Alabama
Auburn (No. 14 seed)
Alabama, Auburn Retest for the Third Time this Season in First Round of SEC Tournament
3/1/2022 9:51:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Eric Frede and Christy Thomaskutty on the call
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 11-seed University of Alabama women's basketball team will meet No. 14-seeded Auburn for the third time season, when the two teams compete at the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in the first round Wednesday, March 2 at 1:25 p.m. CT at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network, with Eric Frede and Tamika Catchings on the call.
The Crimson Tide is 15-12 this season, including 6-10 in the Southeastern Conference and 0-1 in neutral-site games. The Tide has won four of its last six games, including three of its last four games.
The Crimson Tide will look for its third win over the Tigers this season and its seventh straight against the in-state foe. The Tide hosted the Tigers for its SEC home opener Sunday, Jan. 2, earning a 56-53 win in Coleman Coliseum. Alabama completed the sweep of Auburn on Sunday, Jan. 23, when it rallied a 75-68 triumph in Auburn, Ala.
The Alabama Crimson Tide is coming off a 77-71 win against the Vanderbilt Commodores last Sunday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Brittany Davis led in scoring for the third straight game, while earning her second 32-point performance in the last three games. The senior had electric shooting on 10-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-9 from long range.
No Crimson Tide player has knocked down eight three-point field goals in more than a decade, since Ericka Russell did so at Arkansas Feb. 27, 2011. It hasn't been done at home in nearly three decades, since Betsy Harris did so against Auburn Feb. 16, 1994.
Davis tacked on four rebounds, two steals and two assists in 39 minutes of action.
Since the conference schedule began, Davis has led the team in scoring average (17.5). Megan Abrams, who was named to the 2021-22 SEC Community Service Team last Wednesday, follows with 13.7 points per game, while Mingo-Young adds 11.2 points per game. Davis (7.0) and Mingo-Young (6.7) also lead the team in rebounding average.
Alabama has a 29-42 record in all-time SEC Tournament games, including a 3-3 mark against Auburn.
About Alabama
- No. 11 Alabama will face No. 14 Auburn in the first round of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Wednesday, March 2 at 1:25 p.m. CT at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
- The Crimson Tide is 15-12 this season.
- The Tide is 6-10 in the Southeastern Conference.
- The Tide is 0-1 in neutral-site games this season.
- The Tide has won four of the last six games, including three of the last four.
- Alabama is coming off a 77-71 win against Vanderbilt last Sunday in Coleman Coliseum.
- It marked the Crimson Tide's second win over the Commodores this season.
- In SEC games, the Crimson Tide is shooting 39.1 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from long range, averaging 65.2 points per game.
- In conference action, the Tide is holding its opponents to shooting 45.0 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from long range, averaging 72.5 points per game.
- In SEC games, three players are averaging double-figure scoring in Brittany Davis (18.7), Megan Abrams (13.1) and JaMya Mingo-Young (11.3).
- Overall this season, Davis is third in the conference in final points (473) and fourth in the conference in points per game (17.5).
- Both Davis and Hannah Barber are ranked in the SEC top five in three-point field goals per game (2.85 and 2.32, respectively) and three-point field goals made (77 and 60, respectively). In fact, Davis is the SEC leader in both categories.
- In SEC games, JaMya Mingo-Young leads the team (7.0), followed closely by Davis (6.9).
- Megan Abrams was named to the 2022 SEC Community Service Team Wednesday, Feb. 23.
About Auburn
- Auburn is 10-17 on the season, including 2-14 in the SEC and 0-0 in neutral-site games.
- Auburn is coming off a 90-62 loss to Kentucky last Sunday in Lexington, Ky.
- In that game, both Aicha Coulibaly and Precious Johnson scored 18 points and 10 rebounds apiece. The Tigers shot just 29.2 percent from the field, compared to the Wildcats' 50.8 percent from the field.
- In SEC games, Auburn is shooting 36.6 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from long range, averaging 60.3 points per game.
- In conference action, the Commodores are holding its opponents to shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 37.0 percent from long range, averaging 71.6 points per game.
- In SEC games, two players are averaging double-figure scoring in Aicha Coulibaly (16.7) and Honesty Scott-Grayson (13.2).
- In conference action, Coulibaly is also leading the team in rebounding average (7.3).
- Overall this season, the Tigers are ranked fifth in the conference ins free throws made (364) and they're sixth in the conference in turnovers forced (17.1).
- Overall this season, Aicha Coulibaly is fourth in the conference in field goals made (171) and fifth in the conference in final points (468) and points per game (17.3).
Inside the Series
- Auburn leads the all-time meetings with Alabama, 53-43, in a series that began in 1975.
- The Crimson Tide has won six straight games against the Tigers, its best streak over the in-state foe since winning five straight from 2001-02.
- Alabama and Auburn have met twice in the regular season, with Alabama completing the sweep.
- The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers, 56-53, Sunday, Jan. 2 in the Tide's SEC home opener, then again, 75-68, Sunday, Feb. 23 in Auburn, Ala.
Last Time Out
- Alabama concluded the regular season winning three of its last four games after completing the sweep of Vanderbilt, 77-71, on senior day Sunday, Feb. 27 in Coleman Coliseum.
- Brittany Davis led in scoring for the third straight game, recording 32 points on a striking 11-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-9 from long range. It marked the senior's second instance of scoring 32 points in the last three games, while her eight three-point field goals are tied for the program's all-time record. Davis tacked on four rebounds, two steals and two assists in 39 minutes of action.
- No Crimson Tide player has knocked down eight three-point field goals in more than a decade, since Ericka Russell did so at Arkansas Feb. 27, 2011. It hasn't been done at home in nearly three decades, since Betsy Harris did so against Auburn Feb. 16, 1994.
- Hannah Barber improved her streak of 37 straight games scoring a three-point field goal, as the senior rallied 14 points thanks to a successful day behind the arc, too. She went 4-of-11 from long range and 3-of-4 from the line, while she also dished out five assists and made two steals. JaMya Mingo-Young logged yet another double-double, her sixth of the season and her third in the last five games. The junior scored 12 points and recorded 10 rebounds, four assists and made one steal and one block.
- Despite trailing by three points at halftime in a game that featured seven lead changes and six ties, the Crimson Tide held a lead over the Commodores for majority of the time. The Tide shot 54.8 percent from the field thanks to 24 makes on 42 attempts, including 14 three-points field goals. The Dores shot 41.8 percent from the field, including 4-of-16 from long range. Vanderbilt outrebounded Alabama, 38-25.
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