Alabama senior Amanda Locke (Mesquite, Texas) was named the Southeastern Conference Softball Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the second career selection for the Mesquite, Texas native.

Alabama soccer has featured each of its five newcomers. The fifth is Abby Lutzenkirchen who will head to Tuscaloosa as one of the top recruits in the country.

A look at the stats and trends behind Saturday's contest at LSU

Alabama sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina allowed just one hit and struck out a career-high 15 batters as the Crimson Tide finished the Mardi Gras Invitational with a 3-0 win over Jacksonville State, Sunday afternoon at Jaguar Field. After the weekend UA starts the season 4-0.

Here's a look inside the score sheet of No. 2 Alabama's meet at No. 26 Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 10.

Postgame Quotes: Alabama vs. LSU

The Crimson Tide fell to the LSU Lady Tigers, 51-46, in women's basketball action Sunday afternoon at Foster Auditorium. Junior guard Meghan Perkins and sophomore guard Shafontaye Myers led Alabama in scoring, with 10 points apiece. Freshman forward Aneesah Daniels grabbed seven boards to lead the Tide in rebounding, while junior guard Jessica Merritt grabbed six boards. LSU was...

Despite the cold temperatures the Alabama bats were anything but as the Crimson Tide combined to score 27 runs on 27 hits in a sweep of its two games Saturday at the Mardi Gras Invitational. Alabama opened the day with a 15-4 win over Lipscomb and closed the day with a 12-1 victory over South Alabama.

The Alabama Athletics department's Power of Pink initiative, sponsored by Tuscaloosa Toyota, hosts its winter events this week, starting with Sunday's women's basketball game in Foster Auditorium and concluding with Friday's gymnastics meet in Coleman Coliseum.

Freshman guard Rodney Cooper scored a career-high 28 points in the Alabama men's basketball team's 67-58 loss to LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday night.

The men's tennis team posted wins over Furman and Troy on Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility to improve to 3-3 on the season. The Crimson Tide first defeated the Paladins (0-5) in the morning match with a 6-1 decision and followed that up with a 7-0 sweep over the Trojans (0-4) in the afternoon match.

Strong performances in the field events highlighted action for Alabama track and field athletes before a crowd of 2,083 on Saturday at the Texas A&M Invitational.

The women's basketball team (11-14, 1-10 SEC) will host LSU (16-8, 6-5 SEC) on Sunday at Foster Auditorium for the Crimson Tide's annual Power of Pink game, helping to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. The game will air on Comcast Sports South beginning at 1 p.m. CT.

The No. 2 ranked Alabama gymnastics team beat Kentucky 196.000-194.700 in Memorial Coliseum Friday night in front of 1,644 fans who braved the snow outside.

Senior Amanda Locke collected three hits and sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina allowed just one as the Alabama softball team downed Memphis, 8-0, in five innings Friday afternoon at Jaguar Field. With the win the Crimson Tide improves to 11-5 in opening day games and has now won seven of its last eight openers.

The University of Alabama men's basketball team will play its sixth Southeastern Conference road game of the season when it travels to LSU for a Saturday evening contest. The game, broadcast on ESPN2 and on the radio affiliates of the Crimson Tide Sports Network, is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CST tipoff at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The men's tennis team will host a doubleheader on Saturday at the Alabama Tennis Complex, beginning with Furman at 10 a.m. CT, followed by Troy at 3 p.m. CT.

The University of Alabama track and field team travels to College Station, Texas, this weekend to participate in the Texas A&M Invitational at the Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium.

This week Alabama soccer will feature each of its five newcomers. The fourth is Kaylee Semelsberger who will head to Tuscaloosa for the 2012 season from Akron, Ohio, where she attends Walsh Jesuit High School.

The women's basketball team (11-14, 1-10 SEC) picked up its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season, holding on to beat Mississippi (12-13, 2-10 SEC), 52-47, at the C.M Tad Smith Coliseum on Thursday night. The win was also the Crimson Tide's first in Oxford since the 2002-03 season.

The No. 2 ranked Alabama gymnastics team returns to the road this week, traveling to Lexington, Ky., to take on the Kentucky Wildcats Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. EST.

The Alabama softball team will be featured nine times to a television audience, the Southeastern Conference announced Thursday. A total of 30 SEC softball games will air in accordance with the agreement with the ESPN networks and regional partners FOX Sports South/SportSouth and CSS.

This week Alabama soccer will feature each of its five newcomers. The third is Katie Bourgeois from Katy, Texas. Bourgeois arrived in Tuscaloosa from Seven Lakes High School where she finished school early to enroll at Alabama for the spring season.

The Alabama softball team will open its 2012 schedule by traveling to Mobile, Ala., this weekend to take part in the Mardi Gras Invitational at Jaguar Field, hosted by South Alabama. Alabama will face off against Memphis and Jacksonville State - both 2011 NCAA tournament participants, Lipscomb - a 2010 NCAA tournament participant and tourney host, South Alabama. Alabama opens tournament...

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