Alabama Athletics • 8th April 2025

Alabama Prepares for NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Contest vs. Maryland - Alabama Athletics

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 5 seed Alabama women's basketball team began its preparation for Monday's NCAA Tournament Round of 32 matchup vs. No. 4 Seed Maryland. Tipoff between the Crimson Tide and Terrapins is set for 4 p.m. CT (5 p.m. ET) on ESPN2.

Alabama (24-8) used Sunday afternoon to prepare with a 90-minute practice inside the Xfinity Center. Following the practice session, select UA student-athletes Sarah Ashlee Barker, Zaay Green and Aaliyah Nye and head coach Kristy Curry met with...

Alabama Athletics • 8th April 2025

No. 5 Seed Alabama Rolls Past No. 12 Seed Green Bay in NCAA Tournament Opener - Alabama Athletics

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 5 seed Alabama women's basketball team defeated No. 12 seed Green Bay, 81-67, in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday inside the Xfinity Center. The win marked the second consecutive year Alabama has advanced to the Round of 32.

Zaay Green (22 points) and Aaliyah Nye (23 points) led the Crimson Tide (24-8) as the duo combined for 45 of the Tide's 81 total points on the day. Karly Weathers added 10 points alongside 10 rebounds e...

Alabama Athletics • 6th March 2025

No. 20/20 Alabama Drops Regular Season Finale at No. 13/13 Oklahoma, 91-84 - Alabama Athletics

NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 20/20 Alabama women's basketball team fell at No. 13/13 Oklahoma, 91-84, Sunday afternoon inside the Lloyd Noble Center. The Crimson Tide conclude the regular season with a 23-7 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the Southeastern Conference, earning the No. 6 seed in next week's SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.

Zaay Green led Alabama on offense, scoring 27 points while dishing out five assists. Sarah Ashlee Barker recorded her ninth 20-plus point performance of the se...

Alabama Athletics • 6th March 2025

No. 20/20 Alabama Upsets No. 7/7 LSU, 88-85 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 20/20 Alabama women's basketball team led for more than 40 minutes before needing overtime to hold off No. 7/7 LSU, 88-85, Thursday night in front of a raucous crowd inside Coleman Coliseum. Aaliyah Nye (28) and Sarah Ashlee Barker (21) combined to score 49 points to lead the Crimson Tide to its 23rd win of the season and 10th SEC victory. 

Alabama (23-6, 10-5 SEC) was in control throughout a majority of the contest, leading for over 40 minutes compared to LSU (27-3...

Alabama Athletics • 24th February 2025

No. 18/19 Alabama Completes Comeback over Auburn on Senior Day - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 18/19 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Auburn, 66-50, Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (22-6, 9-5 SEC) rallied in the second quarter to overcome a 16-point deficit to claim its sixth consecutive win over the Tigers in Tuscaloosa. 

Aaliyah Nye led all scorers with 29 points, taking sole possession of first place on Alabama's career three-pointers list, with six made threes on the day. Sarah Ashlee Barker (13 points, five assists) and Zaa...

Alabama Athletics • 20th February 2025

Strong Defensive Performance Leads No. 18/20 Alabama Past Texas A&M, 88-49 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 18/20 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Texas A&M, 88-49, on Monday night en route to its 21st win and 11th home victory of the season. The Crimson Tide (21-5, 8-4 SEC) showcased a strong defensive performance during the first half to help build a 30-point cushion and cruised to the win. 

Four Alabama starters finished in double digits for the second consecutive game. Sarah Ashlee Barker led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field including...

Alabama Athletics • 20th February 2025

Alabama Track Opens Multi-Meet Weekend With Strong Performances Across Three Competitions - Alabama Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Splitting up to compete at three different meets, the Alabama track and field teams resumed its indoor season Friday as the majority of the program opened the weekend at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. In addition, members of the Tide's distance contingent traveled to both the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn., as well as the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston. 

Hudson Hurst claimed a win for Alabama in the 5000m at the Music City Challenge...

Alabama Athletics • 10th February 2025

No. 23/23 Alabama Earns 20th Win After Defeating Mississippi State, 80-60 - Alabama Athletics

STARKVILLE, Miss. - The No. 23/23 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Mississippi State, 80-60, Sunday afternoon in Starkville, Miss. The win marks the fastest a Crimson Tide team has reached 20 wins as the team improved to 20-5 overall and 7-4 in SEC play.

Sarah Ashlee Barker led Alabama as one of four starters to score in double figures. Barker recorded her second double-double in as many games, scoring 19 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and tying her career-high eight assists. Essence Co...

