Alabama Volleyball Falls To Florida In Three Sets
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| Plotting the strategy Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
The Crimson Tide was held to a mere 21 kills and a .000 hitting percentage, both of which are season lows in Southeastern Conference play for Alabama. The Gators, however, wee able to hit .368 as a team with 42 kills. For the Tide, Krystal Rivers had seven kills in the contest which leaves her only 26 shy of the Alabama volleyball record. She also produced a season-high four aces from the service line as well as turning in one block.
Leah Lawrence contributed six kills and five blocks in the matchup, Brittany Thomas produced three kills and two blocks and Hayley McSparin came through with three kills and one block.
Alabama will once again be on the road for their next contest, traveling to Columbia, South Carolina to battle the South Carolina Gamecocks (17-8 overall, 5-8 SEC). The match will be held this Friday, November 18th with a 6 p.m. CT start.
| Game Stats | UA | UF |
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| Kills | 21 | 42 |
| Errors | 21 | 10 |
| Hitting % | .000 | .368 |
| Points | 32.0 | 52.0 |
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| TA | 90 | 87 |
| Assists | 21 | 40 |
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Crimson Tide Women's Basketball Plays Tonight
Welcomes Mississippi Valley State To Coleman Coliseum
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| University of Alabama's Coleman Coliseum Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
Game number two of the 2016-17 basketball season is scheduled for tonight at Coleman Coliseum. The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team (1-0) will host Mississippi Valley State (0-0) at 7 p.m. CT.
Tonight's contest offers a special admission price, in honor of the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger program. Bring a donation of a canned good or non-perishable item and the admission price is just $3 to enjoy the game at Coleman. In addition, 500 schedule magnets are available for giveaway tonight. Should the Alabama women score 30 points in the first quarter of tonight's contest (and every game for that matter) everyone in the stands will receive 30 percent off from Hoo's Q. Other prizes will be available courtesy of the Tuscaloosa Toyota Season Long Giveaways program as well.
This will be the fifth meeting between UA and MVS. The Crimson Tide won the last meeting with the Devilettes back on November 22, 2015 by the score of 98-35 in Tuscaloosa. Bama has won all four games, in face, averaging a 46 points-per-game victory margin.
Tonight's game will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Eli Gold will be handling the play-by-play, with Rick Moody providing color analysis. The game also is available via the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover and Tyler Williams handing the call.
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2016 Alabama Football Cumulative Statistics
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
| Statistic | ALABAMA | |
|---|---|---|
Scoring |
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| 41.20 | 12.20 | |
| 412 | 122 | |
First Downs |
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| 125 | 48 | |
| 93 | 75 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 225 | 139 | |
Rushing |
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| 2828 | 1117 | |
| 247 | 429 | |
| 437 | 319 | |
| 5.9 | 2.2 | |
| 258.1 | 68.8 | |
| 23 | 3 | |
| 2581 | 688 | |
Passing |
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| 292-189-7 | 330-167-10 | |
| 8.02 | 5.78 | |
| 234.10 | 190.70 | |
| 18 | 9 | |
| 2341 | 1907 | |
Total Offense |
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| 729 | 649 | |
| 6.8 | 4.0 | |
| 492.2 | 259.5 | |
| 4922 | 2595 | |
| 53 | 13 | |
Returns |
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| 20.28 | 22.20 | |
| 18-365 | 35-777 | |
| 16.48 | 9.92 | |
| 23-379 | 12-119 | |
| 26.00 | 9.57 | |
| 10-260 | 7-67 | |
Kicking |
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| 48.39 | 44.14 | |
| 45.08 | 42.53 | |
| 36-1742 | 74-3266 | |
| 14-20 | 11-15 | |
| 0-0 | 1-2 | |
Penalties |
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| 46.00 | 34.40 | |
| 59-460 | 39-344 | |
Time Of Possession |
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| 31:40 | 28:20 | |
| 05:16:43 | 04:43:17 | |
Miscellaneous |
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| (48.57 %) | (30.25 %) | |
| (50.00 %) | (22.22 %) | |
| 17-9 | 17-8 | |
| 40-329 | 17-101 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 40-47 | 14-17 | |
| 29-47 | 6-17 | |
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Alabama Men's Basketball Hosts Dayton On Tuesday
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Alabama Men's Basketball Hosts Dayton On Tuesday
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
The University of Alabama men's basketball team returns to the hardwood Tuesday afternoon for its second game of the new season hostings the Dayton Flyers at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Game time is set for 12:15 p.m. CT, and is a part of the ESPN Tip Off Marathon.
