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GAMEDAY: Farewell Bryant-Denny Stadium

GAMEDAY: Farewell Bryant-Denny Stadium

Kayla Montgomery November 12, 2015

As Alabama quarterback Jake Coker took a knee on Saturday to secure a 30-16 Alabama win over LSU, Bryant-Denny Stadium erupted into the loudest Rammer Jammer I had heard in a long time. It was a bittersweet...

GAMEDAY: Light 'em up

GAMEDAY: Light 'em up

Kayla Montgomery October 22, 2015

There was once a time when the biggest rivalry game on Alabama’s slate did not fall on the final week of the regular season. Instead of the Iron Bowl, fans eagerly awaited the third Saturday in October....

GAMEDAY: Testing the water

GAMEDAY: Testing the water

Kayla Montgomery October 9, 2015

When Alabama prepared to travel to Athens, Georgia, to take on the University of Georgia, pundits knew a storm was coming; they just slightly missed its course. For the first time in 72 games, Alabama...

GAMEDAY: A different shade of red

GAMEDAY: A different shade of red

Kayla Montgomery October 1, 2015

McDonough, Georgia, doesn’t ring a bell to most people. A small blip on the map 30 minutes south of Atlanta on the mighty I-75, the sleepy suburb is right in the heart of Bulldog country, only a little...

Alabama volleyball falls to Saint Louis

Alabama volleyball falls to Saint Louis

Kayla Montgomery September 12, 2015

Amongst bellows of “one at a time,” and cheers by fans, the Alabama volleyball team battled to keep the lead in the fifth set. After fighting back to 15 all, a kill and an attack error decided Alabama’s...

GAMEDAY: Who's under center?

GAMEDAY: Who's under center?

Kayla Montgomery September 3, 2015

Anticipation ran rampant throughout Tuscaloosa on Nov. 30, 2014. Fans fueled by the thought of revenge against the Auburn Tigers filed into Bryant-Denny Stadium on the late fall Saturday, ready to see...

Durand assists in local tournament

Durand assists in local tournament

Kayla Montgomery July 1, 2015

As the Fourth of July holiday draws near, countless people will trade the boardroom for board shorts, dress shoes for water skis and office supplies for River Rats and Coppertone, preparing to spend the...

Banking on Beers

Banking on Beers

Kayla Montgomery April 1, 2015

Lauren Beers is no stranger to teamwork.Growing up, her family could have occupied every fielding position on a baseball diamond, competed as a basketball team with members to spare and made up half of...

Senior close out careers in Coleman

Senior close out careers in Coleman

Kayla Montgomery March 11, 2015

In their career, the Alabama gymnastics seniors have seen a conference championship, three regional championships and a national title. They’ve seen the end of one era and the beginning of another as...

Gym Tide heads to Mizzou

Gym Tide heads to Mizzou

Kayla Montgomery March 5, 2015

A week after falling to No. 2 LSU in Coleman Coliseum, the No. 6 Alabama gymnastics team will take to the road for two meets in three days. The team will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to take on No. 24...

Coming up Clark

Coming up Clark

Kayla Montgomery February 25, 2015

There was a time when Alabama senior gymnast Kaitlyn Clark didn’t know The University of Alabama had a gymnastics team.Now, the Rancho Cucamonga, California, native has found her home as a senior on...

Perfect in Pink

Perfect in Pink

Kayla Montgomery February 16, 2015

Not even Friday the 13th could stop the Alabama gymnastics team.On the famously unlucky evening, Alabama gymnastics followed several personal-best and two team-best apparatus scores to beat Boise State...

Power of Pink

Power of Pink

Kayla Montgomery February 12, 2015

For 36 years, coach Sarah Patterson was the face of the Alabama gymnastics team. Her 1,006 wins, 43 postseason championships and six national championships with the Crimson Tide, as well as her philanthropic...

Gymnastics defeats Auburn

Gymnastics defeats Auburn

Kayla Montgomery February 9, 2015

After a close meet in Coleman Coliseum Friday night, the Alabama gymnastics team defeated Auburn 197.325-196.825, extending its 35-year win streak over the Tigers to 
111 meets.Though the Crimson Tide...

UA gymnastics tops No. 1 Gators

UA gymnastics tops No. 1 Gators

Kayla Montgomery January 26, 2015

Only a week after a meltdown on the balance beam cost the Alabama gymnastics team its first road meet of the season, the team responded in a big way. The Crimson Tide defeated the top-ranked Florida Gators...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 24, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...