Women's Basketball Game Notes: SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas
3/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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TIDE HOPES THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM VERSUS ARKANSAS
The University of Alabama women's basketball team open postseason play with the same team they closed the regular season against — the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks. The Tide and Lady 'Backs square off in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday afternoon (2:30 pm) in Little Rock. It will be the third meeting of the year for the two squads and it marks the third time they've me in the SEC Tourney. Bama won two of its last four games to close the season while Arkansas' win over UA on Sunday snapped a four-game skid for the Lady Razorbacks.
*The First Time Around — Arkansas scored a come-from-behind 59-58 victory on Feb. 2 thanks to a desperation three-pointer by India Lewis with under one second to play. The trey was Lewis' lone bucket of the contest.
*The REMATCH — Alabama again battled Arkansas down to the wire but a 20 point differential from the FT line proved too much for the Tide as the Lady 'Backs earned a 68-57 victory on their "Senior Day" this past Sunday.
BAMA-ARKANSAS SERIES NOTEBOOK
*This is the 19th all-time meeting between the Tide and Lady Razorbacks. The pair first met in 1980, and have met every season since 1992. (see p.2 for complete series game results)
*The Crimson Tide owns a slight 10-8 edge in the all-time match-up including a pair of neutral site wins in the SEC Tournament. UA defeated the Lady 'Backs 86-82 at the 1995 SEC Tourney and posted an 85-63 victory in the 1997 event.
*Alabama's Rick Moody is 9-7 all-time against Arkansas and 7-7 versus Lady 'Back head coach Gary Blair.
*Arkansas as won the last 3 meetings including a 59-58 victory in Tuscaloosa (Feb. 2) on a trey by India Lewis with under a second to play and a 68-57 decision this past Sunday at Bud Walton Arena.
*Both teams feature a home-grown flavor on their roster as Alabama boasts 8 in-state players and Arkansas lists seven native performers on its ledger.