Alabama Athletics • 10th February 2025

Nye’s School Record Nine Three Pointers Propels No. 23/23 Alabama Past Florida, 84-66 - Alabama Athletics

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The No. 23/23 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Florida, 84-66, in Gainesville Thursday evening. The Crimson Tide was led by Aaliyah Nye who finished with a game-high 27 points as she set a school record with a career-high nine three pointers. 

With the win, UA completed the regular season sweep over the Gators after defeating UF to open conference play (Jan. 2, 2025),

Nye led Alabama (19-5, 6-4 SEC) as one of four players to score in double figures. Sarah Ashlee...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

Sarah Ashlee Barker Named Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's basketball guard Sarah Ashlee Barker has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2024-25 Naismith Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Tip Off Club of Atlanta announced Tuesday.

Barker is the first Crimson Tide student-athlete to be named a finalist for the award and only one of three Southeastern Conference guards on the list.

Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, starting Frid...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker Named to Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Watch List - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's basketball guard Sarah Ashlee Barker has been named to the 2024-25 Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Watch List, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Monday.

Barker, who is in her graduate season with the Crimson Tide, is one of 13 SEC players to be named to the midseason list.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's basketball guard Sarah Ashlee Barker has been named to the 2024-25 Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Watch...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

No. 22/22 Alabama Women’s Basketball Tops Georgia, 72-57 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 22/22 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Georgia, 72-57, Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The win marks the Crimson Tide's 10th home victory of the season.

Aaliyah Nye led Alabama (18-5, 5-3 SEC) with 22 points and six made three-pointers, as she recorded her fourth game of the season with six or more made threes. Essence Cody followed Nye with 17 points, while collecting her second double-double on the year with a season-high 13 rebounds. 

Sarah Ashle...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

No. 22/22 Alabama Drops Road Contest to No. 12/13 Kentucky, 56-65 - Alabama Athletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The No. 22/22 Alabama women's basketball team dropped its road contest to No. 12/13 Kentucky on Thursday night. 

Sarah Ashlee Barker led the Crimson Tide (17-5, 4-4 SEC) with 22 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds and blocking two shots. Zaay Green scored 14 points and dished out five assists to mark her 18th game of the season in double figures. Essence Cody led the way on defense recording a career-high five steals while adding eight points, six rebounds and one bloc...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

No. 19/19 Alabama Women’s Basketball Falls to RV/RV Vanderbilt 66-64 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No.19/19 Alabama women's basketball fell to RV/RV Vanderbilt 66-64, Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The loss marks the Crimson Tide's second home loss of the season.

In her first game back after missing five games due to injury, Sarah Ashlee Barker recorded a career-high 36 points while assisting on three shots and nearly recorded a double-double with nine rebounds and tallying four steals to lead Alabama on both sides of the ball. Zaay Green collected seven assis...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

No. 19/19 Alabama Cruises Past Arkansas, 94-62 - Alabama Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The No. 19/19 Alabama women's basketball team (17-3, 4-2 SEC) defeated Arkansas (8-12, 1-4 SEC) 94-62, Sunday afternoon in Bud Walton Arena. The Crimson Tide scored over 90 points in a game for the sixth time this season and recorded a season high for total points in a conference game.

Playing again without team captain Sarah Ashlee Barker, the Crimson Tide's offense was led by Zaay Green with 21 points and dished out seven assists. Karly Weathers set a season-high 19 poi...

Alabama Athletics • 4th February 2025

No. 19/19 Alabama Falls to No. 2/2 South Carolina, 76-58 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 19/19 Alabama women's basketball team (16-3, 3-2 SEC) fell, 76-58, to No. 2/2 South Carolina (17-1, 5-0 SEC) Thursday night inside Coleman Coliseum. 

Both Essence Cody and Zaay Green led the Crimson Tide with 15 points apiece, while Aaliyah Nye had 12. Green also led the team with five rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks. Cody matched Green with two blocks while also pulling down four boards. The Tide played without team captain Sarah Ashlee Barker, who mis...

Alabama Athletics • 15th January 2025

Aaliyah Nye’s Career-High 32 Points Propels No. 18/19 Alabama Past Ole Miss, 84-78 - Alabama Athletics

OXFORD, Miss. - The No. 18/19 Alabama women's basketball team (16-2, 3-1 SEC) defeated Ole Miss (11-5, 2-2 SEC), 84-78, Sunday afternoon in Oxford, Miss. Aaliyah Nye led all scorers with a career-high 32 points to aid in the Crimson Tide's first Southeastern Conference road victory. 

