Bama Women's Basketball Defeats Vols
In 2nd Round Of SEC Tournament
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| Alabama celebrates big win over Tennessee Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
The Tide now faces the fourth-seed Kentucky Wildcats in the quarterfinals. This will be the Bama women's first appearance in the SEC tournament quarterfinals since 2005, plus the 19 wins are also the most UA has had in a season since the 2001-02 campaign.
University of Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kristy Curry said, "I'm just really proud of our team today. I thought that our energy and effort is something that's always within our control. I knew at halftime and told them if we could hold them to 29 the second half, we weren't going to shoot it as bad as we did the first half. Thankfully we made some shots, had confidence in each huddle and had some balance offensively."
A total of five Tide players finished in double-figures in points scored, led by junior Meoshonti Knight pumping in 16. Also in double-figures were sophomore Shaquera Wade with 12, while junior Ashley Williams and freshmen Ashley Knight and Jordan Lewis all contributed another 10 points each. Leading the team in rebounding was Ashley Knight with 11 rebounds for her second double-double, in addition to six blocks, while Lewis tied her career-best in assists with eight.
Coach Curry added, "Ashley (Knight) really learned a lot from the first experience with Tennessee/ She really took some things to heart and came out and did a great job. Meo (Knight) had a tremendous day."
Overall the Tide shot 42.4 percent (25-59), while Tennessee finished at 35.8 percent (24-67) from the floor. Alabama outrebounded Tennessee 44-31, and outscored the Lady Vols 15-7 in second chance points.
| Game Stats | UA | UT |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | .424 | .358 |
| 3FG% | .375 | .333 |
| FT% | .727 | .684 |
| RB | 44 | 31 |
| TO | 16 | 8 |
| STL | 2 | 6 |
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| Hannah Cook scores 1,000th point of her career Graphics/Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Alabama Women's Basketball
Press Conference After Win Over Tennessee
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Alabama Women's Basketball
Press Conference After Win Over Tennessee
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| Click HERE to watch the press conference via Tide TV |
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Alabama Baseball Hosts ULM For Three Games
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Alabama baseball will host ULM this weekend in a three-game matchup at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa today through
Sunday, March 5th. The Crimson Tide and Warhawks will start at 6
p.m. CT in tonight's series opener on Friday. Saturday's game is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT, while the series finale on Sunday is scheduled for a 1
p.m. CT start at The Joe. All three games will air live on SEC
Network+ with Eli Gold and Lance Cormier handling the call.
Tonight will be the ninth meeting between Bama and ULM, with the Tide holding an overall 6-2 advantage, as well as a 4-1 mark in Tuscaloosa. The last meeting between Alabama and ULM was in 2014, with the Tide taking a 3-2 win at home.
Former Alabama Swimming & Diving Team's
Stacy Potter Inman Honored As SEC Women's Legend
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Ellis Ponder Named Director Of Football Operations
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Celebrity Birthdays
March 3, 2017
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Ellis Ponder Named Director Of Football Operations
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama Athletic Department and head football coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Ellis Ponder as director of football operations in a statement issued on Thursday.
Ponder is a native of Fairhope, Alabama, and has been elevated to the director's
role after spending the past two seasons as the Crimson Tide's
associate director of football operations. In his role as director of
football operations, Ponder will be charged with the oversight of the
operational and organizational aspects of the Alabama Crimson Tide football
program.
Ponder stated, "The University of Alabama has always been very special to me and I
am looking forward to my expanded role. Coach Saban is
the best in the nation at running a football program and I truly
appreciate the opportunity and his trust in me to serve as the director
of football operations."
Prior to his arrival at UA, Ponder spent just over four years
working for the Bruno Event Team in Birmingham, Alabama. He helped
manage a wide variety of sporting events during his time with the Bruno
Event Team, including the Regions Tradition, which is a major on the PGA
Champions Tour, the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, the SEC Baseball
Tournament, the SEC Women's Golf Championship, the SEC and NCAA
Gymnastics Championships, the NCAA College Cup, CrossFit Games, the
Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, the Magic City Classic as well as a wide
range of Alabama High School Athletic Association events across the
state.
