Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts Georgia Tech in Saturday Matinee

Saturday, December 17

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2 p.m. CT

Alabama

Georgia Tech

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Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts Georgia Tech in Saturday Matinee

12/16/2016 1:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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First 300 fans in attendance receive Alabama ugly Christmas sweater T-shirt; Halftime teddy bear toss

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team (8-1) will play its final home game before the holiday break on Saturday when it hosts Georgia Tech (9-1) in Coleman Coliseum. Tip is set for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.

PROMOTIONS

Alabama Ugly Sweater T-Shirt Giveaway: The first 300 fans in attendance will receive an Alabama ugly sweater T-shirt.
Halftime Teddy Bear Toss: Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear or stuffed animal to toss at halftime. All animals collected will be donated to the Salvation Army.
8 Hoo's Q 30 for 30: If the team scores 30 points in the first quarter of the game, everyone in the stands will receive 30 percent off from Hoo's Q.
Tuscaloosa Toyota Season Long Giveaways: Throughout the season, Tuscaloosa Toyota will be giving away prizes such as an iPad Pro 9.7", Beats headphones, $50 iTunes gift cards, $50 American Express gift cards and 43" LCD televisions.

THE BROADCAST

Saturday's game will be streamed on SEC Network + via the WatchESPN app with Eli Gold on play-by-play, Rick Moody as the analyst and Hannah Chalker on the sidelines.
The game will also be available via the Crimson Tide Sports Network on 100.1 FM locally, with Roger Hoover and Tyler Williams calling all the action.
Fans will be able to follow along with live scoring on RollTide.com and game updates will be available on Twitter at @AlabamaWBB.

OPENING TIP

Alabama remains in Tuscaloosa for its ninth home game of the season when it hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT. This is the fifth meeting between the Crimson Tide and Yellow Jackets. Alabama leads the series, 3-1, however Tech was last year's matchup, 70-58, in Atlanta.
The Tide is led in scoring by junior Meoshonti Knight, who is averaging 12.4 points per game. Sophomore Shaquera Wade paces Alabama in rebounding with 6.9 boards per contest, while freshman Jordan Lewis continues to be the team's leader in assists at 3.9 per outing.
Alabama has four student-athletes averaging double-figure points thus far. Joining junior Meoshonti Knight (12.4 ppg) is junior Hannah Cook (11.7 ppg), sophomore Shaquera Wade (11.7 ppg) and freshman Jordan Lewis (10.3). Junior Quanetria Bolton is just outside with 9.8 points per contest.
The Tide is currently outscoring its opponents by 30.1 points per game (79.9-49.8) and outrebounding the opposition by an average of 12.9 boards per contest (49.4-36.6).
Alabama has taken 147 more free throws than its opponents (254-107) through nine games. The Tide's 254 free throws on the season averages out to 28.2 free throws per game.
After not shooting a free throw for the first five games of the season, junior Hannah Cook has gone 13-for-13 from the line in the last three contests.

WILLIAMS CLOSING IN ON 1,000

Junior Ashley Williams is 129 points away from becoming Alabama's 25th 1,000 point scorer in program history.
Should she reach that number this season, she would be only the 13th Crimson Tide student-athlete to reach the milestone in three years or less.

WILLIAMS EARNS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Junior Ashley Williams completed her undergraduate degree in criminal justice in December and will begin work on her master's degree in January. Her jersey now has an SEC Graduate patch to signify her accomplishment.

LIMITING POINTS

Alabama has held its opponents to 15 points or fewer in 26 of 37 periods played this season.
Even more impressive is that in 13 of those 37 quarters, the Tide opposition has put up 10 points or fewer and in four quarters five points or fewer.

FIRST HALF DOMINATION

Alabama has scored 346 points in the first half of games this season, while its opponents have put up only 198.
That averages out to 38.4 points at the half for the Tide compared to 22.0 for the opposition, a difference of 16.4 points.

BALANCED OFFENSE

One of Coach Curry's team goals for the season is to have at least four in double-figure points each outing.
The Crimson Tide reached that goal in six of its nine games this season as five recorded 10 or more points three times and five did so on one occasion.
Alabama was just shy in its games against Georgia Southern, as three finished in double figures and one had eight, and Alcorn State, where three had double figures and two had nine points.

ALABAMA DOMINATING POINTS IN THE PAINT

Through nine games, Alabama has outscored its opponents 376-172 in points in the paint.
That averages out to 22.7 more points in the paint (41.8-19.1) for the Crimson Tide per game than the opposition.

ABOUT GEORGIA TECH

Georgia Tech enters today's game with a 9-1 record. The Yellow Jacket's lone loss was to Michigan by a score of 92-52. Georgia Tech will be playing in its second road game of the season today. The Yellow Jackets are 1-0 on the road with the win coming at Kennesaw State, 86-49.
The team is led in scoring by junior Imani Tilford and freshman Francesca Pan, who both average 11.2 points per game. Tilford also leads Tech in assists with 2.5 per game, while redshirt junior Elo Edeferioka is the team's top rebounder at 5.3 boards per contest.
As a team, the Yellow Jackets are averaging 69.9 points per game, 12.6 more than their opponents, and 41.3 rebounds per contest. Like Alabama, Georgia Tech has been one of the top defensive teams early on, holding opponents to 33.3 percent from the floor to rank 13th nationally. In addition, the Yellow Jackets are also good at getting to the line as they rank 19th in free throw attempts with 220 on the season.
Georgia Tech is under the direction of MaChelle Joseph, who is in her 14th season as head coach of the Yellow Jackets. Joseph, the winningest coach is Georgia Tech history, has guided the Yellow Jackets to nine postseason appearances and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2012. Joseph is no stranger to the SEC either as she spent 1997-2001 on Auburn's staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Ciampi. She, like Alabama head coach Kristy Curry, assistant coach Shereka Wright and director of operations and video Grant Fausset, also has ties to Purdue as Joseph was a four-year starter for the Boilermakers from 1989-92.