MONTGOMERY, Ala. | After a three-game road trip, Alabama State returns home for the final time this decade, facing North Alabama at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome Tuesday night.

Tip is set for 6 pm and can be heard on the Hornet Sports Network beginning with the pregame show at 5:45 pm. The game is part of Ugly Christmas Sweater Night.

Aniyah Smith leads Alabama State (3-6) in scoring at 11.3 points per game and is shooting 42.6 (26-of-61) percent from the floor, despite missing the last two contests. Jayla Crawford, who is coming off a 20-point performance against No. 16/16 DePaul on Saturday, is averaging 9.9 points per game and hitting 71.9 (23-of-32) percent from the free throw line.

Ayana Emmanuel is right behind Crawford at 9.7 points per game on the season, while Zomoria Clark is averaging 8.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on the season.

#Scouting North Alabama
UNA is seeking their fourth straight win. The Lions are 6-2 on the season, rebounding from their first home loss of the year against Samford to post three straight victories by an average of 45 points.

After the 120-38 home win over Oakwood, North Alabama is the highest-scoring Division I team in the country. UNA is averaging 91.8 points per game and leads the country with 23.3 assists per contest.

Ivy Wallen leads the ASUN in scoring at 18 points per game and has a nation-leading 9.1 assists-per-contest. She sat out against Oakwood due to a and is questionable at ASU.

North Alabama opened the season as a second-year member of the ASUN Conference. After transitioning to the Division I level, the Lions posted a 21-9 record in their debut season. North Alabama returns five starters from last year's team, including ASUN All-Conference selections Ivy Wallen and Brittany Panetti.

#Last Time Out
Crawford led a pair of players in double figures for Alabama State as they fell to No. 16/16 DePaul 105-76 at Wintrust Arena Saturday afternoon in non-conference action. She led Alabama State (3-6) with 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting from the floor and hit three of her four free throws. She was joined in double figures by Taylor Aikerson with 14 points as she hit on 4-of-7 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.

Alabama State shot 43.9 (29-of-66) percent from the floor, while being held to just 16.7 (3-of-18) percent from beyond the arc. They were also at 53.6 (15-of-28) percent from the free throw line in the loss, while forcing 21 turnovers by the Blue Demons.

DePaul (9-1), the second-highest scoring team in the nation at nearly 89 points per game, had seven players in double figures on the day led by Marisa Warren and Deja Church with 16 points each. Chante Stonewell and Dee Bekelja finished with 12 each, while Jolene Daninger added 11. A pair of players, Kayla Caudle and Nadege Jean each finished with 10.

The Blue Demons finished the day shooting 46.3 (37-of-80) percent from the floor and 38.9 (14-of-36) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 68.0 (17-of-25) percent from the free throw line.

#Season Tickets
Season tickets are still available for Alabama State basketball by calling 334-229-4551 or by visiting BamaStateSport.com. There are also still a limited number of courtside seats available for all home games, and for more information contact Deputy Director of Athletics Terrance Jones at tjones@alasu.edu.

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