The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Women's Basketball Closes Road Trip at Old Dominion
2/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2017
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Norfolk, Va.
Arena: Ted Constant Convocation Center
Tickets: ODUSports.com
The Records: UAB (12-11, 5-7); Old Dominion (12-11, 7-5)
The Series: Old Dominion leads 12-4; at Old Dominion: 1-7; Norton vs. Old Dominion: 2-1
Last Meeting: A 58-55 UAB win inside Bartow Arena on January 14, 2016
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NORFOLK, Va. – The UAB women’s basketball team wraps up its two game East Coast swing on Saturday when they take on Old Dominion. The Blazers and the Lady Monarchs are slated to tip at 3 p.m. CT inside the Ted Constant Convocation Center on ESPN3.
UAB NOTABLES
- UAB holds a 155-184 record in 21 seasons in Conference USA
- Thursday’s comeback win at Charlotte featured four Blazers netting double figures; the Blazers have had four or more players in double figures five times this season
- In the second half, UAB is out-producing its opponents by +90 points and by +57 points in the fourth quarter alone
- As a team the Blazers are shooting 38.7 percent (169-of-437) from long range; the 38.7 percent would set a UAB team season high in the Blazers’ 39-year history
- The Blazers have hit seven or more 3-pointers in eight of their 12 conference games this season
A UAB WIN WOULD
- Improve head coach Randy Norton’s record to 61-55
- Give UAB its first back-to-back conference road wins since winning at FIU and at Charlotte on January 11 and January 22, 2015, respectively
- Improve the Blazers’ record to 21-19 against teams hailing from the state of Virginia
BY THE NUMBERS
1 – UAB defeated C-USA No. 1 Charlotte 88-81 last time out; the Blazers had four players net double figures
1 – UAB is shooting 38.7 percent (169-of-437) from the 3-point line, the 11th best percentage in the NCAA and highest in Conference USA
1 – Freshman Miyah Barnes is shooting a league-high 54.8 percent (17-of-31) from long range in league play
3 – UAB has three players in the top-seven in the league in 3-point field goal percentage; Barnes leads the way in second shooting 41.0 percent, followed by freshman Rachael Childress in third and sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic in seventh
3.0 – Childress’ 3.0 made triples per game ranks second nationally among freshman and 19th overall in the NCAA
4 – In league action, senior Janeka Williams is shooting 54.4 percent (37-of-68) from the field; in her last five games she averaging 10.8 points per game and is shooting 64.5 percent (20-of-31) from the floor
6 – In league play only junior Kara Rawls is swatting 1.2 blocks per game, the sixth most in the conference
7.0 – Junior Keonna Farmer’s 7.0 rebounds per game ranks ninth in C-USA; Farmer has led the Blazers on the boards a team-high 15 times this season
7.3 – UAB is hitting 7.3 3-pointers per conest the second most in the league
8 – Childress has connected on 70 made 3-pointers this season; her 70 3-pointers ranks eighth in the UAB record books for 3-point field goals in a single season and she needs one more more to move into seventh place
9 – As a team, the Blazers have knocked down 169 3-pointers this season; the team’s combined 169 pointers ranks ninth in the UAB records for made 3-point field goals12 – Farmer was a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line in UAB’s 88-81 comeback win at Charlotte on Thursday; Farmer finished the game with a team-best 20 points, 17 in the fourth quarter
11 - UAB ranks 11th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage
12.5 – Childress is averaging a team high 12.5 points per game; UAB is the only school in the conference to have a freshman as its leading scorer
70 – Childress’ 70 made triples this season is the third most among the nation’s freshmen
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Lady Monarchs currently sit in a three-way tie for fifth place in Conference USA with a 12-11 record and 7-5 mark in league play. They are averaging 68.7 points per game and are shooting 43.4 percent (590-of-1360) from the field. On the defensive end they boast the 35th-best rebound margin in the NCAA at +6.6. ODU’s opponents have shot 34.3 percent (141-of-411) from long range, the second-highest percentage given up.
Jennie Simms paces the offense netting 25.5 points per game, the second most per contest in the NCAA. Simms ranks third in the country in field goals made (203), ninth in field goal attempts (428) and fifth in free-throws made (137). She has recorded two 40+ point games this season, earned United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week honors, and has been name the C-USA Player of the Week four times this season.
Destinee Young ranks second the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game and is averaging a double-double with her, C-USA leading, 10.8 rebounds. Young’s 32 blocked shots ranks first on the team while her 49.8 percent (111-of-223) from the field and 21 steals both rank second on the squad.
LAST TIME OUT
UAB – A monstrous fourth quarter comeback completed the UAB women’s basketball team’s 88-81 comeback on the road at Conference USA leader Charlotte on Thursday. Keonna Farmer led a quartet of Blazers in double figures as she paced the offense with 20 points.
Old Dominion – The Old Dominion women’s basketball team fell to Middle Tennessee, 80-63, on Thursday at home snapping the Lady Monarchs’ four-game win streak. Jennie Simms scored a team-high 19 points, reeled in nine rebounds and dished out five assists.
ON DECK
UAB returns home Thursday night to face Marshall for the first game of its final homestand of the season. Tip between the Blazers and Thundering Herd is slated for 7 p.m.
The weekend continues Saturday with a game against Western Kentucky and a senior day ceremony honoring Janeka Williams. The Blazers and Lady Toppers are set to tip at 2 p.m.