Nye's 32-point performance, which featured seven made three-pointers, set a new career-best and marked her second game scoring 30-or-more points on the year. Nye and Zaay Green (27 points, nine assists) led the T...

Alabama Athletics • 15th January 2025

No. 18/19 Alabama Women’s Basketball Falls to No. 5/6 Texas - Alabama Athletics

AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 18/19 Alabama women's basketball team fell at No. 5/6 Texas, 84-40, Thursday night at the Moody Center.

Playing its second consecutive game without leading scorer Sarah Ashlee Barker who is sidelined with an injury, the Crimson Tide (15-2, 2-1 SEC) struggled offensively and was led by Karly Weathers' seven points, three assists and two rebounds. Zaay Green added five points while grabbing seven rebounds.

Madison Booker led Texas (16-1, 3-0 SEC) with 21 points and tw...

Alabama Athletics • 15th January 2025

No. RV/24 Alabama Women’s Basketball Finishes Unbeaten at West Palm Beach Classic with 75-68 Victory over Richmond - Alabama Athletics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The No. RV/24 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Richmond 75-68 at the West Palm Beach Classic Saturday afternoon to go undefeated in the holiday tournament. The Crimson Tide, which captured an impressive 82-67 win over No. 15/17 Michigan State in the tournament's opening contest, improved to 12-1 to mark the best start to a season since 2016-17.

For the second-straight game, Alabama's starting five of Sarah Ashlee Barker, Essence Cody, Zaay Green, Aaliyah Nye an...

Alabama Athletics • 15th January 2025

No. RV/24 Alabama Women’s Basketball Finishes Unbeaten at West Palm Beach Classic with 75-68 Victory over Richmond - Alabama Athletics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The No. RV/24 Alabama women's basketball team defeated Richmond 75-68 at the West Palm Beach Classic Saturday afternoon to go undefeated in the holiday tournament. The Crimson Tide, which captured an impressive 82-67 win over No. 15/17 Michigan State in the tournament's opening contest, improved to 12-1 to mark the best start to a season since 2016-17.

For the second-straight game, Alabama's starting five of Sarah Ashlee Barker, Essence Cody, Zaay Green, Aaliyah Nye an...

Alabama Athletics • 15th January 2025

No. RV/24 Alabama Upsets No. 15/17 Michigan State 82-67 in West Palm Beach Classic - Alabama Athletics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - All five starters scored in double figures to lift the No. RV/24 Alabama women's basketball team past No. 15/17 Michigan State, 82-67, Friday afternoon in the opening game of the West Palm Beach Classic. The Crimson Tide (11-1) captured its first win over a top 25 opponent this season with the double-digit victory over the previously undefeated Spartans (10-1).

Holding a two-point lead at halftime (32-30), Alabama came out on fire in the third quarter, outsourcing Mich...

Alabama Athletics • 16th September 2024

Alabama Rowing to Join SEC as Rowing Becomes 22nd Conference Sponsored Sport - Alabama Athletics

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference is set to sponsor rowing as the league's 22nd sport and 13th women's sport, the league office announced Friday, following a unanimous vote among the SEC's athletic directors.

Alabama will compete alongside Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas in the 2024-25 season. The site of the first SEC Rowing Championship will be determined later, with the championship scheduled for May 2025.

Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas are currently the lone SEC univ...

Alabama Athletics • 16th September 2024

Alabama's Kensey McMahon Earns Another Spot on the USA Open Water National Team - Alabama Athletics

SARASOTA, Fla. – Alabama swimming and diving NCAA champion Kensey McMahon earned her second consecutive top-10 finish in the 10,000-meter race at the United States Open Water Championships in Sarasota, Fla., Friday.

McMahon, who won two titles at last month's NCAA Championships, finished sixth, overall, and fifth among Americans in the 10k event. With her finish, McMahon once again earned a place on the U.S. Open Water National Team. 

In December, the Crimson Tide distance ace earned a bro...

Alabama Athletics • 16th September 2024

Nine Alabama Swimmers Receive CSCAA All-America Honors - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Nine members of the Alabama men's swimming and diving team were named All-Americans by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America, the organization announced Monday.

Derek Maas earned first-team All-American honors after his podium finish in the 100 breaststroke. Kaique Alves, Cam Auerbach, Charlie Hawke, Victor Johansson, Tim Korstanje, Matt Menke, Mateo Miceli and Kacper Piotrowski picked up second-team recognition following the conclusion of the Crims...