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UAB v. Memphis Live Updates

Posted on 03 March 2010 by Alex Headley Editor in Chief

14:51- Memphis 7 UAB 6
2 fouls for Memphis, official timeout called by UAB

13:53-Memphis 9 UAB 8

13:31-3 fouls for Memphis, 2 for UAB

10:31 Memphis-13 UAB-12

4 fouls Memphis 3 fouls UAB

9:53-Memphis -16 UAB-14

3:28-Memphis-31 UAB-23

6 fouls each

7:53- Memphis-22 UAB-19

6:51-Memphis-26 UAB-21

6 fouls Memphis 4 UAB

2:55- Memphis 33 UAB- 25

2:02- Memphis 34 UAb 27

7 foul each

00:39 Memphis 35 UAB 29

HALF-Memphis 36 UAB 29

2nd Half start

18:48- Memphis 38 UAB 30

1 foul Memphis

17:27 Mempsis 38 UAB 32

16:43 Memphis 40 UAB 32

Memphis 4 fouls

15:38 Memphis 43 UAB 33

4 fouls Memphis 1 foul UAB

14:54 Memphis 45 UAB 36

Memphis 5 fouls UAB 1

13:34 Memphis 51 UAB 38

Memphis 6 fouls UAB 2

12:53 Memphis 52 UAB 40

Fouls 7 Memphis 3 UAB

10:45 Memphis 52 UAB 40

Memphis 7 fouls UAB 4

8:56 Memphis 52 UAB 40

Memphis 9 fouls UAB 5′

8:36 Mempish 52 UAB 42

Memphis 10 fouls UAB 5

7:20 Memphis 54 UAB 45

5:34 Memphis 54 UAB 48

4:06 Memphis 54 UAB 48

Memphis 11 fouls UAB 5

3:31 Memphis 54 UAB 50

Memphis 11 fouls UAB 6

3:20 Memphis 56 UAB 51

Memphis 12 fouls UAB 6

2:40 Memphis 59 UAB 54

1:17 Memphis 61 UAB 58

Memphis 14 fouls UAB 6

00:39 Memphis 64 UAB 58

Memphis 14 fouls UAB 8

00:19 Memphis 66 UAB 61

Memphis 15 UAB 10

00:12 Memphis 69 UAB 65

Memphis 15 fouls UAB 12

FINAL- Memphis 70 UAB 65

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Are you camping out for the UAB-Memphis game?

Posted on 28 February 2010 by Alyssa Mitchell Alternative Media Editor

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Ranking the recruiting classes, team by team

Posted on 12 February 2010 by Alyssa Mitchell Alternative Media Editor

THE RIVALS.COM TOP 25 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS

1. Florida

2. USC

3. Texas

4. Auburn

5. Alabama

6. LSU

7. Oklahoma

8. UCLA

9. Tennessee

10. Florida State

11. California

12. Penn State

13. Oregon

14. Notre Dame

15. Texas A&M

16. Georgia

17. Ole Miss

18. Clemson

19. West Virginia

20. Michigan

21. Missouri

22. Virginia Tech

23. Nebraska

24. Miami

25. South Carolina

(Rankings are through 6 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 3)\

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Ranking the Top 25 players and their colleges of choice

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Alyssa Mitchell Alternative Media Editor

THE RIVALS.COM TOP 25 PLAYERS

PLAYER…………….. HIGH SCHOOL…………….COLLEGE CHOICE

1.DE Ronald Powell. Moreno Valley (Calif.) Rancho Verde. Florida

2.OT Seantrel Henderson. St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall. USC

3.WR Kyle Prater. Hillside (Ill.) Proviso West. USC.

4.DT Sharrif Floyd. Philadelphia George Washington. Florida

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5.DB Keenan Allen. Greensboro (N.C.) Northern Guilford. California

6.ATH(ASTERISK) Robert Woods. Gardena (Calif.) Serra. USC

7.DT Dominique Easley. Staten Island (N.Y.) Curtis. Florida

8.DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa. Portland (Ore.) David Douglas. UCLA

9.WR Da’Rick Rogers. Calhoun (Ga.) High. Tennessee

10.RB Marcus Lattimore. Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes. South Carolina

11.RB Michael Dyer. Little Rock (Ark.) Little Rock Christian. Auburn.

12.DE Jackson Jeffcoat. Plano (Texas) Plano West. Texas

13.OT Robert Crisp. Raleigh (N.C.) Athens Drive. North Carolina State

14.CB LaMarcus Joyner. Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas. Florida State

15.ATH Latwan Anderson. Cleveland Glenville. No decision.

