Blazers Earn 24-Point Win Over Alabama A&M

Wednesday, November 12

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6 p.m.

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Blazers Earn 24-Point Win Over Alabama A&M

11/12/2025 9:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BIRMINGHAM – UAB women's basketball (1-2) earned its first win with an 80-56 win over Alabama A&M (1-2) on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena.

In the 24-point win, Cali Smallwood earned a career-high 29 points while adding five rebounds. Sofia Munoz also recording double digit points with 16 and added a season-best eight assists. Eleecia Carter tallied 11 points while Molly Moffitt added nine points to the stat sheet.

The Bulldogs were led by Coriah Beck with 19 points, while Moses Davenport followed behind with 17 points.

Game Notes

Carter (11 points), Munoz (16 points) and Smallwood (29 points) all scored in double figures to lead the UAB offense.
Smallwood sank a career-high six three-pointers en route to her career-high 29 points, leading the Blazers' season-high 47 bench points.
Munoz tallied a season-high in both assists (eight) and steals (four).
Carter (three) and Monae' Duffy (four) also combined to record seven steals.
UAB opened the contest quickly on offense as the squad scored a season-high 28 points in the first quarter.
The Blazers' 41 first-half points mark the highest scoring opening half of the season.
The Green and Gold also tallied its highest scoring second-half of the season, scoring 39 points.
Munoz sank her second consecutive first-quarter buzzer-beater of the season (vs. South Alabama, vs. Alabama A&M).
The Blazers shot a season-high 66 percent (4-for-6) from deep in the first quarter.
The Green and Gold forced a season-high 27 turnovers, the most since Nov. 18, 2011 (vs. East Tennessee State).
UAB shot 49 percent from the floor (27-for-55), 61 percent from deep (13-for-21) and 81 percent from the line (13-for-16).
In comparison, Alabama A&M shot 34 percent from the field (15-for-43), 16 percent. from range (2-for-12) and 68 percent from the charity stripe (24-for-35).

How It Happened

Munoz opened the scoring for the Blazers, sparking a quick 7-1 run to open the game [7-1].
The UAB offense continued to excel into the first media timeout as the Green and Gold maintained its six-point lead [11-5].
Munoz knocked down a three-pointer to beat the first quarter buzzer as UAB closed the frame outscoring Alabama A&M 17-4 down the stretch [28-9].
The Blazers' offense added nine points to open the second quarter, maintaining control of the game [37-19].
Both squads picked up the defensive intensity to close the half as UAB took an 18-point lead to the halftime locker room [41-23].
The Blazers opened the third quarter with three consecutive triples, forcing a quick Alabama A&M timeout only 3:10 into the frame [50-23].
Alabama A&M closed the gap to end the third quarter, outscoring UAB 13-9 over 6:50 [59-36].
The Blazers and Bulldogs traded baskets to open the fourth quarter as the Green and Gold held a 23-point lead at the fourth quarter media timeout [70-47].
UAB closed the game with a three-pointer from Mari Miller to claim the 24-point lead [80-56].

Up next, UAB faces its first road test at Chattanooga on Sunday, Nov. 16. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. CT and will air live on ESPN+.

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