Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts No. 12/8 Tennessee Thursday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama women's basketball team will remain home to host No. 12/8 Tennessee Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum. The contest, which will serve as its annual Greek Night and Hidden Figures game, will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus, with Roger Hoover and Richard Hendrix on the call.

Tickets to the conference contest start at just five dollars, while both single game tickets and season tickets are on sale now online or fans can call the TIDE PRIDE/Athletic Ticket office at 205-348-BAMA.

Free parking is available to fans in the large parking lot adjacent to Coleman Coliseum.

The Crimson Tide is 12-11 this season, including 3-9 in the Southeastern Conference and 1-5 in SEC home games. Alabama will look for its sixth win over Tennessee in nine matchups, but its first win in four matchups, when the two teams square off in Coleman Coliseum. The last time UA got a win over UT in the historic building, the Crimson Tide beat the Lady Volunteers, 86-65, on Jan. 17, 2019 to improve to a five-game win streak over the touted program.

Alabama is coming off a loss to Kentucky, 67-63, at home last Sunday. Despite the Crimson Tide's ability to shoot 92.9 percent from the free-throw line, outrebound and hold a lead for majority of the game against the Wildcats, it dropped it sixth game of the season by eight points or less.

The Tide's three leading scorers continued to shine in the battle, as Megan Abrams scored 21 points and grabbed four rebounds, JaMya Mingo-Young collected 16 points and 10 boards and dished out four assists, and Brittany Davis added 12 points and six rebounds. Coming off the bench, Jada Rice tacked on a big eight points, eight boards and five blocks.

Since the conference schedule began, Davis has led the team in scoring average (16.2) and in rebounding average (7.0). Mingo-Young follows with 12.3 points per game, while Abrams adds 11.1 points per game.

About Alabama

Alabama will return home to host Tennessee Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum for its annual Greek Night and Hidden Figures game.
The Crimson Tide is 12-11 this season.
- The Tide is 3-9 in the Southeastern Conference.
- The Tide is 1-5 in SEC home games.
Alabama is coming off a loss to Kentucky, 67-63, Sunday, Feb. 13 in Coleman Coliseum.
- It marked the Tide's sixth loss this season by eight points or less.
- With the loss, the Tide is on a one-game losing streak.
In SEC games, the Crimson Tide is shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from long range, averaging 63.4 points per game.
- In conference action, the Tide is holding its opponents to shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 32.0 percent from long range, averaging 74.0 points per game.
In SEC games, three players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brittany Davis (16.2), JaMya Mingo-Young (12.3) and Megan Abrams (11.1).
- Overall this season, Davis is ninth in the conference in final points (368), while she is eighth in the conference in points per game (16.0).
- Both Davis and Hannah Barber are ranked in the SEC top six in three-point field goals per game (2.35 and 2.18, respectively).
In SEC games, Brittany Davis is leading Alabama in rebounds per game (7.0), followed closely by JaMya Mingo-Young (6.3).

About No. 12/8 Tennessee

Tennessee is 21-4, including 10-2 in the SEC and 4-3 in SEC road games.
- Tennessee is coming off a 66-52 win against Vanderbilt in Knoxville, Tenn.
  - In that game, Jordan Hoston had 16 points, 13 rebounds, seven assits and two blocks. Rae Burrell added 15 points, while four other players tacked on eight points apiece.
In SEC games, Tennessee is shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 33.1 percent from long range, averaging 69.6 points per game.
- In conference action, the Lady Volunteers are holding its opponents to shooting 34.4 percent from the field and 23.9 percent from long range, averaging 60.5 points per game.
In SEC games, two players are averaging double-figure scoring in Jordan Horston (16.6) and Rae Burrell (10.5).
- In conference action, Horston is also leading the team in rebound (10.0).
Overall this season, Tennessee leads the nation in defensive rebounds per game (32.6). UT also ranked first in the SEC in offensive rebounds per game (16.6), rebounds (1,230), rebounds per game (49.2) and three-point field goal defense (27.0).
- Overall this season, Tamari Key leads the nation in blocks (88) and is second in the nation in blocks per game (3.5).

Earlier This Season

Alabama fell at No. 7/9 Tennessee in the SEC opener, 62-44, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Crimson Tide featured balanced scoring, as Brittany Davis paced the team with 12 points on 5-of-19 shooting. The senior tacked on six rebounds and dished out two assists in the game. JaMya Mingo-Young also posted double-digit scoring, contributing 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting, grabbing six boards.
The Lady Volunteers outscored the Crimson Tide, 23-12, in the first quarter, but it was the second and third quarters when the game began to tilt in the Tide's favor. Alabama's defense held Tennessee to just seven and eight points in the second and third quarters, respectively. UA eventually tied UT in the middle of the third quarter, 30-30, before taking its first and only lead of the game moments later, 32-30 (3Q, 3:51). Despite the Lady Volunteers holding just a one-point lead to begin the fourth quarter, the final frame brought its challenges. Tennessee began the stretch on a 9-0 run, building a 10-point lead it would maintain the rest of the game, while limiting Alabama to just seven points, which tied for its fewest points in a quarter of the season at the time.
The Crimson Tide made 17 of its 71 attempts from the field (23.9) collecting 41 rebounds, while the Lady Volunteers knocked down 24 of their 56 attempts from the field (42.8), grabbing 46 off the glass.

Inside the Series

Tennessee leads the all-time meetings with Alabama, 52-7, in a series that began in 1977.
The Crimson Tide has won five of the last eight games against the Lady Volunteers, featuring five straight games from 2016-19.
Alabama's last triumph in the win streak (Jan. 17, 2019 in Tuscaloosa) helped it become the first program in Southeastern Conference history to defeat Tennessee five straight times and just the eighth program in NCAA history to accomplish that feat.
Despite UA's recent success in the series, UT has won the last three straight games.
In the last matchup, then-No. 7/9 Tennessee defeated Alabama, 62-44, in Knoxville, Tenn., in the season opener on Dec. 30, 2021.

Last Time Out

The University of Alabama women's basketball team dropped to Kentucky, 67-63, in a close game down the stretch Sunday, Feb. 13 in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide fell to a 12-11 (3-9) record on the season, while the Wildcats improved to 10-11 (3-8) in 2021-22.
Megan Abrams led the team in scoring for the ninth time this season, recording 21 points on 7-of-17 from the field and connecting on all six of her attempts at that line. Nine of her 21 points came in the fourth quarter, helping secure her sixth 20-plus point scoring game of the season. The senior also added four rebounds and a steal in 36 minutes of action.
JaMya Mingo-Young had the fourth double-double of her career, scoring 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-3 from the arc, and 2-of-2 from the line, and 10 rebounds. She stuffed the stat sheet against the Wildcats, adding four assists and two steals. Brittany Davis continued her season-long scoring effort for the Crimson Tide on 12 points, tacking on six rebounds, two steals and an assist.
It was a back-and-forth game for all 40 minutes, with Alabama leading more than 20 minutes and Kentucky leading more than 12 minutes. The pairing included 11 lead changes and eight ties. UA began the game hot, making nine of its 14 attempts from the field for 64.3 percent shooting in the first quarter, however UK's full-court press proved to be problematic as the game carried on. The Crimson Tide went 23-of-59 for 39.0 percent shooting, while the Wildcats went 27-of-72 for 37.5 percent shooting.
Kentucky outscored Alabama, 18-10, on points off turnovers, and 17-8, on second-chance points.

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