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This week in sports for March 2, 2010

Posted on Mar 01, 2010 in Sports

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BASKETBALL
Men and Women to host arch-rival Memphis

As the regular season comes to a close for both the men’s and women’s teams, both teams are set to take on perhaps the biggest games of the regular season this year.
For the men it is a must win, as they are sitting second in the conference standings and are still sitting as one of the last remaining bubble teams to make it into the tournament later on in March.
The men will also be competing Saturday in El Paso, Texas, for a rematch against UTEP, a team that upset UAB at home earlier this year. This game is again another must win for UAB, as UTEP sits atop the conference standings.
As for the women, they are looking for a strong showing against the number two team in the conference. They are looking to attain some momentum going into the Conference USA tournament next week.
The game times for this week are Wednesday night at 8 p.m. for the men, and 7 p.m. on Thursday for the women.

BASEBALL
Ready for a 3-game stint of home games

This week, the baseball team will be taking on Kennesaw State University for a Tuesday afternoon game at 3 p.m.
Then later this weekend, they will be taking on Eastern Illinois for a three game series beginning Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
The baseball team is looking to continue their success they had this past weekend with Ball State, winning three of four games.

SOFTBALL
Double-Header ready for Kennesaw State

After a successful weekend showing at their own tournament, where they went 4 and 0 on the weekend, beating the likes of Troy, Samford and Alabama State, they softball team will be looking to ignite yet another win, this time against Kennesaw State.
They will play a double header on Tuesday, with the first game time set for 2 p.m., and the next game to follow after.
The team will also be travelling to Clearwater, Fla., to partake in the USF Under Armour Invite.
There they are lined up to play various teams, including Ball State, Central Michigan and Boston University.

TENNIS
Men hit the road and women slated for home

After a series of home matches, the Men’s tennis team will hit the road and head to San Antonio, Texas, to take on New Mexico State and University of Texas-San Antonio.
The women’s team will remain in Birmingham for an on-campus match against the United States Air Force Academy. The match is slated for Friday, March 5, at 11 a.m.

TRACK
Last chance to qualify before Indoor Nationals

With a stringent lineup of competitors already set to compete in the NCAA Indoor National Championships, the track team will head to South Bend, Ind., for the Last Chance Qualifier meet, in hopes of qualifying more athletes.

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