Bama Women's Basketball Downs Tennessee
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It was a thing of beauty. For the second consecutive season the University of Alabama women's basketball team (16-10, 4-9 SEC) has defeated the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers (16-10, 7-6 SEC). Crimson Tide junior Coco Knight scored a career-high 18 points, while fellow junior Hannah Cook added 16 points to lead the Bama offense to a 65-57 victory on Thursday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. With this victory Alabama is able to celebrate the the first time the Tide has claimed back-to-back wins over Tennessee in program history.
Alabama women's basketball head coach Kristy Curry said, "I just love the fact that we were able to be pretty consistent on the offensive end, rebound the basketball consistently and consistently get stops. I thought in the third quarter when they made their run, we never folded. In the past, we've allowed ourselves to play not to lose instead of play to win, so it's good to see the growth and the ability to finish games. I'm really happy for our kids. Every single day they just go back to work. Being persistent and positive is important when you're in this league, and I thought our kids have tried to do that."
Crimson Tide junior Quanetria Bolton was just one shy of double-digits, pumping in nine point on the night. Just one point back was freshman Jordan Lewis with eight. Lewis was also able to tie her career high in assists with eight while adding seven rebounds. It was Bama junior Ashley Williams leading the Tide in rebounds with 11. The Lady Vols were led by redshirt junior Mercedes Russell scoring a team-high 17 points, and redshirt senior Schaquilla Nunn with a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Alabama shot 25-of-71 (35.2 percent) from the field while Tennessee went 22-of-60 (36.7 percent) on the night. The Crimson Tide out-rebounded the Lady Volunteers 53-38, with 22 of those coming off the offensive glass for Bama.
The final two games of the regular season now awaits the Crimson Tide, both of them to be played away from the friendly confines of home. Next up will be the Auburn Tigers down on the Plains, this Monday, February 20th. Tip time is 6 p.m. CT.
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Kristy Curry Press Conference
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Kristy Curry Press Conference
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Freddie Roach Leaving Alabama For Ole Miss
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Having served in an off-field capacity for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team fr the past couple of seasons, a former Bama star is departing for an on-field job...with another SEC West school.
Freddie Roach, former Crimson Tide All-SEC linebacker, director of player development for Bama the past two seasons, is headed for Ole Miss. Prior to coming to Alabama, Roach spent two seasons as the defensive ends and outside linebackers coach for South Alabama. He will now serve as the defensive line coach for the Rebels.
Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze said in a statement, "Freddie brings instant credibility to our defensive line. His coaching skills and passion for the game make a him a great fit for our staff. As a highly successful player and coach, Freddie has been a part of championship programs, and we look forward to having his experience on our team."
At Alabama, Roach was a four-year letterman at linebacker from 2002-05. He was named the National Freshman of the Year, a freshman All-American and was twice selected second team All-SEC during that time. Roach was also named to Alabama’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s. He joined the New England Patriots as a free agent in 2006, and returned to UA in 2008 as a strength and conditioning assistant for three seasons.
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Tide Women's Golf To Play In Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Alabama women's golf team will be heading to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 3-5. The Crimson Tide will have the next two weekends off in preparation for the tournament to be held at the Long Cove Club.
Last year Bama captured both the team and individual titles at the Rucker Intercollegiate as the Tide shot a 16-over par 868 to win the event. Alabama sophomore Cheyenne Knight shot an even-par 213 (67-74-72) to take the individual medalist victory. The win marked the the first such victory of Knight's collegiate career. Alabama also won team titles in the event in both 2011 and 2012.
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Alabama Swimming & Diving At SEC Championships
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Crimson Tide head coach Dennis Pursley said, "We didn't have a lot of spectacular swims [yesterday], but we reached the A final in some events and were pretty solid, Our best days are in front of us, so hopefully we can pick up some momentum."
Preliminaries for day four get underway today. Bama will be competing in the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and women's platform diving.
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Taulia Tagovailoa Transferring To An Alabama High School
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According to a report from Hawaii Prep World, the 5' 11", 190-pound dual-threat quarterback and younger brother of University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to transfer to an Alabama high school. Taulia Tagovailoa is reportedly transferring from Kapolei (Hawaii) to one in the Yellowhammer state.
The former Kapolei offensive coordinator, June Jones, told Hawaii Prep World, "I think he's going to Alabama with his whole family to watch Tua. That's what I've been told. He'll do great. It'll be a great experience for him. A totally different culture, obviously. He's going to Birmingham. I haven't talked to Galu and Diane (parents), but they're going up this year for sure."
The younger Tagovailoa put up impressive numbers last year in high school. The youngster was responsible for 3,919 yards of offense and 42 touchdowns.
No word as to which high school Tagovailoa would be attending.
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Former University Of Alabama Running Back Arrested
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HOOVER, Alabama - There have been a lot of scrapes with the law the past few years concerning current and former University of Alabama football players. The latest is former Crimson Tide running back Trent Richardson who was arrested in Hoover on Thursday on a domestic violence charge.
A 911 emergency call came in to the Hoover Police Department at approximately 8:04 p.m. CT. The report was a possible domestic disturbance at the Hyatt Place Hotel located on John Hawkins Parkway. A second call came only one minute later reporting that yelling was coming from one of the guest rooms, according to Hoover Police Captain Gregg Rector. Officers were responded to the calls at approximately 8:08 p.m. and were escorted to the room of which the complaint had been made.
The contact was an adult male, later identified as Richardson, and an unnamed adult female. The pair were involved in a domestic altercation according to Rector. The pair were interviewed and it was discovered the argument had actually begun earlier at the Walmart just down the road. Reportedly the argument became physical and the woman sustained minor injuries, mainly scratches and bruising to her face.
The victim's injuries were cared for by Hoover Fire Department paramedics at the scene and required no further medical treatment.
The two calls to 911 came from a guest as well as a hotel employee.
Rector stated that Richardson was "cooperative" and "was arrested without incident."
