Alabama Men's Basketball
Alabama Falls To Tennessee In Regular Season Finale
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
Two Tide players finished in double-figures in yesterday's contest. Junior Riley Norris pumped in 13 points in the rivalry-contest, while freshman Braxton Key was just one point back at 12 points. Leading Bama in rebounding was sophomore Donta Hall with a total of seven.
UA led the contest at the end of the first half with a 14-point lead, 36-22. The Crimson Tide came out of the gate to start the game on a tear, easily taking an 11-point lead midway of the first, then stretched it heading into the locker room.
A good eye, steady hands and impressive teamwork had Alabama at 13-of-23 (57 percent) from the field in the opening stanza as opposed to the Vols at a measly 6-of-30 (20 percent). From behind the three-point line Bama was blazin' at 7-of-9 (78 percent) while Tennessee was a mere 1-of-12 (eight percent) from three-point land. Alabama's bench contributed heavily in the first half, outscoring Tennessee's bench by a 23-3 margin, led by Norris, who picked all of his 13 points in the frame.
The Crimson Tide stretched its lead to as many as 16 points before the wheels came off early in the second half, and the Tennessee Volunteers would begin its climb to victory. With 8: 35 remaining in the game the Vols took a two-point lead, 48-47. Bama responded with six consecutive points to move ahead 53-48 with only 4:30 remaining in the game. Following a timeout by Vols' head coach Rick Barnes, Tennessee would knock down back-to-back threes to once again retake the lead 54-53 with time ticking down, just 1:48 remaining to be played. The Volunteers then went on an 11-1 offensive tear for the win.
Alabama's output plummeted in the second half, hitting just 6-of-24 (25 percent) from the field and hitting only 1-of-8 (13 percent) from three-point land. Meanwhile, Tennessee was stepping it up, hitting 13-of-29 (45 percent) from the field, including completing 6-of-11 (55 percent) from beyond the arc.
For the game, the Crimson Tide hit on 19-of-47 (40 percent) from the field, 8-of-17 (47 percent) from beyond the arc. The Vols out-rebounded the Tide 40-32 overall, only the third time this season Bama has lost the rebounding battle.
Alabama will begin Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament play this coming Thursday, March 9th facing the winner between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds. The game will tip at approximately 2:30 p.m. CT.
| Game Stats | UA | UT |
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| FG% | .404 | .322 |
| 3FG% | .471 | .304 |
| FT% | .615 | .700 |
| RB | 32 | 40 |
| TO | 13 | 7 |
| STL | 4 | 2 |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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Crimson Tide Women's Golf Tied For Lead
At Darius Rucker Intercollegiate After Second Round
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina – The University of Alabama women's golf team is making a run for another win at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The Crimson Tide shot a 7-over par 291 on Saturday and is tied for the lead after the second round of competition at the par-71, 6,218-yard Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Bama (282-291/573) is tied for the lead with the Duke Blue Devils (286-287/573) at 5-over par. Arizona State comes next at third at 8-over par (288-288/576), tournament host South Carolina is fourth at 12-over par (289-291/580) and Baylor (291-296/587) and Georgia (292-295/587) are tied for fifth at 19-over par.
UA freshman Kristen Gillman (58-71/139) leads the individual race, sitting at 3-under par, while sophomore Cheyenne Knight (68-72/140) is tied for second at 2-under par. Sophomore Lauren Stephenson (71-75/146) is currently tied for 14th at 4-over par. Junior Lakareber Abe is tied for 31st at 7-over par (75-74/149) and senior Mia Landegren (78-80/158) is tied for 71st at 16-over par.
Alabama will be grouped with Duke and Arizona State in today's final round starting with Mia Landegren at 8:30 a.m. CT, followed by Lakareber Abe (8:39), Lauren Stephenson (8:48), Cheyenne Knight (8:57) and Kristen Gillman (9:06).
