Alabama
Vanderbilt
Crimson Tide Women’s Basketball, Commodores Square Off in Nashville
2/5/2022 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Tiffany Greene and Steffi Sorensen on the call
NASHVILLE – The Crimson Tide women's basketball team will face its second road opponent this week, as Alabama meets Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2:02 p.m. CT. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Tiffany Greene and Steffi Sorensen on the call.
The Crimson Tide is 11-10 this season, including 2-8 in the Southeastern Conference and 1-4 in SEC road games. Alabama will look for its first win in February and its seventh straight win over Vanderbilt, a rebranded women's basketball program, which is now under the helm of seven-time national champion, Shea Ralph.
Alabama is coming off a loss to the top-ranked team in the nation South Carolina, 83-51, Thursday. Brittany Davis scored double digits for the 19th time this season with 20 points. It marked her sixth 20-plus scoring game of the season and her fourth in the last six games. JaMya Mingo-Young flirted with her fourth double-double of the season on nine points and 11 rebounds, which marked her fourth double-digit rebounding game of the season.
Since the conference schedule began, Davis has led the team in scoring average (15.7) and in rebounding average (6.9). Mingo-Young follows with 11.1 points per game, while Abrams adds 9.7 points per game.
About Alabama
- Turning the page into February, Alabama will continue its road stretch at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Feb. 6 for a 2:02 p.m. CT tip time.
- The Crimson Tide is 11-10 this season.
- The Tide is 2-8 in the Southeastern Conference.
- The Tide is 1-4 in SEC road games.
- Alabama is coming off a loss at No. 1/1 South Carolina, 83-51, Thursday, Feb. 3 in Columbia, S.C.
- It marked Alabama's second straight loss.
- In SEC games, the Crimson Tide is shooting 36.3 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from long range, averaging 62.1 points per game.
- In conference action, the Tide is holding its opponents to shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from long range, averaging 75.0 points per game.
- In SEC games, two players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brittany Davis (15.7) and JaMya Mingo-Young (11.1).
- Overall this season, Davis is 10th in the conference and 74th in the nation in final points (331), while she is eighth in the conference in points per game (15.8).
- Overall this season, Both Davis and Hannah Barber are ranked in the SEC top five in three-point field goals per game with 2.38 and 2.25, respectively.
- In SEC games, Brittany Davis is leading Alabama in rebounds per game (6.9), followed closely by JaMya Mingo-Young (6.0).
- Overall this season, Davis is 11th in the conference in rebounds (146), while she is 13th in the conference in rebounds per game (7.0).
- Alabama has used the same starting combination in all but three games this season, with those three games featuring a shuffled lineup only because of COVID-19 complications (Florida, Arkansas, at Auburn), including guards Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, Brittany Davis and JaMya Mingo-Young and center Jada Rice.
About Vanderbilt
- Vanderbilt is 12-11, including 3-6 in the SEC and 3-2 in SEC home games.
- Vanderbilt is coming off a 71-56 loss at No. 14/11 Georgia Thursday, Feb. 3.
- In that game, the Bulldogs went on a 22-9 run to close the game victoriously. Four Commodores scored in double digits, including Brinae Alexander (13), Kaylon Smith (12) and Demi Washington and Jordyn Cambridge (10).
- Vanderbilt is coming off a 71-56 loss at No. 14/11 Georgia Thursday, Feb. 3.
- In SEC games, Vanderbilt is shooting 36.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from long range, averaging 57.3 points per game.
- In conference action, the Gamecocks are holding its opponents to shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from long range, averaging 68.1 points per game.
- In SEC games, two players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brinae Alexander (17.3) and Iyana Moore (12.4).
- In conference action, Jordyn Cambridge is leading the team in rebounds (6.7).
- Overall this season, Vanderbilt is leading the conference and is ranked 10th nationally in steals (243), while the team is also ranked second in the conference and top 50 nationally in turnovers forced (19.57).
- Overall this season, Jordyn Cambridge is leading the nation in steals (84) and is ranked third in the nation in steals per game (4.0).
Inside the Series
- Vanderbilt leads Alabama in all-time meetings, 34-17, in a series that began in 1978.
- The Crimson Tide have won the last six straight games against the Commodores.
- In the most previous matchup, Alabama defeated Vanderbilt, 80-56, on Jan. 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.
- Jasmine Walker dropped a game-high 25 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
Last Time Out
- The University of Alabama women's basketball team lost to the top-ranked team in the nation South Carolina, 83-51, Thursday in Columbia, S.C. The Crimson Tide fell to a 11-10 (2-8) record on the season, while the Gamecocks improved to 21-1 (9-1) in 2021-22.
- Brittany Davis had her sixth game of scoring 20-plus points, tying the game high with 20 points on 7-of-16 from the field and 3-of-7 from long range. She added a rebound and a steal in just 33 minutes of action. JaMya Mingo-Young scored nine points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, while Hannah Barber tacked on eight points and grabbed a pair of boards.
- The Crimson Tide shot 27.3 percent on 18-of-66 from the field, while the Gamecocks shot 53.2 percent on 33-of-62 from the field. South Carolina, the nation's leader in rebound margin, grabbed 46 off the glass, while Alabama grabbed 34 boards.
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