Big Blue Brew 3/11: Off to the Tourney

The men's basketball team beat Tennessee in its final game of the regular season.

🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. You still have time to grab the official 2024 bench t-shirt! Show your Wildcat Energy all of March as the men’s basketball team gets ready to compete in the SEC Tournament.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏀 Men get revenge against Tennessee
👟 Daniel wins gold!
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Revenge Complete. The men’s basketball team got revenge against Tennessee, beating them 85-81 in its last regular season game. Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard led the team with 27 points each. Next up, the men compete in the SEC Tournament on Friday. Keep an eye on the schedule below to see who they play.

🔼 First Ever. The trick and field team competed in the NCAA Indoor Championships this past weekend, and Keaton Daniel won his first-ever NCAA pole vault championship. Daniel cleared 5.70m for the win. After day one of the meet, the men had 10 points.

On day two, the men finished the whole competition with 18 points and placed 11th. Luke Brown helped with that by earning his first career NCAA Championship media in the men’s triple jump. Brown earned silver with his jump of 16.73m.

🔼 Final Shot. The rifle team had its last event at the NCAA Championships, where they finished in fourth place with a 4718 aggregate score. On day one, Sofia Ceccarello and Braden Peiser each made the individual final in smallbore after helping the team post a 2338 score. Ceccarello finished with the fifth-highest score and Peiser with the sixth. On day two, Peiser got second place in the individual air rifle competition with a career-high score of 599.

Read about tomorrow:
 🎾 Men’s tennis defeating Florida 6-1
 📣 Stunt’s undefeated weekend
⚾️ Mason Moore’s pitching
 🥎 Jaden Vickers’ pitching

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Streak! The men’s tennis team is now 3-0 in conference play after defeating Florida this past weekend. The team’s win streak is greater than three, though.

What is the men’s tennis team’s win streak?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Too Perfect. Another meet calls for another perfect score from a Wildcat! Raena Worley earned a 10.0 on the floor exercise to help Kentucky beat UNC 197.800-196.525. The score tied the program history’s best away overall score. Worley also recorded her 11th individual win on the vault and 13th on the balance beam.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Tuesday, March 12

⚾️ Baseball vs. Murray State @ 6:30 pm ET | Watch 

Wednesday, March 13

🥎 Softball at Lipscomb @ 5pm ET

Thursday, March 14

🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive NCAA Diving Zones
🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
📣 Stunt at Trevecca Nazarene @ 8:30pm ET

Friday, March 15

⛳️ Men’s Golf Schenkel Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball SEC Tournament
🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive NCAA Diving Zones
🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
📣 Stunt vs. Central Arkansas @ 9:40am ET
🥎 Softball vs. Ohio State @ 3pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club
🥎 Softball vs. South Dakota State @ 5:30pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club
⚾️ Baseball vs. Georgia @ 6:30pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis at LSU @ 6:30pm ET
👟 Track & Field USF Alumni Invite
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State @ 5pm ET

Saturday, March 16

⛳️ Men’s Golf Schenkel Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball SEC Tournament
🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive NCAA Diving Zones
🏊 Men’s Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
⚾️ Baseball vs. Georgia @ 2pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Columbia @ 3pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club
📣 Stunt vs. California Baptist @ 4:40pm ET
🤸 Gymnastics vs. Auburn/Ohio State/Fisk University @ 8:15pm ET | Tickets
👟 Track & Field USF Alumni Invite
🥎 Softball vs. South Dakota State @ 5:30pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club

Sunday, March 17

⛳️ Men’s Golf Schenkel Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball SEC Tournament
⚾️ Baseball vs. Georgia @ 1pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Ohio State @ 1pm ET | Tickets | Designated Players Club
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ole Miss @ 1pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State @ 2pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 5!

🔵 Have a great Monday!