Bayou Brew 1/19: World Class

Today, double double-double, gymnastics at the PMAC, and top-ranked Tigers.

Good morning. The LSU Tiger Girls showed off their new hardware at the men’s basketball game earlier this week, check it out!

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏀 20-point win in Tuscaloosa
🥎 Top Tigers
🐯 And much, much more!

Piece By Piece. Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not watch Piece by Piece: The 2023 LSU Women's Basketball Championship Story?! What started as a group of assorted puzzle pieces turned into a stunning masterpiece when the LSU Women’s Basketball team won the 2023 NCAA National Championship - the first in program history. Led by Head Coach Kim Mulkey, it took the Tigers only two years to reach the pinnacle of college basketball with their explosive offense, gritty defense and a group of characters who saw their brands explode throughout the course of the season.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Double-Double Queens. The women’s basketball team took the Tide with ease at Alabama last night! The Tigers won 78-58 in front of the largest crowd in Alabama women’s basketball history. Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow had 20 points each and recorded double-doubles. Angel had 17 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season, while Aneesah had 11 boards for her 12th. This is the sixth game this season that they have recorded a double-double each. Flau’Jae Johnson added 10 points and eight rebounds. The Tigers will be back in the PMAC on Sunday as they take on Arkansas at 4 pm.

🔼 World Class. The gymnastics squad will host No. 6 Kentucky tonight at 8 pm for their SEC opener! LSU holds the series record over Kentucky, 85-10-0. Introductions will start at 7:52 pm and first vault is set for 8:05 pm. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free t-shirt created by Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital patients in honor of cancer awareness. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman will be in the building, making her NCAA broadcasting debut! You can tune in on the SEC Network.

🔼  Top Tigers. Four LSU softball players were named Top 100 by D1Softball! Taylor Pleasants ranked No. 22, Sydney Berzon landed at 24, Gold Glove winner Ciara Briggs ranked No. 35, and Danieca Coffey ranked 77. D1Softball ranked the Tigers at No. 17 in their Preseason Poll. General admission season tickets and single-game tickets are now on sale. The season starts in just 20 days!

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

How many Gold Gloves has Ciara Briggs won?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 1/19

🎽 Track & Field at Texas Tech Corky Classic @ 5:00pm | Meet Schedule

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. No. 6 Kentucky @ 8:00pm | SEC Network | Tickets

Saturday 1/20

🏊 Swimming & Diving vs. Texas A&M @ 10:00am

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Louisiana Tech @ 10:00am | Watch

🎽 Track & Field at Texas Tech Corky Classic @ 5:00pm | Meet Schedule

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Texas A&M @ 3:00pm | Listen | ESPN/2/U | Tickets

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Southeastern Louisiana @ 3:00pm | Watch

Sunday 1/21

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas @ 4:00pm | Listen | ESPN | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Two

🐯 Have a great weekend, y'all!