Crimson Tide Women’s Basketball Hosts Commodores for Senior Day Sunday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama women's basketball team will return home to play in Coleman Coliseum for the final time this season, hosting Vanderbilt Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. CT for senior day. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus, with Eli Gold and Richard Hendrix on the call.

Alabama will be celebrating seniors Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, Allie Craig Cruce, Brittany Davis and Taylor Sutton immediately after the game. All five senior have eligibility to return for an additional season, thanks to the NCAA's COVID-19 exception.

Tickets to the conference contest start at just five dollars. 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 14-12 this season, including 5-10 in the Southeastern Conference and 2-5 in SEC home games. The Tide has won three of its last five games, including two of its last three games.

The Crimson Tide will look for its second win over the Commodores this season, a rebranded women's basketball program, which is now under the helm of seven-time national champion, Shea Ralph. A win would mark Alabama's eighth straight win over Vanderbilt.

UA is coming off a loss to LSU, 58-50, Thursday, Feb. 24 in Baton Rouge, La. Brittany Davis led in scoring for the second straight game, while earning her fifth double-double on 18 points, including four three-point field goals, and 11 rebounds. Megan Abrams tacked on 16 points, including nine points in the third quarter, while also recording four rebounds, one block and one assist in her home state of Louisiana.

Since the conference schedule began, Davis has led the team in scoring average (17.8). Megan Abrams, who was named to the 2021-22 SEC Community Service Team last Wednesday, follows with 13.6 points per game, while Mingo-Young adds 11.2 points per game. Davis (7.1) and Mingo-Young (6.8) also lead the team in rebounding average.

Alabama is currently in 11th place in the SEC standings, good for a Wednesday, March 2 tip time at the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. A win over Vanderbilt would lock in an 11 seed. More information on seed procedures is found below.

About Alabama

Alabama will return home to host Vanderbilt Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum for senior day.
The Crimson Tide is 14-12 this season.
- The Tide is 5-10 in the Southeastern Conference.
- The Tide is 2-5 in SEC home games.
- The Tide has won three of the last five games.
Alabama is coming off a 58-50 loss at No. 8/8 LSU Thursday, Feb. 24 in Baton Rouge, La.
- It snapped the Crimson Tide's two-game win streak.
In SEC games, the Crimson Tide is shooting 38.3 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from long range, averaging 64.4 points per game.
- In conference action, the Tide is holding its opponents to shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 30.5 percent from long range, averaging 72.6 points per game.
In SEC games, three players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brittany Davis (17.8), Megan Abrams (13.6) and JaMya Mingo-Young (11.2).
- Overall this season, Davis is fifth in the conference in points per game (17.0) and final points (441).
- Both Davis and Hannah Barber are ranked in the SEC top five in three-point field goals per game (2.65 and 2.24, respectively).
In SEC games, Brittany Davis also leads the team in rebound average (7.1), followed closely by JaMya Mingo-Young (6.8).
Khyla Wade-Warren has made five straight starts after coming off the bench all season.

About Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt is 13-16, including 4-11 in the SEC and 0-7 in SEC road games.
The Commodores are coming off a 63-59 loss to then No. 15/21 Florida last Thursday in Nashville, Tenn.
- Vanderbilt had four players score in double digits, including Sacha Washington's double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Commodores scored an impressive 28 points off the Gators' 28 turnovers.
In SEC games, Vanderbilt is shooting 37.6 percent from the field and 28.8 percent from long range, averaging 58.1 points per game.
- In conference action, the Commodores are holding its opponents to shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from long range, averaging 67.8 points per game.
In SEC games, three players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brinae Alexander (15.8), Iyana Moore (12.7) and Jordyn Cambridge (10.1).
- In conference action, Sacha Washington is leading the team in rebounding average (6.7).
Overall this season, Vanderbilt leads the conference in steals (312), steals per game (10.8) and turnovers forced (19.6).
- Overall this season, Jordyn Cambridge leads the SEC in steals (108) and steals per game (4.0). Iyana Moore is ranked fourth in the league in three-point field goals made (60).

Inside the Series

Vanderbilt leads Alabama in all-time meetings, 34-18, in a series that began in 1978.
The Crimson Tide have won the last seven straight games against the Commodores.
In the most previous matchup, Alabama defeated Vanderbilt, 77-71, in overtime on Feb. 6, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.
Brittany Davis and JaMya Mingo-Young scored 20-plus points apiece.

Last Time Out

Despite cutting the Tigers' lead to just three points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the University of Alabama women's basketball team dropped to No. 8/8 LSU, 58-50, Thursday, Feb. 24 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Crimson Tide fell to 14-12 (5-10), while the Tigers improved to 24-4 (12-3) in 2021-22.
Brittany Davis led in scoring for the second straight game, while earning her fifth double-double on 18 points, including four three-point field goals, and 11 rebounds. She added one assist to her stat line in 39 minutes of action. Megan Abrams tacked on 16 points, including nine points in the third quarter, while also recording four rebounds, one block and one assist in her home state of Louisiana.
Hannah Barber improved her streak of 36 straight games scoring a three-point field goal, as the senior had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists. Despite playing through some foul trouble in the second half, also in her home state of Louisiana, JaMya Mingo-Young covered the floor on six rebounds, three assists, three steals, two points and a block.
The Crimson Tide managed to cut it to a one possession game after Abrams began the fourth quarter with back-to-back scores for a personal 5-0 run. However, the Tigers would go on an 11-0 run for themselves that sealed their eventual triumph. Alabama shot 34.0 percent from the field on 18-of-53 shooting, while LSU shot 43.9 percent from the field on 25-of-57 shooting.
The Crimson Tide made 11 three-point field goals, the second straight game it eclipsed double digits.

SEC Tournament Tie-Breaker Procedures

Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 14 in the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament bracket based upon the final regular season Conference standings. Teams that finished No. 1 through No. 4 in the final regular season standings shall receive a "bye" on the first and second days of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.
Two-Team Tie. The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken:
- Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two teams.
- Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed (and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary).
- Coin flip by the Commissioner.
Three-Team Tie (or more). When three or more teams are tied, the following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken. If two teams remain tied after a tiebreaker provision, the two-team tiebreaker formula will be used.
- Best winning percentage of games played among the tied teams (Example: Team A is 3-1, Team B is 2-2 and Team C is 1-3 – Team A would be seeded highest, Team B second-highest and Team C lowest of the three).
- Best winning percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed (and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary).
- If two teams remain, coin flip by the Commissioner.
- If three or more teams remain, draw by the Commissioner.

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