THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University women's basketball team returns to the road one final time during the regular season as the Bulldogs will visit Florida A&M on Thursday and close out the weekend at Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.
 
Tip-off for Thursday's contest is set for 5:30 p.m. (CT) from the Al Lawson Center, while Saturday's game is set for 2 p.m. (CT) from Moore Gymnasium. Both games will be streamed on SWAC TV.
 
Alabama A&M continues to have a one-game lead in the conference standings as the Bulldogs have won 12 consecutive games since opening league play with a loss. AAMU is seeking conference sweeps of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman, which would push the winning streak to 14 straight.
 
The Bulldogs are coming off a 95-55 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday, which avenged their only SWAC loss. Alabama A&M will look to improve on its 6-5 road mark with the two games in Florida.
 
Florida A&M, which is 6-4 at home this season, is riding a two-game losing streak after dropping a pair of games in Mississippi last week. The Rattlers are 2-2 over the last four games and will look to get back into the win column on Thursday.
 
Bethune-Cookman, which is 4-4 in home games this season, will play host to Alabama State on Thursday before welcoming Alabama A&M to Moore Gymnasium on Saturday. The Wildcats saw their three-game winning streak come to an end last Saturday, with a 66-57 road loss to Alcorn State.
 
Bulldogs at a Glance
Alabama A&M is averaging 63.5 points per game and shooting 40.4 percent from the floor.
 
Kalia Walker leads the Bulldogs offense by averaging 13.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals, while Moses Davenport is recording 10.5 points and 6.1 boards. Coriah Beck is averaging 10.2 points, 4.2 boards and 2.0 assists per game.
 
The Bulldogs ranked tops in the conference in numerous categories, including field goal percentage, field goal percentage defense (42^nd nationally), fouls per game, free throw attempts per game (eighth nationally), free throws made per game (26^th nationally), rebound margin, scoring defense (29^th nationally) and scoring margin.
 
Walker is tops in the SWAC – 18^th nationally – in free-throw percentage and second in the league in free throws.
 
Scouting Florida A&M
The Rattlers are shooting nearly 35.5 percent from the floor and averaging 59.0 points per game.
 
Shaniyah McCarthy paces the FAMU offense at 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists, while Tahnjia Purifory is posting 11.2 points, 3.4 assists, 2.4 boards and 1.9 steals.
 
Purifoy leads the conference in free throws (95^th nationally), second in free-throw attempts and third in free-throw percentage.
 
Scouting Bethune-Cookman
The Wildcats are averaging 55.6 points and shooting 35.6 percent from the floor.
 
Daimoni Dorsey paces the offense at 9.7 points, 3.2 boards, 1.4 steals and 1.1 assists, while Madison Holden is recording 7.3 points.
 
Bethune-Cookman leads the league in free throw percentage, while Tyler Butler ranks third and fourth, respectively, in blocks and blocks per game.
 
Florida A&M Series History
This will be the 11^th meeting between the Bulldogs and Rattlers as Alabama A&M has owned the series, winning nine of the previous 10 games.
 
The Bulldogs' lone defeat in the series came in 2023 – a 69-67 overtime loss in Tallahassee, Fla.
 
Bethune-Cookman Series History
This will be the 13^th meeting between the two programs as Alabama A&M leads the all-time series, 9-3.
 
The Bulldogs have won six straight over the Wildcats. The last Bethune-Cookman victory came in 2023 – a 55-46 win in Daytona Beach, Fla.
 
Thursday's Game Information
Matchup: Alabama A&M at Florida A&M
Alabama A&M Record: 16-9, 12-1 SWAC
Florida A&M Record: 7-17, 6-7 SWAC
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m. (CT)
Location: Al Lawson Center
Watch: SWAC TV
Live Stats: aamusports.com  
 
Saturday's Game Information
Matchup: Alabama A&M at Bethune-Cookman 
Alabama A&M Record: 16-9, 12-1 SWAC
Bethune-Cookman Record: 6-20, 4-9 SWAC
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Moore Gymnasium 
Watch: SWAC TV
Live Stats: aamusports.com  
 
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