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Alabama Cruises to a 93-39 Victory over Alabama State in Season Opener
11/6/2023 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Three Tide players put up career highs in points in the victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team defeated the Alabama State Hornets 93-39 Monday night in Coleman Coliseum in the 2023-24 season opener for both teams. All 11 Crimson Tide players scored at least one point in the 54-point victory.
Sarah Ashlee Barker led Alabama as she scored a career-high 23 points while picking up a game-high eight rebounds. Jessica Timmons also put up a career-high points with 18 on the night while Essence Cody added 11 points in her collegiate debut.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Postgame Comments
"I appreciate our crowd tonight, and really appreciate our student section, Crimson Chaos, they were amazing. Cannot thank everyone enough for their support. Just excited to kickoff our season with our men's team. I appreciate [Nate Oats] and his support with allowing us to be in a double-header situation. Loved our team tonight, and I thought we made some improvements from our UAH experience. On the defensive side of the ball, [we] created turnovers on offense early and really rebounded the ball. Just proud of our team's effort, thought it was a great job with our leadership and toughness tonight, it's just who we need to be night in and night out."
Game Stats
- Alabama is now 10-1 in season-opening contests under head coach Kristy Curry
- With the victory, the Tide improves to 4-2 in the series with the Hornets
- The contest was the first time the in-state foes squared off on the hardwood since Dec. 17, 2011
- The Tide shot 44 percent (29-of-66) from the floor, 25 percent (4-of-16) from the three and 70 percent (31-of-44) from the charity stripe
- Alabama dominated on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 32 turnovers which resulted in 33 points
- The Tide outrebounded the Hornets 49-27, including a 23-7 edge on the offensive glass, while the UA reserves outscored their counterparts, 41-12
How It Happened
- Alabama jumped out to a 16-0 lead on its way to taking a 28-10 advantage at the end of the first quarter
- The defense turned it up a notch in the second stanza, limiting the Hornets to just six points in the quarter while scoring 17 to take a 45-16 lead at intermission
- UA connected on 13-of-29 (44.8 percent) from the field in the first half and forced seven steals
- The Crimson Tide went on to outscore the Hornets 48-23 across the final two quarters to result in the final score
Next Up
- Alabama returns to action Nov. 10, playing Winthrop at Coleman Coliseum
- The Crimson Tide will face the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. CT and will air on SEC Network+
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