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Alabama Dominates Southeastern Louisiana for Fifth-Straight Win, 87-50
12/29/2019 5:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four Crimson Tide players scored in double digits
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – 12 different Alabama players scored, while four finished in double-digits in UA's 87-50 dominating win over Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (10-3) led the Lady Lions (4-7) by 10 points at the half, but outscored SLU 49-22 in the second half on its way to its fifth-straight win.
For the eighth time this season, redshirt junior Jordan Lewis scored in double digits with her team-high 16 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Megan Abrams added 13 points, while tying her career-best five rebounds in the game. Sophomore De'Sha Benjamin scored 11 points, and senior Cierra Johnson added 10 points to go along with tying her season-high rebound total with eight.
From Coach Curry
- "To come back out and rebound the ball the way we did and get some looks in transition that started with defending the glass, it really made a big difference for us," said head coach Kristy Curry. "I really liked the way we came out after the half, I thought we were a little sluggish in the first half by not getting some loose balls and not boxing out backside. In the second half, I liked our balance and the fact that everybody got minutes. Our young kids need minutes to get better and we put ourselves in a position to be able to allow that tonight."
Quarter-By-Quarter
- The first quarter started out slow with the score tied 12-12 with 3:53 left to play. Alabama surged ahead with a 10-0 run to close out the quarter and take a 22-12 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.
- SLU cut the Tide's lead to four points in the second quarter, but UA again went on a scoring run to take a 38-28 lead at the half.
- The Lady Lions knocked down a three to begin the third quarter, but the Tide offense heated up, going on a 18-2 scoring run to push Alabama's lead to 58-35 with 4:36 remaining. UA closed the quarter out on a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 68-37. The Crimson Tide outscored the Lady Lions 30-9 in the third.
- The Tide continued to build on its lead in the fourth quarter, outscoring SLU 19-13 to notch UA's fifth consecutive victory, 87-50.
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— Alabama Women's Basketball (@AlabamaWBB) December 29, 2019
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Player Spotlight
- Lewis was on fire with her shooting, going 5-of-6 (83 percent), while going a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line and from behind the arc.
- Johnson led the Tide in rebounds with eight and dished out a game-high four assists, to go along with another game best, three steals. The senior also had a team-best in plus/minus with a plus-35 for the contest.
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— Alabama Women's Basketball (@AlabamaWBB) December 29, 2019
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Stats of the Game
- Alabama dominated the boards, outrebounding the Lady Lions with a total of 49 rebounds to their 28.
- The Crimson Tide bullied the Lady Lions in the paint, with 40 of its points coming from down low, while holding SLU to just 16 points.
- UA put on a shooting clinic, knocking down 53 percent (30-of-57) of its field goals, while Southeastern Louisiana only shot 29 percent (19-of-65) from the floor.
- The Tide bench continued its solid production by outscoring the SLU reserves, 51-16.
Up Next
- The Tide looks to extend its winning streak to six games when it takes on LSU to open up SEC play on Thursday, Jan. 2 in Baton Rouge, La. Tipoff is set for 7:40 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
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