THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University women's basketball closes out its two-game homestand on Sunday as the Bulldogs seek back-to-back victories with a matchup against Miles College at the AAMU Event Center. Tip-off against the Golden Bears is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Alabama A&M (2-6) snapped a six-game losing streak on Thursday with a 64-44 victory over Tuskegee during Huntsville City Schools Education Day. Miles (5-1) enters the contest riding a four-game winning streak and suffered its only loss to No. 12 Union on Nov. 18. The Golden Bears will visit Shorter on Saturday before visiting AAMU.
The game will air live on SWAC TV as Mo Carter (play-by-play) and L. Vann Pettaway (analyst) will have the call.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Moses Davenport is 22 rebounds away from 500 for her career
- Kalia Walker is three steals shy of 100 for her career
- The Bulldogs are averaging 56.3 points and shooting 36.3 percent from the floor
- Moses Davenport leads three AAMU players in double figures at 11.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
- Coriah Beck is averaging 11.2 points, while Kalia Walker is posting 10.7 points per game
- Alabama A&M ranks tops in the conference in free-throw percentage, free-throws made per game and scoring defense
- Miles College is averaging 77.7 points per game and shooting 40.5 percent from the field
- Mya Millner paces three Golden Bears in double figures at 12.0 points, followed by Jalyn Shelby (11.7) and Samarian Franklin (10.5)
- The Golden Bears are fifth in NCAA Division II in free throws attempted per game, sixth in turnovers forced per game, seventh in bench points per game and eighth in steals per game
SERIES HISTORY
- This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools
- Alabama A&M won the previous three matchups
- The Bulldogs won the last meeting, 62-51, in 2012
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT
- The Bulldogs return to the road to visit Big 10 opponent Minnesota on Wednesday
- Alabama A&M is 1-0 all-time against the Golden Gophers
- AAMU won the inaugural matchup, 75-68, on Dec. 14, 2010 in T.M. Elmore Gymnasium
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