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Gymnastics travels to Arkansas

Gymnastics travels to Arkansas

Kayla Montgomery January 15, 2015

The word “first” has become a common word around the Alabama gymnastics team this season. For the first time in 36 years, the Crimson Tide has a new head coach, and after getting her first meet under...

UA women's tennis hosts Mal Moore Invitational

UA women's tennis hosts Mal Moore Invitational

Kayla Montgomery January 13, 2015

For the Alabama women’s tennis team, 2014 was a record season. The team finished sixth in the nation and brought home an SEC Championship, as well as its first ever national championship when doubles...

Gymnastics team opens Duckworth era with win

Gymnastics team opens Duckworth era with win

Kayla Montgomery January 10, 2015

Much was the same for the Alabama gymnastics team's season opener against Arizona Friday night. The team took the floor to the same pyrotechnic introduction, Coleman Coliseum still recorded 12,000-plus...

Taking the Floor: Duckworth prepares for first meet after Patterson retirement

Taking the Floor: Duckworth prepares for first meet after Patterson retirement

Kayla Montgomery January 8, 2015

For the first time in 36 seasons, the No. 4 Alabama gymnastics team will take the floor with a new face at the helm of the program. In the first meet of the season against No. 21 Arizona at 7 p.m. Friday, Dana...

Keeping the faith

Kayla Montgomery December 4, 2014

Faith can be defined as “confidence or trust in a person or thing” or 
“belief that is not based on proof” and is often reserved for religion. Though football certainly isn’t a 
religion,...

Volleyball heads to NCAA tournament

Volleyball heads to NCAA tournament

Kayla Montgomery December 3, 2014

The most-winning team in Alabama volleyball history is looking to break even more records Thursday as it competes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, taking on Samford in Tallahassee, Florida, at...

Volleyball team earns record number of wins

Volleyball team earns record number of wins

Kayla Montgomery November 30, 2014

With a dominant three-set sweep of Tennessee, the Alabama volleyball team reached a new milestone Saturday. In its final match of the regular season, the Crimson Tide picked up its 25th win, setting...

Thomas finds home at UA volleyball

Thomas finds home at UA volleyball

Kayla Montgomery November 24, 2014

For outside hitter Brittany Thomas, a sophomore from Chandler, Arizona, volleyball is a family affair. She began playing the sport at an early age at the urging of her mother.“My mom played volleyball...

Alabama tops Auburn in front of record crowd

Alabama tops Auburn in front of record crowd

Kayla Montgomery November 23, 2014

In front of 2,169 spirited fans, the Alabama volleyball team (23-7, 11-5 SEC) topped in-state rival Auburn 3-1 Friday night to kick off Alabama’s homecoming weekend. The record crowd topped the former...

Setting the Tone: Wilson, Rivers lead volleyball team to record-setting season

Setting the Tone: Wilson, Rivers lead volleyball team to record-setting season

Kayla Montgomery November 19, 2014

As the semester winds to a close, the Alabama volleyball team’s fourth season under coach Ed Allen is nearing its end as well, though the team’s pursuit of its goals are just beginning. With four...

Alabama volleyball sweeps UGA

Alabama volleyball sweeps UGA

Kayla Montgomery November 16, 2014

With only four matches left in the regular season, the Alabama Crimson Tide volleyball team (22-6) is rolling towards a new record for season wins. On Sunday, the team swept Georgia at home in Foster Auditorium,...

Alabama needs emotion to avoid post-LSU hangover

Alabama needs emotion to avoid post-LSU hangover

Kayla Montgomery November 13, 2014

Anticipation, disappointment, frustration and desperation matched with cautious optimism, hopefulness, excitement and relief – the range of emotions experienced during a rivalry game on a college football...

Behind Enemy Lines: Q&A with The Reflector sports editor

Kayla Montgomery November 13, 2014

As Alabama prepares to face top-ranked Mississippi State in Bryant-Denny Stadium this weekend, Blake Morgan, the sports editor of Mississippi State's The Reflector, shared a few words on his thoughts about...

