The Alabama women’s basketball team will compete in its third straight NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon, starting with a game between the No. 5-seed Crimson Tide and 12-seed Green Bay. However, it lost a freshman contributor to a season-ending injury on Friday.
Eris Lester, a guard who has appeared in 30 games and been a playmaker off the bench, went down during practice. It was announced through a press release that Lester’s injury would bring her freshman campaign to an early end.
Any loss of depth at this point in the postseason is devastating to a team. Lester has averaged 4.1 points a game while also making an impact on other areas of the floor. This kind of injury timing is not new to Alabama, which lost Jessica Timmons during last season’s SEC Tournament.
Today’s Crimson Tide Schedule:
Women’s basketball: vs. No. 12-seed Green Bay in NCAA Tournament in College Park, Md., 12:30 p.m. CT Watch Listen
Baseball: vs. No. 1 Tennessee in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1 p.m. CT Watch Listen
Softball: at No. 5 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, 4 p.m. CT Watch Listen
Swim and dive: NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash., All Day Watch
Gymnastics: SEC Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
Soccer: vs. Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3 p.m. CT
Women’s golf: Florida State Match Up in Tallahassee, Fla.
Men’s tennis: vs. Kentucky in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1 p.m. CT Watch
Track and field: Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss., All Day
Crimson Tide Results:
Men’s basketball: defeated No. 15-seeded Robert Morris 90-81 in the Round of 64 in Cleveland.
Baseball: lost 10-7 to No. 1 Tennessee in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Softball: lost 5-4 to No. 5 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
Women’s golf: Alabama is in third place after day one at the Florida State Match Up in Tallahassee, Fla.
Women’s tennis: lost 4-0 to No. 6 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.
Track and field: began outdoor season at Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss.
Swim and dive: Alabama is in 16th place with 41 points at the NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash.
Did You Notice?
Crimson Tide men’s basketball forward Mouhamed Dioubate won the Hard Hat for a 10-rebound performance against Robert Morris in Friday’s 90-81 win.
