Crimson Tide Roll Call: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Today is... National Meatball Day
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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Football Season Opener:
175 days
Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- Men's Golf: The Hyat, Round One | Sawgrass Country Club | Jacksonville, Fla. | 6:30 a.m. CT
- Track and Field at NCAA Indoor Championships | Boston, Mass.
- Men's Basketball: vs. Arkansas | Coleman Coliseum | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 11 a.m. CT | ESPN
- Softball: vs No. 13 Florida | Rhoads Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 2 p.m. CT
- Baseball: vs Lipscomb - Doubleheader | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 2 p.m. CT | SECNetwork +
Crimson Tide Results:
- Track and Field: After Second Day of NCAA Indoor Championships - Women - 6th
- Hilda Olemomoi claimed bronze in the women’s 5,000-meter after clocking a new PR, 15:17.27
- Men's Tennis: No. 21 Alabama Drops Road Match, 5-2, to Georgia
Doubles
- Freddy Blaydes/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. #74 Filip Planinsek/Andrii Zimnokh (UA) 6-4
- Ryan Colby/Niels Ratiu (UGA) def. Enzo Aguiard/Zach Foster (UA) 6-4
- Cyrus Mahjoob/Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) vs. Matic Dimic/Roan Jones (UA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of Finish (2,1)
Singles
- #82 Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. #46 Filip Planinsek (UA) 6-4, 6-7 (13-15), 7-6 (7-5)
- #65 Ryan Colby (UGA) def. #69 Enzo Aguiard (UA) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Andrii Zimnokh (UA) def. Niels Ratiu (UGA) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
- #100 Miguel Perez Peña (UGA) def. Matias Ponce De Leon (UA) 6-4, 6-1
- Cyrus Mahjoob (UGA) def. Roan Jones (UA) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
- Matic Dimic (UA) def. Freddy Blaydes (UGA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Order of Finish (4,6,5,3,2,1)
- Women's Tennis: No. 15 Alabama defeats Arkansas, 5-2
Singles:
- #48 Carolina Gomez (ARK) def. #32 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- #83 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Kelly Keller (ARK) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
- Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Morgan Cross (ARK) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
- #116 Ola Pitak (UA) def. Lenka Stara (ARK) 6-4, 6-1
- Kacie Harvey (ARKW) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Anet Koskel (ARK) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish (6,4,5,1,2,3)
Doubles:
- #20 Anne Marie Hiser/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. #25 Indianna Spink/Morgan Cross (ARK) 7-5
- Petra Sedlackova/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Lenka Stara/Grace O'Donnell (ARK) 6-3
- Ola Pitak/Klara Milicevic (UA) vs. Kelly Keller/Carolina Gomez (ARK) 6-6, unfinished
Order of Finish (2,1)
Did you notice?
- Front Office Sports breaks news on a basketball tournament where the players will earn NIL money. There is speculation the Alabama Crimson Tide could be among the field when it's rolled out in Las Vegas.
- The Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics program celebrated the 2014 SEC Championship team on Friday night
Bo Scarbrough announces his retirement from professional football. Scarbrough was a key piece to the Birmingham Stallions championship winning squad.
The Crimson Tide's women's wheelchair basketball team will play in the national championship on Saturday
On This Date in Crimson Tide History:
March 9, 1989: Gene Jelks, the standout running back who switched to the secondary, told reporters he was having a difficult time deciding whether to come back and play his final season. Jelks was injured in the second game of the '88 season and earned a medical hardship and is eligible for a second senior year.
March 9, 1998: Najee Harris was born in Martinez, Calif.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
“I know that coach (Nick) Saban runs a very tough program and he is an outstanding football coach. I worked for Nick, so I am not just saying it, I know it.” – Former Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmer (2011-12)
We'll leave you with this...
Alabama Co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard seemed to indicate he preferred Archibald's BBQ over Dreamland during his early stint in Tuscaloosa.
