TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s basketball team rolled to its sixth consecutive win with an impressive 69-44 victory over Little Rock Thursday. The win marked the Crimson Tide’s seventh straight victory at home and fourth win inside Coleman Coliseum this season.
Karly Weathers and Brittany Davis combined for 37 of Alabama’s (8-2) 69 points, as Weathers notched a career-high 17 points to lead all scorers while adding a career-high three blocks and tying a career-high three rebounds. Davis tallied her ninth double-digit game this season with 16 points, eight boards, three assists and two steals. Additionally, Sarah Ashlee Barker had a season-high nine rebounds in the win.
The Trojans (2-7) were led by a Faith Lee, who tied a career-high 16 points in the game. Nikki Metcalfe had 13 points and four boards, while Angelique Francis had nine points and five rebounds in the loss.
“Proud of our team tonight. The way we rebounded the ball was much improved. It’s obviously been a point of emphasis, to do what we did the first half and dominate the boards and then dominate them again in the second half. We obviously had a lot of contributions tonight. We’re still trying to figure out a rotation. Really proud of our team for how they stepped up and I thought we had a different pace about us.”
Game Stats
- The Tide has now defeated four opponents by 25 or more points this season (Alabama A&M 98-51, Gardner-Webb 89-60, Mercer 88-52, Little Rock 69-44)
- UA has won seven-straight games at home, dating back to a 74-64 win over No. 12/8 Tennessee on Feb. 17, 2022
- Alabama shot 24-of-51 (47.1 percent) from the floor and 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from beyond the arc
- The Trojans shot 17-of-48 (35.4 percent) from the field with one basket from distance
- Alabama dominated the boards, owning a 41-22 advantage in addition to owning an edge in points in the paint (28-18) and bench points (33-9)
How It Happened
- Turnovers plagued both teams in the first quarter as the Tide and Trojans tallied nine turnovers apiece
- Alabama took a slight edge, 8-2, off a free throw from Brittany Davis at the 5:46 mark
- UA would move ahead as much as seven points (13-6) in the opening stanza, but the Trojans battled to come within three by the end of the quarter
- A trio of layups from Davis and a three pointer from Hannah Barber gave the Tide a 12-point advantage (22-10) with 6:06 on the clock in the second quarter
- The run continued…
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