The Crimson Tide would capture its fourth Darius Rucker Intercollegiate title in the last seven years should it win this final round today. Alabama has previously won the tournament in 2011, 2012 and 2016. Cheyenne Knight is looking to pick up her second individual title, having won the 2016 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate tournament with an even-par 213 (67-74-72).
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Alabama Gymnastics Faces No. 8 Georgia Today
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| Bama Gymnastics Coach Dana Duckworth Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
ATHENS, Georgia - The sixth-ranked Alabama gymnastics team will conclude its regular-season road schedule today with a rare Sunday meet when it faces the eighth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Georgia today at 1 p.m. CT.
Crimson Tide gymnastics head coach Dana Duckworth said, "I love competing in Athens, Georgia. The crowd will be great and the energy will be nice. For our ladies, we want to see them compete purposefully and with intent. I want them to a have a lot of passion."
Today's meet will be broadcast live on the SEC Network with Holly Rowe and Courtney Kupets handling the call and color analysis, with Lauren Sisler on the sideline.
Between the two teams, 16 NCAA titles and 25 Southeastern Conference Championships are shared. These are two of the SEC's finest.
These two teams last met in the 2016 NCAA Championships Super Six Team Finals, with the Alabama Crimson Tide finishing third (197.4375) and the Bulldogs coming in sixth (196.8125). Alabama won the last regular-season meeting between the two teams, 197.550-195.700, in Tuscaloosa on February 26, 2016.
Alabama is 4-1-0 over its last five meets, while Georgia stands at 3-4., including a quad meet. The Bulldogs are the Crimson Tide's sixth top-10 foe this season.
Alabama will next return to Coleman Coliseum for its regular-season finale on Friday, March 10th against Iowa State starting at 7:30 p.m CT.
Alabama Second Round Results
1. Kristen Gillman - 68-71/139 (-3)
2t. Cheyenne Knight - 68-72/140 (-2)
14t. Lauren Stephenson - 71-75/146 (+4)
31t. Lakareber Abe - 75-74/149 (+7)
71t. Mia Landegren - 78-80/158 (+16)
Team Standings
1t. ALABAMA- 282/291/573 (+5)
1t. Duke- 286-287/573 (+5)
3. Arizona State- 288-288/576 (+8)
4. South Carolina- 289-291/580 (+12)
5t. Baylor-291-296/587 (+19)
5t. Georgia- 292-295/587 (+19)
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – The Alabama Crimson Tide men's golf team is in sixth place in a 12-team field after two rounds at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Bama boys are currently at 1-under par 575 (285-290) after play concluded on Saturday. UA junior Lee Hodges leads the Tide, and currently sits in a tie for second place.
Hodges began play on Saturday with a 3-under par 69 during the morning round. He then followed up with a 4-under 68 to finish the day with a career-best 36-hole score of 7-under par 137. Hodges' second round was highlighted with an eagle on the par 5, 616-yard 13th hole. This is the second time in the young man's career he has shot under 70, with the only other time coming in the fall at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.
Hodges, as well as Purdue's Fernando Barco (137), will enter today's final round just three strokes back of Reed Hrynewich, current leader sitting at 10-under 134.
Tide junior Jonathan Hardee also finished the day under par, closing at 2-under par 142 (71-71) to finish in a tie for 11th position. Junior Tyler Hitchner, garnering a pair of even par 72s, gives the Tide three golfers among the top-20, finishing the day in a tie for 19th overall at 144.
Bama senior Dru Love is currently sitting in a tie for 53rd at 10-over par 154 (73-81), while sophomore Steven Setterstrom rounds out the crew from Alabama at 56th with a 155 (74-79) on the par 72, 7,107-yard Outlaw Course.
Desert Mountain Intercollegiate host Michigan (562) leads the 12-team field by six strokes over both Northwestern (568) and Kansas (568). Purdue (572) and St. Mary's (Calif.) (572) are in a tie for fourth place, three strokes ahead of the Tide.
