Alabama WBB Blows Out North Florida, 89-25

The Crimson Tide closed out non-conference play with a decisive win.

For the third time since Sunday, it was all Crimson Tide inside Coleman Coliseum. 

Alabama women's basketball closed out a four-game home stretch with an 89-25 win over North Florida Thursday afternoon.

"Really good effort from our team today," Alabama head coach Kristy Curry said after the game. "I thought they did an amazing job of being where their feet were instead of focusing on heading home this afternoon. I thought they really took care of business."

Freshman Karly Weathers led all scorers was one point off her season high with 21 points on 5 of 9 shooting from beyond the arc. She also grabbed seven rebounds. 

It was an overall impressive day for the Crimson Tide shooting 3-pointers. Brittany Davis opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and it was just a sign of things to come.Alabama was 15-for-39 from deep, marking the third straight game the Crimson Tide has made at least 15 3-pointers. Aaliyah Nye had four and Davis added three of her own.  

The Crimson Tide was dominant from the opening tip on, but especially in the second half, only allowing ten points in the final 20 minutes of play. 

Alabama finishes non-conference play with an 11-2 record on a nine-game win streak and will head into a slight break for the holidays before opening SEC play at home against Georgia Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.

"You always want your team to go home with a smile at Christmas, so today I’m really excited that our team gets home with a smile at Christmas," Curry said. "I loved the way the won the game today. It’s always about how you win, and I loved the way they approached the opportunity today.”

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