Volleyball sweeps Mississippi State at home

Volleyball sweeps Mississippi State at home

Kayla Montgomery November 12, 2014

It may not have been its sharpest match of the season, but the Alabama volleyball team secured its eighth sweep of the season after defeating Mississippi State 3-0 at home last night, advancing to a 21-6...

Volleyball puts itself in 5-set match situations

Volleyball puts itself in 5-set match situations

Kayla Montgomery November 11, 2014

As Alabama and Mississippi State prepare to compete on the gridiron this weekend, the Alabama volleyball team will host the Bulldogs in a mid-week match in Foster Auditorium Wednesday at 5 p.m. The match...

Alabama faces No. 7 Florida Gators

Alabama faces No. 7 Florida Gators

Kayla Montgomery November 5, 2014

While Halloween is usually known for its tricks, the Alabama volleyball team was in for a treat when it faced off against then No. 23 Texas A&M in Foster Auditorium, defeating the Aggies in a five-set...

Lakers struggle to start season after departure of coach

Lakers struggle to start season after departure of coach

Marquis Munson November 5, 2014

As Kendrick Lamar said in his famous “Control” verse, “If Phil Jackson came back, still no coaching me.” But if you watched the last couple seasons of the Los Angeles Lakers, it would be safe to...

Hammon makes waves in NBA

Hammon makes waves in NBA

Marquis Munson November 3, 2014

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most successful organizations in basketball since they won their first NBA title in 1999. A lot of their success is due to a great fan base, a solid group of...

Florida-Georgia upset reminds people that anything can happen

Florida-Georgia upset reminds people that anything can happen

Kayla Montgomery November 2, 2014

A true rivalry game is a strange thing: a mix of beauty and flat-out ugliness that never fails to bring out unparalleled team pride and a certain degree of crazy. Thanks to these games, the infamous “I...

Setting the stage in Foster Auditorium

Setting the stage in Foster Auditorium

Kayla Montgomery October 28, 2014

Home is where the heart is for Alabama senior volleyball player Katherine White, and home is where the Alabama volleyball team (18-5, 6-3 SEC) will take on No. 23 Texas A&M Friday at 7 p.m. “I remember...

Seahawks suffering from drama

Marquis Munson October 27, 2014

By Marquis Munson After a tremendous 2013 regular season, the Seattle Seahawks finished by dominating the heavily favored Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. But at the start of this season, the Seahawks...

Volleyball comes back to beat Arkansas

Volleyball comes back to beat Arkansas

Kayla Montgomery October 26, 2014

Although an ace from redshirt sophomore Krystal Rivers clinched the match for the Alabama volleyball team Sunday, it was a team effort that led the Crimson Tide to a 3-1 win over Arkansas, its seventh...

Bruna Evangelista finds home in Tuscaloosa

Bruna Evangelista finds home in Tuscaloosa

Kayla Montgomery October 22, 2014

The road to the Alabama volleyball team can best be described as unexpected for Bruna Evangelista: full of twists, turns and bumps and spanning two continents and multiple states. The 6-foot-1 middle blocker...

Volleyball to face Auburn

Volleyball to face Auburn

Kayla Montgomery October 21, 2014

It’s no secret the simple mention of Auburn University can stir up feelings of rivalry across the Alabama fan base far and wide, but don’t expect the Alabama volleyball team to buy into the hype. In...

Another star is suspended for NCAA rule violations

Another star is suspended for NCAA rule violations

Marquis Munson October 20, 2014

University of Georgia running back Todd Gurley has been suspended indefinitely as the NCAA investigates if the Bulldogs star received money for autographs last spring. The NCAA has strict rules when it...

Volleyball hosts Ole Miss Sunday

Volleyball hosts Ole Miss Sunday

Kayla Montgomery October 15, 2014

The Power of Pink is personal for members of the Alabama volleyball team. Following last season, the team saw redshirt sophomore Krystal Rivers battle through cancer. While she had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma...

Men's tennis team to play in Auburn

Men's tennis team to play in Auburn

Kayla Montgomery October 14, 2014

For junior Stuart Kenyon, the transition from player to captain of the Alabama men’s tennis team hasn’t been easy, but it’s been worth it. “It’s a lot to put on ones’ shoulders, because I’m...

