WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HITS THE ROAD TO TAKE ON ALABAMA

Game 7 • South Alabama Jaguars (6-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-3, 0-0 SEC)
December 5, 2018 • 11:30 a.m. • Coleman Coliseum • TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler, (Lane [Tenn.], '86)
Record at USA: 66-92, 35-59 SBC (6)
Overall: 273-270 (20)
vs. Alabama: --

Alabama
Kristy Curry (Louisiana, Monroe, '88)
Record at Alabama: 89-82, 25-55 SEC (6)
Overall: 398-231 (20)
vs. South Alabama: -- 

LAST GAME
The University of South Alabama women's basketball team used an explosive second quarter to run away with a non-conference road victory over Tennessee State at the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tenn. With the 78-56 win, South improves to 6-0 for just the second time in program history. The 22-point margin of victory was the largest for the Jags this season. 

NEXT GAME
South Alabama returns home to the Mitchell Center to take on Alabama State on Sunday, December 9th. Tip off vs. the Hornets is set for 3 p.m. 

MULTIMEDIA
Television: SEC Network+
Radio: 99.5 The Jag FM
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Live Audio: USAJaguars.com
Live Video: USAJaguars.com

SERIES NOTES    
South Alabama trails, 4-21
Current Streak: USA, 2 wins
Last Meeting: South Alabama 56, Alabama 48 (12/30/05)
Alabama's last win: Alabama 63, South Alabama 61 (12/9/2001)
USA's last win in Tuscaloosa: N/A
USA's record in Tuscaloosa: 0-10 
USA's longest winning streak / losing streak in series: 2 / 12

OPENING TIP
The Jaguars (6-0) remain one of the 23 unbeaten teams in the NCAA this season and are the only remaining undefeated team in the Sun Belt. 

South received a single vote in the Week 4 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. It was the first time the program has received a vote in a national poll since January 2, 2018. 

Antoinette Lewis leads the NCAA in field-goal percentage (.759). The sophomore forward from Memphis, Tenn., has connected on 35-of-44 attempts this season. Lewis put up a double-double on Nov. 26 against ETSU, dropping 24 points and pulling in 12 rebounds. She narrowly missed another double-double at Tennessee State on Nov. 29 -- scoring 13 and grabbing nine boards. 

Freshman Damaya Telemaque set a new team-high for the season with eight assists against Tennessee State. Telemaque leads the Jags with 19 assists for the campaign and is averaging 11.5 points per game. After coming off the bench for the first game of the season, Telemaque has started the last five contests. 

Shaforia Kines leads the Jags with 15.4 points per game. The junior guard has led the team in scoring the last two games and is shooting 7-of-12 from behind the arc in her last two.

The Jags have won their first six games of the season outscoring their opponents by 11.3 points per game, and outpacing their opponents 115-85 in fourth-quarter scoring. 

South is 3-0 on the road this season, outscoring their opponents by an average of 63.0-51.7. Most recently, the Jags put up a season-high 78 points on Tennessee State. The Jags have outshot their opponents .471 to .288 away from home, with India Hall and Antoinette Lewis combining to go 20-for-23 from the floor. 

The Jags last win against a SEC opponent came on December 5, 2010. South beat the University of Mississippi 67-60 at the Mitchell Center. 


PREVIEWING WEDNESDAY
Head Coach Terry Fowler

On early road games preparing for Alabama: "From a preparation standpoint, our kids know what is expected on the road. They know our routine. That helps us, as far as our preparation."

On Alabama: "They are a really good ball team. They have great size. We have to be able to make some open shots against them. We have to try to get a lot of movement for their matchup zone. Try to create some separation. "

On Antoinette Lewis this season: "She's been awesome. She's leading the nation in field-goal percentage. Moving forward, as people start preparing, scouting, we expect to see some double teams and things like that. She has to be ready to move the ball and find the open player. Everything else will take care of itself for her."


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