🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. We’ve got a schedule update! Got your calendar ready? Okay. Saturday, Oct. 28, Kentucky faces Tennessee, and you can watch it on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

⚾️ More Mingione
🏈 Stoops Show recap
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Ink It In. Nick Mingione just made it official. The head coach will continue his journey at Kentucky through the 2028 season. Mingione has directed the two most successful seasons in the school’s history. The Wildcats went to the NCAA Regional championships twice and had two 40+ win seasons in seven seasons. Mingione is currently in his eighth season at UK and is ranked third on the program’s all-time wins list.

⚾️ See what other impacts Mingione has had on the baseball program here.

🔼 Missed It? In case you missed watching the UK HealthCare Mark Stoops Show, here are some key points that you missed. Or, you can just watch the video above to hear everything. Anyway, Stoops loves the leadership he sees, goes over the Missouri game, answers fans’ questions, and so much more.

The show airs live every Monday from 6-7 p.m. ET, but you can always watch a replay posted on @UKFootball or the ukathletics.com website.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Regional Ready. With Mingione being back on the diamond for a few more years, he is ready to make it to NCAA Regionals many more times. So far, he’s led the Wildcats to two NCAA Regional championships. 

Today’s question— what years did the baseball team make it to the NCAA Regional championships?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Quadraward. Volleyball had another outstanding win this past weekend against No. 10 Tennessee to give them four SEC Weekly honors. First up, Emma Grome got her third-straight SEC Setter of the Week title and was named the league's overall Player of the Week.

Next, Elise Goetzinger was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week with her 12 kills and no errors on 19 swings. The middle blocker hit a .632 and had four blocks, which were new season highs for her. Brooklyn DeLeye was awarded. She got SEC Freshman of the Week when she got a team-best of 13 kills on 30 swings and hit .367. Eleanor Beavin met the 1000 career digs mark this past weekend, too. 

🏐 See more about the four volleyball players here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, October 18

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Georgia State @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Thursday, October 19

⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Georgia @ 6pm ET | Watch 
🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA Regionals

Friday, October 20

🏐 Volleyball vs. Mississippi State @ 7pm ET | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Miami (OH) @ 8pm ET | Free Admission | “Big Blue Boo” @ 6pm

Saturday, October 21

🏀 Men’s Basketball Blue-White Game (EXH) @ 6pm ET, Truist Arena at NKU, Highland Heights, Ky.

Sunday, October 22

🏐 Volleyball vs. Arkansas @ 1pm ET | Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Missouri @ 1pm ET | Tickets | Watch 
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Marshall @ 4:30pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2023 and 2017!

🔵 Have a great Wednesday!