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Big Blue Brew 10/3: Stoops Earns 2 Coaching Awards

Football head coach Mark Stoops earned two coaching awards for the win over Ole Miss.

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning Cats. Starting today with an iconic scene from Mean Girls. By the way, it’s October 3rd.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check It Out Below!

🏈 Mark Stoops earns 2 awards
🏐 Cats beat Oklahoma
🔵 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Huge Honors. Football head coach Mark Stoops earned two honors for his win over No. 6/5 Ole Miss. He was named the Bear Bryant Awards Fan Favorite Coach of the Week and The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week. Kentucky’s win marked the program’s highest-ranked road win at an SEC campus stadium in school history and the highest Associated Press-ranked win in the Stoops era. The team has won three of its past four “true” road games.

🔼 Takes 5. The volleyball team defeated Oklahoma in five sets. The Cats Won the first, fourth and fifth sets. Brooklyn DeLeye led the match with 25 kills and Molly Tuozzo led with 20 digs, a career-high. DeLeye tallied her fifth double-double with 10 digs on top of her 25 kills. The women are now 8-6 overall this season.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Rewarded Again. Mark Stoops was just named The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week. He won the award two times last season.

Which Kentucky wins earned him the award?

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

First Honor. The Southeastern Conference named Collins Kiprop Kipngok Men’s Freshman of the Week. This is the first time in his career he has earned a weekly honor. He finished 15th in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 23:33.0.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, October 4

🎾 Women’s Tennis Wahoowa Invite
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Alabama @ 8pm ET | Live Stats
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at South Carolina @ 7pm ET 

Saturday, October 5

🎯 Rifle vs. Morehead State @ 8am ET | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets | Commentary
🥎 Softball at Tennessee @ 5pm ET

Sunday, October 6

⚾️ Baseball vs. Wright State (Exhibition) @ 12pm ET | Prasco Park Event Link
🏐 Volleyball vs. Missouri @ 1pm ET | Tickets 

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Kentucky beat Florida and Louisville!

🔵 Have a great Thursday!