16.LB Jordan Hicks. West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West. Texas

17.ATH Dillon Baxter. San Diego Mission Bay. USC

18.DE Chris Martin. Aurora (Colo.) Grandview. California

19.ATH Spencer Ware. Cincinnati Princeton. LSU

20.LB Christian Jones. Casselberry (Fla.) Lake Howell. Florida State

21.DE William Gholston. Detroit Southeastern. Michigan State

22.OT Shon Coleman. Olive Branch (Miss.) High. Auburn

23.CB DeMarcus Milliner. Millbrook (Ala.) Stanhope Elmore. Alabama

24.WR Markeith Ambles. McDonough (Ga.) Henry County. USC

25.S Matt Elam. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Dwyer. Florida

(ASTERISK)ATH means player who plays multiple positions

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Surprising Flatt comes away with U.S. Skating title; Cohen’s comeback ends just short of Olympics

Posted on 24 January 2010 by Alyssa Mitchell Alternative Media Editor

SPOKANE, Wash. — Rachael Flatt stunned almost everybody but herself Saturday night at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

The crowd, some coaches and even 1984 gold medalist-turned-NBC commentator Scott Hamilton were surprised when Flatt blew away the field to win the national title and a spot in next month’s Olympics.

The surprise wasn’t her score of 200.11 points, but rather that Mirai Nagasu only scored 188.78 points in a program the crowd clearly treated as the highlight of the evening.

“I blew it,” Hamilton said after the competition of his TV commentary. “I thought (Nagasu) won.”

While the crowd showered 16-year-old Nagasu with stuffed animals, flowers and a standing ovation that lasted nearly a minute, the judges were busy downgrading three of her triple jumps.

Nagasu settled for silver and the other U.S. Olympic spot.

“I’m glad I didn’t skate my best because I know for the Olympics I have a lot to work on,” Nagasu said.

Flatt, who has applied to four of the eight Ivy League universities, leaped from third to win the title.

“(Starting in third) certainly energized me and gave me a lot of motivation to improve upon that performance,” Flatt said. “And I think I accomplished that.”

Sasha Cohen, the ‘06 Olympic silver medalist, hadn’t skated competitively for four years prior to the championships, and it was evident Saturday. After delighting the crowd Thursday with an electrifying short program, Cohen stumbled through her free skate, failing to stick at least three jumps and falling once. The crowd remained seated and offered little more than polite clapping.

“Of course, it wasn’t the skate that I wanted to skate,” Cohen said. “… There wasn’t any regret or wishing I could do it again. … (I’m) just really proud of where this year has brought me.”

Cohen was a distant fourth with 174.28 points, and acknowledged that Flatt, Nagasu and Ashley Wa

gner are now America’s ice stars.

“The U.S. girls are really talented,” Cohen said. “They’re great, they’re cute, they’re young … and it was really fun to see how excited they were and watch them.”

Wagner, who lived briefly in Tacoma when her father was stationed at Fort Lewis, finished third with 18

4.70 points and will have to settle

for being an alternate to the games.

Wagner had the second-best free skate, but a fall in Thursday’s short program proved to be her undoing. Had Flatt and Alissa Czisny performed their short programs at the ‘09 World Championships as well as they did their long programs, the U.S. would have had three spots in the Oly

mpics.

“I’m just focusing on how far I’ve come this year,” Wagner, 18, said. “It’s been an incredibly stressful year. The fact that I made it to these nationals and put out what I did, I’m so happy with that.”

Defending national champion Czisny suffered a fall early in her program and fell from seventh to 10th place.

Spokane will break the nationals’ attendance record of 155,000 it set in ‘07. Including tickets sold for Sunday’s exhibition, attendance for the 10-day event is 155,496. However, the numb

er could increase because tickets are still available for Sunday’s event.

White, Davis repeat

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The torch has been passed. Whether or not it’s a torch holding the Olympic flame is yet to be determined.

Skating to a spine-tingling score from “Phantom of the Opera” in front of 8,090 spectators, Meryl Davis and Charlie White beat ‘06 Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto for the first time in their careers.

“To beat such an amazing team with the credentials that they have is huge for us,” White said.

For Belbin and Agosto, it’s the first time in their last six trips to nationals they haven’t won. And for Davis and White, it is their second consecutive title. (Belbin and Agosto didn’t skate last year because of an injury.)

Now both, along with Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates, are on their way to the Olympics.

“It’s important in your home country to come out on top, especially going to the Olympics or Worlds,” White said. “Internationally, the reputation that comes along with it is very important.

“What we are trying to do at the Olympics is win. So we want every little bit that can help us.”

The three Olympic-bound teams were fairly emotional afterward. Bates and White are roommates, and White and Belbin have dated.

“It was a very special moment for me,” White said of watching Bates and Samuelson claim bronze. “Obviously, we try to keep skating out of our living situation, but with the Olympics coming up we have been kind of talking about it. … I see him every day and I know how much he puts into it.”

Belbin and Agosto and Davis and White both will be among the favorites in Vancouver.

“The U.S. ice dancing field today is possibly deeper than it’s ever been,” Davis said.SPORTS USSKATING 3 SE

Belbin and Agosto are leaning toward retiring after this season and they were happy with what might have been their final performance at nationals regardless of coming up 3.78 points short of the title.

