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12/28/2022 4:14:00āÆPM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will close a five-game homestand when it tips off against Lady Bulldogs at 6 p.m. CT Thursday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ā The Alabama women's basketball team opens Southeastern Conference play against Georgia on Thursday inside Coleman Coliseum. The two teams will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Alabama closed its non-conference slate on a nine-game winning streak which included two 60-plus point wins in the month of December. UA enters Thursday's game with 10 straight wins at home and seven victories inside Coleman Coliseum this season.
The Game
- Alabama (11-2) vs. Georgia (11-3)Ā
- Series History: 58th meeting vs. Lady Bulldogs
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
About the Tide
- UA ranks 14th in the latest NET rankings
- Alabama closed the non-conference schedule on a nine-game winning streak which included a perfect 7-0 run at home
- Jada Rice ranks third in the NCAA for blocks (38) and sixth for blocks per game (2.92), while also tallying 6.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game
- Brittany Davis leads the team in both scoring (17.2 ppg) and rebounds (6.8 rpg)
- Aaliyah Nye ranks sixth nationally in three-point percentage (51.6)
- Nye ranks second on the team in scoring (9.1 ppg), while Hannah Barber leads the program in assists (3.0 apg) Ā Ā
- Karly Weathers earned the program's first SEC weekly honor for the 2022-23 season, being named the conference co-freshman of the week after recording career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (6) vs. North Florida
- As a team, Alabama ranks sixth nationally in three pointers per game (10.2), ninth in three-point percentage (39.7), 11th in scoring defense (52.7), 18th in scoring margin (22.3) and 22nd in field goal percentage (46.7)
- In its last outing, Alabama captured a 64-point win over North Florida, which is tied for the eighth-largest margin of victory in Crimson Tide history
- The win marked the first time in program history Alabama has recorded two 60-plus point wins in the same month and the third time UA has accomplished the feat in the same year as the team recorded a 62-point win (92-30) against Norfolk State Dec. 18
- The Tide has had a combined 47 three-pointers in its last three games, knocking down a program-record 17 against Norfolk State and 15 against both Southeastern LouisianaĀ and North Florida
- Alabama has now defeated six teams by 25 or more points this season (Alabama A&M 98-51, Gardner-Webb 89-60, Mercer 88-52, Little Rock 69-44, Norfolk State 92-30, North Florida 89-25)
The Lady Bulldogs Ā
- The two teams will meet for the 58th time with Alabama winning the last meeting in a 74-62 victory in the 2022 SEC Tournament
- Georgia is coming off a 19-point win over San Diego State (63-44) in its last outing
- The Lady Bulldogs are led by Diamond Battles who averages 15.0 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game
- Javyn Nicholson and Brittany Smith pace the team in boards, averaging 6.8 and 6.6 rebounds per game, respectively
- Smith has tallied 10.9 points per game, second best on the team
- UGA ranks 14th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (16.4) and is 25th in scoring defense (54.7)
- Malury Bates holds a team-leading 1.3 blocks per game while Alisha Lewis holds a team leading 3.7 assists per game and 2.0 steals per game Ā
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