Alabama Closes Non-Conference Slate with Three Home Games in Five-Day Span

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will close its non-conference slate with three home games over a five-day span, beginning with Norfolk State at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday. Following that contest, the Crimson Tide will host Southeastern Louisiana at 2 p.m. CT Tuesday and North Florida at noon Thursday.

Alabama is coming off its sixth consecutive victory, topping Little Rock 69-44 in its last outing (12/15). The win against the Trojans was the Tide's seventh straight win at home and fourth victory in Coleman Coliseum this season.

The Games

Alabama (7-2) vs. Norfolk State (9-2) – Game Notes
Series History: 1^st meeting vs. Spartans

Alabama vs. Southeastern Louisiana (5-3)
Series History: 13^th meeting vs. Lions (Alabama leads 10-2)

Alabama vs. North Alabama (3-5)
Series History: 2^nd meeting vs. Ospreys (Alabama leads 1-0)

How to Follow

Fans can watch all three games live on SEC Network+
CTSN
- Gray Robertson (play-by-play) will call the Tide's games against Norfolk State and Southeastern Louisiana while Roger Hoover (play-by-play) will call UA's game against North Florida
Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB

Promotions

Tuesday is the Crimson Tide's Holiday Hoops game
- Fans that bring a teddy bear to toss on the court will receive free admission
- Additionally, the first 350 fans at the game will receive an ugly sweater
UA celebrates First Responders Day on Thursday
- First responders can receive free entry to the game

About the Tide

Alabama will play its second of four games in an eight-day span when it hosts Norfolk State
Jada Rice enters the contest with 30 blocks, ranking third nationally, in addition to averaging 3.0 blocks per game, fifth-best average in the NCAA
Rice has also tallied 7.2 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game this season
Brittany Davis averages 17.1 points and 6.3 rebounds a game to pace the Tide in both categories
Aaliyah Nye ranks 14th nationally in three-point percentage (51.4)
Megan Abrams ranks second on the team in scoring (9.4 ppg) with Hannah Barber leading UA in assists (2.4 apg) and ranking third in scoring (8.5 ppg)
As a team, Alabama is 20th in the NCAA in both field goal percentage (47.2) and three-point percentage (37.9) and 22nd in three pointers per game (8.6)
Alabama has won seven straight games in Coleman Coliseum, which began with a 74-64 win over No. 12/8 Tennessee last season (2/17/22) and includes a 4-0 home record for the 2022-23 campaign
UA has defeated four opponents by 25 or more points (Alabama A&M 98-51, Gardner-Webb 89-60, Mercer 88-52, Little Rock 69-44) and has held seven teams under 60 points including its last six opponents

The Opponents

UA will compete against Norfolk State, Southeastern Louisiana and North Florida, as the Crimson Tide hosts three games over a five-game span to close its non-conference schedule
The Spartans are coming off a 65-44 loss to Old Dominion (12/11) that snapped an eight-game winning streak
Norfolk State is led by Deja Francis who has averaged 13.3 points per game, 3.9 assists per game and 3.3 rebounds per game
Kierra Wheeler leads the team in boards (9.0 rpg) and is tied as the team leader in blocks with Mahoganie Williams (0.8 bpg)
The Lions captured an 84-57 win over Prairie View A&M in their last outing
Alexius Horne leads Southeastern Louisiana in scoring with 12.8 ppg, while Chrissy Brown leads the team in boards with 6.8 rebounds to go along with 8.1 points per contest
Additionally, Jen Pierre averages 3.0 assists per game along with 7.0 ppg
North Florida took a commanding 112-38 victory over Trinity Baptist (12/9) last time out
Lyric Swann leads the team in points (16.1 ppg), assists (3.0 apg) and steals (2.5 spg), while Emma Broermann leads in boards (8.1 rpg)

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