Women’s Basketball Set to Host No. 23/24 Tennessee on Sunday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Crimson Tide women's basketball team (11-1, 4-1 SEC) returns home after a pair of Southeastern Conference road wins to host No. 23/24 Tennessee (8-2, 2-1 SEC) on Sunday in Coleman Coliseum. The game will serve as Alabama's We Back Pat event for the season, helping to raise awareness in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

FOLLOW ALONG

Sunday's game will air live on SEC Network+ with Eli Gold and Rick Moody and can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network (WTBC-AM 1230 in Tuscaloosa) with Roger Hoover the call.

OPENING TIP

Alabama recorded its 11^th win of the season and sixth in as many attempts on the road Thursday when it won at No. 14/14 Mississippi State, 86-78.
With the win, the Tide won back-to-back games against the Bulldogs for the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons and recorded consecutive wins in Starkville for the first time since 1997 and 1999.
Alabama is led by its trio of seniors in Jasmine Walker, Jordan Lewis and Ariyah Copeland. Each averages double-digit points with Walker at 20.0 ppg, Lewis at 16.4 ppg and Copeland at 15.3 ppg, while Walker also pulls in a team-best 10.1 rebounds per contest.
The Tide is one the only program in the SEC and one of only six in the nation to boast three scorers that average 15.0+ points per game.
As a team, Alabama is averaging 79.2 points per game, 15.1 more than its opponents, and 41.6 rebounds per matchup.
The Tide's 78.6 percent shooting from the free throw line ranks 16^th nationally and first in the SEC.
Alabama has won four of its first five SEC games for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
Sunday's matchup will be the 58th between the Tide and Lady Volunteers, in the series that began in 1977.
Tennessee won 42-straight games against Alabama from 1984 to 2016, however that streak ended in the second game of that SEC season with the Tide winning 54-46 in Tuscaloosa.
That victory sparked a five-game winning streak against the Lady Vols, making the Tide the only program in the SEC and eighth in the nation to hold such a streak against Tennessee.
In last season's installment on Rocky Top, Rennia Davis heaved up a 30-footer that went in at the buzzer to give the Lady Vols a two-point win.

Last Five Meetings

Feb. 16, 2017	W		65-57	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
March 2, 2017	W		72-64	Greenville, S.C.
Feb. 15, 2018	W		72-63	Knoxville, Tenn.
Jan. 17, 2019	W		86-65	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jan. 20, 2020		L	63-65	Knoxville, Tenn.

ABOUT TENNESSEE

Tennessee enters Sunday's game with an 8-2 overall mark and a 2-1 record in SEC play.
Last time out, the Lady Vols were edged at home, 67-66, by Georgia after a huge 29-point third quarter by the Lady Bulldogs.
Tennessee is led in scoring by Rae Burrell and Davis, who combine for 30.2 points, 11.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
As a team, the Lady Vols are scoring 74.4 points per contest, 16.2 more than their opponents, while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor.
Tennessee is under the direction of former Lady Vol standout Kellie Harper, who is in her second season as head coach.
Harper played in Knoxville from 1995-99, winning three national championships.
Other head coaching stops include Missouri State (2013-19), NC State (2009-13) and Western Carolina (2004-09).

LAST TIME OUT

All five of Alabama's starters finished in double figures in the 86-78 victory over No. 14/14 Mississippi State.
Lewis led the way for Alabama with 22 points, half of which came from the free throw line.
Megan Abrams had a dominant fourth quarter, scoring 11 of her 18 points in the final frame, while Jasmine Walker added 17 for the Tide to go along with 10 rebounds.
Hannah Barber chipped in 12 points and a game-high six assists, and Ariyah Copeland rounded out the group with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Alabama outrebounded State, 44-34, capitalizing on second-chance points, 21-10.
The Tide trailed the Bulldogs by one at the end of the opening quarter, however Alabama struggled shooting the ball in the second quarter, hitting two of its 16 attempts.
At halftime, the Tide regrouped and scored 28 points in the third frame to close the gap.
Alabama continued to outpace State, scoring nine more than the home Bulldogs in the final quarter for the comeback win.
Alabama had five players score in double figures for the first time this season and first time since Feb. 18, 2020 against Georgia.
Lewis had 20-plus points for the fourth time this season and 14th time in her career.
Copeland and Walker recorded double-doubles for the third straight game together as they each had double-doubles against LSU and Vanderbilt.
Alabama's 86 points were the most it has scored in the series since a 92-86 victory over Mississippi State in 2002.
The Tide took 11 more attempts from the free throw line than the Bulldogs (21-10).

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Women’s Basketball Set to Host No. 23/24 Tennessee on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Megan Abrams

Hannah Barber

Ariyah Copeland

Jordan Lewis

Jasmine Walker

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Women’s Basketball Set to Host No. 23/24 Tennessee on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Megan Abrams

Hannah Barber

Ariyah Copeland

Jordan Lewis

Jasmine Walker

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