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Alabama Dominated the Paint in 79-50 Win Over Winthrop
11/10/2023 8:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four Tide players finished in double digits in the 29-point victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team defeated the Winthrop Eagles 79-50 Friday in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide started the game with a 13-3 run to quickly jump out ahead of the Eagles, as Sarah Ashlee Barker surpassed 600 career points after her first bucket.
Barker (19), Aaliyah Nye (17), Jessica Timmons (12) and Loyal McQueen (10) collected double digits in points to help lead Alabama to a 2-0 to start the season. Essence Cody grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead the team.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Postgame Comments
"Really good first and second quarter. I thought our defense really set the tone in the half and full court. We were able to come out and make shots [and] get our transition game going. The third and fourth [quarters] leaves much to be desired and we need to continue to grow and improve, but the good thing about it is that we found a way to sustain and keep the lead that we had at the half."
Game Stats
- Alabama picked up the first win in the series, as the teams met for the first time on the court
- Alabama shot 45 percent (29-of-65) from the floor, 26 percent (7-of-27) from beyond-the-arc and 61 percent (14-of-23) from the stripe
- The Crimson Tide dominated the paint, outscoring Winthrop 42-12
- UA also led on the boards by a margin of eight (38-30), 17 of which were offensive
- The Tide forced 28 turnovers, resulting in 26 points
How It Happened
- Aaliyah Nye scored 15 of the Tide's 29 first quarter points, making all five of UA's threes in the opening quarter
- Alabama went into the half with a 30-point lead (47-17)
- At the break, the Crimson Tide shot 47 percent (18-of-38) from the field, 39 percent from deep (7-of-18) and 80 percent (4-of-5) from the line
- As compared, the Eagles went into the locker room shooting just 26 percent (5-19) from the field
- The Eagles came out of the break and were able to outscore Alabama by 2 (18-16) in the third
- However, in the final stanza, UA was able to prevent Winthrop from gaining any momentum, holding the Eagles to just 15 points
Next Up
- Alabama returns to the court Sunday afternoon, playing Morehead State at Coleman Coliseum
- The Crimson Tide will face the Eagles at 2 p.m. CT and will air on SEC Network+
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