Ponder holds two degrees from The University of Alabama, finishing
his undergraduate degree in business administration in 2010 before
receiving a master's degree in marketing in 2011.
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Celebrity Birthdays
March 3, 2017
Camila Cabello, Singer, 19
Thomas Barbusca, Actor, 13
Jessica Biel, Actress, 34
George Miller, Director, 71
Julie Bowen, Actress, 46
Ian Beattie, Actor, 51
Zico, Soccer player, 63
Ronan Keating, Singer, 39
Alison King, Actress, 43
Jaylen Barron, Actress, 18
Ryan Met, Singer, 22
Nathalie Kelley, Actress, 31
Christian Oliver, Actor, 44
Herschel Walker, Football player, 54
Bella Heathcote, Actress, 28
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Former Alabama Swimming & Diving Team's
Stacy Potter Inman Honored As SEC Women's Legend
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| Alabama's Stacy Potter Inman & SEC Commisioner Greg Sankey |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - She has been a legend to the University of Alabama swimming & diving program, and now former UA student-athlete and All-American Stacy Potter (Inman) has been recognized as such by the Southeastern Conference. Potter-Inman has been officially honored as a Southeastern Conference Women's Legend.
Inman was honored during halftime of the Alabama first round victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament being held in Greenville, South Carolina. She was presented the honor by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
Inman expressed surprise concerning the phone call she received about the honor more than 20 years after her last race for the Crimson Tide. "I couldn't fathom it," Inman said. "It wasn't something I ever thought of as a possibility."
Each of the 14 Southeastern Conference member schools has a legend in Greenville this week. Besides being honored during halftime of an SEC Tournament game, the group will also be honored
during a banquet. They will all also participate in an autograph session
during the tournament.
UA swimming and diving head coach Dennis Pursley said, "This is a tremendous honor for our program. Stacy is one of the all-time greats, helping lead this program
to national recognition in the 1990s. The marks she posted during her
career still rank among our all-time top 10 all these years later. We're
very proud of what she accomplished, and to have her represent us as an
SEC Legend."
Inman originally hails from Americus, Georgia, and played for the University of Alabama, and was the Tide's most valuable
performer in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She helped to lead Alabama to back-to-back top-10
national finishes in 1993 and 1994 and a top-15 finish in 1995.
Crimson Tide associate head coach Jonty Skinner, who coached Inman back in the 90s, commented, "Stacy was always a hard, hard worker. I remember I'd have to lock the weight room before meets just so she'd get some rest."
Skinner bragged on Inman's hard work back during her years at The Capstone. He said that, as well as toughness, was responsible for her phenomenal success at the NCAA Championships.
Skinner continued, "Every year she'd swim the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly on
the second day of NCAAs. I don't care who you are,
that's a tough double, and yet she made the big final in both events
three years in a row."
Inman said, "My favorite memories came from the SEC Championships. Each year, we'd all come together, the men's and the women's teams, for
that meet. It was such a great time for me. We'd come together and
compete for each other, and that was especially true with the relays.
Even now, when I'm watching the Olympics, that's my favorite part, the
relays and the teamwork that goes into it."
Inman is Alabama swimming and diving's "Swimmer of the 1990s," and completed her career at Alabama as a 22-time All-American. She broke the SEC record in the
100 butterfly, and was the 1995 NCAA Runner-up in the 100 butterfly.
Her school record in the 100 backstroke stood for 20 years, from 1994 to
2014.
Inman is married to Jason, and have three children. Their family currently resides in
Pottsboro, Texas, where she teaches first grade. She continues to work out regularly, a routine that
included regular trips to the pool until the last few years when time
became a factor.
"I just don't have the time to get to the pool each week," Inman
said. "But when I did, I would think about swimming at Alabama, and even
now, when I'm thinking about form and technique while I'm working out,
it can take me back."
Congratulations, Stacy Potter Inman. You are a true Alabama and Southeastern Conference legend.
