Wednesday, November 30
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Mercer
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Women’s Basketball Heads to Mercer for Midweek Game
11/29/2022 3:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide and Bears will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will hit the road for a midweek game against Mercer on Wednesday night in Macon, Ga. The Crimson Tide and Bears will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+ as UA competes in its fifth road game in the last six contests.
The Game
- Alabama (4-2) vs. Mercer (2-3)
- Series History: Eighth Meeting vs. the Bears (Alabama leads 6-1 all-time)
How to Follow
- ESPN+
- Watch Live
- CTSN Listen Live (Roger Hoover on the call)
- Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB
About the Tide
- ·Wednesday marks the second consecutive game in which the Crimson Tide will face a team picked to win their conference
- ·Jada Rice jumped up the rankings, moving to fifth nationally in blocks (20) and sixth in blocks per game (3.33)
- ·Rice recorded four blocks for the second time this season in Sunday's win over Gardner-Webb
- ·Rice is the only player in the SEC to have 20 or more blocks so far this season
- ·Alabama ranks 22nd nationally in shooting percentage with a 47.9 percent average per game
- ·Brittany Davis leads the team, averaging 17.2 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game
- ·As a team, Alabama averages 77.5 points per game and 34.3 rebounds per game
- ·The Crimson Tide took a commanding 29-point victory over Gardner-Webb, 89-60, in the team's last outing
- ·Four players scored in double figures as Brittany Davis and Loyal McQueen paced Alabama, tallying 13 points apiece. Davis added five rebounds and two steals in the game.
- ·Hannah Barber tied a season-high 12 points and recorded a career-high five steals to pace the Tide in the category, while Megan Abrams added 10 points and three steals
- ·UA tallied a season-high 19 steals in the game and forced a Gardner-Webb season-high 28 turnovers as the Runnin' Bulldogs went 19-of-59 from the floor (32.2 percent)
About Mercer
- Mercer is coming off of back-to-back losses at the Las Vegas Invitational as the Bears fell to Colorado State (79-51) and Texas Tech (78-66).
- Erin Houpt's posted a career-high 28 points against the Texas Tech Raiders to lead the Bears in the loss going 6-of-10 from the field, 4-of-7 from distance and 12-of-12 from the line
- The Bears currently hold a 2-3 overall record this season with wins against Middle Tennessee (76-75) and Georgia Southwestern State (72-37), while its third loss came in a 70-45 decision against Wake Forest
- Neal-Tysor leads the team in points with 12.8 points a game, as Houpt follows with 12.0 points per game average
- Mercer was selected as the preseason favorites for the Southern Conference in both the coaches poll and the media poll
- Mercer had three players tabbed for preseason honors, with Amoria Neal-Tysor selected as the preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year. Neal-Tysor was joined by Jaron Dougherty and Erin Houpt preseason All-SoCon team
For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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