Pushing to the Top

By: Julia Smith

Feb. 28– The Crimson Tide took on the Ft. Lauderdale Sharks in the Piggly Wiggly Bama Bash in Stran Hardin Arena.

Lalonde, Lang, Young, Weiss and Maynard started the first quarter. The Sharks only brought five players for the Bama Bash, which was an advantage for the Tide.

Young started off the game strong with making the first point within seconds of the first quarter. Although the Crimson Tide had great execution, the team had a couple mishaps with Lalonde missing two layups in a row and multiple fouls in the quarter.

But little things didn’t hold back the team. Young and lang worked together to get across the court to assist Lalonde in a shot before the end of the first quarter.

The same starters came back for the second half. Going into the quarter, the Tide was 11 points in the lead with the score of 22 to 12.

Lalonde had the opportunity for two free throws, but missed both off the front iron. Young and Lang were in Lalonde’s corner again and the three worked together for another score. The Tide had great communication skills throughout the whole game.

In the third quarter, the Sharks put pressure on the tide, but that didn’t stop Young from making shots in every quarter. Alabama was on top with points, but the team had five fouls by the third quarter.

No matter how many fouls, The Tide still came out on top with a final score of 63 to 47. It was a frustrating day for the Sharks, but a step closer for the women’s basketball team to the championship with currently a undefeated season.