Women’s Basketball Hosts In-State Rival Auburn on Sunday

Sunday, February 18

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2 p.m. CT

Alabama

Auburn

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Women’s Basketball Hosts In-State Rival Auburn on Sunday

2/17/2024 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Crimson Tide and the Tigers tipoff at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will host Auburn in a rivalry rematch on Sunday afternoon. The two teams will tipoff at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ in Coleman Coliseum.

Broadcast Information

Sunday's contest will air on SEC Network+ with Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and Leah Drury (analyst) on the call
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Gray Robertson (play-by-play) on the call

About Alabama

Alabama (19-7, 6-5 SEC) fell to then-No. 13/13 LSU, 85-66, on Feb. 11, in Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Aaliyah Nye (19), Loyal McQueen (14), Jessica Timmons (13) and Sarah Ashlee Barker (11) combined to score 57 of the team's 66 points
UA sits 27th in the NET Rankings
The Crimson Tide has scored 1,938 points this season, which ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference
UA is third in three-point field goal percentage (.357) and second in three-point field goal percentage defense (.267) in the conference
The Tide sits fifth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.444)
Essence Cody continues to pace the Tide in rebounds (6.6 rpg) and blocks (1.8 bpg)
Sarah Ashlee Barker leads Alabama with 417 points (16.7 ppg), which ranks eighth in the SEC
Barker also sits fifth in field goal percentage with 51.3 percent in the league
Jessica Timmons and Loyal McQueen are both shooting 78.4 percent from the free throw line on the year
Aaliyah Nye leads the conference in three-point field goals made with 87
Nye ranks fourth in program history for three-point field goals made in a single season

About Auburn

Auburn (16-8, 5-6 SEC) enters Sunday's contest coming off a 78-50 victory over Kentucky on Thursday in Neville Arena
In the winning effort, four Tigers scored in double figures, including Honesty Scott-Grayson (22), Taylen Collins (19), JaMya Mingo-Young (10) and Kaitlyn Duhon (10)
Collins (19 points, 11 rebounds) collected a double-double
The Tigers hold the 11th-best turnover margin in the nation (+5.88) and are second in the SEC in steals per game (10.8)
Scott-Grayson sits fourth in the conference with 17.9 points per game
In league play, Auburn boasts the SEC's best three-point defense, limiting opponents to just 26 percent from deep

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