by TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s basketball team (15-5, 2-3 SEC) held a halftime lead over the No. 10/9 LSU Tigers Thursday night inside Coleman Coliseum, however, could not maintain the momentum and fell, 78-58.
The Crimson Tide opened strong and was able to claim a 35-34 lead after the first two quarters of play, but allowed 26 points to the Tigers in the third quarter helping lead to the defeat.
Aaliyah Nye scored 18 points to lead Alabama, all of which were scored in the first half, while Loyal McQueen added 15. Essence Cody paced Alabama with eight rebounds.
The Tigers (17-2, 4-1 SEC) were led by Angel Reese (20 points, 16 rebounds) and Aneesah Morrow (20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists) each recording a double-double respectively.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Postgame Comments
“As good as our first half was, our second half was even worse, the opposite direction. We have to learn how to put four quarters together. Credit goes to LSU, they dominated the paint and dominated the glass in the third quarter and we weren’t able to recover from it. We will continue to learn and grow and be better. I believe in this team. I believe in who we can become and every goal that we have in place can still be accomplished.”
“I want to end by saying how much I appreciate the crowd. Thank you for supporting our program! Obviously, we wish that was the way it is every single night and I think that this team deserves it. We play Kentucky at home on Jan. 28 at 4 p.m., and we would love to have every one of those fans back in here to support this team because they deserve it.”
