TIDE AT HOME THIS WEEKENDTuscaloosa, AL - The University of Alabama Men's and Women's Wheelchair Basketball teams host the final collegiate tournament of the season this weekend on February 24th and 25th. The weekend kicks off with the first ever wheelchair basketball games to be played at historic Foster Auditorium with a double header on Friday Night starting at 7 PM against the University of Illinois. The Alabama women take on 3rd ranked University of Illinois at 7 PM followed by the Alabama men against the 2nd ranked University of Illinois Men's team. General Admission is $5, Alabama students and children under 10 free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on Friday starting at 6 PM or by visiting the 98 TXT website at www.98txt.com
On Saturday night at 7 PM Alabama will host another double header against the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. The women's game will be a rematch of last years national championship and the men's game will also be a rematch of a game that went into overtime earlier this season on Whitewater's home court. Admission to the Saturday night game is free. Come out and support Alabama Wheelchair Basketball at 7 PM on Friday night at Foster and 7 PM on Saturday night at the Recreation Center. Roll Tide! ALABAMA SWEEPS AT HOMETuscaloosa, AL - The University of Alabama Men's and Women's Wheelchair Basketball teams won both of their games this weekend against the Shepherd Steelers and the Alabama All Stars in preparation for their showdown on Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th against the top collegiate teams in the country. The Alabama men improved their overall record to 20-7 while overpowering the Alabama All-Stars 72-59 and the Shepherd Steelers 77-43. The Alabama women also beat the All-Stars 62-50 and the Shepherd Steelers 58-44. The Alabama women are now 17-7 on the year. The Alabama men and women play their final home tournament of the year this weekend. The first game of the weekend is at Foster Auditorium at 7 PM.
BAMA WINS ON THE ROADWhitewater, WI - The Alabama men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams completed a grueling road trip to the frozen north this weekend and came away with 6 victories. The teams endured a 16 hour bus ride that was slowed due to the bad weather and then played a total of 8 games in 24 hours. The Alabama men played a challenging 5 games and came away with 3 victories over the University of Missouri 71-30, Edinboro University 94-32 and Southwest State 84-47 before dropping close games to the University of Illinois 68-70 and Wisconsin Whitewater 77-80. The Alabama men are now 18-7 on the year and will play at home the next two weekends.
The Alabama women swept all three of their games of the weekend with victories over the University of Illinois, Wisconsin Whitewater and Edinboro University. The Tide opened play with a 78-43 win over rival University of Illinois. Alabama shot 58% from the field including 67% from the 3 point line to take a 14 point lead at the half and never looked back. Four Alabama players scored in double digits led by Karolina Lingyte who scored 29 points while shooting 72% from the field to go with 7 rebounds. Lingyte was also perfect at the free throw line and behind the 3 point arc. Elisha Williams went 7 for 10 from the field to score 15 points and pull 8 rebounds. Cindy Ouellet scored 14 points to go with 8 assists and Kimmie Champion chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. In their second game of the day on Saturday, Alabama played a rematch of the National Championship game against the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater on their home floor. In a game that featured multiple lead changes and runs by both teams the Crimson Tide held on for a 63-59 win. Karolina Lingyte scored with 25 seconds to play to give Alabama the lead for good. Lingyte led four Alabama players in double figures and finished with 23 points on 62% shooting from the field to go with 10 rebounds. Team Captain, Cindy Ouellet scored 14 points on 64% shooting from the field to go with 10 assists. Annika Zeyen droped in 12 points and Elisha Williams scored 10 for Alabama. Alabama played their third game in 6 hours against Edinboro University and completed the weekend sweep with a 53-22 win. The freshman duo of Maude Jaques and Caitlin McDermott scored 12 points each for Alabama while sophomore Mackenzie Soldan scored 9 points, pulled 11 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. The Alabama women are now 15-7 on the year and will play at home the next two weekends. |
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