Alabama A&M hosts UNA in women’s Battle of the Tennessee Valley

NORMAL — The women’s basketball version of the Battle of the Tennessee Valley resumes tonight at Alabama A&M.

The Bulldogs (3-7) will take on the University of North Alabama (5-4) and it’s Ugly Sweater Night on The Hill. Tip-off at the AAMU Event Center is 6 p.m. For tickets, click HERE.

The game will be streamed on SWAC TV; Mo Carter has the play-by-play with Vann Pettaway providing the analysis.

Fans can also tune in to Roar Lions Productions to catch Grant Wakefield on the call. The UNA Countdown to Tipoff show begins at 5:40 p.m.

Alabama A&M of the Southwestern Athletic Conference saw its two-game winning streak snapped last Wednesday in an 82-44 setback at Minnesota. Rakiyah Beal led the Bulldogs with 12 points, while Jaida Belton added nine rebounds.

North Alabama of the United Athletic Conference has lost two out of its last three games, including a 70-58 loss to South Alabama on Sunday. Alexsandra Alvearado paced the Lions offense with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

Inside the numbers

• Moses Davenport is 13 rebounds away from 500 for her career
• The Bulldogs are averaging 57.1 points per game and shooting 36.9% from the floor
• Coriah Beck is averaging 11.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while Kalia Walker is posting 10.8 points
• Alabama A&M ranks tops in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in fouls per game, free-throw percentage, free-throws made per game (59^th nationally) and scoring defense
• North Alabama is averaging 64.7 points per game and shooting 38.7% from the field
• Alexandra Alvardo paces three Lion players in double figures at 11.7 points and 3.3 boards per game, while Sofia Ceppeliotti and Cameron McNamara are averaging 11 and 10.1 points per game
• The Lions are 32^nd in the country in field-goal percentage defense, 36^th in three-point percentage defense, 43^rd in rebounds per game and 52^nd in defensive rebounds per game

Series history

• This will be the 19^th meeting between the two programs
• North Alabama holds a 15-3 all-time record in the series
• The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings over the Lions
• The most-recent UNA victory in the series was Nov. 22, 2022 – a 66-48 win in Florence.