Alabama Hosts Auburn in Sunday Rivalry Game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After recording a program-best fifth consecutive SEC regular-season road win on Thursday, the Alabama women’s basketball team returns home to host Auburn on Sunday. The two teams will tip off at 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

The Game

• Alabama (18-6, 7-4 SEC) vs. Auburn (13-10, 3-8 SEC) 
• Series History: 99th meeting vs. the Tigers (Auburn leads 46-52)

Promotions

• Sunday’s game will be the Crimson Tide’s annual Power of Pink/Play4Kay game
• The Tide will be giving away pink t-shirts, hats and shakers to fans in attendance

How to Follow

• SEC Network

  • Tiffany Greene (PxP) and Nikki Fargas (Analyst)

• CTSN

  • Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call

• Updates will be provided on the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB

About the Tide

• The Crimson Tide enters the weekend ranked No. 23 in the NET
• UA is coming off a program-best five consecutive SEC road wins, capturing its fifth victory in a 72-65 win over Kentucky on Thursday
• Brittany Davis paced the floor with her third double double this season, posting 22-points and 11 boards
• Davis ranks 35^th nationally in points per game (18.2) and 44^th nationally in field goals (155)
• Aaliyah Nye leads the SEC and ranks eighth nationally for her three point percentage (45.5), while Jada Rice continues to lead the conference in blocks (57) and blocks per game (2.38)
• Rice also ranks 12^th nationally in blocks and 13^th in blocks per game
• The Tide continues to be one of the top three-point teams in the country, ranking ninth nationally in three point percentage (37.9) and 13^th in three pointers per game (8.8)
• Additionally, Alabama ranks 37^th in scoring margin (12.3) and 46^th in field goal percentage (44.4)
• Davis leads the Tide in three categories, recording 18.2 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game and 1.6 steals per game
• Nye ranks second in scoring, averaging 8.3 points per game, in addition to recording 1.9 boards per game and 1.2 steals per game this season
• Hannah Barber has averaged a team-leading 2.7 assists per game this season, while Rice’s 2.4 blocks per game leads the program

The Tigers    

• The Tigers enter the weekend ranked 82^nd in the NET rankings
• It will be the 99^th meeting between Alabama and Auburn with UA winning the last eight games between the two teams
• Sunday’s game will be the second time this season the two programs have…