No. 19 Alabama Women’s Basketball destroyed Georgia State on Monday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Emerald Classic Champions took on Georgia State at Coleman Coliseum on Monday.

The Crimson Tide defeated the Panthers by a score of 98-49, improving their record to 9-0. This is the first time since the 2000-2001 season that the Crimson Tide have started a season 9-0. The win keeps them in second place in the Southeastern Conference, behind undefeated LSU, which the Crimson Tide also joined No. 19 in the Top 25 AP Poll.

In a dominant performance, the Crimson Tide outrebounded the Panthers 65 to 22 rebounds and scored 40 points in the game. Zaay Green led the team with 22 points, a season-high seven assists and ten rebounds, recording her first double-double of the season. Essence Cody also recorded a double-double, contributing 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Sarah Ashlee Barker (12), Aaliyah Nye (11) and Eris Lester (11) combined for 34 points and all finished in double figures. Barker and Lester added eight rebounds each, contributing to the team’s impressive total of 65 rebounds, while Karly Weathers recorded two steals.

“I thought we played a really good 35 minutes of basketball. I wasn’t happy with the first five (minutes), but we really liked our reaction after that. We were dominant on the glass. We continued to work on our rebounding. That was us.” 21 of 23 hits at the free throw line was one of those things that wasn’t always what we expected, so we’ll keep working on getting five or more in double figures, I thought Bank came in and really played Well, Zaay (Green) with a near triple-double, Essence (Cody) who didn’t have the greatest first half but I liked their response with a double-double in the second half “I can’t say enough about our leadership group and how, how tough their reaction is every day to come back and go to work, and that’s what we need to have tomorrow as we get ready to head to Cal,” coach Kristy Curry said after the win.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Crimson Tide grabbed 65 rebounds, 25 of which came on offense.
• This was the first time Alabama topped 60 rebounds since 2014, when it recorded 62 against Arkansas Pine-Bluff
• Cody (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Green (22 points, 10 rebounds) each achieved a double-double, the first time two Alabama players accomplished the feat in the same game since February 1, 2024 at Arkansas.
• Alabama extended its non-conference winning streak to 15 games, a milestone not reached since December 6, 2023.
• This streak is the second longest in program history, having included just 17 consecutive wins from December 29, 1992 to December 29, 1993.
• The Crimson Tide shot 43% from the field (33 of 76), 42% from the 3-point line (11 of 26) and 91% from the free throw line (21 of 23).
• In contrast, Georgia State made 31% of its shots from the field (17 for 54), 27% from distance (6 for 22) and 40% from the free throw line (9 for 22). .

The Crimson Tide will next face Cal on December 5th in an SEC/ACC matchup. The game is scheduled to take place in Berkeley and begin at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPNU.