Good morning! Bulldog men’s basketball is starting to round into form. Coming off their most recent win against Vanderbilt, listen to how State’s head coach is seeing his team improve each game.

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

🏀 Men’s basketball gets another SEC win
🎾 Bulldog tennis is winning
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 BULLDOG BREAKDOWN

Bulldog Breakdown: Ole Miss. Join assistant coach Gabe Lazo as he breaks down State’s thrilling 69-57 win over Ole Miss. Tune in for deep insight on how the Bulldogs game planned and ultimately came out on top over the Rebels.

🎥 DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Nate Dohm and Colby Holcombe. On the latest episode of Dear Ol' State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery stop by the Bulldog baseball players' lounge and chat with Diamond Dawgs Nate Dohm and Colby Holcombe.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Complete Game. After a back-and-forth battle to start the game, the Bulldogs settled in on both sides of the ball to help set the tone for the rest of the game en route to a 68-55 victory over Vanderbilt. The win improved State’s record to 13-5 on the season and marked the 10th time this season the Dawgs have won a game by 10 or more points.

🗣️ "We were playing a style that, you know, we've been trying to do lately. Trying to play inside-out, get a bunch of paint touches, trying to get to the line and we were doing it. The defense was pretty locked in from the jump." - Chris Jans

Tolu Smith III recorded his second double-double of the season and scored more than 20 points for the third time in the last six games. The star player totaled 25 points and pulled down 11 boards to lead the team in both areas. D.J. Jeffries did a little bit of everything with 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists on top of one of his best defensive performances of the season.

Up next, Mississippi State will travel to face Florida on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

🔼 Five Star Service. Bulldog women’s tennis stood strong against Samford and came away with a 5-2 win to improve to 3-0 on the season. The match against Alcorn State was canceled.

State started the match off strong by securing the doubles point thanks to Alexandra Mikhailuk and Maria Rizzolo's point-clinching 6-2 victory. In singles play, Mikhailuk and Rizzolo were joined by Athina Pitta and Alessia Tagliente as winners in their matches to finish the job.

🎥 See how Saturday went at the Rula Tennis Pavilion with this rewind from the Bulldogs’ win

🔼 Back To Back Broomsticks. No. 17 ranked men’s tennis capped off a statement-making weekend after completing the sweep against No. 20 Florida State and earning a shutout against Tennessee State. The Bulldogs knocked off the Seminoles 6-1 in the first match of the doubleheader followed by a complete 7-0 showing against Tennessee State. In the first four matches of 2024, State has outscored its opponents 27-1 en route to their perfect 4-0 record.

📊 See the full match results from the Bulldogs’ dominant showing 

🔼 Fab Freshmen. Another year, another talented freshmen class for the Diamond Dawgs ready to make an impact. Heading into the 2024 season, Bulldog baseball has the No. 9 ranked freshmen class according the D1 Baseball. Included in the top 100 by D1 Baseball are Dylan Cupp (No. 8) and Mikhai Grant coming in at No. 10. Joining those two are Luke Dotson (No. 66) and Nolan Stevens (No. 74).

The Maroon and White will appear inside The Dude 35 times this season. With the best fans in college baseball selling out the reserved seating areas of Dudy Noble Field, general admission season tickets are on sale now. 

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

All Around Winners. Mississippi State tennis is off to a hot start in 2024. Both programs are a combined 7-0 and have each had dominant showings against tough opponents.

Our question today: do you know how many matches both Bulldog tennis programs have won so far this season?

Think you know the answer? Scroll down to the bottom to find out!

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: Back in the Win Column. A win is a win is a win. The Bulldogs bested the Commodores this weekend in the Hump and Joey and Jalyn talk all about it! Plus, get ready for a Monday night SEC showdown in Gainesville.

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Monday 1/22

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Florida @ 6:00pm in Gainesville, FL | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Tuesday 1/23

No scheduled events

Wednesday 1/24

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Ole Miss @ 7:30pm in Oxford, MS | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 40!

In 2024, Bulldog men’s tennis is 27-1 against their four opponents while women’s tennis is 13-5 this season in three matches.

🐶 Have a great Monday, y'all!