Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts Chattanooga Saturday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team returns home to host Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon a noon CT on SEC Network+. The contest will be the first of two games inside Coleman Coliseum that day as the men's team will take on South Dakota State later in the evening (7:30 p.m. CT).

The Game

Alabama (5-2) vs. Chattanooga (6-3)
Series History: 12th Meeting vs. the Mocs (Alabama leads 6-5 all-time)

How to Follow

SEC Network+
- Gray Robertson (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (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

Parking

As part of a double header with the men's team, free parking will be available at the Capstone Deck
The lot between Coleman Coliseum and UA School of Law will be considered reserve parking

About the Tide

·The Crimson Tide enters Saturday's game on a three-game winning streak with its most recent victory coming in the form of a 36-point road win (88-52) at Mercer on Wednesday
·UA currently ranks 19^th nationally in field goal percentage (48.3), 24^th in three-point percentage (38.0) and 35^th in three pointers per game (8.6)
·Alabama ranks 33^rd in scoring offense, averaging 79.0 points per game
·Jada Rice continues to lead the defensive effort, raking fifth nationally in blocks with 21 this season averaging 3.0 swats per game
·Hannah Barber (52.9 percent) and Alliyah Nye (47.4 percent) both rank in the top 30 for three-point percentage, respectively
·Brittany Davis leads UA with 16.7 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game
·Meg Abrams ranks second on the team with 10.4 ppg, while Barber adds 8.2 ppg
·Alabama has outscored its last three opponents 238-170
·UA had four starters reach double figures in its last outing with Nye recording 17 points, Megan Abrams and Davis both recording 14 points and Barber had 11 points
·The Crimson Tide recorded a 36-point victory (88-52) over the Bears in UA's fifth road contest in six games

About Chattanooga

Chattanooga captured its fourth consecutive win in a 74-60 victory at Georgia State on Wednesday
The Mocs hold a 6-3 overall record entering Saturday's game
A strong defensive team, the Mocs rank 17^th nationally in field goal percentage defense holding teams to 33.5 per game and 15^th in scoring defense with a 50.8 average
Wazeerub-Din ranks 13^th nationally in total field goals (59) and 14^th in total points (160)
Yazz Wazeerub-Din leads the team averaging 17.8 points per game while preseason Southern Conference selection Abbey Cornelius paces the team in rebounds with 6.9 per game
Cornelius ranks 22^nd in total blocks with 15, while Raven Thompson ranks 14^th in total rebounds with 79

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.

-UA-