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Women's Basketball Set for Thursday Night Home Matchup with Florida
2/19/2020 5:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide and Gators will tip off at 7 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama is ready to host Florida on Thursday night at 7 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (14-11, 4-8 SEC) drops its last game, while the Gators (14-11, 5-7 SEC) have won their last two. The Tide fell in a heartbreaker to Georgia in overtime 76-75 on Sunday afternoon in Athens, Ga., while UF picked up back-to-back wins over Ole Miss and Missouri last week.
The matchup on Thursday is the 61st in series history and the first of the 2020 season. The two sides split the season series last year with each team winning on their respective home floors. Florida has controlled the series over the past several years with an 8-2 record against Alabama in the last 10 meetings.
Promotions
- Free admission for Alabama faculty & staff.
Follow Along
- The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ via the WatchESPN app. Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Katie Hancock (analyst) will be on the call with assistance from Arielle Schafer on the sidelines.
- On the radio, Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and Gray Robertson (analyst) will have the call on 100.1 FM/1230 AM, while also being available on the TuneIn app.
- Fans can also follow along via live stats on RollTide.com.
Opening Tip
- This is a crucial game for both teams as Florida currently has a one-game lead in the SEC standings over Alabama. If the season ended today the Gators would be the No. 9 seed in the SEC Tournament, while the Crimson Tide would be the No. 10 seed.
- For the season, redshirt junior Jordan Lewis leads the team in points (13.1), assists (3.6) and steals (1.3). After her season-high 25-point performance last game, she now has 1,088 career points which is No. 21 on Alabama's scoring list. Lewis took over the No. 7 spot in career assists at UA earlier this month.
- Senior Ashley Knight is currently averaging 1.84 blocks per game which is No. 48 in the nation and fifth in the SEC. Her 46 blocked shots this season are good enough for No. 44 in the country and sixth in the conference. The 46 swats are the ninth-most most by an Alabama player in a single season.
- Junior Jasmine Walker is one of the best three-point shooters in the conference, as she is fifth in the SEC in three-point makes (48) and makes per game (1.96). Walker leads the team in shots attempted (264), shots made (104), three-point makes (49) and three-point attempts (132). The Montgomery native also is tops on the team in rebounds per game with 7.0.
- Alabama is one of the best in the country at getting to the free throw line. The Crimson Tide is No. 30 in the nation in free throw attempts (504) and No. 28 in makes (356). UA is knocking down its attempts at a 70.6 percent clip which is good enough for fourth in the SEC.
- The Crimson Tide is also one of the best three-point shooting teams in the SEC, coming in at fourth in the conference in attempts (510), makes (169) and makes per game (6.8).
- The Alabama bench has outscored its opponents, 759-404 (30.6 avg. - 16.2 avg), in 25 games this season. The Tide reserves lead the SEC in total bench points and bench points per game. The bench has outscored opponents in 24 of 25 games in 2019-20. The reserves have accounted for 42.1 percent of the UA's scoring, with senior Cierra Johnson (8.1) leading the bench. Alabama is 8-0 when the bench puts up 35 points or more.
About Florida
- With a 5-7 conference record, the Gators are on the cusp of totaling its most SEC wins in the last few seasons. UF has not had more than five SEC wins since the 2013-14 season.
- Florida is led by freshman Lavender Briggs who was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Tuesday. For the season, Briggs is averaging 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest. In addition, UF has two players in doubles figures with Kiki Smith putting up 11.9 points and Zada Williams adding 10.6 each time out.
- Head Coach Cam Newbauer is in his third season with the program, while composing a 33-53 record. Previously Newbauer spent four seasons at Belmont while leading the Bruins to two NCAA Tournament appearances.
SEC Active Career Leaders (as of Feb. 19)
- Points - Jordan Lewis: 1,088 (No. 9)
- Rebounds - Jasmine Walker: 509 (No. 10); Ashley Knight: 431 (No. 14); Ariyah Copeland 408 (No. 15)
- Assists - Jordan Lewis: 377 (No. 2)
- Blocks - Ashley Knight: 215 (No. 1)
- Steals - Jordan Lewis: 129 (No. 7)
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