MONTGOMERY, Ala. | After beginning the season with four road contests, Alabama State (0-4) will return to the Dunn-Oliver Acadome as they host South Alabama in their home opener on Sunday afternoon.
The two teams are meeting for the 23rd time, with the series starting on December 12, 1983, and the last meeting being on December 9, 2018. Tip-off is set for 1 pm.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: November 28, 2021
Tip: 1 pm
Site: Montgomery, Ala. | Dunn-Oliver Acadome
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GAME NOTES
- Alabama State and South Alabama will meet for the 23rd time overall, with the Jaguars leading 18-4 in the all-time series.
- Both teams are coming into the game off losses, with the Hornets falling to Georgia in their last matchup 73-43 on November 21 and South Alabama losing to Mercer 67-53 on November 26.
- Senior Ayana Emmanuel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) has scored in double figures in all xx games for the Hornets this season, averaging 12.5 per game. Fellow senior Jayla Crawford (Birmingham, Ala.) is second on the team, averaging 10.0 points per game.
- Alabama State used their fourth different lineup this season in their previous game on the road against Georgia, starting Emmanuel, Jada Nneji (Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada), Farrah Pearson (Hazel Green, Ala.), Tyesha Rudolph (Evergreen, Ala.) and DaKiyah Sanders (Birmingham, Ala.).
- The game on Sunday is the start of a stretch where the Hornets will play three of their next four matches in the state of Alabama, with road games against Jacksonville State and Ohio State between another home contest against Mobile on December 18.
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