by TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 24/25 Alabama women’s basketball team defeated Troy, 94-71, Sunday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum. With the win, Crimson Tide head coach Kristy Curry picked up her 200th win at The Capstone.
Alabama’s (3-0) starting five all finished in double-figures, including Zaay Green (24), Aaliyah Nye (18), Karly Weathers (14), Sarah Ashlee Barker (12) and Essence Cody (10). Along with her team-leading 24 points, Green collected a pair of assists and a steal, while Barker added four steals and three assists.
For the second consecutive game, Barker and Cody both led Alabama with eight boards with Christabel Ezumah (7) and Weathers (5) contributing a combined 12 rebounds in the Tide’s win.
Troy was led by Ashley Baez’s team-leading 14 points, while Brianna Jackson collected eight rebounds for the Trojans.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Comments
Overall thoughts
“Just number one, (we) appreciate our crowd. I thought we had a great Sunday crowd. Just want to thank every fan who came out, and then a big shout out to Crimson Chaos. We hope they’ll come back on Wednesday when we play a Norfolk State team that just won at Missouri, so they’re very talented, and so it’s going to be another great opportunity for us. We have back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday, which simulates our tournament in Florida for a tournament (Emerald Coast Classic), and then it helps us prepare for the SEC tournament. Those are designed for a reason to put us in back-to-back days and really appreciate our crowd. I loved our balance today, to have five in double figures. Really a great team effort today.”
