W. Volleyball. Volleyball Collects Second Sweep of the day with win over Furman
Freshman Brianne Vande Griend and senior Alyssa Meuth combined for 21 of Alabama's 47 kills to lead the Crimson Tide to a 3-0 victory over Furman on Friday at the Bama Bash. The win puts Alabama at 3-2 on the season, while the loss drops the Paladins to 2-3 overall.
09/03/2010 10:36:21pm
W. Volleyball. Kayla Fitterer Notches 14 Kills as Volleyball Sweeps Previously Unbeaten Toledo
The volleyball team (2-2) opened up the 2010 Bama Bash in impressive fashion, defeating the Toledo Rockets (3-1) by a score of 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23). Sophomore Kayla Fitterer paced the offense with 14 kills, while fellow sophomore Kelsey Anderson scooped up a game-high 11 digs.
09/03/2010 09:47:18pm
W. Volleyball. Volleyball Sweeps a Pair of Matches at Bama Bash on Friday
The volleyball team played two matches on the opening day of the annual Bama Bash sweeping both Toledo and Furman 3-0 in the CAVE. In its first match, the Crimson Tide took down previously unbeaten Toledo by scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 before knocking off Furman in a thriller night match 25-20, 25-14, 25-23. The wins moved Alabama to 3-2 on the season, while the Rockets fell to 3-1 and the Paladins 2-3.
09/03/2010 08:52:42pm
W. Cross Country. Crimson Tide Opens Season With a Third-Place Finish
The University of Alabama women's cross country team opened up the 2010 season with a third-place finish at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener Friday evening. The Crimson Tide had three runners score in the top-10 on the 4-kilometer course at Percy Ward Park.
09/03/2010 08:17:42pm
Swimming & Diving. Callan Buck Advances to Junior Diving World Championships Finals
In her first competition as part of the United States National Team, University of Alabama freshman Callan Buck finished fifth in the preliminary round of the 3-meter board competition at the 18th FINA Junior Diving World Championships being held in Tucson, Ariz. this week, advancing to the finals.
09/03/2010 06:44:38pm
Baseball. Former Tide Standout Downs Set to Join the Astros on Saturday
Former University of Alabama Crimson Tide infielder Matt Downs was called up by the Houston Astros Tuesday, Sept. 1 and will be available to play in this Saturday's road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
09/03/2010 05:52:42pm
W. Soccer. Soccer to Cap Off Week Against Chattanooga
The Alabama soccer team (2-1) will compete in its lone match of the week as it will face Chattanooga (1-3) on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Alabama Soccer Stadium. The Crimson Tide is coming off its first loss of the season while the Lady Mocs, who will also only play one match this week, is coming off a 2-0 loss at Austin Peay.
09/03/2010 03:08:06pm
Football. Tide Holds Last Practice Before Season Opener
The Alabama football team practiced for 90 minutes in shells (shorts, shoulder pads and helmets) Thursday afternoon at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility in final preparation for Saturday's season opener against San Jose State.
09/02/2010 05:53:37pm
W. Volleyball. Volleyball Hosts Annual Bama Bash this Weekend
The volleyball team will continue its season this week at home as it hosts the Bama Bash Sept. 3-4. Friday, the Crimson Tide will face Toledo at 12 p.m. CT and Furman at 7 p.m. CT. Alabama will close out the tournament on Saturday with UAB at 1 p.m. CT.
09/02/2010 03:16:04pm
