Bodda Getta Brew 3/24: Sweet Success, Sweet Sixteen

Auburn MBB used 39 second half points to an 82-70 victory over Creighton Saturday in the NCAA Tournament round of 32.

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Bodda Getta Brew Crew
March 24, 2025

Good Morning, Auburn Family. Surviving and advancing to the Sweet 16, No. 1 overall seed Auburn MBB used 39 second half points from Tahaad Pettiford, Denver Jones and Chad Baker-Mazara to lead the Tigers to an 82-70 victory over ninth-seeded Creighton Saturday in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 at Rupp Arena.

🗣 : “We played like the No. 1 team in the country. We acted like the No. 1 team in the country. We prepared like the No. 1 team in the country. The guys did a phenomenal job on both ends of the floor.” - Bruce Pearl, head coach

Auburn (30-5) advances to the Sweet 16 in Atlanta and will play fifth-seeded Michigan Friday in the South Region semifinals.

What else have we mixed into today’s steaming hot Brew? Check it out below!

🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES - Friday’s game time for MBB in “On the Docket” 👇🏼
⛳️ Men’s Golf looks to make it three titles in a row at Valspar Collegiate
🏀 Norfolk State’s secret weapon, Larry Vickers, named new WBB coach
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 WAREAGLE+: AUBURN ACCESS

NCAA Tournament: Locker Room Access After Win Over Creighton
Go inside the locker room as Auburn celebrates advancing to the Sweet 16.

🔼 Hoops Head Honcho. Larry Vickers, who has spent the past decade at Norfolk State leading the WBB program to unprecedented heights, including three consecutive conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, has been named Auburn’s head women’s basketball coach. An 18-year coaching veteran, Vickers also spent eight years as a men’s assistant and associate head coach for the Spartans.

Since he took over, the program has achieved its most successful run in its Division I era, posting a 177-99 record, including an 83-18 mark over the last three seasons. Prior to Vickers’ arrival, NSU finished with a winning record overall just three times.

🔼 A Hat Trick But Make It Golf. The nation’s top-ranked team, Auburn men’s golf, looks to make it three straight titles this week at the Valspar Collegiate, set for today and tomorrow in Palm City, Florida. Auburn will play today’s 36-hole day in a foursome with Houston, Florida State and Arkansas.

This season, the fivesome representing Auburn has teamed up to account for 19 individual top-10 finishes, 55 subpar rounds, 366 birdies, and three team wins. Another win won’t come easy, however, as the tournament field includes 17 teams, 11 of which are ranked inside the top 25, and five inside the top 10.

🔼 Leaving Them in Mizzery. The No. 8 women’s tennis team looked dominant in its 4-0 shutout over Missouri on Sunday afternoon at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. After claiming the doubles point, Auburn picked up straight set wins at the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions for the victory.

🔼 Eight Straight. No. 16 Auburn fell behind in the first inning and couldn’t make up the deficit in the 6-0 loss at No. 24 Kentucky Sunday at Kentucky Proud Park.

Despite the loss, the Tigers claimed their eighth straight series dating back to the end of 2024 by winning a pair of 8-7 contests Friday at Saturday.

🔼 Send SJ Reinforcements. No. 23 Auburn softball (21-11, 0-9) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but No. 2 Texas (31-2, 5-1) came from behind to knock off the Tigers 13-2 on Sunday.

🗣 : “They [Texas] had seen everything we had, so there were no surprises. We were outmatched. It is as simple as that. We had some good at-bats here and there, but not enough. SJ [Geurin] can only do so much. We need others to step up. We’re still on that journey and trying to figure that out.” 

🔼 Colonial Clubs Incoming. The No. 19 Auburn women’s golf team is set to conclude its regular season tournament schedule at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The tournament’s three rounds of stroke play will be held today and tomorrow, with 36 holes of continuous play today followed by 18 holes tomorrow.

The historic Colonial Country Club, which was founded in 1936, is best known as the host of the PGA Tour’s longest running tournament annually each May, the Charles Schwab Challenge.

🔼 No Faxing It In. Freshman Emily Hallifax dialed up an All-American performance on the platform as Auburn closed out the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships on Saturday. The Tigers finished the week in 35th with 10 points. 

