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Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts Tennessee for Power of Pink, Play4Kay Game
2/7/2024 7:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide and the Lady Vols will tip off at 6 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team returns home to Coleman Coliseum, hosting the Tennessee Lady Vols in its annual Power of Pink and Play4Kay game Thursday night. The two programs will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
The Crimson Tide will look to keep its winning streak alive on Thursday after picking up its third-straight win against Vanderbilt (74-66) on Monday, which also marked head coach Kristy Curry's 500th career victory.
Broadcast Information
- Thursday's contest will air on SEC Network+ with Roger Hoover (play-by-play), Richard Hendrix (analyst) and Kenzie Hughes (sideline) on the call
- The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with James Hardy (play-by-play) on the call
About Alabama
- Alabama (18-6, 5-4 SEC) picked up its third-straight win after defeating Vanderbilt in a 74-66 come-from-behind victory on Monday night
- Sarah Ashlee Barker (24 points) led the Crimson Tide in scoring, while Aaliyah Nye (23) and Loyal McQueen (16) added double-digit scoring efforts
- Barker, who was named Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Week for her performances against Arkansas (25 points, 11 rebounds) and Vanderbilt (24 points, nine rebounds, six assists), enters Thursday's contest with 973 career points
- The Crimson Tide has scored 1,800 points this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC
- Barker leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and ranks third in the SEC with a 19.9 points per game average in conference play
- Aaliyah Nye has tallied 79 three-point field goals this season, which leads the SEC and ranks her third nationally
- Jessica Timmons is shooting 80.6 percent from the free-throw line, ranking her eighth in the SEC
- Loyal McQueen leads the team in assists with 77
- Essence Cody continues to pace the team in rebounds (6.6 rpg) and blocks (1.9 bpg)
About Tennessee
- Tennessee (14-7, 7-2 SEC) enters Thursday's matchup with back-to-back wins, defeating Georgia (95-73) on Feb. 1, and Missouri (80-69) on Feb. 4
- The Lady Vols enter the contest in second place in the league standings
- SEC Co-Player of the Week Jewel Spear led the Lady Vols with 22 points in Tennessee's win over Missouri
- Rickea Jackson (18.8 ppg) leads the team in scoring, while Spear is averaging 17.4 points per SEC contest
- In conference play, Tennessee is outscoring opponents by 7.3 points per game
- UT leads the league in free throw percentage (.785) and rebounding defense (33.6 rpg), while sitting second in field goal percentage (.469) during SEC games
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