Sunday, December 31
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Mississippi Valley State
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Hosts Mississippi Valley State on New Year’s Eve
12/30/2023 3:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will conclude non-conference play on Sunday in Coleman Coliseum
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will host Mississippi Valley State Sunday for the final non-conference game of the 2023-24 season inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide and the Devilettes are set to tipoff at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Broadcast Information
- Gray Roberston (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) will be on the call for the broadcast
- The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with James Hardy on the call
About Alabama
- Alabama (12-2) will play its sixth-straight home game of December and will close out the 2023 portion of the schedule before starting Southeastern Conference play on Jan. 4
- The Crimson Tide has scored 1,071 points this season (76.5 ppg), which ranks third in the SEC
- Alabama also ranks in the top 25 for scoring defense (24th), scoring margin (21st) and turnover margin (23rd)
- Aaliyah Nye leads the SEC in three-point field goals made (46)
- The Tide posted a season-high 99 points during its 99-61 win over Jacksonville on Dec. 20
- For the first time since 2015, six UA players reached double-digits on Dec. 20 including Jessica Timmons (22), Aaliyah Nye (15), Del'Janae Williams (14), Essence Cody (12), JeAnna Cunningham (12) and Loyal McQueen (11)
- Sarah Ashlee Barker leads the team in points, averaging 15.4 points per game
- Essence Cody is one grab away from 100 rebounds, currently leading the team with 99 boards
- Aalyiah Nye leads Alabama in steals (2.3 spg), while Loyal McQueen tops the squad in assists (3.1 apg)
About Mississippi Valley State
- Mississippi Valley State (1-11) will enter Sunday's contest coming off a 99-35 loss to Mississippi State on Friday
- Alabama will be MVSU's sixth SEC opponent during the 2023-24 season, including Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, South Carolina and LSU
- The Devilettes defeated McNeese State, 85-82, on Nov. 16 to earn the first win of the year
- Sh'Diamond McKnight leads MVSU in points (14.2 ppg), rebounds (4.3 rpg), assists (3.3 apg) and steals (2.8 spg)
- Amberly Brown tops the Devilettes with 17 blocks (1.4 bpg)
For all the latest information on the team, follow @AlabamaWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on X and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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