The Crimson Tide will tee off today's final round at 9:30 a.m. CT.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama softball team continues to roll this weekend, picking up another
pair of wins on Saturday at the Easton Crimson Classic, defeating Stanford
4-0 in the opening game before throwing the second no-hitter of the weekend in
a 10-0 rout of Drake.
The Crimson Tide (18-2) started the day with a 4-0 shutout over Stanford (12-7) before blanking Drake (12-8) in the second contest of the day, 10-0, in five innings. It was Madi Moore and Sydney Littlejohn teaming up to pitch the weekend's second no-hitter and 32nd overall in Alabama softball history. Alexis Osorio pitched a complete-game shutout with 18 strikeouts and only one hit in the opener.
Bama batter Merris Schroder had another strong day, going three-for-five with two runs scored and three RBIs, including a double and a triple. Demi Turner and Elissa Brown posted a pair of hits themselves, while Carrigan Fain and Claire Jenkins both hit a home run in the second game of the day, the first of the year for both players.
Alabama will conclude play today at the Easton Crimson Classic. The Tide will face Jacksonville at 1:30 p.m. CT.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Alabama men's baseball team took down ULM on Saturday 6-2 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa. A pair of three-run innings made the difference, and the Crimson Tide earns the series victory and improves to a 5-5 record on the young season.
Bama baseball head coach Greg Goff said, "I'm really pleased with the way our guys came out again today and put some competitive at-bats together early, The biggest difference for us now is that we are consistently putting hits together; that gives us a chance to score some runs. We're still not at our final destination, but we're definitely working in the right direction. I was really proud of how Jake (Walters) came out and put up zeros for us and our guys really played great defense behind him."
Alabama's junior starter yesterday, Jake Walters (2-1), earned his second win of the season in his 6.0 innings of work. Walters allowed just two runs, both unearned, on six hits with no walks and tallied four strikeouts across his 87 pitches, Right-hander Garrett Suchey came on in relief, totaling 3.0 innings of scoreless ball and allowed only one hit to earn his first career save withe the Tide.
Eight of Alabama's nine starters collected a hit in the game, with 10 of the 11 batters who recorded an at-bat notching at least one hit. The offensive was led by man Chandler Avant, who finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for his fifth multi-hit game of the season. Sam Finnerty led the UA in RBIs, finishing with two on the day, both of which came from a two-run double in his pinch-hit effort.
The Crimson Tide will be looking to sweep the series this afternoon. Starting for Bama will be sophomore left-hander Dylan Duarte in the series finale. ULM will counter with junior right-hander Chase Beal. First pitch is set for a 1 p.m. CT.
Crimson Tide gymnastics head coach Dana Duckworth said, "I love competing in Athens, Georgia. The crowd will be great and the energy will be nice. For our ladies, we want to see them compete purposefully and with intent. I want them to a have a lot of passion."
Today's meet will be broadcast live on the SEC Network with Holly Rowe and Courtney Kupets handling the call and color analysis, with Lauren Sisler on the sideline.
Between the two teams, 16 NCAA titles and 25 Southeastern Conference Championships are shared. These are two of the SEC's finest.
These two teams last met in the 2016 NCAA Championships Super Six Team Finals, with the Alabama Crimson Tide finishing third (197.4375) and the Bulldogs coming in sixth (196.8125). Alabama won the last regular-season meeting between the two teams, 197.550-195.700, in Tuscaloosa on February 26, 2016.
Alabama is 4-1-0 over its last five meets, while Georgia stands at 3-4., including a quad meet. The Bulldogs are the Crimson Tide's sixth top-10 foe this season.
Alabama will next return to Coleman Coliseum for its regular-season finale on Friday, March 10th against Iowa State starting at 7:30 p.m CT.
