Women's Basketball Game Notes: at Auburn
1/17/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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TIDE HITS ROAD VERSUS RIVAL AUBURN
After getting a chance to play a home game for the first time in a month on Thursday night, the Alabama women's basketball team returns to a more familiar place - the road - for their next game. The Tide travels across the state to face archrival Auburn on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. down on the Plains.
*Both teams are searching for their first SEC win of the year.
*Auburn opened the year with 11 straight wins but have gone 1-3 in their last four games including their current 2-game skid (losses to #2 LSU and #5 Tennessee).
*Alabama is in the midst of a three-game losing streak. After scoring a season-high 89 points against Bucknell, the Tide has failed to score more than 62 points in each of their next four games including a season-low 45 points against Tennessee on Thursday.
BAMA-AU SERIES NOTEBOOK
*This is the 55th meeting between the Tide and Tigers The pair have met each season since 1975. (see p.2 for series game listing)
*Alabama has won 11 of the last 14 meetings between these rivals including a current 5-game win streak.
*Alabama is 29-25 versus Auburn all-time but the Tide owns a 16-7 mark versus the Tigers under Rick Moody.
*Crimson Tide junior Manisha Redus and Auburn junior Mandisa Stevenson were prep teammates at Decatur (AL) High School. The pair helped lead DHS to a perfect 34-0 record and a 6A State Championship during their senior year.
*Bama's roster lists 9 of 13 players from the state of Alabama while Auburn claims just one in-state product on their 14-member squad.
*Last season, UA's Rick Moody became the school's all-time winningest coach with a win over Auburn on Feb. 10.
