Alabama Gymnastics Takes 3rd At SEC Championships
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UA head gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth said, "Fight, resilience and tenacity and the connection and love that our ladies have for one another were the key to us being able to finish in the top three at this meet for the 19th consecutive year,"
LSU captured its first SEC title since 1981 with a score of 198.075, with the Florida Gators coming in second with a 197.825, and Alabama third with 197.400. Georgia captured fourth place with a 196.700, Kentucky (196.625) fifth, Auburn (196.550) sixth, Missouri (195.825) seventh and Arkansas (194.900) completed the field.
Duckworth commented, "There is no doubt that the most significant thing we did tonight is we never gave up. We had a mistake on all four events, but the ladies just continued to battle."
Alabama scoring:
Balance beam 49.400
Kiana Winston 9.95, Wynter Childers 9.900, Nickie Guerrero 9.9
Floor exercise 49.250
Winston 9.925, Ari Guerra 9.85, Amanda Jetter 9.85
Vault 49.400
Maddie Desch 9.950, Childers 9.9, Abby Armbrecht 9.9875
Uneven bars 49.350
Katie Bailey 9.95
Concerning the balance beam, Duckworth said, "You look at the fact that our first gymnast fell on our first event and we fought back to score a 49.400. That just screams resilience."
Following the vault competition, Duckworth said, "I couldn't be happier with the night Maddie and Wynter had, scoring 9.9s on vault and just being in the mix all night.
Regarding Bailey's performance on the uneven bars, Duckworth commented, "Katie didn't have the best night on her first two routines, and I told her to finish strong and she did just that with an amazing uneven bars routines."
Winston captured her second individual Southeastern Conference title, capturing the win on the balance beam after tying for first on the uneven bars in 2016, while Bailey won her second-consecutive uneven bars title.
"I can't say enough about Kiana, going 9.95 on beam and 9.925 on the floor," Duckworth said. "She just continues to get it done each week."
UA now awaits its destination for the upcoming NCAA regionals, with the announcement to be made tomorrow at 3 p.m. CT when the selection show will stream on NCAA.com. There are six regional sites, with the top-two teams advancing to the NCAA championships final site in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Crimson Tide Softball Falls To Mississippi State
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Demi Turner and Chandler Dare picked up the on hits of the day for Bama, while Sydney Littlejohn (9-1) suffered her first loss of the season, allowing just the one unearned run in a complete-game effort.
The series finale is today at Nusz Park In Starkville, with the first pitch between UA and MSU slated for 4:30 p.m. CT.
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Bama Baseball Falls To Mizzou On Saturday
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UA baseball head coach Greg Goff said, "You look at those last nine outs, besides that one pop-up, and we had some really good at-bats. I was really pleased with how our guys didn't give up today. I think our team is resilient, and we were one knock away from tying the game up. Defensively and pitching-wise, we kept letting them get out in front and hopefully, tomorrow, we can put some zeroes up early."
Bama's Kyle Kaufman was two-for-four with one run, one RBI. Chandler Avant and Hunter Alexander were both one-for-four, with Alexander picking up one run. Walker McCleney was one-for-one. Losing pitcher for Bama was Dylan Duarte (1-1).
The series finale is at noon CT at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The Tide will start senior right-hander Nick Eicholtz. Mizzou will start junior right-hander Andy Toelken.
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Bama Baseball Postgame Press Conference
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Tide Men's Golf Returns To Linger Longer Invitational
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The
University of Alabama men's golf team will begin the 2017 Linger Longer Invitational today, lasting through Tuesday, March 21st. The event will
be held on the par-72, 7,073-yard
Great Waters Golf Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia.
The Crimson Tide has won the tournament four of the past six years, including last year's title when it carded a team total
of 12-under par 852. UA also picked up wins in 2011, 2012 and
2013.
Bama will be grouped today with Troy and Virginia.