Crimson Tide men's head basketball coach Avery Johnson commented, "I'm just really excited to get back on the court (Tuesday) afternoon. We are playing in front of a national audience as the game will be broadcasted on ESPN2. I think it is going to be great for our guys. Our guys are well aware of the really good basketball team we are going to be playing against. Dayton is a seasoned veteran basketball team. They are also a team that we didn't have our best performance against last year. I don't think we were ready to take quite that big of a leap that early in the season, but we needed to play that game. I am glad that tomorrow's game is at home, and now they (Dayton) will have an opportunity to come play on our home court. Fortunately, some of our returning players played in that game last year and I curious to see how they are going to respond. I am also looking forward to seeing how our new guys respond. The one thing I do know is our defensive performance on Friday night will not be good enough, and offensively we are going to have to do a better job of taking quality shots and moving the ball a little bit more. This is an uphill task and Dayton is a very good team who has a lot of upperclassman that know what they are doing. At the same time, if we play like we practiced yesterday then we will have a good shot."
Tuesday's game will be the fourth meeting between Alabama and Dayton in the last six
years, and for the fifth time in series history, when the two teams face off on the court Tuesday afternoon. This contest will mark just the
second time in the series that Crimson Tide will play host to the
Flyers, with the only other occasion coming during the 2012-13 season. The Crimson Tide is looking to snap a three-game Dayton winning streak in the series, including an
80-48 victory last season in Dayton, Ohio. The loss was the largest
margin of defeat since losing to Ole Miss 105-71 back on March 3,
2001.
Tuesday's game can be viewed on ESPN2, with Tom Hart and Kara
Lawson on the call. Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on the
Crimson Tide Sports Network as Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan
Passink (analyst) call all the action.
The first 1,200 students in the door at Coleman will receive a free tee shirt. Also, prior to the game, pizza will be passed around the student section free of charge as long as it lasts. Tickets are $5 for all faculty and staff.
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Vegas Odds To Capturing College Football Championship
Here is a look at the updated odds at the top five teams in the country winning the big prize this season, the college football championship, according to Las Vegas Superbook. Of course the top-ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) is the odds-on favorite to take the 2016 National Championship.
1 Alabama Crimson Tide 4-to-5
2 Ohio State 2-to-1
3 Louisville 6-to-1
4 Clemson 12-to-1
5 Michigan 15-to-1
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Alabama Crimson Tide No. 1 In Amway Coaches Poll
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is once again the number one team in the land according to the voters/coaches who participate in the Amway Coaches Poll. Alabama received all of the available first place votes. With the losses suffered by Michigan, Clemson and Washington this past weekend there is quite a shakeup in this week's poll
Ohio State has advanced once again to the number two slot, followed by Louisville, Michigan and Clemson to fill out the top five. Washington dropped from the top five to tumble to number seven in the country.
There are Five teams from the Southeastern Conference in this week's poll, with the Alabama Crimson Tide being the only one in the top 10 coming in at No. 1. The other teams from the SEC include LSU (14), Auburn (16), Florida (18) and Texas A&M (22).
1 Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Ohio State
3 Louisville
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
6 Wisconsin
7 Washington
8 Oklahoma
9 West Virginia
10 Penn State
11 Utah
12 Colorado
13 Oklahoma State
14 LSU
15 Florida State
16 Auburn
17 Nebraska
18 Florida
19 USC
20 Washington State
21 Western Michigan
22 Texas A&M
23 Boise State
24 North Carolina
25 San Diego State
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Associated Press College Football Poll
There has been quite a shakeup in this week's version of the Associated Press College Football Poll, especially in the top 10 considering all the losses, especially those of second through fourth ranked teams.
There are five teams from the Southeastern Conference in this week's poll, but only the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide is in this week's top 10. The other members of the SEC included in this week's poll are LSU (16), Auburn (18), Florida (21) and Texas A&M (23).
1 Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Ohio State
3 Louisville
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
6 Wisconsin
7 Washington
8 Oklahoma
9 Penn State
10 West Virginia
11 Utah
12 Colorado
13 Oklahoma State
14 Western Michigan
14 Western Michigan
15 Florida State
16 LSU
17 Florida State
18 Auburn
19 Nebraska
20 Washington State
21 Florida
22 Boise State
23 Texas A&M
24 San Diego State
25 Troy
16 LSU
17 Florida State
18 Auburn
19 Nebraska
20 Washington State
21 Florida
22 Boise State
23 Texas A&M
24 San Diego State
25 Troy
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