Match motivates team

Match motivates team

Kayla Montgomery October 14, 2014

In celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, campus is overcome with a sea of pink, as opposed to its normal tide of crimson. The Alabama volleyball team will partake in the movement with...

Tide splits SEC weekend

Tide splits SEC weekend

Kayla Montgomery October 12, 2014

Returning home after a three-game road stint, the Alabama women’s volleyball team defeated South Carolina in four sets in front of a crowd in Foster Auditorium, advancing the Crimson Tide to a 16-4 overall...

Volleyball team prepares for Texas A&M matchup

Volleyball team prepares for Texas A&M matchup

Kayla Montgomery October 8, 2014

Volleyball has always been a family affair for The University of Alabama’s Leah Lawrence. The Huntsville native began playing volleyball at an early age, with her father as her coach. Lawrence said she...

Alabama volleyball team set to succeed

Alabama volleyball team set to succeed

Kayla Montgomery October 7, 2014

Stephanie Schleuder made her debut in 1974. She was fresh out of graduate school when she made the trek from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Tuscaloosa to become the first head coach of the brand new Alabama...

Jameis Winston's poor judgement could hurt his draft stock, image

Jameis Winston's poor judgement could hurt his draft stock, image

Marquis Munson October 1, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has become a household name. The 2013 Heisman Trophy winner took the Florida State Seminoles to the 2014 National Championship game to defeat the Auburn Tigers...

Braves fans once again left wanting during postseason

Braves fans once again left wanting during postseason

Kayla Montgomery September 30, 2014

Another regular season has come and gone in the MLB with another postseason beginning, and anticipation is starting to rise as to who will claim the 2014 World Series title. As analysts start speculating...

Rowing hosts home race

Rowing hosts home race

Kayla Montgomery September 28, 2014

Saturday morning marked a first and a last for the Alabama Rowing team. The team participated in a head-style race against the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the first fall head race the Crimson...

UA secures win from LSU

UA secures win from LSU

Kayla Montgomery September 28, 2014

In a thrilling SEC home opener in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Foster Auditorium, the Alabama volleyball team (14-2, 2-0 SEC) defeated conference rival LSU in three sets, increasing the Crimson Tide’s...

Natalie Murison adapts to team

Natalie Murison adapts to team

Kayla Montgomery September 24, 2014

Volleyball is in Natalie Murison’s blood. The Woodridge, Illinois, native began playing the sport in the third grade, following in the footsteps of her older sister. While her sister went on to play...

Tennis hosts Four-in-the-Fall

Kayla Montgomery September 24, 2014

When Danny Kerzman and the men’s tennis team traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to compete in the 2014 Harvard Chowdah Fest, he took the court as a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide for the first...

Volleyball to open SEC play

Volleyball to open SEC play

Kayla Montgomery September 23, 2014

After a tournament-filled preseason, the Alabama volleyball team will open conference play Wednesday as it travels to the University of Georgia to compete against the 8-4 Bulldogs at 6 p.m. The Crimson...

Devon Still's story a positive perspective during a dark time for NFL

Marquis Munson September 14, 2014

The NFL has been making headlines this summer, and they haven’t just been about sports. Devon Still, a defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, is one of many players gaining headlines, but for wildly...

Volleyball beats Clemson, sweeps tournament

Volleyball beats Clemson, sweeps tournament

Kayla Montgomery September 14, 2014

The Alabama volleyball team defeated Clemson in four sets on Saturday night in Foster Auditorium to win the Crimson-White Tournament, earning its seventh straight win and third tournament title this season...

Foster offers home court advantage

Kayla Montgomery September 14, 2014

To Krystal Rivers, the energy in Foster Auditorium is contagious.In the Alabama volleyball team’s home opening sweep of the UAB Blazers Tuesday night, the redshirt sophomore said the team fed off the...

Volleyball team sweeps home opener

Volleyball team sweeps home opener

Kayla Montgomery September 14, 2014

After three weeks on the road, the Alabama women’s volleyball team swept the UAB Blazers in its home opener Tuesday night in Foster Auditorium, advancing the Crimson Tide to a 9-2 overall record and...

