🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Cats. Get everything you need to know about the men’s and women’s basketball team’s run in the NCAA Tournament down below! FYI: the men advanced to the Sweet 16!

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

🏀 Men beat Illinois
🏀 Women win one
🔵 And much, much more!

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• Thank you to everyone who came to cheer on the women’s basketball team this weekend!

• Bella’s third consecutive top five finish at the gymnastic SEC Championships!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Men’s Tourney. The men’s basketball team beat Troy 76-57 in round one of the NCAA Tournament. Otega Oweh led the team with 20 points and had eight rebounds. Next, the men beat Illinois 84-75. Koby Brea scored 23 points, tying his career high. The Cats forced 14 turnovers and turned those into 26 points. The men will play in the Sweet 16 against Tennessee on Friday.

🔼 Women’s Tourney. The women’s basketball team beat Liberty 79-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Georgia Amoore tied the program record for most points in an NCAA Tournament game with 34. Clara Strack had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Cats fell to Kansas State in round two 80-79 in overtime.

🔼 Ranked Win. The softball team won its series opener against No. 20 Ole Miss 9-6. This is the program’s first win versus a ranked opponent. Hallie Mitchell launched her first two career Southeastern Conference home runs, including a three-run show in the bottom of the ninth. The Cats fell 6-4 in game two but came back to win game three 4-2. Peyton Plotts hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to secure the win.

🔼 Shutout! The No. 24 baseball team faced No. 16 Auburn and won game three 6-0. Ben Cleaver only allowed one hit in 4.1 innings, did not allow a run, walked four and struck out five. Tommy Skelding earned his first career save, allowing no runs on one hit with one strikeout over the final 4.0 innings.

🔼 Top 5. The men’s golf team wrapped up play at the Schenkel Invitational. The Cats tied for fourth with an overall score of 859 (-5). Three men finished in the top 20 individually. Jack Schoenberger led the team with an overall score of 213 (-3).

⛳️ See how each golfer did.

🔼 Court Stats. The women’s tennis team beat Mississippi State 4-0. The Cats won the doubles point and three singles matches. Next, the Cats beat No. 25 Alabama 4-2. The women have now won three straight conference matches.

🔼 Stunt It Out. The stunt team swept a pair of games on Saturday. The Cats beat Hiram College 11-0, Mercyhurst 22-1 and Misericordia 24-0.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

SEC Championships. The gymnastics team competed in the SEC Championships.

The Cats finished in __th place with a score of 196.775.

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Spring Opener. The track & field team competed at the Black and Gold Invitational. The Cats had five event wins on day one. On day two, Noel Barlette set a Kentucky school record in the women’s 2000m steeplechase. Jackson Watts set a school record in the men’s 2000m steeplechase. The men’s 4×400m relay team finished first and set a new NCAA best time.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, March 24

⛳️ Women’s Golf Charles Schwab Collegiate Invitational

Tuesday, March 25

⛳️ Women’s Golf Charles Schwab Collegiate Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 6pm ET | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Xavier @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Wednesday, March 26

🏊 NCAA Men’s Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays

Thursday, March 27

🏊 NCAA Men’s Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays

Friday, March 28

🏊 NCAA Men’s Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays
📣 Stunt vs. Maryville/Hope International @ 4/8:40pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Texas A&M @ 7pm ET | Watch
🥎 Softball at Arkansas @ 7pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas A&M @ 5pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Texas @ 7pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 vs. Tennessee @ TBA

Saturday, March 29

🏊 NCAA Men’s Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Louisville @ 11am ET
⚾️ Baseball at Texas A&M @ 3pm ET | Watch
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Belmont @ 3pm ET
🥎 Softball at Arkansas @ 5pm ET

Sunday, March 30

⚾️ Baseball at Texas A&M @ 2pm ET | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas @ 12pm ET
🥎 Softball at Arkansas @ 1pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Texas A&M @ 2pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 6th!

🔵 Have a great Monday, y’all!