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Baylor Brew 11/30: Time To Dance!
Bears Open NCAA Tournament Action In Lexington Today
Baylor Brew Crew
November 30, 2023
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🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics
Happy Game Day Bears! What’s better than one gameday?
How about ✌️?
The BU volleyball squad starts its dance in Lexington, while the women’s hoops squad looks to stay unbeaten with the first road trip of the season.
We’ll preview all the action and get you all ramped up for a double dose of the Bears today!
What all do we have stirrin’ in today’s Brew? Check it out!
🏐 Tourney Time
🚌 Hitting the Road
🎙 New Episode of Inside Baylor Sports
🐻 And much, much more!
🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS
Nov. 30th Episode:
Previewing Game Day (x2) With the Bears
On today's show we are previewing Baylor volleyball's 1st round matchup in the NCAA tournament against JMU, and talk with junior Lauren Briseno.
Plus, we review Baylor women's hoops' hot start to the season and preview their matchup against SMU.
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Tourney Time. Time to dance!
For the eighth straight season, the Bears will hit the court today in Lexington for the NCAA Tournament, taking on the seventh-seeded Dukes of James Madison.
It’s the 12th overall appearance in program history and eighth during Coach McGuyre’s tenure.
Junior Elise McGhee leads the Bears as the third-year standout earned First Team All-Big 12 honors earlier this week.
🔺 Hitting The Road. Five straight wins in front of the home crowd.
Now? It’s time to hit the road.
The 13th-ranked Baylor women’s team travels I-35 to Dallas tonight for a showdown with SMU, the 40th all-time meeting between the two programs.
While the Mustangs hold the overall head-to-head series lead (22-17), this is just the second meeting since 1996 with the Bears winning a 58-55 showdown in Waco last November.
🔺 Earning Accolades. Seven different Baylor standouts earned praise from the Big 12 this week.
With the league announcing their annual 2023 awards, junior wide receiver Monaray Baldwin, senior tight end Drake Dabney, senior defensive lineman TJ Franklin, senior defensive lineman Gabe Hall, freshman cornerback Caden Jenkins and senior linebacker Matt Jones each received votes at their position to earn All-Big 12 Honorable Mention status.
Additionally, Jenkins and freshman running back Dawson Pendergrass garnered votes for Defensive and Offensive Freshman of the Year, respectively.
🏆 AWARD WINNING
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🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA
As we close out November, the Bears find themselves with a perfect combined record of 12-0 through the first three weeks of the 2023-24 hoops season.
With the women’s team in search of 6-0 tonight in Dallas, how many schools have BOTH the men’s and women’s basketball programs undefeated so far this year?
Got a guess?
Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
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🗓 ON THE DOCKET
Thursday, November 30
🏐 Volleyball vs. James Madison @ 3:30pm (NCAA Tournament: Lexington, Ky.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. SMU @ 7pm
Saturday, December 2
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State @ 5pm
Sunday, December 3
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ 1pm
Tuesday, December 5
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Seton Hall @ 8pm
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 5.
Along with Baylor (12-0), TCU (13-0), South Carolina (11-0), Colorado State (11-0) and Houston (10-0) are the only other four schools with both programs undefeated this season.
🐻 Let’s have a great day, y’all!
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