Good morning! The countdown is on! Bulldog basketball is less than one week away from returning to The Hump, so secure your tickets now to see the beginning of what is sure to be an exciting 2024-25 season.

What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?

🏀 Hubbard named to a national award watch list
⚽️ Bulldogs reach the top of the polls
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Soccer Wins SEC Title and The Latest From Lebby. On the latest edition of Dear Ol' State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery celebrate MSU soccer's SEC regular season championship, then shift gears to bring you head football coach Jeff Lebby's full Monday press conference.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Watch Out. Bulldog men’s basketball standout Josh Hubbard was recognized as one of 20 players on the prestigious Bob Cousy Award Watch List. The annual award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard, celebrates its 22nd year by highlighting the top point guard in Division I men's college basketball. Hubbard is coming off one of the nation's most electric seasons by a true freshman last season where he garnered All-SEC Second-Team status and won the SEC's Freshman of the Week honor five times.

🔼 Top Dawgs. Fresh off a historic milestone win for Bulldog soccer, the most recent TopDrawerSoccer rankings listed Mississippi State as the No. 1 team in the nation. As winners of 12 straight matches and an overall record of 15-1-0, the Bulldogs now stand alone at the top of the rankings into the final regular season match of the year against South Carolina.

🔼 This Makes Two. After a pair of standout performances against Arkansas and Ole Miss, McKenna Yates was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. This marked the second time this season that the Ocala, Florida freshman earned the honor. Yates picked up a team-best 37 digs in two matches last week and led the SEC with 5.29 digs per set. Along with her digs, she picked up 12 assists, the second-most of any Bulldog on the week.

🗣️ "She has been a spark plug for our program and I've loved watching how fierce a competitor she has been for us on the floor. We're very happy for her and the program right now." - Julie Darty Dennis, head coach

🔼 Meeting With The Media. Bulldog football head coach Jeff Lebby met with the media on Monday ahead of the Bulldogs' week 10 contest vs. UMass. Mississippi State and UMass will meet on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3:15 p.m. inside Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Racking Up The Points. Today’s trivia question…which Bulldog soccer student-athlete leads the team in points this season?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday, October 29
No scheduled events

Wednesday, October 30
⚽️ Soccer vs. South Carolina @ 6 p.m. in Columbia, SC | SECN+

Thursday, October 31
No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Ally Perry!

Perry has accumulated 21 points this season thanks to her nine goals and three assists. Aitana Martinez-Montoya and Zoe Main also have double-digit points with 14 and 10, respectively.

🐶 Have a great Tuesday, y'all!