Freshman Hutson plays key role

Freshman Hutson plays key role

Kayla Montgomery September 7, 2014

For Alabama volleyball player Kat Hutson, a case of sibling competition introduced her to the sport at an early age. Her talent has since brought her to The University of Alabama, where she is making a...

Women's tennis team starts play

Women's tennis team starts play

Kayla Montgomery September 7, 2014

For junior Maya Jansen and the rest of the UA women’s tennis team, this weekend marks a new season, a fresh start and a clean slate. “We had a great year last year, but we always talk about at the...

Volleyball team looking for consistency in tournament

Volleyball team looking for consistency in tournament

Kayla Montgomery September 7, 2014

In its final away trip before taking the court in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama volleyball team will travel to Montgomery to compete in the ISTAP Collegiate Cup 2. The Crimson Tide will face Southern...

Tennis team starts fall matches over weekend

Tennis team starts fall matches over weekend

Kayla Montgomery September 7, 2014

For senior captain, Stuart Kenyon, and the rest of the Alabama men’s tennis team, the end of the 2014 season was difficult. After almost securing a trip to the NCAA tournament in late spring, the team...

Alabama defense looks far from infallible

Kayla Montgomery September 1, 2014

Eight months without college football is a very, very long time. During the offseason, in which we are forced to find other avenues to fill afternoons, a pseudo-craziness takes hold of analysts and fans...

Tide Volleyball team to travel to Virginia

Tide Volleyball team to travel to Virginia

Kayla Montgomery September 1, 2014

After an undefeated weekend in St. Louis, Missouri, The University of Alabama’s women’s volleyball team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, to compete in the Cavalier Classic. The Crimson Tide...

Cross country to open season

Cross country to open season

Kayla Montgomery August 24, 2014

The Alabama men and women’s cross country teams will kick off their 2014 season with with a meet against Samford Friday at Veteran’s Park in Hoover.In last year’s season opener, the Crimson Tide...

Volleyball team heads to St. Louis

Volleyball team heads to St. Louis

Kayla Montgomery August 24, 2014

Under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Ed Allen, the Alabama volleyball team will take the court Friday at noon in St. Louis, Missouri, for its first match of the season. At the Marcia E. Hamilton...

Despite losses, Alabama still the team to beat

Despite losses, Alabama still the team to beat

Kayla Montgomery August 24, 2014

We want Bama. These three simple words have become viral in the past year, finding themselves plastered on painted poster boards held above the heads of screaming fans, mass-printed on team t-shirts –...

Cam Robinson poised to take starting role

Cam Robinson poised to take starting role

Kayla Montgomery August 17, 2014

Although the Crimson Tide will return a trio of key starters on the offensive line, holes at left tackle and right guard add to the list of questions Alabama must answer as the late-August kickoff game...

Summer play key in tennis

Summer play key in tennis

Kayla Montgomery August 17, 2014

While many University of Alabama students were sitting at home or working internships during summer vacation, members of the UA varsity tennis teams were hitting the tournament trail. “The players that...

Professor recognized in athletic hall of fame

Kayla Montgomery June 24, 2014

The University of Alabama has ?contributed a number of individuals to halls of fame nationwide. For example, 18 former Alabama football players are members of the College Football Hall of Fame, alongside...

Run, Run, Remona

Run, Run, Remona

Kayla Montgomery June 17, 2014

For Alabama track and field athlete Remona Burchell, 2014 was a record-breaking year. The junior sprinter took home a championship title during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, shattered records with...

UA track and field wins two titles

UA track and field wins two titles

Kayla Montgomery June 17, 2014

By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter After a pair of individual top titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 11 to 14, the Alabama men’s and women’s track and field teams...

Track and field ready for NCAA Championships

Kayla Montgomery June 10, 2014

Nineteen University of Alabama athletes traveled to Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, where they will compete for the Crimson Tide in the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.Hosted by the University...

Malcolm trains for final college race

Malcolm trains for final college race

Kayla Montgomery June 10, 2014

For many athletes, the story of their career is filled with memories of their childhood and learning to perfect their craft from an early age.University of Alabama senior Yanique Malcolm’s story began...

