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Alabama Women’s Basketball Heads to Georgia Southern for First Road Trip of 2017-18
11/18/2017 12:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team (3-0) will take its first road trip of the season this weekend, heading to Georgia Southern to face the Eagles (1-2) on Sunday. The game is set to tip at 1 p.m. CT in Hanner Fieldhouse.
THE BROADCAST
- Sunday's game will be streamed live on True Blue TV.
- The game can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network on 93.3 FM in Tuscaloosa with Roger Hoover on the broadcast.
OPENING TIP
- Alabama will play its first road game of the 2017-18 season on Sunday.
- The Crimson Tide is 1-3 in road openers under head coach Kristy Curry.
- This will be the 10th meeting between the Crimson Tide and Eagles.
- Alabama enters the game with a 3-0 record following wins against Alabama A&M, Utah and Jacksonville while Georgia Southern stands at 1-2 after losses at North Carolina A&M and Mercer and a home win versus Coastal Georgia.
ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN
- Georgia Southern has five players averaging between 6.0 and 8.7 points per game, led by Alexis Foulks.
- The Eagles are led in rebounding by Sierra Butler, who averages 8.0 boards per contest.
- As a team, Georgia Southern is averaging 10.3 steals per game, four more than its opponents.
- The Eagles are under the direction of second-year head coach Kip Drown.
TIDE RECEIVING VOTES IN AP POLL
- Following the first week of play, Alabama has received four votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
- The Crimson Tide is one of eight Southeastern Conference teams to appear in the poll.
CAREER RECORD WATCH
- Quanetria Bolton, Ashley Knight, Ashley Williams and Hannah Cook are all in the midst of making their way up career lists at Alabama. See below for current standings.
Career Blocks
1 187 Yolanda Watkins 1992-97
2 138 Dee Merriweather 2002-06
3 125 Leslie Payne 1977-81
4 103 Joni Crenshaw 1998-2001
5 101 Quanetria Bolton 2015-present
Ashley Knight 2017-present
Career Rebounds
1 1,096 Yolanda Watkins 1992-97
2 1,076 Carol Smith 1982-86
3 1,036 Tierney Jenkins 2008-11
4 909 Dominique Canty 1995-99
5 823 Terri Hillard 1980-84
6 809 Leslie Payne 1977-81
7 757 Dee Merriweather 2002-06
8 741 Niesa Johnson 1991-95
9 664 Laura Vaughn 1987-91
10 647 Ashley Williams 2014-present
Three-Point Field Goals Made
1 272 Betsy Harris 1990-94
2 270 Beth Vice 1998-2003
3 265 Niesa Johnson 1991-95
4 212 Ericka Russell 2008-12
5 211 Shafontaye Myers 2010-14
6 210 Hannah Cook 2015-present
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted
1 761 Niesa Johnson 1991-95
2 729 Betsy Harris 1990-94
3 719 Beth Vice 1998-2003
4 709 Ericka Russell 2008-12
5 693 Shafontaye Myers 2010-14
6 642 Brittney Ezell 1994-98
7 617 Hannah Cook 2015-present
