• Alabama Wins the Paint in 79-50 Win Over Winthrop •

• 2023 Bama Womens Basketball 2024 •  Tuscaloosa, AL The Alabama women's basketball team defeated the Winthrop Eagles 79-50 Friday in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide started the game with a 13-3 run to quickly jump out ahead of the Eagles, as Sarah Ashlee Barker surpassed 600 career points after her first bucket. Barker (19), Aaliyah Nye (17), Jessica Timmons (12) and Loyal McQueen (10) collected double digits in points to help lead Alabama to a 2-0 to start the season. Essence Cody grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead the team. Game Stats Alabama picked up the first win in the series, as the teams met for the first time on the court Alabama shot 45 percent (29-of-65) from the floor, 26 percent (7-of-27) from beyond-the-arc and 61 percent (14-of-23) from the stripe The Crimson Tide dominated the paint, outscoring Winthrop 42-12 UA also led on the boards by a margin of eight (38-30), 17 of which were offensive The Tide forced 28 turnovers, resulting in 26 points • ROLLING WITH THE TIDE •