🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. Since football has an off week, let’s turn your attention towards basketball. Tickets for the first nine men’s basketball games are on sale now, and make sure to catch the Blue-White Game tomorrow at 6 p.m.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏐 DeLeye and Skinner talk team success
🥎 Big Blue Boo tonight
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Sweeping Smile. Even though Brooklyn DeLeye is a freshman on the Kentucky volleyball team, she knows how big of a competition the UK vs. Tennessee match was. She also loved that the first sweep of the season was against Tennessee, especially since they are a top-10 ranked team. BBN Tonight sat down with DeLeye and head coach Craig Skinner to talk about the team’s success.

🔼 (Boo)morrow. The softball team is ready to bring out its tricks and treats at the Big Blue Boo game tonight at 8 p.m. The Wildcats are already spooking teammates, but don’t dare scare head coach Rachel Lawson. BBN Tonight spoke to Lawson, and she is not a lover of horror. We will see if she can escape potential scares at the fall festivities at 6:30 p.m. Be there to find out!

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Going National. Two lucky athletes on the men’s basketball team took a trip to the SEC Tipoff event with head coach John Calipari. One was a graduate student, and one was a fifth year.

Today’s question— which two athletes went to the SEC Tipoff event?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

🔼 All About ‘em. You can add another award to Ray Davis’ list because he and Maxwell Hairston were just named Associated Press Midseason All-America Team, second team. Since we talked about Davis yesterday, let’s focus on Hairston. Hairston is a sophomore, and he has a nation-high-tying five interceptions this season. That ties him at fifth for most interceptions in a single season in program history.

Hairston has 131 total interception return yards, a team-high tying 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high three pass breakups and a forced fumble. He’s had many weekly honors— SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Jim Thorpe National Defensive Back of the Week, and Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.

🏈 Read more about Hairston and Davis here.
🏈 Watch BBN Tonight’s interview with Davis here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

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: Tre Mitchell and Antonio Reeves!

🔵 Have a great Friday!