2015 Women's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
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The 2015 women's basketball non-conference schedule for the University of Alabama women's basketball team was announced yesterday. The Tide will play 10 home games which includes one exhibition game, a Thanksgiving tourney and two road games, according to ladies head basketball coach Kristy Curry.
Bama will open on November 9th in an exhibition contest with Faulkner. The official start to the season will be November 13 when the Tide hosts Alabama A&M. Then it's November 26 with Appalachian State, November 22 with Mississippi Valley State and November 24 with Georgia State, all of which are at home.
The Crimson Tide will then take part in the Nugget Classic in Reno, Nevada. The tournament is scheduled for November 27-28, with UA facing Middle Tennessee State and Utah State.
Alabama opens December traveling to UT-Martin on the second, then return to Tuscaloosa for three straight home games. They are December 6 with Alcorn State, December 12 with Georgetown and December 14 with North Florida. That last road trip of the non-conference schedule takes the Tide to Georgia Tech on December 18. Then it's back home for Grambling State on December 20 and Lipscomb on December 28.
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Men's 2015-16 Golf Schedule
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University of Alabama head golf coach Jay Seawell announced the 2015-16 men's golf schedule yesterday. Seawell said, "I am excited about this year's schedule and it should be a great challenge for our guys. We made this schedule with the intent of challenging our team while also playing some terrific venues. In addition, we are not only hosting the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, but we are also the host team of an NCAA Regional, which will be played on our home course (Ol' Colonly Golf Course). I am excigted, the team is excited and we are looking forward to getting things started next month."
Bama will begin the fall season next month month with three tournaments. The first is an event the Tide has won three times, the Carpet Capital Collegiate being held September 11-13 at The Farm Golf Club in Dalton, Georgia. Next up is the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational at the Olympia Hills Country Club outside of Chicago being held September 18-20. The final tourney for the month is the DICK's Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup on September 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The month of October holds just one event, and that is the annual Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton in Birmingham, Alabama. This year's event will be held October 5-6, and is one that the Crimson Tide has won seven of the last nine years.
Bama will close out the fall season of its schedule with a trip to Kauai, Hawaii for the 2015 Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational being held November 2-4.
Following the usual winter off-season, the Tide starts off its spring at the Puerto Rico Classic at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico on February 21-23. Alabama has won this esteemed tournament five times now.
Next up Alabama returns to the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas Nevada for the fifth straight year. This years event will be held March 7-9. Bama then travels to Greensboro, Georgia for the Linger Longer Invitational on March 20-22.
Closing out the Crimson Tide's regular season will be the third consecutive appearance in the Mason Rudolph Championship, hosted by the Vanderbilt Commodores. The tourney is April 2-3 and is held each year in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Tide will begin postseason play April 16-18 with the SEC Championship held at the Sea Island Golf Club Seaside Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Then Alabama hosts the NCAA Regional on May 16-18 at Ol' Colony Golf Course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The conclusion of the golf season will be the NCAA Championships on May 27-June 1 held at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
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Alabama Football Practice
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Yesterday was the final practice for the University of Alabama football team before its first weekend scrimmage, scheduled for today. The Tide held their practice in shorts, helmets and shoulder pads yesterday for approximately two hours on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
We've heard from Alabama head coach Nick Saban, as well as other defensive coaches, on the need to step up the game on defense after a couple of down seasons, especially last season's defensive performance. This year the coaches are looking for a better pass rush, fewer long play completions by the other side, and more take-aways. Bama is working on stripping the ball, sacks, and interceptions in practices this year.
A little good news to report on the injury/recovery situation on the team. Redshirt freshman Marlon Humphrey, who had suffered with a pulled muscle, seemed to be pretty much back up to full speed at yesterday's practice. He was working with the second group of defensive backs.
The team worked on fundamentals and basics in preparation for their first scrimmage scheduled for today, and slated to begin at 1 p.m. CT inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. It has been reported that the quarterback battle could become a lot clearer after today's scrimmage, even if not decided. Both Jake Coker and Blake Barnett have been looking good. The Crimson Tide will enjoy Sunday off and won't return to practice until Monday.
