🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. Coach Calipari celebrating. That’s it.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏀 Men take down Florida
🏀 Sell out Rupp!
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 ABC’s. A is for Aaron. B is for Bradshaw. C is for Closing. That’s right. Aaron Bradshaw gave us a show in Kentucky's 87-85 win over Florida. The freshman made huge plays in the final 10 minutes of the game, which included a blocked shot that forced a shot-clock violation. He finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Antonio Reeves led with 19 points, and Tre Mitchell got a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. After a big win to start conference play, the men are ready to play the first SEC game at home against Missouri tomorrow at 7 p.m. inside Rupp Arena. Buy your tickets here!

🏀 Here’s a rundown of how the Cats won the game.

🔼 Fill it Up. Imagine this. Every men’s basketball conference game you go to is 100% packed. Fans fill every single seat. The crowd is roaring. Sounds great, right? Well, you can make that happen by buying your tickets now! Better act fast because three games are so close to being sold out.

🎟️ See what games are almost sold out here.  

🔼 Tale Of Two Halves. A 31-point second quarter for Kentucky women’s hoops gave it a 49-39 lead heading into the locker room at halftime of its Sunday matinee at Tennessee, but an extended second-half run by the Lady Vols gave them a 87-69 win on their home floor.

Four scored in double figures for the Wildcats — Eniya Russell led the way with 16 points off the bench, while Ajae Petty (14), Maddie Scherr (13) and Saniah Tyler (10) joined her.

🏀 Get all the details on a back-and-forth game in Knoxville.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Continuing to Dominate. The men’s basketball team has a huge series win over Florida. In total, the teams have faced each other 151 times. Kentucky is in the triple digits when it comes to wins.

Today’s question — what is the series standing between Kentucky and Florida?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

What Happened in Vegas? You know the saying. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Well, that doesn’t apply when Kentucky gymnastics just got second place in its first meet of the season. We want to tell you all about the women’s achievements.

The Cats finished with 196.775 points, just 1.075 points behind No. 1 Oklahoma, and UK defeated Michigan and Michigan State. Raena Worley set a career-best with a 9.975 on the uneven bars. She also held the rotation’s highest score on the balance beam with a 9.900 and on the floor with a 9.875.

🤸 Read about the other gymnasts scores here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday, January 9

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Missouri @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Thursday, January 11

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Friday, January 12

🏊 Swim and Dive vs. Alabama @ 10am ET
🤸 Gymnastics at Auburn @ 8:30pm ET
🏃 Track and Field Rod McCravy Memorial | Meet Info

Saturday, January 13

🎯 Rifle at Army @ TBA ET | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets
🏃 Track and Field Rod McCravy Memorial | Meet Info
🏊 Swim and Dive vs. Alabama @ 10am ET
📣 Stunt Blue-White EXH @ 12pm ET | Frederick Douglass High School
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Texas A&M @ 2pm ET

Sunday, January 14

🎯 Rifle vs. Nebraska @ TBA ET | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. ETSU and Miami (OH) @ 10am and 3pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 110-41!

🔵 Have a great Monday!