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Women's Basketball Faces Vanderbilt Tonight
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team (13-6; 2-4 SEC) heads to Nashville to play the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-5; 2-3) in Memorial Gymnasium. This is the first of three games to be played by the Lady Tide this week, with this one tipping off at 6 p.m. CT this evening.
Tonight's game will be the 45th meeting between the two schools, the 19th in Nashville. Vanderbilt holds a commanding 32-12 lead in the series, but the Crimson Tide won the last meeting in Nashville in February 2014. That, incidentally, was the first win in Alabama history at Memorial Gymnasium.
The last six games between Bama and Vandy have been decided by 10 points or less. Earlier this season Vanderbilt defeated Alabama in Tuscaloosa 54-48.
Tonight's contest will be broadcast on the SEC Network. Brenda VanLengen will be handling play-by-play duties and Carol Ross as analyst.
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Tide Wrangles The Longhorns In Women's Tennis
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
In their annual Power of Pink match, the 15th-ranked Alabama women's tennis team (2-0) handed the 40th-ranked Texas Longhorns (1-1) a defeat on Sunday. The Lady Tide has earned a spot in the 2016 ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship for the fourth consecutive season by virtue of their 4-3 victory.
Head coach JENNY MAINZ said, "What I feel best about is that we showed so much grit, so much fight, and so much tenacity. My message was going to be the exact same to the team, whether we won or lost. Those are things we focus a lot on, so I'm really proud of the team today. I just loved the spirit they competed with."
Winning for the Tide were sophomores ARYN GREENE and BENNETT DUNN, juniors JOANNA NENA SAVVA and DANIELLE SPIELMANN in doubles competition. In singles competition it was Savva, Daniell and senior NATALIA MAYNETTO.
The Crimson Tide will be one of 16 teams competing in the 2016 ITA National Women's Indoor Championships. The event will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin February 5th - 8th. Draws and match times are yet to be announced by the ITA.
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UA Hosts A Boat-Load Of Recruits
L to R: Lyndell Wilson, Nick Saban & Ben Davis
Lyndell Wilson Twitter
Here is the list of football recruits/prospects that were on the campus of the University of Alabama this past past weekend:
3-star WR Korey Banks
4-star CB Shyheim Carter
3-star LB Ben Davis
4-star DL Raekwon Davis*
4-star OL Landon Dickerson
4-star RB B.J. Emmons*
4-star OLB Terrell Hall
5-star ATH Mecole Hardman
4-star LB Demetrious Jackson
4-star DL Kobe Jones
5-star LB Mique Juarez
3-star JUCO DL Jamar King
4-star CB Nigel Knott
4-star LB Jaleel Laguins
4-star OL Tramonda Moore
4-star RB D'Vaughn Pennymon
4-star WR Ahmmon Richards
5-star DE Jeffery Simmons
5-star DB Nigel Warrior
4-star LB Lyndell Wilson
*Crimson Tide Commitments
Saban Doing The Dab With Lyndell
Lyndell Wilson Twitter
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2016 Football Recruiting Class
This is the complete list of 18 prospects committed to the University of Alabama's 2016 football recruiting class as of 1/25/16.
- Raekwon Davis, DT (6'7", 315 lbs), Meridian High, Meridian, Mississippi
- T.J. Simmons, WR (6'2", 185 lbs), Clay-Chalkville High School, Pinson, Alabama*
- Jonah Williams, OL (6'5", 283 lbs), Folsom High, Folsom, California
- Brendan Scales, TE (6'4", 230 lbs), Lafayette, Ballwin, Missouri
- Chris Owens, OL (6'3", 312 lbs), Lamar High, Arlington, Texas
- Deonte Brown, OL (6'3", 330 lbs), Austin High, Decatur, Alabama*
- Joshua Perry, DB (6'3", 190 lbs), Amite High, Amite, Louisiana
- Kendell Jones, DT (6'4", 360 lbs), Shoemaker High, Killeen, Texas
- Charles Baldwin, OL (6'5", 305lbs), ASA College, Brooklyn, New York
- Jalen Hurts, QB (6'2", 208 lbs), Channelview High, Channelview, Texas
- Riley Cole, LB (6'3," 210 lbs), Oneonta High Schol, Oneonta, Alabama*
- Miller Forristall, TE (6'5", 220 lbs), Cartersville High School, Cartersville, Georgia
- Quinnen Williams, DL (6'4", 265 lbs), Wenonah High School, Birmingham, Alabama*
- B.J. Emmons, RB (5'11", 230 lbs), Freedom High School, Morganton, North Carolina
- Shawn Jennings, DB (6'2", 218 lbs), Dadeville High School, Dadeville, Alabama*
- Trevon Diggs, ATH (6'0", 186 lbs), Avalon School, Rockville, Maryland
- Tyler Simmons, WR (5'11", 194 lbs.), McEachern High School, Powder Spring, Georgia
- Shawndarius Jennings, S (6'2", 218 lbs.), Dadeville High School, Dadeville, Alabama*
*In-state recruits
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Frozen Tide Hockey Wins Iron Cup Over Auburn
Photo taken from Bing.com
Three games. Three wins.
The University of Alabama hockey team defeated the Auburn Tigers this weekend to capture the Iron Cup for the 15th consecutive time. The Frozen Tide won 9-1 on Friday, 9-2 on Saturday and 16-4 on Sunday afternoon at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena.
Alabama freshman forward DYLAN TEED was named the Iron Cup's Most Valuable Player. Both the Tide and Tigers participate in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Alabama is a Division 1 ACHA team while Auburn is a Division 3 team.
