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Big Blue Brew 3/17: NCAA Tourney Ready!
The men's and women's basketball teams are playing in the NCAA Tournament.
Big Blue Brew Crew
March 17, 2025
🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics
Good Morning, Cats. The men’s basketball team has been selected as the No. 3 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament! They play Friday against No. 14 Troy. The women notched the No. 4 seed and will play No. 13 Liberty on Friday at Historic Memorial Coliseum.
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check It Out Below!
👟 Gold medal for Makarawu
🎯 NCAA runner-ups
🔵 And much, much more!
Sights and sounds: week one of spring ball 🏈
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball)
9:41 PM • Mar 14, 2025
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📈 STOCK UP
🔼 NCAA Run. On day one of the NCAA Indoor Championships, Kate Powers finished 15th in the women’s weight throw to earn Second-Team All-America honors. Carlie Makarawu finished first in the 200m preliminary. On day two, Makarawu won a gold medal in the 200m. He improved his record time to 20.13, which is a facility record and No. 1 in the Kentucky record book.
🔼 Second x2. The rifle team finished second in the 2025 Rifle Championships. This is the seventh runner-up finish in program history. Braden Peiser earned silver in the air rifle competition.
🔼 Blue Wins! The No. 68 women’s tennis team beat No. 70 Arkansas 4-3. The women came back from losing the doubles point and won four singles matches.
🔼 Conference Opener. The No. 23 baseball team began conference play against No. 3 Georgia. The Cats won game two 10-7. Tyler Bell and Luke Lawrence each drove in three runs.
🔼 The Joust. The stunt team competed at The Joust where they went 3-1. The Wildcats beat Arizona Christian 12-0, William Jessup 20-11, Arizona State 24-2 and fell to California Baptist 5-21.
🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA
Highest Scores. The gymnastics team competed in its final regular season event on Friday against Florida. The Wildcats had five 9.9+ scores in the final rotation.
The team tied the program record beam score of _____ to post the team’s second-highest total score of the season (197.725).
Got a guess? Check below for the answer!
🔵 ONE BIG THING
Top Finishes. The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams finished high in the 2025 CSCAA National Invitational Championship. The women took second, and the men placed fifth. The Wildcats earned a combined second-place finish.
📅 THE DAYS AHEAD
Tuesday, March 18
🥎 Softball vs. Dayton @ 6pm ET | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Murray State @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
Wednesday, March 19
🏊 NCAA Women’s Swim & Dive Championships
🥎 Softball at Bellarmine @ 4pm ET
Thursday, March 20
🏊 NCAA Women’s Swim & Dive Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Auburn @ 4pm ET
Friday, March 21
🏊 NCAA Women’s Swim & Dive Championships
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Schenkel Invitational
👟 Track & Field Black and Gold Relays
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State @ 5pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Ole Miss @ 6pm ET | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. Troy @ TBA
🏀 Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. Liberty @ 7:10pm ET
Saturday, March 22
🏊 NCAA Women’s Swim & Dive Championships
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Schenkel Invitational
👟 Track & Field Black and Gold Relays
🤸 SEC Gymnastics Championships @ 3:30pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Ole Miss @ 2pm ET | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Alabama @ 2pm ET
📣 Stunt vs. Hiram/Mercyhurst @ 6/7pm ET
Sunday, March 23
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Schenkel Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Ole Miss @ 1pm ET | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Alabama @ 1pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Auburn @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
📣 Stunt vs. Misericordia @ 2pm ET
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 49.575!
🔵 Have a great Monday, y’all!