Alabama
Western Carolina
Alabama Defeats Western Carolina inside Coleman Coliseum, 77-43
11/26/2021 5:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide returns home to host Bethune-Cookman Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team won its second game in a matter of three days, defeating Western Carolina inside Coleman Coliseum Friday, 77-43. The Crimson Tide improved to 4-2 in 2021-22, while the Catamounts dropped to 3-3.
Megan Abrams led in scoring for the third straight game, posting 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long range and 3-of-4 from the stripe. She tacked on two rebounds, a pair of steals and a couple of assists to complete her stat line. Brittany Davis recorded her sixth straight game of scoring 10 points or more, posting 14 points against the Catamounts, adding seven rebounds and two steals.
The Crimson Tide shot 41 percent from the field, including 34.5 percent from the arc. For the second time this season, the Tide recorded 10-or-more 3-pointers, sinking 10 from long range, while Abrams led the team with four.
From Head Coach Kristy Curry
"Liked our team's effort today, you know, against a team that just came off a one-point loss at Cincinnati., You know, Coach (Kiley) Hill is doing a great job building that program. I liked the way we started the game. Felt like we were able to get some balance across the score sheet with our bench developing and then our first group being able to make sure as we go back, every other day here, we've got our legs under us, so you know, was pleased we held them under 45, that was a game goal. And then thought the second half we only had four turnovers compared to eleven in the first. So, some growth there as the game went."
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with a 795-616 (.563) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide owns a 405-199 (.670) all-time home record.
- The Crimson Tide is 4-2 in 2021-22.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 137-120 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 446-269 mark all-time.
- Alabama's starting combination included guards Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, JaMya Mingo-Young and Brittany Davis, and center Jada Rice, for the fifth straight game.
- Megan Abrams scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Nia Daniel, Myra Gordon and Taylor Sutton were the first subs for the Crimson Tide.
- Jada Rice won the opening tip.
- The Crimson Tide held the Catamounts to 10 points or less in three of four quarters in the game.
- It marked the second time this season the Tide defense has held an opponent to 10 points or less in three-or-more quarters of a game this season.
- Alabama outrebounded Western Carolina, 40-30.
- UA has outrebounded its opponents in five of six games this season.
- The Crimson Tide defense forced the Catamounts to turn the ball over 26, compared to the Tide's 15 turnovers (11 in the first half, four in the second half).
- Alabama scored 25 points off Western Carolina's miscues, while WCU scored eight points off UA's errors.
- The Tide has won the turnover battle in each game this season.
- Megan Abrams has led Alabama in scoring four times this season, including three straight, with her 17-point performance against Western Carolina.
- Abrams made four 3-pointers in the game, marking the third time this season the senior has made at least four 3-pointers in a game.
- Brittany Davis has scored 10-or-more points all season long, posting 14 points against the Catamounts.
- Jada Rice had a career-high four steals in the game, while also recording seven rebounds, four points and an assist.
- Coming off the bench Nia Daniel had a career-high 12 points on 3-of-6 shooting, including a 3-pointer and five makes from the stripe.
- Seven of her 12 points were scored in the fourth quarter.
- Daniel led the bench in scoring, as the Crimson Tide posted 32 points from the non-starters.
How It Happened
- Alabama sparked a 13-0 run to start the game.
- The Crimson Tide's first seven attempts in the game were from the 3-point line, making just one of those, thanks to Megan Abrams.
- Brittany Davis scored the Crimson Tide's first points from inside, with a layup to help the Tide go up 5-0.
- Western Carolina scored their first points on a layup at 5:21 in the first quarter.
- The Crimson Tide closed out the first quarter leading, 22-9.
- Alabama began the game shooting 8-of-21 from the field, including 4-of-12 from the arc.
- Western Carolina began the game shooting 4-of-12 from the field, including 1-of-5 from the arc.
- Alabama more than tripled Western Carolina in rebounds in the first frame, 18-5.
- At halftime, Alabama led Western Carolina, 37-19.
- Right before the half, Hannah Barber knocked down a couple of free throws after an intentional foul was called on WCU's No. 12 Joi Reid.
- Megan Abrams led all scorers in the game at the break, recording 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, with all of her field-goal attempts coming from long range.
- The Crimson Tide held the Catamounts to 10 points or less in each of the first two quarters, with nine points and 10 points, respectively.
- Brittany Davis knocked down a triple out of the half, joining Megan Abrams in double digits.
- It was a low scoring start to the second half, as Alabama opened up the quarter with eight points and Western Carolina scored just six points, by the first media timeout (3Q, 4:56)
- Alabama led Western Carolina at the end of the third, 54-34.
- Western Carolina turned it around in the second half of the third quarter, ending the frame with 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, the most point it scored in a quarter in the game.
- Megan Abrams continued to separate herself from the field in points, leading all scorers with 17 points on (5-of-7 shooting), including five points in that frame.
- The Crimson Tide went on an 8-0 run, making five of its last seven shots, to close out the fourth quarter.
- Its defense held the Catamounts to a two-and-a-half minute scoring drought, with the squad making just one of its last seven shots.
Up Next
The Alabama women's basketball team will return to Coleman Coliseum to host Bethune-Cookman Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
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