“We kind of went into (this year) with more satisfaction,” Belbin said. “And I think that it can be misunderstood that we’ve lost some of that drive. We haven’t. We’ve just learned that there is always going to be more and you are always going to want to improve. You are always going to want to do better. But we have to learn how to enjoy the process.

“… That’s what we are doing this year for the first time ever and it’s creating such a poetic final season for us.”

While that pair’s journey is ending, Samuelson, 19, and Bates, 20, are just getting started. They didn’t think they’d be a contender for an Olympic spot until 2014.

“It’s cliche to say you’re speechless,” Bates said, “but it’s hard to think of the right adjectives.”

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Volleyball tames tigers on senior night

Posted on 18 November 2009 by James Mcconatha Staff Photographer

Terry Turner/Sports Contributor

tdtjunior@live.com

On Saturday night, the Blazers defeated the Memphis Tigers in three straight sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-7) on senior night.

The UAB fans and members of the volleyball program showed their appreciation for seniors Andrea Lalic, Patty Paniagua, Savannah Pegg, and Alley Tallman.

Senior night marks their final game at Bartow Arena and the team’s final home game of the season.

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Blazers down Marshall in straight sets

Posted on 18 November 2009 by James Mcconatha Staff Photographer

Nick Price/Staff Writer

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Last Thursday night, UAB imprived their record to 16-15 (8-7 in C’USA)  by downing Marshall in straight sets (25-21, 25-21, 25-16). With this win, UAB has taken four out of the last five matches against the Herd.

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Tennis Triumphs in T-town

Posted on 18 November 2009 by James Mcconatha Staff Photographer

Tarek Abdalla/Staff Writer

tabdalla@uab.edu

The men’s tennis team put forth an impressive performance in Tuscaloosa at the Crimson Tide Fall Invitational.

Lost in the shuffle of UAB’s football turnaround and the opening of the Blazer basketball season, the Blazers wrapped up their final tournament of the fall season with a good showing that saw the Blazers go 13-6 in singles competition.

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Photogallery: volleyball

Posted on 15 November 2009 by Stephanie Cook Photo Editor

UAB volleyball vs. Memphis and Marshall for their last two home games of the season. The Blazers beat both teams 3-0.

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Volleyball — UAB defeats Houston

Posted on 03 October 2009 by Ronald Crumpton Forum Editor

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By Terry Turner

Michelle Uzoh set a career high 17 kills and 6 blocks to lead the volleyball team to a thrilling victory (25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22) over the Houston Cougars on Friday, Sept. 25. Andrea Lalic and Sam Serley contributed 12 kills each to lift the Blazers to their second conference victory.

Lalic’s 12 digs and 12 kills marked her first double-double of the season, while setter Alison Woods racked up 45 assists and 11 digs for her sixth double-double.

“Our middles played very well again tonight, as they have all season, but we still need to

improve our play on the outside if we are going to get better as a team,” said coach Kerry

Messersmith.

Both teams began match play with equal intensity. The Cougars struck first, but the Blazers did not relent and scored the next three points. After falling behind in the first set, the Blazers used a great balance of digs and kills to retake the lead and bring the score to 17-12.

The Cougars reclaimed momentum and began reworking their way back into the game with great teamwork and eventually got the score back to a manageable 18-16.

Ashley Applequist kept the Cougars in the set by diving for volleys and delivering crucial kills when they were needed most. Despite the effort, the Blazers prevailed to win the first set 25-19.

The second set began with a competitive flurry of attacks but the Cougars took control and grabbed a 3-4 lead. Houston slowed the tempo and began to wear on the Blazers.

The Blazers made several errors on serves taking the air out of their defense. The Cougars desperately tried to build on their lead, but the UAB did not stall for long. They delivered on a few key kills from Uzoh and Serley to bring the score to a close 12-13.

The Blazers and the Cougars were still trading kills but Houston could not increase the margin beyond three points. The Blazers got back into the swing to reclaim the lead 20-18 and eventually win the second set 25-23.

UAB began the third set 2-0, but the Cougars rebounded quickly to take a 4-6 lead. The Cougars, led by Kinsey Cave, began to bolster their defense by stringing together a mix of unrelenting blocks along with several unorthodox kills to take a 7-14 lead. The Blazers chipped away at the lead and brought the score within two points to 18-20. Although the Blazers gave a strong effort, the Cougars won the third set 20-25.

With the possibility of the Cougars getting back into the match, the Blazers had to start the fourth set with intensity or risk being put in a bind at home. The fourth set opened very competitively with neither team able to claim a sizeable lead. By the middle of the set, the score was tied at 11, and both teams had exercised all of their reserves.

The Blazers took advantage of the Cougars’ frontline with late set kills by Lalic and Serley to take a 22-18 lead. The Blazers stayed steady and went on to win the set 25-22 and win the match 3-1.

The win snapped a three match losing streak and marked the first time in six matches a player other than Serley has led UAB in kills. Friday’s win moved UAB to (8-8) overall and (2-0) in conference play, while Houston dropped its conference opening match to fall (3-13) overall and (0-1) in C-USA.

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