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No. 4 Seed Alabama Opens 2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Friday Afternoon
3/7/2024 2:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will play either No. 5 Tennessee or No. 12 Kentucky in the quarterfinal round at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The No. 4 seed Alabama women's basketball team will open play in the 2024 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon in Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The Crimson Tide will face one of two opponents – No. 5 seed Tennessee or No. 12 seed Kentucky – in the quarterfinals at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
Alabama finished the regular season with a 23-8 overall record and a 10-6 record in SEC play. It's the most regular season wins for the Tide since 1991-92 and the third time in program history that UA has collected at least 10 conference victories.
During the season, UA defeated both Kentucky (91-74) and Tennessee (72-56) inside Coleman Coliseum. Sarah Ashlee Barker and Essence Cody collected double-doubles to lead the team to victory versus the Wildcats. Alabama secured its fourth consecutive victory dating back to Jan. 28 after beating Tennessee on Feb. 8. Aaliyah Nye helped lead the Tide to win behind a 23-point performance with three steals and two assists.
Broadcast Information
- The contest will air on SEC Network with Eric Frede (play-by-play), Tamika Catchings (analyst) and Brooke Weisbrod (reporter) on the call
- The radio broadcast will air on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover on the call
About Alabama
- Alabama (23-8, 10-6 SEC) has scored 2,290 points which ranks sixth in the Southeastern Conference
- Three student-athletes earned 2024 SEC postseason awards, including Sarah Ashlee Barker (First Team All-SEC), Aaliyah Nye (Second Team All-SEC) and Essence Cody (All-Freshman Team)
- Alabama is 31-43 overall in the tournament, which includes a 3-10 record against Tennessee and 0-7 against Kentucky during tournament play
- The Tide last met the Wildcats in postseason play in last year's second round, dropping a 71-58 result
- In 2022, The Tide advanced to the quarterfinals, where it last met the Volunteers in SEC Tournament play, falling 74-59
- The Tide is fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.353) and second in three-point field goal percentage defense (.273) in the conference
- UA is fifth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.436)
- In SEC games, Alabama is shooting 41.0 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from long range, averaging 70.5 points per game
- Three players are averaging double-figure scoring during SEC play, including Sarah Ashlee Barker (18.6 ppg), Aaliyah Nye (15.0 ppg) and Jessica Timmons (11.3 ppg)
- Nye leads the conference in three-point field goals made with 104, which is third-best in the nation
- Essence Cody paced the Tide in rebounds (6.4 rpg) and blocks (1.9 bpg) during the regular season
- Barker leads Alabama with 516 points (17.2 ppg) which ranks fifth in the SEC, while also ranking fourth in field goal percentage at 50.1 percent
- Loyal McQueen leads the team at the stripe, shooting 79.5 percent from the free-throw line
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