Good morning, Tigers.

LSU soccer wrapped up its exhibition slate on Saturday, and now it’s officially game week! The No. 16 Tigers open the regular season this Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.

What else is mixed into today’s Bayou Brew?

🤸 Hall of Fame Coach
⛳ Sweet 16 Run
🐯 And so much more!

🔼 Tigers Take Paris. LSU swimming is going global! Seven Tigers will compete at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris from Aug. 10-16, led by reigning SEC champion Jere Hribar, who returns to the meet after winning gold in the 50m freestyle and silver in the 100m freestyle for Croatia last December. Nikola Simic, Volodomyr Lisovets, Martina Bukvic, and Jovan Lekic are also back on the world stage, while incoming Tigers Nina Stanisavljević and Ieva Visockaite will make their marks for Serbia and Lithuania before arriving in Baton Rouge this fall.

🔼 Hall of Fame Coach. LSU Gymnastics Associate Head Coach Courtney McCool Griffeth is taking her place among the sport's legends! She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame on Saturday in Phoenix as part of the seven-member Class of 2026, honored in the Women's Artistic category as an athlete. A silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic team and a four-time NCAA champion at Georgia, McCool Griffeth has guided the LSU floor squad to an NCAA-record 49.725 National Qualifying Score, 14 perfect 10s, and 23 All-America honors in her five seasons in Baton Rouge!

🔼 Sweet 16 Run. LSU sophomore Ryleigh Knaub made a memorable run at the U.S. Women's Amateur! After qualifying for match play with a 2-under 70 in stroke play, Knaub won two matches to reach the round of 16 at The Honors Course in Tennessee. Facing a 3-down deficit when a rain delay paused her round-of-16 match, Knaub battled all the way back, squaring the match with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, before falling 2&1 to Gabriella Nicastro. Officially credited with a T9 finish, Knaub now returns to Baton Rouge to prep for the 2026-27 season.

At which Olympic Games did Courtney McCool Griffeth win team silver with the U.S.?

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*All times are in CT

Wednesday, August 12
⚽ Soccer @ Wake Forest @ 6 p.m. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

Sunday, August 16
⚽ Soccer vs. Northwestern State @ 6 p.m.

Thursday, August 20
⚽ Soccer vs. UCF @ 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 22
🏐 Volleyball vs. UL-Lafayette (Exhibition) @ 1 p.m.

Sunday, August 23
⚽ Soccer vs. Florida Gulf Coast @ 1 p.m.

Thursday, August 27
⚽ Soccer vs. Arizona State @ 9 p.m. (Tempe, Ariz.)

Friday, August 28
🏐 Volleyball vs. Wake Forest @ 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 29
🏐 Volleyball vs. Incarnate Word @ 6 p.m.

Tuesday, September 1
🏐 Volleyball @ Michigan @ 6 p.m. (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Wednesday, September 2
🏐 Volleyball vs. Michigan State @ 3:30 p.m. (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Saturday, September 5
🏈 Football vs. Clemson @ 6:30 p.m. | ESPN College GameDay | Watch: ABC

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Answer: The 2004 Athens Games.

🐯 Have a great Monday, Tigers!