The Crimson Tide Returns to Coleman Coliseum, Hosts Bethune-Cookman Sunday at 1 p.m. CT
11/27/2021 2:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Tyler Denning and Aja Ellison on the call
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team returns to Coleman Coliseum for the third game in a five-game homestand, hosting Bethune-Cookman on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. CT. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Tyler Denning and Aja Ellison on the call.
Tickets to the nonconference contest start at just two dollars. Both single game tickets and season tickets are on sale now at RollTide.com, or fans can call the TIDE PRIDE/Athletic Ticket office at 205-348-BAMA.
Free parking is available to fans in the large parking lot adjacent to Coleman Coliseum.
The Crimson Tide is 4-2 to begin its season and is riding a two-game win streak. Alabama is coming off a 77-43 triumph over Western Carolina Friday, where the Tide shot 41.0 percent from the field and outrebounded the Catamounts, 40-30, to win the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Megan Abrams led Alabama in scoring for the third straight game and the fourth time this season, recording 17 points, including four 3-pointers, and adding two rebounds.
Abrams and Brittany Davis have taken turns leading the Crimson Tide in scoring this season, each recording a pair of 20-plus point games just six games into the season. In fact, Davis has scored 10-plus points through each of her games in 2021-22, as the senior leads the Southeastern Conference and ranks top-25 nationally in three-point field goals (18) and points (108).
JaMya Mingo-Young also leads the conference and ranks top-10 nationally in steals (19).
Opening Tip
- Alabama will host Bethune-Cookman, Sunday, Nov. 28, the third game in a stretch that features five home games in a matter of 10 days and six games (five home, one road) in a matter of 12 days.
- During the Thanksgiving period, Alabama has hosted three games in a matter of five days (Wednesday, Nov. 24, Friday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 28).
- The Crimson Tide are 4-2 this season, including 4-1 inside Coleman Coliseum.
- Two players are averaging double figures through the first six contests in Brittany Davis (18.0ppg) and Megan Abrams (14.3ppg).
- Davis, a senior guard, is also leading the team with 7.7 rebounds per game, followed by JaMya Mingo-Young with 5.5 rebounds per game.
- The Crimson Tide is shooting 41.8 percent from the field (156-373) and 34.9 percent from long range (52-149).
- Brittany Davis leads the team in 3-point makes with 18, followed by Megan Abrams with 15.
- Six different players have scored in double figures this season, while four different players have produced 15-plus point games and two different players have produced 20-plus point games (Megan Abrams, Brittany Davis).
About Bethune-Cookman
- Bethune-Cookman is 1-4 this season, including 0-4 on the road.
- The Lady Wildcats are coming off a loss at Mississippi State, its fourth straight road game of the season, on Nov. 22, 94-53.
- Morgan Beacham is averaging double figures for the Lady Wildcats with 14.6 points per game on 50 percent shooting. Taylor Williams closely follows, averaging 9.4 points per game on 33.3 percent shooting.
- Imani Reid leads the team in rebounds, grabbing 6.2 boards per game.
- Bethune-Cookman is shooting 34.1 percent from the field, including 25.0 percent from long range, and is averaging 57.8 points per game.
- The Lady Wildcats' opponents are shooting 40.3 percent from the field, including 26.7 percent from the arc, and averaging 75.2 points per game.
- The Lady Wildcats returned five players in 2021-22, including Camary Harris and Tania White who played in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
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