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Alabama Hosts Kentucky for We Back Pat, Alumni Day on Sunday
1/27/2024 4:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide and the Wildcats will tipoff at 4 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will host Kentucky at Coleman Coliseum Sunday for the program's annual We Back Pat game and Alumni Day. The Crimson Tide and the Wildcats are set to tipoff at 4 p.m. CT and will air on the SEC Network.
The We Back Pat game will bring awareness to Alzheimer's disease through the Pat Summit Foundation where they focus on researching and educating the public about the disease. To learn more please visit www.patsummitt.org and follow the foundation on Twitter and Instagram @webackpat.
Broadcast Information
- Sam Gore (play-by-play) and Tamika Catchings (analyst) will be on the call for the television broadcast
- The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover on the call
About Alabama
- Alabama (15-6, 2-4 SEC) will enter Sunday's game after dropping a 78-65 decision to the Auburn Tigers in Neville Arena
- In the loss, the Crimson Tide was led Jessica Timmons with a career-high 26 points, while Sarah Ashlee Barker reached double-figures for the 16th time this season
- Alabama will look to earn its first Southeastern Conference win at home this season, while the Tide posts a 2-1 record on the road
- The Crimson Tide has scored 1,549 points (73.8 ppg)
- UA ranks second in the league in both three-point field goal percentage (.392) and 3PT-FG percentage defense (.247)
- Sarah Ashlee Barker leads Alabama with 314 points (15.7 ppg) which ranks tenth in the SEC, while also ranking sixth in field goal percentage with .530
- Essence Cody continues to pace the Tide in rebounds (6.4 rpg) and blocks (1.9 bpg)
- Aaliyah Nye leads the team and conference in three-point FG made with 67
- Loyal McQueen has scored in double digits 13-out-of-21 games this season
About Kentucky
- Kentucky (9-11, 2-4 SEC) enters the contest after falling to Arkansas, 88-61, in Fayetteville, Ark.
- Eniya Russell led the Wildcats with a 20 point and seven rebound performance during the loss
- Ajae Petty leads the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.1 points per game and 11.2 rebounds per game, respectfully
- Petty owns the third spot in the SEC
- Kentucky has hauled in 14.7 offensive rebounds per conference game, which is third-best in the league
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