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Big Blue Brew 3/7: Final Home Win

The men's basketball team won its final home game of the season, 93-77 against Vanderbilt.

Big Blue Brew Crew
March 07, 2024

🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. We still can’t get over Mackenzie Wilson’s perfect vault and her being named SEC Specialist of the Week.

Still not over Makenzie’s perfect vault! 🙀😻✨
#WeAreUK | #Team50
— Kentucky Gymnastics (@UKGymnastics)
5:40 PM • Mar 6, 2024

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏀 Men beat Vandy
⚾️ Matching a season best start
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

Senior Night Sendoff 🫡
#BBN x @tre_mitch33@ToniooReeves
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB)
4:47 AM • Mar 7, 2024

🔼 Big Win. The men’s basketball team took down Vanderbilt 93-77 for its Senior Night game. Rob Dillingham had 23 points, and Antonio Reeves was right behind with 20. This was Reeves’ sixth consecutive 20-point game. Reed Sheppard had a season-high 11 assists.

🏀 Read more about the win here.

🔼 Best of the Best. The Kentucky baseball team beat Eastern Kentucky 5-2 and matched the best start to a season since head coach Nick Mingione took over. The Cats sit at 12-1 overall. Reuben Church hit a two-run double to left field. The Cats had four hits, with two coming from Emiliem Pitre.

⚾️ Read more about the victory here.

🔼 Shining Wenzler. The women’s golf team competed in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and finished tied for 13th with a final score of 876 (+24). Marissa Wenzler finished tied for 19th individually with her 215 (+2) final score. She posted four birdies on the final day to shoot 69 (-2).

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#SydTheKid x #WeAreUK
— Kentucky Softball (@UKsoftball)
1:41 AM • Mar 7, 2024

🔼 Opening Dub. The softball team hosted its home opener against Bellarmine and won 3-1. Freshman Sydney Langdon threw a complete game with a career-high 15 strikeouts. The Cats scored three runs on seven hits to take the win.

🥎 See who had the big hits here.

We're moving on and it feels so good! 🕺
— Kentucky Women’s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB)
6:22 PM • Mar 6, 2024

🔼 Jitters Out. The women’s basketball team won its first game of the SEC Tournament. The Cats topped Georgia 64-50 and will play in round two on Thursday. Ajae Petty had 11 points and 14 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season. Eniya Russell led the team with 19 points.

🏀 Read more about the win here.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Back Again. UK swim and dive has athletes in the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships again this year. Last year, the women placed 19th. The Cats have placed in the top 20 for multiple years.

How many consecutive years has Kentucky placed in the top 20 for the women’s team?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

They’re Off! Two UK swim and dive athletes are off to the 2024 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Senior Bridget Engel and sophomore Grace Frericks received invitations and will compete on March 20-23. This is each of their second times at the championships.

🏊 Read more about the athletes here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, March 7

👟 Track and Field NCAA Indoor Championships | Watch | Live Results | Meet Info | Meet Schedule
🏀 Women’s Basketball SEC Tournament vs. Tennessee @ 2:30pm ET

Friday, March 8

Saturday, March 9

📣 Stunt vs. Maryville/Fontbonne @ 9/11:30am
🥎 Softball vs. LSU @ 12pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Vanderbilt @ 12pm ET
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at FC Cincinnati 2 @ 12pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Kennesaw State @ 1pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 6, dating back to 2017!

🔵 Have a great Thursday!