Alabama
No. 15/14 Georgia
Crimson Tide, No. 15/14 Lady Bulldogs Square Off in Athens Sunday
1/8/2022 8:41:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Sam Gore and Tamika Catchings on the call
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team will square off against No. 15/14 Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., Sunday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Sam Gore and Tamika Catchings on the call.
The Crimson Tide is 10-4 this season, including 1-2 in the conference and 1-1 in true road games. Alabama is coming off a loss to Mississippi State, 65-62, in Coleman Coliseum last Thursday. Hannah Barber logged 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-8 from the arc, setting a season-high in scoring and a career-high in 3-pointers. Three players had a double-digit game, while Megan Abrams (14) and Brittany Davis (11) rounded out the trio.
All three veterans in Abrams, Barber and Davis combined for 10 3-pointers in the conference contest, while they are each ranked in the Southeastern Conference's top 10 in three-point field goals and three-point field goals per game.
Davis has paced the Crimson Tide in scoring average and rebounding average all season, posting 14.8 points per game and grabbing 7.4 rebounds per game. Barber is leading the effort in assists (44), while also ranking third in the conference and 12th nationally in assist-turnover ratio (2.93). Mingo-Young is fourth in the league in steals per game (2.4), while Jada Rice is taking care of blocked shots (23).
About Alabama
- Alabama will take on No. 15/14 Georgia in Athens, Ga., Sunday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. CT.
- It will mark the Crimson Tide's third true road game of the season.
- It will mark the Crimson Tide's third ranked opponent of the season, behind then-No. 7/9 Tennessee on Dec. 30.
- The Crimson Tide is 10-4 this season, including 1-1 in true road games, and 1-2 in the SEC.
- The Tide is coming off a 65-62 loss to Mississippi State Thursday in Coleman Coliseum.
- In all four of Alabama's losses this season, it has led its opponents in the second half, while three of its four losses resulted in just a three-point defeat.
- The Crimson Tide is shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from long range, while it is averaging 73.4 points per game.
- The Tide is holding its opponents to 35.7 percent shooting from the field and 25.0 percent from long range, while keeping them to 55.0 points per game.
- Three players are averaging double-figure scoring through the first 14 contests in Brittany Davis (14.8), Megan Abrams (13.1) and JaMya Mingo-Young (10.9).
- The Crimson Tide has three players ranked in the SEC top 10 in three-point field goals and three-point field goals per game, including Hannah Barber (4th - 31 - 2.21), Davis (6th/7th - 30 - 2.14) and Abrams (10th - 25 - 1.79).
- Davis is also leading the team with 7.4 rebounds per game, followed by Mingo-Young with 6.4 rebounds per game.
- Alabama is seventh in the conference and top 35 in the nation in rebounds (585) and is sixth in the conference and top 50 in the nation in rebounds per game (41.79).
- UA has outrebounded its opponents in 11 of 14 games this season.
- The Crimson Tide is fifth in the conference and 58th in the nation in turnovers per game (14.2).
- The Crimson Tide has won the turnover battle in 12 of 14 games this season.
- 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 No. 15/14 Georgia
- Georgia is 12-3 to start the season, including 7-2 at home, and 1-2 in the SEC.
- In the Lady Bulldogs' most recent contest, it lost to No. 21/20 Kentucky, 84-76, on Jan. 6.
- Georgia shot 46.7 percent from the field, recording 44 points in the paint.
- Jenna Staiti had 26 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
- Georgia is shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from long range, averaging 73.9 points per game.
- The Lady Bulldogs are holding its opponents to 36.9 percent shooting from the field and 25.0 percent shooting from long range, while keeping them to 56.0 points per game.
- Three Lady Bulldogs are averaging double-figure scoring this season, including Jenna Staiti (15.1), Que Morrison (14.0) and Birmingham native Sarah Ashlee Barker (10.5).
- Staiti is also leading the team in rebounds (7.4).
Inside the Series
- Georgia leads the all-time meetings with Alabama, 43-12, in a series that began in 1977.
- The Bulldogs have defeated the Crimson Tide the last four straight matchups, and the last seven of 10 matchups.
- Despite Georgia's recent success against Alabama, the two programs have played close, with four of the last seven pairings resulting in overtime minutes.
- In their last meeting, the Bulldogs defeated the Crimson Tide, 83-76, on Feb. 4, 2021 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Last Time Out
- Hannah Barber drained a career-high five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points, as the University of Alabama women's basketball team dropped to Mississippi State, 65-62, inside Coleman Coliseum Thursday. The Crimson Tide fell to 10-4 (1-2), while the Bulldogs improved to 10-4 (1-1).
- Barber, a guard from Homewood, Ala., led the Crimson Tide in scoring for the first time this season, recording a season-high 19 points on 7-of-11 from the field and 5-of-8 from long range. The senior's five 3-pointers marked a career high. Three players scored in double-digits on the night, as Megan Abrams (14) and Brittany Davis (11) rounded out the threesome.
- Despite Alabama and Mississippi State trading the lead eight times, the Bulldogs led for more than 33 minutes in the game. UA shot 41.8 percent on 23-of-55 from the field, including draining 10 3-pointers, while MSU shot 44.3 percent on 27-of-61 from the field. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Crimson Tide, 36-33.
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