Crimson Tide, Cougars to Square Off inside Coleman Coliseum Friday at 6 p.m. CT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team returns to Coleman Coliseum for its fifth game in just 10 days, hosting Houston on Friday, Dec. 3. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus, with Gray Robertson and Richard Hendrix on the call.

Tickets to the nonconference contest start at just five 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 6-2 to begin its season and is riding a four-game win streak. Alabama is coming off a dominant 71-44 triumph over Memphis Tuesday, where the Tide shot 46.0 percent from the field and outrebounded the Tigers, 44-34, to win the fifth straight meeting between the two programs. Four starters scored in double figures for the first time this season, while Megan Abrams and Brittany Davis led with 14 points apiece.

Brittany Davis is currently leading the Southeastern Conference and ranks 13th nationally in 3-pointers (23), while she is second in the conference and top-25 nationally in points (134). She has scored in double figures in all eight games this season, sinking at least two 3-pointers in each contest. Mingo-Young leads the conference and ranks sixth nationally in steals (25), while Hannah Barber is second in the league and fourth in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (4.83).

Opening Tip

Alabama will host Houston on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. CT, concluding a five-game homestand.
- It will mark the Crimson Tide's fifth game in just 10 days.
The Crimson Tide are 6-2 this season, including 6-1 inside Coleman Coliseum.
- The Tide is on a four-game win streak.
The Crimson Tide is shooting 43.1 percent from the field (218-506) and 34.0 percent from long range (68-200), while it is averaging 78.0 points per game.
- The Tide is holding its opponents to 33.6 percent shooting from the field and 26.1 percent from long range, while keeping them to 51.1 points per game.
Two players are averaging double figures through the first seven contests in Brittany Davis (16.8ppg) and Megan Abrams (13.4ppg).
- Davis also leading the team with 7.1 rebounds per game, followed by Mingo-Young and Jada Rice with 5.4 rebounds per game apiece.
- Davis leads the team in 3-point makes with 23, followed by Abrams and Hannah Barber with 16 apiece.
Eight different players have scored in double figures this season, while five different players have produced 15-plus point games and two different players have produced 20-plus point games.
UA has outrebounded its opponents in seven of eight games this season.
Alabama has won the turnover battle in every contest this season, ranking first in the Southeastern Conference and 35th nationally in turnovers forced (21.75) and third in the conference and 13th nationally in turnover margin (+8.12).

About Houston

Houston is 3-4 to start the season, including 0-2 in true road games.
- The Cougars are on a two-game losing streak.
- The Cougars are coming off the Cancun Challenge where they went 1-2 in the Thanksgiving tournament, defeating Arizona State (68-60) and dropping to Fordham (67-53) and then-No. 6 Baylor (74-58).
  - Laila Blair was named to the Mayan Division All-Tournament Team after posting a career-high 28 points in the final game against Baylor. She averaged 13.7 points over the three-game tournament.
Houston is shooting 38.3 percent from the field and 31.4 percent from long range, averaging 66.57 points per game.
- The Cougars are holding its opponents to 40.0 percent shooting from the field and 26.2 percent shooting from long range, while keeping them to 64.43 points per game.
Laila Blair is the only Cougar averaging double-digit scoring, posting 12.7 points per game.
- Six Houston players are averaging more than 6.0 points per game.
Tatyana Hill is leading the team in rebounds, grabbing 8.6 boards per game.
Houston is currently ranked No. 34 in the nation in steals with 78 this season. The Cougars boast a No. 39 rank for steals per game (11.1) and No. 60 in turnovers forced (20.43).

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