Sunday, January 29
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
12 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
South Carolina
Alabama Faces No. 1 South Carolina at Home Sunday
1/28/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will tip off against the top-ranked Gamecocks at noon CT on ESPN2
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team returns home to face top-ranked South Carolina in a mid-day contest on Sunday in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide and Gamecocks will tip off at noon CT on ESPN2.
The Game
- Alabama (16-5, 5-3 SEC) vs. South Carolina (20-0, 8-0 SEC)
- Series History: 46th meeting vs. Gamecocks (South Carolina leads 30-15)
How to Follow
- ESPN2
- Pam Ward (play-by-play) and Stephanie White (analyst)
- CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
- Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB
About the Tide
- For the second consecutive game, UA will enter the contest ranked 24th in the NET rankings
- The Crimson Tide is coming off a huge road win, taking down No. RV/24 Arkansas 69-66 thanks to a late three pointer from Hannah Barber
- The win was the fifth victory over a conference opponent this season
- UA will face its third straight ranked team according to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and second team in three games ranked in the AP poll when it welcomes No. 1/1 South Carolina on Sunday
- Alabama continues to pace the conference in three-point shooting, ranking eighth nationally and first in the SEC in three point percentage (38.0)
- The Tide also ranks 10th nationally and first in league play in three pointers per game (8.9)
- Jada Rice paces the Tide in blocks with 52 this season to rank 10th nationally, while averaging 2.48 blocks per game which ranks 11th nationally
- Aaliyah Nye leads the SEC and ranks 13th in the NCAA for three point percentage, shooting 44.3 percent from beyond the arc
- Brittany Davis leads the team in three categories, pacing the Tide in points (17.5 ppg), rebounds (6.5 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg)
- Barber's 2.7 assists per game leads Alabama in the category
The Gamecocks
- The defending national champion and top-ranked program South Carolina enters Sunday's game with a 20-0 record, which includes eight wins over SEC foes
- South Carolina leads the all-time series between the two teams 30-15, with Alabama's last win coming in the 2007-08 season
- The Gamecocks have won 26 straight games, including last year's national championship
- USC leads the country in blocks per game (9.8), field goal percentage defense (28.7), rebound margin (22.6), scoring margin (37.2) and three point percentage defense (22.1)
- Additionally, South Carolina ranks second in both offensive rebounds per game (18.4) and total rebounds per game (51.1), while ranking third in defensive rebounds per game (32.7)
- Aliyah Boston ranks fifth nationally for double doubles with 13 this season, while Kamilla Cardoso ranks 16th in offensive boards per game (3.8)
- Zia Cooke leads the team in points (15.8 ppg), while Boston averages a team-leading 9.7 rebounds per game and 1.9 blocks per game
- Raven Johnson averages a team-leading 3.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game
For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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