In-State Battle: Alabama Hosts Auburn Sunday at 4 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team returns to Coleman Coliseum for the first time in 20 days, hosting Auburn in its Southeastern Conference home opener on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network, with Same Gore and Tamika Catchings on the call.

Tickets to the in-state battle start at just $5, while fans are encouraged to take advantage of the "4 for $20" ticket deal, which includes four tickets and four stadium dogs for just 20 dollars. Both single game tickets and season tickets are on sale now, 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 9-3 this season, including 0-1 in the conference and 8-1 at home. Alabama is coming off a 62-44 defeat at No. 7/9 Tennessee, its first ranked opponent of the season, in the SEC opener. Brittany Davis led the team in scoring with 12 points, as she continued her streak of double-digit scoring in 11 of 12 games this season.

Davis has led the Crimson Tide in scoring average and rebounding average all season, posting 15.5 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game. Hannah Barber is leading the effort in dishing out assists (41), while she is ranked second in the conference and third nationally in assist-turnover ratio (3.73). JaMya Mingo-Young is fourth in the league and 21st nationally in steals (33), while Jada Rice is taking care of blocked shots (19).

About Alabama

Alabama will host Auburn for its Southeastern Conference home opener Sunday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum on SEC Network.
The Crimson Tide is 9-3 this season, including 8-1 in Coleman Coliseum, and 0-1 in the SEC.
- The Tide is coming off its first conference game of the season, falling to No. 7/9 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 30, 62-44.
- The Lady Volunteers were the first ranked team the Crimson Tide has seen this season.
- The conference opener marked the first time UA had played in 17 days, with its prior two scheduled contests being canceled due to both influenza (at Little Rock, Dec. 16) and COVID-19 (Winthrop, Dec. 20).
The Crimson Tide is shooting 42.6 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from long range, while it is averaging 75.8 points per game.
- The Tide is holding its opponents to 35.4 percent shooting from the field and 26.3 percent from long range, while keeping them to 54.3 points per game.
Three players are averaging double-figure scoring through the first 11 contests in Brittany Davis (15.5), Megan Abrams (13.3) and JaMya Mingo-Young (11.1).
- The Crimson Tide has three players ranked in the SEC top 10 in three-point field goals per game, including Davis (4th, 2.25), Hannah Barber (7th, 2.08) and Abrams (10th, 1.83).
- Davis is also leading the team with 6.9 rebounds per game, followed by Mingo-Young with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Alabama has used the same starting combination all season, including guards Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, Brittany Davis and JaMya Mingo-Young and center Jada Rice.

About Auburn

Auburn is 8-3 to start the season, including 2-2 in road games, and 0-0 in the SEC.
- The Tigers have won six straight games.
- In the Tigers last game, they defeated Kennesaw State, 66-54, Dec. 20.
- The program's SEC opener against Kentucky on Dec. 30 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocol within the Auburn program.
Auburn is shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 31.2 percent from long range, averaging 68.2 points per game.
- The Tigers are holding its opponents to 36.2 percent shooting from the field and 24.1 percent shooting from long range, while keeping them to 56.8 points per game.
Three Tigers are averaging double-figure scoring this season, including Aicha Coulibaly (18.3), Honesty Scott-Grayson (12.6) and Sania Wells (10.7).
- Coulibaly is also leading the team in rebounds (7.9), followed closesly by Scott-Grayson (6.6).
Auburn is coached by Johnnie Harris, who is in her first year as a head coach, although a long-time SEC assistant coach, serving 16 years combined at Arkansas, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. Last season, she served as an assistant coach at Texas.

Inside the Series

Auburn leads the all-time meetings with Alabama, 53-41, in a series that began in 1975.
The Crimson Tide has won four straight games over the Tigers, including two regular season contests in 2019-20 and two regular season contests in 2020-21.
In the last meeting, UA defeated AU, 92-78, Feb. 14, 2021 on the road. In that game, Jasmine Walker scored 41 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to break a 30-year program scoring record.

Last Time Out

In the grittiest matchup the Crimson Tide has seen this season, the University of Alabama women's basketball team fell at No. 7/9 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener Thursday, 62-44, inside Thompson Boling-Arena. The Crimson Tide dropped to 9-3 (0-1), while the Lady Volunteers improved to 12-1 (1-0).
The Crimson Tide featured balanced scoring in the conference opener, as Brittany Davis paced the team with 12 points on 5-of-19 shooting. The senior tacked on six rebounds and dished out two assists in the game. JaMya Mingo-Young also posted double-digit scoring, contributing 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting, grabbing six boards.
The Lady Volunteers outscored the Crimson Tide, 23-12, in the first quarter, but it was the second and third quarters when the game began to tilt in the Tide's favor. Alabama's defense held Tennessee to just seven and eight points in the second and third quarters, respectively. UA eventually tied UT in the middle of the third quarter, 30-30, before taking its first and only lead of the game moments later, 32-30 (3Q, 3:51).
Despite the Lady Volunteers holding just a one-point lead to begin the fourth quarter, the final frame brought its challenges. Tennessee began the stretch on a 9-0 run, building a 10-point lead it would maintain the rest of the game, while limiting Alabama to just seven points, which tied for its fewest points in a quarter this season.
The Crimson Tide made 17 of its 71 attempts from the field, collecting 41 rebounds, while the Lady Volunteers knocked down 24 of their 56 attempts from the field, grabbing 46 off the glass.

University of Alabama Athletics