The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, February 2
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6 p.m.
UAB
at
Middle Tennessee
UAB Begins Road Swing at Middle Tennessee
2/1/2019 11:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB women's basketball team begins a three-game road swing when it makes the trip up I-65 to face Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Tip between the Blazers and Blue Raiders is set for 6 p.m. from the Murphy Center.
UAB (18-3, 6-2 C-USA) is coming off of a 55-43 loss to Rice on Jan. 26 at Bartow Arena. Deanna Kuzmanic led the Blazers in scoring with 12 points and to recorded her 72nd career game to net double figures. In the last three games, Kuzmanic has averaged 11.3 points per game, while reeling in 4.3 rebounds per contest.
The ability to shoot the 3-pointers has played a major role in the Green and Gold's success this season as they rank 13th nationally in 3-point field goals (188) and in triples attempted (527) and lead Conference USA with 9.0 3-point field goals per game. Individually, Rachael Childress ranks third in the NCAA in 3-point field goals made (75), fifth in attempts (182) and eighth in 3-pointers per game (3.6).
The Blazers have shown the ability to share the basketball as they rank 20th nationally in assists (357) and 25th in assists per game (17.0). Miyah Barnes and Kuzmanic rank first and second, respectively, in assist-to-turnover ratio in C-USA, while Barnes also ranks 21st in assists (108) and 40th in assists per game (5.1).
Middle Tennessee (16-5, 7-1 C-USA) sits in second place in the league standings and is coming off of a 61-46 victory over North Texas. The Blue Raiders' offense averages 65.2 points per game, while holding opponents to the 10th fewest points per game (54.7) in the nation.
A'Queen Hayes leads the Middle Tennessee offense, averaging 15.4 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per contest. The Eastern Kentucky graduate transfer ranks sixth in the league in assists per game (3.4) and second in minutes played (34.3). She is coming off of a 22-point performance against the Mean Green.
UAB and Middle Tennessee are meeting for the 18th time in program history on Saturday night with the Blue Raiders holding a 10-7 advantage in the series. A UAB win on Saturday would be the Blazers third straight over the Blue Raiders, matching the longest UAB winning streak in the series.
Women's basketball season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2018-19 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card includes access to home baseball and softball games in addition to all four of women's basketball's remaining home contests. Contact the UAB Ticket Office, (205) 975-UAB1, for more details.
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WBB), on Instagram (UAB_WBBall) or like them on Facebook.com (Facebook.com/UABWBB).
UAB (18-3, 6-2 C-USA) is coming off of a 55-43 loss to Rice on Jan. 26 at Bartow Arena. Deanna Kuzmanic led the Blazers in scoring with 12 points and to recorded her 72nd career game to net double figures. In the last three games, Kuzmanic has averaged 11.3 points per game, while reeling in 4.3 rebounds per contest.
The ability to shoot the 3-pointers has played a major role in the Green and Gold's success this season as they rank 13th nationally in 3-point field goals (188) and in triples attempted (527) and lead Conference USA with 9.0 3-point field goals per game. Individually, Rachael Childress ranks third in the NCAA in 3-point field goals made (75), fifth in attempts (182) and eighth in 3-pointers per game (3.6).
The Blazers have shown the ability to share the basketball as they rank 20th nationally in assists (357) and 25th in assists per game (17.0). Miyah Barnes and Kuzmanic rank first and second, respectively, in assist-to-turnover ratio in C-USA, while Barnes also ranks 21st in assists (108) and 40th in assists per game (5.1).
Middle Tennessee (16-5, 7-1 C-USA) sits in second place in the league standings and is coming off of a 61-46 victory over North Texas. The Blue Raiders' offense averages 65.2 points per game, while holding opponents to the 10th fewest points per game (54.7) in the nation.
A'Queen Hayes leads the Middle Tennessee offense, averaging 15.4 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per contest. The Eastern Kentucky graduate transfer ranks sixth in the league in assists per game (3.4) and second in minutes played (34.3). She is coming off of a 22-point performance against the Mean Green.
UAB and Middle Tennessee are meeting for the 18th time in program history on Saturday night with the Blue Raiders holding a 10-7 advantage in the series. A UAB win on Saturday would be the Blazers third straight over the Blue Raiders, matching the longest UAB winning streak in the series.
Women's basketball season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2018-19 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card includes access to home baseball and softball games in addition to all four of women's basketball's remaining home contests. Contact the UAB Ticket Office, (205) 975-UAB1, for more details.
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WBB), on Instagram (UAB_WBBall) or like them on Facebook.com (Facebook.com/UABWBB).
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