Alabama Hosts Vanderbilt Thursday Night in Coleman Coliseum

Thursday, February 16

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

Vanderbilt

Alabama Hosts Vanderbilt Thursday Night in Coleman Coliseum

2/15/2023 1:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The lone regular-season meeting between the Tide and the Commodores will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will face Vanderbilt on Thursday in the Crimson Tide's second-to-last home game of the regular season. The Crimson Tide and the Commodores will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

The Game

Alabama (19-6, 8-2 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt (11-15, 2-10 SEC)
Series History: 55th meeting vs. Commodores (Vanderbilt leads 34-20)

How to Follow

SEC Network+
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and Leah Drury (analyst)
CTSN
- Dom Taylor (play-by-play) on the call
Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB

Promotions

Thursday is Teacher and Staff Appreciation at Coleman Coliseum
Additionally, the first 125 students will receive a free slice of Papa Murphy's Pizza

About the Tide

Alabama continues to hold its top-25 NET ranking, heading into Thursday's game at No. 22
The Crimson Tide is on a three-game winning streak and is coming off a 23-point victory (69-46) over Auburn in its last outing on Sunday
Across its last two contests, Alabama has snapped an 11-game losing streak against Kentucky (75-69 last Thursday), while capturing a program-best five consecutive SEC regular-season road wins
Alabama's win over Auburn marked the ninth-straight victory against the Tigers for a program-best winning streak in the series
Individual, Brittany Davis is entering Thursday's contest on a hot streak, recording back-to-back double-doubles which earned her SEC Player of the Week honors
Davis tallied 22 points and 11 rebounds against the Wildcats and 18 points and a career-high 17 boards against the Tigers. Her 17 rebounds led the SEC in single-game boards last week.
Alabama leads the SEC and ranks 13^th nationally in both three-point percentage (37.6) and three pointers per game (8.6)
Aaliyah Nye's impressive 45.2 shooting percentage from distance paces the conference and ranks eighth nationally
Jada Rice continues to lead the SEC in blocks, swatting away 57 shots this season, which ranks 13^th nationally, and averaging 2.28 blocks per game, which ranks 14^th
Davis leads the team in points (18.2 ppg), rebounds (7.2 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg), while Hannah Barber paces the Tide in assists (1.9 apg)

About the Commodores

Alabama is looking to better an eight-game winning streak over the Commodores when the two teams meet for the first time this season
Vanderbilt is coming off a loss to Tennessee, 86-59, in the team's last outing on Sunday
Prior to its game against the Lady Vols, Vanderbilt defeated Arkansas, 78-70, with four players recording double figures in the victory
Marnelle Garraud leads the conference in steals per game (2.48), three-pointers per game (2.77) and three pointers made (72)
Additionally, she ranks 13^th nationally for her 72 baskets from beyond the arc and 27^th nationally for her 2.77 three-pointers per game average
Ciaja Harbison leads the team in scoring (19.3 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.5 spg)
Sacha Washington's 7.0 boards a game and 1.5 blocks per game paces the Commodores in both categories

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