Hallifax has been strong all season long. In finals, the Nice, France product as even better, averaging 58.74 per dive for a 293.70. She would finish 13th overall, earning All-America Honorable Mention. She is the first All-American diver since Allison Maillard in 2019 and the first on platform since Anna Aguero in 2012. 

🔼 Floored ‘Em. The Auburn gymnastics team kicked off the postseason at the 2025 SEC Championship, finishing in a tie for seventh with a 195.950 Saturday.

Highlighting the afternoon session was Auburn’s performance on floor in the second rotation where the team went 49.3 overall. Senior Sophia Groth led the way with a 9.9 in the anchor spot.

The 2025 NCAA Regional Championships are up next for the Tigers and the team is set to have a seeded spot in the regional meet once again. The selection show will be aired at 11 a.m. CT this morning on ESPNU.

🔼 No Throwing in the Towel. Auburn junior Megan Hague broke the school record in women’s shot put Friday with a 17.70m throw, highlighting a strong showing for the track & field team at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta. Hague competed in the second flight of shot put, and her first throw of 15.75m was good enough for first place.

Competing in the first meet of the outdoor season, the Tigers took home nine event wins, nine top 10 performances and 26 collegiate personal bests, but it was the throws squad that really made heads turn. Of the nine event wins, the throwing squad contributed five.  

🤓 TRIVIA QUESTION

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Creighton MBB had Auburn on its toes the first half, scoring nine three-pointers. However, the Tigers majorly restricted them after that, keeping them to how many triples in the second half?

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📅 ON THE DOCKET 

Monday, March 24
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Florida (R1)
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Florida (R2)

Tuesday, March 25
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Florida (R3)
⚾️ Baseball vs. South Alabama @ 6 p.m. CT | Buy Tickets | Live Stats | Listen

Wednesday, March 26
🥎 Softball @ Troy @ 6 p.m. CT ESPN+ | Live Stats | WEGL 91.1 FM 
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Men’s NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington @ 8 p.m. CT

Thursday, March 27
👟 X-Country/Track @ Terry Long FSU Relays in Tallahassee, Florida
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Men’s NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington @ Noon p.m. CT

Friday, March 28
🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 👇🏼
🏀 No. 1 Men’s Basketball (30-5) vs. No. 5 (27-9) Michigan @ NCAA Sweet 16 in Atlanta, Georgia @ 8:39 p.m. (CT) / 9:39 p.m. (ET) live on CBS and the Auburn Sports Network
👟 X-Country/Track @ Terry Long FSU Relays in Tallahassee, Florida
🐎 Equestrian @ 2025 SEC Equestrian Championship in Mill Spring, North Carolina @ Time TBA
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma - Staff Appreciation Day @ 11 a.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Men’s NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington @ Noon p.m. CT
⚾️ Baseball @ Georgia @ 5 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. Florida - Pickleball Day @ 6 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ | Buy Tickets | Live Stats | WEGL 91.1 FM 

Saturday, March 29
🐎 Equestrian @ 2025 SEC Equestrian Championship in Mill Spring, North Carolina @ Time TBA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia Tech @ Georgia Tech Spring Volleyball Festival @ 9:30 a.m. CT
⚽️ Soccer vs. UAB - Spring EXH @ 11 a.m. CT
🏐 Volleyball vs. East Tennessee State @ Georgia Tech Spring Volleyball Festival @ Noon CT
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Men’s NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington @ Noon p.m. CT
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Arkansas - Senior Day/AU Club Day @ 1 p.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer vs. Ole Miss - Spring EXH @ 2 p.m. CT
🥎 Softball vs. Florida - All For Alex/Wear Teal @ 3 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ | Buy Tickets | Live Stats | WEGL 91.1 FM 
⚾️ Baseball @ Georgia @ 3 p.m. CT | Live Stats | Listen
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern @ Georgia Tech Spring Volleyball Festival @ 3:45 p.m. CT
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia @ Georgia Tech Spring Volleyball Festival @ 5 p.m. CT

🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

The Tigers kept the Bluejays to only three treys in the second half of Saturday’s round of 32 game.

🐅 Let’s get this week goin’, Auburn Fam!