conversion on Houston’s TD in the opening overtime period was enough as the Cougars pulled out a 25-24 overtime victory.

BU had comeback and forced OT thanks to a TD pass from Blake Shapen to Hawkins Polley with less than 30 seconds in regulation.

Shapen finished 29-of-37 with 263 yards and two TDs, including connected on 17 of his final 21 passes on the afternoon.

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With over 4800 sf feet in total with a fully equipped guest apartment included, on over an acre and a half - this Waco home is incomparable. Set back on the exceptionally large lot and peeking through hundred-year-old live oak trees, visitors are greeted by a distinguished wrought iron tracery and columns framing a southern French style front porch.

The entire estate has been meticulously restored, including electrical, plumbing, full finish out and more. In any major Texas city, this home would be unattainable and twice the expense. Here in Waco, it is one of the most prestigious and beautiful homes there is.

🎥 BAYLOR+: FINAL FOUR STANDARDS

Baylor Access: Final Four Standards

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.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

There’s no doubt about it. Sarah Andrews can FILL IT UP.

Andrews has been a scorer since she stepped on the court in Waco and last season was no different on the way to Honorable Mention All-American honors.

How many times has Andrews scored 20+ in her three seasons at BU?

Got a guess?

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

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE VAULT

Go inside the Vault with Baylor Basketball and relive some of the magic of 1997.

In the first ever meeting between Texas and Baylor as Big 12 opponents, the Bears snapped a 5-game losing streak with a 76-72 victory inside the Ferrell Center.

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📬 STICK WITH US

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Monday, November 6
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Southern @ 7pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Austin ITF Pro Circuit

Tuesday, November 7
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Auburn @ 8pm (Sioux Falls, SD)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Austin ITF Pro Circuit

Wednesday, November 8
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Austin ITF Pro Circuit

Thursday, November 9
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. John Brown @ 11am
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Austin ITF Pro Circuit

Friday, November 10
👟 Cross Country at NCAA Regional Championships
🐎 Equestrian at TCU @ 1pm
🏐 Volleyball vs. TCU @ 7pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Austin ITF Pro Circuit
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Big 12 Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis at San Antonio Team Tennis Championships

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 11.

Andrews has scored 20+ points 11 times in her career, including nine last year, six of which came during the Big 12 season.

🐻 Enjoy your Monday, Baylor Fam!

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