Track enters the home stretch

Kayla Montgomery May 27, 2014

Nearly three dozen athletes from the Alabama track and field teams will represent the Crimson Tide at the NCAA East Region Preliminary at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville,...

Men’s tennis team falls short of post-season

Kayla Montgomery May 27, 2014

The No. 35 Alabama men’s tennis team finished their season May 22 after a run in the NCAA tournament in both singles and doubles. This was the second consecutive year the Crimson Tide was represented...

Women’s rowing team hopes to show improvement at C-USA Championships

Kayla Montgomery May 17, 2014

The Alabama women’s rowing team is traveling to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to compete in the Conference USA Championship Saturdaymorning. The winning team will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships....

Women’s tennis team edges Princeton in second round

Kayla Montgomery May 17, 2014

As officials quieted the enthusiastic crowd, junior Emily Zabor lined up to receive a second serve from Princeton’s Dorothy Tang. After Tang’s serve rushed into the net, fans and athletes alike began...

Rowing team travels to last race

Kayla Montgomery April 22, 2014

For the final race before Conference USA Championships, the Alabama rowing team will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to compete in the Dale England Cup on Friday. At the regatta, the team will face opponents...

Men’s tennis team enters SEC Tournament as 10-seed

Kayla Montgomery April 15, 2014

After a busy final home weekend, the Alabama men’s tennis team (14-14, 4-8 SEC) will enter the SEC Tournament as the No. 10 seed Thursday at noon in Nashville. The Crimson Tide will open play against...

Men’s tennis team splits Friday matches

Kayla Montgomery April 13, 2014

In the second match of its four-match final home weekend, the No. 29 Alabama men’s tennis team fell to No. 9 UGA 4-0 on Friday. The match dropped the Crimson Tide to 4-7 in the SEC with only one final...

Tide to host final match of the season

Kayla Montgomery April 8, 2014

In its final matches of the regular season, the No. 33 Alabama men’s tennis team will take the court at the Alabama Tennis Stadium this weekend, facing No. 9 Georgia Friday at 5 p.m. and No. 21 Tennessee...

Men's tennis to use momentum against Aggies

Men’s tennis to use momentum against Aggies

Kayla Montgomery April 1, 2014

The No. 45 Alabama men’s tennis team will return to the court Friday, traveling to College Station, Texas, to take on the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies at 6 p.m. in its final road match of the season. The...

UA program offers local enrichment courses

Kayla Montgomery March 18, 2014

Bollywood, ukulele and kayaking are not usually considered typical areas of instruction, but for students at Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School these subjects, among others, can be found in classrooms...

Alabama men’s tennis faces series of away matches

Kayla Montgomery March 18, 2014

Returning to the court for the first time since suffering a 5-0 loss to the USC Trojans, the Alabama men’s tennis team will face Florida on Friday and South Carolina on Monday in a series of road matches....

Men’s tennis team suffers loss to Trojans

Kayla Montgomery March 17, 2014

Monday, for the first time since 1989, the Alabama men’s tennis team faced off against USC, but the outcome was not a memorable one for the Crimson Tide. Alabama fell to the No. 4 Trojans 5-0 and saw...

Men’s tennis to face USC in 1st match since 1989

Kayla Montgomery March 16, 2014

In a rare matchup, the Alabama men’s tennis team will face off against the University of Southern California on Monday at 5 p.m. at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The No. 4 Trojans won four consecutive...

Alabama Crew Club hosts Row Tide Regatta

Kayla Montgomery March 12, 2014

In its first race of the spring, the Alabama Crew Club team will host its signature Row Tide Regatta Saturday on the Black Warrior River. Races are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will run through 2...

Men’s tennis team recalibrates for SEC

Kayla Montgomery March 12, 2014

For the second time in less than a month, the Alabama men’s tennis team will take on Auburn. This time the Crimson Tide will take on the Tigers at home. Alabama (9-7, 2-2 SEC) previously defeated Auburn...

New club squad sees success

New club squad sees success

Kayla Montgomery February 25, 2014

When University of Alabama junior Gerard Jones began stunting on the Quad with friends over the summer, he envisioned a casual social setting for those with a cheerleading background to stay connected...