by TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s basketball team defeated the Morehead State Eagles 85-44 Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide picked up their third straight victory to start the 2023-24 season.
The Tide held Morehead State to just 11 points in the first half and a strong third quarter outing (11-15 field goals) on offense pushed Alabama to victory. Aaliyah Nye led the team with 14 points while four other players finished in double figures including Del’Janae Williams (13), Jessica Timmons (12), Sarah Ashlee Barker (10), and Loyal McQueen (10) for the Tide. Williams earned a season-high with her 13 points while Essence Cody led the team in rebounds (7).
Head Coach Kristy Curry Postgame Comments
“We’ve had five experiences this season with our scrimmage at Belmont, our exhibition against UAH and our three home games. Really have a lot of different experiences and we’re going to need to bring all of those together because we’re playing a great South Florida team on Thursday night. I thought that today we put together four quarters. I wasn’t very happy about our response at halftime against Winthrop. I thought we relaxed, and we can’t relax, so I thought we came out in the third and the fourth [quarters] and handled business better. So, putting four quarters together and being consistent is going to be so important to our success.”
