Good morning! The Maroon and White faithful are still not over this amazing goal from Aitana Martinez-Montoya which sealed the win for Bulldog soccer, sending them into the semifinals of the SEC Championships.

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

🏀 Women’s basketball season-opener preview
🏈 Hammond named a Burlsworth Trophy nominee
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Sam Purcell Speaks Ahead of Season Opener. On the eve of MSU women's hoops' season opener, head coach Sam Purcell joined Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to discuss what he's looking for in the first game and much more.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Back on the Hardwood. Mississippi State women's basketball tips off its 2024-25 run when it hosts Memphis inside Humphrey Coliseum today at 6:30 p.m. It will be the 33rd time the Bulldogs and the Tigers have met on the hardwood with State leading the series 10-4 when playing in Starkville. MSU is 38-12 all-time, including 33-1 at home and 2-0 under Purcell, in season openers, and is currently on a 20-game winning streak in season openers.

📚️ Read more about the Bulldog women’s basketball lineup

🔼 Across The Map. Mississippi State will be well represented in a pair of Intercollegiate Tennis Association tournaments that start on Thursday. No. 60 Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni carry the Bulldog banner into the ITA South Sectional Championships in Tallahassee, Florida while MSU's No. 1 ranked doubles duo of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez compete at the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Georgia.

🔼 A Worthy Nominee. For the second time in two seasons, Bulldog long snapper Hayes Hammond was announced as a nominee for the 2024 Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Hammond has been the Bulldog's primary long snapper since his redshirt freshman season in 2021 and has been a mainstay in the Bulldog lineup, having played in 33 consecutive games.

🔼 Proud and Loud. In front of the largest crowd at Newell-Grissom this season, Bulldog volleyball fell in four sets to the No. 15 Texas Longhorns. 1,657 fans packed The Griss to become the 3rd largest crowd in program history. Karli Schmidt led the Bulldogs in kills against the Longhorns collecting 12 while Kailin Newsome and Arissa Smith tallied 11 and nine kills, respectively.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Historic Night. Today’s trivia question…where does Bulldog men’s basketball’s 95-60 season-opening win rank all-time among the program’s season-opening victories?

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

Thursday, November 7
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Rice Fall Invitational in Houston, TX
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Tallahassee, FL
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, GA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Athens, GA
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Memphis @ 6:30 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets | SECN+ | Listen

Friday, November 8
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Rice Fall Invitational in Houston, TX
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Tallahassee, FL
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, GA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Athens, GA
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia State @ 6:30 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets | SECN+ | Listen

Saturday, November 9
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Rice Fall Invitational in Houston, TX
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Tallahassee, FL
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, GA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Athens, GA
🏈 Football vs. Tennessee @ 6 p.m. in Knoxville, TN | ESPN | Listen

Sunday, November 10
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Rice Fall Invitational in Houston, TX
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Tallahassee, FL
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, GA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Athens, GA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Oklahoma @ 2 p.m. in Starkville, MS | SECN+
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State @ 4:30 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets | SECN+ | Listen

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Tied for fifth!

The Bulldogs’ 35-point victory over Western Georgia marked the fifth-largest margin of victory in a season-opener in program history.

🐶 Have a great Thursday, y'all!