Alabama Women’s Basketball begins Five-Game Homestand with Little Rock Thursday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will begin a five-game homestand when it tips off at 6 p.m. CT against Little Rock on Thursday. The Crimson Tide's game against the Trojans will air live on SEC Network.

Alabama enters Thursday's game on a five-game winning streak with its most recent win coming on the road against Southern Miss. UA topped the Lady Eagles 56-47 on Sunday with the help of a 24-point game from Brittany Davis.

The Game

Alabama (7-2) vs. Little Rock (2-6) – Game Notes
Series History: 2nd Meeting vs. Trojans (Alabama leads 1-0 all-time)

How to Follow

SEC Network
- Tyler Denning (play-by-play) and Holly Warlick (analyst) on the call
CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB

Promotions

Fans that bring their ticket from the Alabama men's basketball game against Memphis (12/13) will receive free admission to Thursday's game
Fans are also encouraged to come dressed in their best 80's attire for a chance to win prizes

About the Tide

The Tide will play four games over an eight-day span to close out the nonconference slate
Davis leads the team this season, averaging 17.2 points and 6.1 rebounds a game, in addition to pacing the program in three-pointers with 21
Jada Rice enters the contest averaging 3.1 blocks per game, which ranks fifth in the nation, along with 7.2 points and 4.7 boards a game
Aaliyah Nye ranks 15^th nationally in three-point percentage (51.4)
Megan Abrams is second on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) with Hannah Barber leading UA in assists (2.4 apg) and ranking third in scoring (8.8 ppg)
As a team, Alabama is 20^th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (47.2), 23^rd in three pointers per game (8.6) and 25^th in three-point percentage (37.4)
UA will look to better its run of six straight victories in Coleman Coliseum, which began with a 74-64 win over No. 12/8 Tennessee last season (2/17/22) and includes a 3-0 home record for the 2022-23 campaign
Alabama has held six teams under 60 points this season including its last five opponents

About Little Rock

Little Rock returns to Coleman Coliseum for the first time since 2017 and just the second time in program history
The Tide defeated the Trojans 55-53 in the second round of the 2017 Women's National Invitational Tournament
Alabama is the fifth SEC team to face Little Rock this season as the Trojans have gone head-to-head against Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn and Texas A&M
Last week, the Trojans took a 42-38 victory over Texas A&M (12/6) on Tuesday, before falling to Western Kentucky 48-25 on Sunday
The win was the second of the season for Little Rock as the team also posted a 60-56 victory over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to start the year
Little Rock forward Faith Lee earned Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors with the win over the Aggies as she was tabbed the freshman of the week after shooting 58 percent from the floor for eight points
The freshman also leads the team in points this season, averaging 9.6 points per game
Jaiyah Harris-Smith paces the squad in rebounds (6.9 rpg), assists (4.6 apg) and steals (1.5 spg), while Nikki Metcalfe averages a team-leading 1.1 blocks per game

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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