Alabama
Tennessee
Women's Basketball Falls to Tennessee, 80-61
2/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 12, 2009
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Alabama women's basketball team fell to Tennessee, 80-61 Thursday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
"We just have to keep plugging away," said head coach Wendell Hudson. "They are playing their hearts out. I'm so proud of how tough they played in this environment."
The Crimson Tide moves to 12-13 on the year, and 0-10 in Southeastern Conference play while the Lady Vols go to 18-6, 7-3 in SEC play.
Junior Dedrea Magee led all scorers with a career-high 21 points and eight boards. Sophomore Varisia Raffington also led Alabama offensively with 19 points, in addition to pulling down eight boards and dishing out three assists. Tennessee was led by Alex Fuller with 18 points.
The Tide went into the break trailing by eleven, 41-30. Coming out of the break, Alabama and Tennessee traded baskets to begin the second half. After Raffington connected from behind the arc to make the score 48-37, the Lady Vols went on a 14-0 run to put the game out of reach.
The Tide shot 42 percent from the field from the game, 29 percent from behind the arc and 60 percent from the free throw line. The Lady Vols were 45 percent from the field and 36 percent from the three point line. Tennessee won the battle of the boards outrebounding Alabama 51-31.
Next up, the Tide travels to Columbia, S.C. to take on the Gamecocks Feb. 15. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. CT. Fans can follow the action on RollTide.com.
