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Bodda Getta Daily Brew 3/20 - Nets, Confetti and Tears Fall

Bodda Getta Daily Brew 3/20 - Nets, Confetti and Tears Fall

Emotions ran high for MBB Coach Bruce Pearl and players as SEC victory sinks in

Bodda Getta Brew Crew
March 20, 2024

Good morning. As the final seconds ticked away in the SEC title game on Sunday, head coach Bruce Pearl started to tear up.

“I lost my dad in August,” an emotional Pearl told Marty Smith after the game. “He was my biggest fan. This is for these kids. And how about the way Auburn showed up today. But for me, I’ve got to thank my father.”

“We did it,” an equally emotional Chad Baker-Mazara kept saying to his parents, who weren’t able to make it to the game. “We did it.”

Read more about the players’ reactions to clinching the SEC title and moving on to March Madness once again.

What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

🏀 Johni Broome earns All-District First Team honors for the 3rd time
🌊 Auburn hits Athens for the National Swimming & Diving Championships
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 WAREAGLE+

Hugh Freeze Mic'd Up
Head football coach Hugh Freeze is wired for sound during spring practice.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Scroll. If you’ve been logging Johni Broome’s awards and nominations this MBB season, it’s time for a new notebook. He earned NABC Division I All-District First Team honors for the third time in his collegiate career on Tuesday.

The junior forward/center recorded his 2,000th career point in the SEC Championship game against Florida with 19 points and 11 rebounds—his 59th career double-double, which ranks sixth nationally among active NCAA career leaders. Broome is currently on a 25-game double-digit scoring streak. He has tabulated 2,003 career points, 1,191 rebounds, 178 assists, 342 blocks, and 100 steals to date.

🔼 Consistency is Key. Head coach Ryan Wochomurka and the No. 16 Auburn Tigers travel to Athens, Georgia, for the 2024 Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships, March 20-23, to be streamed live on ESPN+. Ten Tigers earned their tickets to the NCAAs this year. Action begins inside Gabrielsen Natatorium on Wednesday, March 20, at 5 p.m. CT with the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

For Wochomurka, eight of his squad return from last year's NCAA Championships when the team delivered 14 points in Knoxville, Tennessee to finish 26^th overall. It was the best finish under the then-second-year head coach and the best since 2019.

🔼 Pitch Positively Perfect. Auburn's pitching staff turned in arguably its best performance of the season, leading the No. 17 Tigers to a 2-1 win against South Alabama Tuesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Auburn continues Southeastern Conference play with a three-game series vs. No. 1 Arkansas (17-2, 3-0 SEC) Thursday through Saturday at Plainsman Park.

Four pitchers, Christian Herberholz, Alex Petrovic, Parker Carlson, and Dylan Watts, combined to hold South Alabama to one run on five hits, one walk, and 13 strikeouts. The one run matched a season low, and the 13 strikeouts were one shy of a season-high.

🔼 The Nitty Gritty. It was a back-and-forth affair Tuesday night at the Troy Softball Complex, but No. 25 Auburn softball (15-6-1) held on to a 4-3 lead to take down Troy (22-10) in 10 innings.

"It was just grit," said head coach Mickey Dean. "To come on the road midweek after playing a three-game series and face a really good Troy team. The good thing is that we kept working and never let them take the lead.”

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Dancing Down Memory Lane

How many appearances has the Auburn women's basketball team made in the NCAA Tournament leading up to Thursday's game?

🐅 ONE BIG THING

WDE. A reverse Tiger Walk for WBB as they head to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. 🐅

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Wednesday 3/20

🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Women’s NCAA Championship | Live Stats | Championship Central | Psych Sheet | Notebook

Thursday 3/21

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Auburn has made 21 appearances in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

The Tigers have advanced to the Sweet 16 seven times and the Elite Eight six times. Auburn played in three consecutive National Championship games in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and won the Women's NIT in 2003.

🐅 Have a great Wednesday, y’all