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(March 9, 2013)
BATON ROUGE, La. ? In front of an LSU-record 8,574 fans, the No. 5 ranked Alabama gymnastics team put up its best score of the season to upend No. 4 LSU, which also put up its best score of the season, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Friday night, 197.725-197.500. The Crimson Tide?s total is the highest road score in the nation this season.
?It was just an extraordinary night of college gymnastics,? UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. ?It was loud, it was rocking and both teams put up great performances.?
Even a perfect 10 by LSU?s Lloimincia Hall in the Tiger?s final routine of the night wasn?t enough to derail the Tide after senior Ashley Priess closed out UA?s 49.350 on the balance beam with a meet-high 9.950. Priess? mark, which tied her career-best score on the beam, followed a 9.925 by junior Kim Jacob and a 9.85 from junior Diandra Milliner
?The pressure was on Ashley (Priess) just like it was at the national championships last year and she came through, like she always does in these situations,? Patterson said.
The Tide got the night started with its second-highest uneven bars total of the season, a 49.350, led by Priess? winning 9.925, which tied her career-best score. Senior Ashley Sledge got things underway with a season-best 9.9 on the bars while senior Becca Alexin tied her season best of 9.85, a score matched by sophomore Kaitlyn Clark.
Tennessee topples Tide in softball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ? Top-ranked Alabama softball team fought back in the seventh to only see Tennessee earn a walk-off win, with a bases loaded single to claim the Southeastern Conference opener, 4-3, Friday night at Lee Stadium. After the loss, the Crimson Tide moves to 22-2 overall and 0-1 in SEC play.
Tennessee (20-3, 1-0 SEC) loaded the bases in the seventh and cashed in the winning run on a walk-off single from Madison Shipman down the left field line.
Down to its final three outs in the seventh inning, the Tide scored two runs in the frame to extend the contest. Hawkins provided the big hit with a bases-clearing triple to left, scoring sophomore Danielle Richard and Danae Hays all the way from first.
Jackie Traina (10-2) was tagged with the loss. The junior allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out four while walking five.
Junior Kayla Braud and freshman Andea Hawkins tallied four of the Tide?s six hits. Braud batted 2-for-4 while Hawkins went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
After three innings of a pitcher?s duel, Tennessee broke through in the fourth. With two runners on to start the frame, Cheyanne Tarango hit her sixth home run of the season, clearing the wall in left-center to give the Lady Vols a 3-0 lead.
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