The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, December 8
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Blazers Travel to Memphis to Take on Tigers
12/7/2019 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB women's basketball team will kick off a four-game road stretch at Memphis Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
After two losses in the first three games of the season UAB (5-2) has pulled together four straight wins. The Blazers sit at the top of Conference USA in scoring averaging 80.0 points per game but have given up 71.0 points per game to their opponents.
Rachael Childress leads UAB in scoring with 16.9 points per game, good enough for third in the league. Miyah Barnes is right behind her with 16.1 points while leading the conference in assists with 4.7 per game. Junior college transfer Zakyia Weathersby had a career performance Tuesday night against Samford recording 10 points, seven rebounds and six blocks. Her six blocks were second most in a single game in UAB history.
Memphis (4-4) most recently fell to No. 25 LSU in the division finals of the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas after defeating Kansas State 72-68 to open the tournament. Sophomore guard Jamirah Shutes leads the Tigers in scoring (17.8), assists (34) and steals (20). Shutes dropped a career-high 27 points with five rebounds, five assists and two steals against Kansas State.
The Tigers have an impressive 81 steals on the season averaging 10.1 per game led by Shutes (20) and Madison Griggs and Aerial Wilson's 12. Freshman Lanetta Williams leads Memphis in blocks with 11 while Dulcy Fankam-Mendjiadeu has nine of her own.
"Memphis is always a big and physical team," said head coach Randy Norton. "They are a great rebounding team with some athletic kids. They are going to play really hard and it is on the road at their place, so we know it is going to be a challenging game physically."
In 53 meetings Memphis leads the series with 32 wins to UAB's 21. The Blazers' 85-54 victory last season stopped a six-game win streak for the Tigers over UAB. Childress led all scorers with 23 points including five made three pointers, four assists and one block in the win.
Secure your women's basketball season tickets by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65 here. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WBB) and Instagram (UAB_WBBall).
After two losses in the first three games of the season UAB (5-2) has pulled together four straight wins. The Blazers sit at the top of Conference USA in scoring averaging 80.0 points per game but have given up 71.0 points per game to their opponents.
Rachael Childress leads UAB in scoring with 16.9 points per game, good enough for third in the league. Miyah Barnes is right behind her with 16.1 points while leading the conference in assists with 4.7 per game. Junior college transfer Zakyia Weathersby had a career performance Tuesday night against Samford recording 10 points, seven rebounds and six blocks. Her six blocks were second most in a single game in UAB history.
Memphis (4-4) most recently fell to No. 25 LSU in the division finals of the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas after defeating Kansas State 72-68 to open the tournament. Sophomore guard Jamirah Shutes leads the Tigers in scoring (17.8), assists (34) and steals (20). Shutes dropped a career-high 27 points with five rebounds, five assists and two steals against Kansas State.
The Tigers have an impressive 81 steals on the season averaging 10.1 per game led by Shutes (20) and Madison Griggs and Aerial Wilson's 12. Freshman Lanetta Williams leads Memphis in blocks with 11 while Dulcy Fankam-Mendjiadeu has nine of her own.
"Memphis is always a big and physical team," said head coach Randy Norton. "They are a great rebounding team with some athletic kids. They are going to play really hard and it is on the road at their place, so we know it is going to be a challenging game physically."
In 53 meetings Memphis leads the series with 32 wins to UAB's 21. The Blazers' 85-54 victory last season stopped a six-game win streak for the Tigers over UAB. Childress led all scorers with 23 points including five made three pointers, four assists and one block in the win.
Secure your women's basketball season tickets by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65 here. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WBB) and Instagram (UAB_WBBall).
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