Alabama Women's Basketball Upset By Vanderbilt
The No. 19 Alabama women's basketball team came up short on Sunday, losing 66-64 to Vanderbilt at home. The Crimson Tide welcomed Sarah Ashlee Barker back into the lineup for the first time in five games. Barker dominated, leading all scorers with a career-high 36-points but it wasn't enough as the Commodores handed Alabama just its second home loss of the season.
“Just disappointed today. I appreciate the great environment and a great group that came out to support us today," Head coach Kristy Curry said. "We hope they'll be back here next Sunday. The game of basketball can teach us a lot about ourselves and it's always about our response. We have an opportunity to learn a lot from this, but credit a really good Vanderbilt team. I think Shea Ralph is one of the best young coaches in the country. I have great respect for her system and style of play, her integrity and how she goes about it. She is one of my favorite people in the business, and I guess if we couldn't get the win today, at least I'm happy for her because they've worked really hard and did a really good job today. They're playing good basketball with the win over Tennessee and now the win here on the road, so credit to those players. They did a really good job today and I’m just disappointed that we weren't able to make a few plays down the stretch and get a stop or two here and there. We missed a couple of easy baskets late. We just have to finish plays that they were able to and we weren't.”
Barker was the only Alabama player in double figures, she secured nine rebounds, four steals and three assists. Zaay Green scored eight points and had eight rebounds and seven assists but unfortunately had 11 turnovers as well.
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