TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women’s basketball (8-2) will host a pair of home games this weekend, welcoming Stephen F. Austin (6-2) on Saturday and Samford (6-2) on Sunday. Both games inside Coleman Coliseum will tip off at 2 p.m. CT.
Broadcast Information
- Both games will be televised on SEC Network+
- Saturday’s contest will feature play-by-play announcer Gray Robertson and analyst Richard Hendrix
- Roger Hoover will join Hendrix for Sunday’s television coverage
- James Hardy will be on the call for the Crimson Tide Sports Network radio broadcast, while Gray Robertson will anchor the CTSN’s radio coverage for Sunday’s game
About Alabama
- The Crimson Tide has scored 759 points (75.9 ppg) so far this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC
- The Tide’s bench has produced 203 points through five games, averaging 20.3 points per game
- Alabama enters the weekend with an 88-46 midweek win over Coastal Carolina on Wednesday
- UA tallied 37 rebounds and 15 steals during its game against the Chanticleers
- Sarah Ashlee Barker leads Alabama with 157 points (15.7 ppg) this season
- Aaliyah Nye has tallied a team-leading 23 steals and is shooting 41.4 percent from deep
- Essence Cody paces UA in both rebounds (73) and blocks (15)
About SFA
- SFA enters Saturday’s contest on a five-game winning streak, defeating Texas Southern (73-58), Rice (67-56), Tarleton State (80-67), Abilene Christian (89-82, 2OT) and Portland (76-71)
- Guard Kyla Deck was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 4 for averaging 24 ppg, 7 rpg and 3.5 apg in SFA’s wins over Tarleton and ACU
- Stephen F. Austin leads the WAC in scoring offense (80.4 ppg) and assists per game (17.6)
About Samford
- Samford enters Sunday’s game with back-to-back wins over USC Upstate (57-52) and Jacksonville State (65-51)
- Center Emily Bowman tied a program-record 18 rebounds and guard Sadie Stetson scored a career-high 24 points in Samford’s win over Jacksonville State
- The Bulldogs sit second in the Southern Conference with a three-point field goal percentage of .343
Ticket Information and Promotions
- Fans will have the opportunity to win an Alabama ugly holiday sweater t-shirt during both games
- Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to participate in Sunday’s annual Teddy Bear Toss
- Tickets for the Holiday Hoops Weekend are available starting as low as $5 on…
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