Alabama Second Round Results
1. Kristen Gillman - 68-71/139 (-3)
2t. Cheyenne Knight - 68-72/140 (-2)
14t. Lauren Stephenson - 71-75/146 (+4)
31t. Lakareber Abe - 75-74/149 (+7)
71t. Mia Landegren - 78-80/158 (+16)
Team Standings
1t. ALABAMA- 282/291/573 (+5)
1t. Duke- 286-287/573 (+5)
3. Arizona State- 288-288/576 (+8)
4. South Carolina- 289-291/580 (+12)
5t. Baylor-291-296/587 (+19)
5t. Georgia- 292-295/587 (+19)
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Alabama Men's Golf Currently Sixth
At Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Hodges began play on Saturday with a 3-under par 69 during the morning round. He then followed up with a 4-under 68 to finish the day with a career-best 36-hole score of 7-under par 137. Hodges' second round was highlighted with an eagle on the par 5, 616-yard 13th hole. This is the second time in the young man's career he has shot under 70, with the only other time coming in the fall at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.
Hodges, as well as Purdue's Fernando Barco (137), will enter today's final round just three strokes back of Reed Hrynewich, current leader sitting at 10-under 134.
Tide junior Jonathan Hardee also finished the day under par, closing at 2-under par 142 (71-71) to finish in a tie for 11th position. Junior Tyler Hitchner, garnering a pair of even par 72s, gives the Tide three golfers among the top-20, finishing the day in a tie for 19th overall at 144.
Bama senior Dru Love is currently sitting in a tie for 53rd at 10-over par 154 (73-81), while sophomore Steven Setterstrom rounds out the crew from Alabama at 56th with a 155 (74-79) on the par 72, 7,107-yard Outlaw Course.
Desert Mountain Intercollegiate host Michigan (562) leads the 12-team field by six strokes over both Northwestern (568) and Kansas (568). Purdue (572) and St. Mary's (Calif.) (572) are in a tie for fourth place, three strokes ahead of the Tide.
The Crimson Tide will tee off today's final round at 9:30 a.m. CT.
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Crimson Tide Softball Throws 2nd No-Hitter This Weekend
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Picks Up Two Wins On Saturday
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
The Crimson Tide (18-2) started the day with a 4-0 shutout over Stanford (12-7) before blanking Drake (12-8) in the second contest of the day, 10-0, in five innings. It was Madi Moore and Sydney Littlejohn teaming up to pitch the weekend's second no-hitter and 32nd overall in Alabama softball history. Alexis Osorio pitched a complete-game shutout with 18 strikeouts and only one hit in the opener.
Bama batter Merris Schroder had another strong day, going three-for-five with two runs scored and three RBIs, including a double and a triple. Demi Turner and Elissa Brown posted a pair of hits themselves, while Carrigan Fain and Claire Jenkins both hit a home run in the second game of the day, the first of the year for both players.
Alabama will conclude play today at the Easton Crimson Classic. The Tide will face Jacksonville at 1:30 p.m. CT.
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Alabama Men's Baseball Beats ULM 6-2
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Bama baseball head coach Greg Goff said, "I'm really pleased with the way our guys came out again today and put some competitive at-bats together early, The biggest difference for us now is that we are consistently putting hits together; that gives us a chance to score some runs. We're still not at our final destination, but we're definitely working in the right direction. I was really proud of how Jake (Walters) came out and put up zeros for us and our guys really played great defense behind him."
Alabama's junior starter yesterday, Jake Walters (2-1), earned his second win of the season in his 6.0 innings of work. Walters allowed just two runs, both unearned, on six hits with no walks and tallied four strikeouts across his 87 pitches, Right-hander Garrett Suchey came on in relief, totaling 3.0 innings of scoreless ball and allowed only one hit to earn his first career save withe the Tide.
Eight of Alabama's nine starters collected a hit in the game, with 10 of the 11 batters who recorded an at-bat notching at least one hit. The offensive was led by man Chandler Avant, who finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for his fifth multi-hit game of the season. Sam Finnerty led the UA in RBIs, finishing with two on the day, both of which came from a two-run double in his pinch-hit effort.
The Crimson Tide will be looking to sweep the series this afternoon. Starting for Bama will be sophomore left-hander Dylan Duarte in the series finale. ULM will counter with junior right-hander Chase Beal. First pitch is set for a 1 p.m. CT.
