The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Wednesday, November 1
Birmingham, Ala.
6:00 PM
UAB
vs
Shorter
Women’s Basketball Hosts Shorter Wednesday Night for Exhibition
10/31/2023 1:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB women's basketball team is set to host Shorter University on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena for its only exhibition game ahead of the 2023-24 season. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
The Blazers return nine players from last year and introduce five new faces to a team that finished 14-17 a year ago.
"We are really excited to play a game tomorrow night. We look at it as another dress rehearsal for the season," Head Coach Randy Norton said. "We had a closed scrimmage last week and we feel like this is the next step to help prepare us for our opening night when we play Alabama A&M at home on Monday, Nov. 6.
"Our kids have been working extremely hard throughout preseason. We have had great practices and I think we are going to surprise a lot of people. It is a group that is extremely close and works hard every day. Defensively, I feel like we are really good for this time of year. We are able to create a lot of offense off our defense so that is exciting."
Sophomore Denim DeShields highlights the returning players and is coming off an All-Conference season as a freshman after averaging 13.0 points and 4.2 assists per game in 2022-23.
Admission to the exhibition game is $7 for adults and $5 for youth and can be purchased by clicking here.
2023-24 SEASON TICKETS:
Women's basketball season tickets are available for $65 by purchasing the 2023-24 Gold Card. The Gold Card will allows access to all home events for Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Softball and Baseball (Regions Field & Young Memorial). This card is not valid for American Athletic Conference Championship events or NCAA Championship events.
FOLLOW:
Live stats for Wednesday's game can be found by clicking here. The game will not be streamed online, but all remaining home games will appear on ESPN+ at a minimum. For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_WBBALL on Twitter and Instagram.
The Blazers return nine players from last year and introduce five new faces to a team that finished 14-17 a year ago.
"We are really excited to play a game tomorrow night. We look at it as another dress rehearsal for the season," Head Coach Randy Norton said. "We had a closed scrimmage last week and we feel like this is the next step to help prepare us for our opening night when we play Alabama A&M at home on Monday, Nov. 6.
"Our kids have been working extremely hard throughout preseason. We have had great practices and I think we are going to surprise a lot of people. It is a group that is extremely close and works hard every day. Defensively, I feel like we are really good for this time of year. We are able to create a lot of offense off our defense so that is exciting."
Sophomore Denim DeShields highlights the returning players and is coming off an All-Conference season as a freshman after averaging 13.0 points and 4.2 assists per game in 2022-23.
Admission to the exhibition game is $7 for adults and $5 for youth and can be purchased by clicking here.
2023-24 SEASON TICKETS:
Women's basketball season tickets are available for $65 by purchasing the 2023-24 Gold Card. The Gold Card will allows access to all home events for Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Softball and Baseball (Regions Field & Young Memorial). This card is not valid for American Athletic Conference Championship events or NCAA Championship events.
FOLLOW:
Live stats for Wednesday's game can be found by clicking here. The game will not be streamed online, but all remaining home games will appear on ESPN+ at a minimum. For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_WBBALL on Twitter and Instagram.
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