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Alabama Women’s Basketball Rolls To A 88-52 Road Win Over Mercer
11/30/2022 9:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide captured its third consecutive win with the 36-point victory on Wednesday
MACON, Ga. – The Alabama women's basketball team captured a 36-point win on Wednesday as the Crimson Tide won at Mercer, 88-52. In a strong defensive performance, UA forced 23 turnovers on the strength of 17 steals, which resulted in a big 28-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
Four of the Tide's five starters finished the game in double figures as Aaliyah Nye led the team making five shots from beyond the arc on her way to scoring 17 points. Brittany Davis and Megan Abrams both tallied 14 points, with Davis pulling down eight boards and recording six steals. Hannah Barber added 11 points and added a career-high seven rebounds in the win.
Amoria Neal-Tysor's 13-points and two steals and Summah Evans' 10 points, seven rebounds paced Mercer in the loss.
Alabama Head Coach Kristy Curry Said
"I'm really proud of our team tonight with their effort. I thought we were disruptive on the defensive end and really forced them to be uncomfortable early and often. I loved our depth and the press, and again, not allowing them to come down because they're really good in the half court execution. I thought everything started for us tonight on the defensive end and we were able to create some easy baskets from our defense."
Game Stats
- Four of Alabama starters reached double figures as Nye had 17 points, Abrams and Davis both had 14 points and Barber had 11 points
- UA went 35-of-69 from the floor (50.7 percent), while going 12-of-29 from distance (41.4 percent)
- Mercer shot 38.5 percent from the field (20-of-52), in addition to making 5-of-8 three-pointers
- Alabama led the game 28-9 in bench points, 20-2 in fast break points
- Additionally, Davis recorded a season-high six steals to lead Alabama to 17 steals in the game
- Hannah Barber tallied a career-high seven rebounds
How It Happened
- Paced by the defense Alabama opened the game with a 16-3 run, scoring nine points off of five turnovers in the opening six minutes of action
- The Tide's lead continued to build as Alabama moved ahead 23-5 with 2:50 minutes on the clock
- Mercer outscored UA 10-3 to close the first quarter and cut the UA's lead to 11 (26-15)
- A back-and-forth start to the second quarter saw Alabama leading 32-19 by the media timeout (6:25)
- Aaliyah Nye tallied three three-pointers in the final three minutes as the Crimson Tide took a 43-27 lead heading into the break
- Two Alabama players reached double-digits by the end of the half as Nye hit four threes to pace the field with 12 points and Megan Abrams tallied two three-pointers as she went 4-of-4 from the floor for 10 points
- UA led 18-2 in points off turnovers as the Tide forced 14 turnovers in the opening half
- Alabama outshot Mercer 16-6 to open the third quarter as the Tide held a 26-point lead (59-33) with 4:30 remaining in the quarter before building to a 30-point advantage to close the third (66-38)
- UA took a 12-2 advantage at the start of the fourth quarter to build to its largest lead of the game 78-40 (6:34)
- Mercer finished the game with a slight 12-10 edge as Alabama took a 36-point win in the game (88-52)
- JaMya Mingo-Young added nine points and four steals Alabama's victory in the second half, while Davis tallied six pints, four boards and three steals
Next Up
- Alabama returns home to host Chattanooga on Saturday
- The game tips off on SEC Network+ at 12 p.m. CT
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