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Alabama Opens SEC Tournament as No. 11 Seed vs. Missouri After Late Skid

Fresh conference honors for Jessica Timmons and Karly Weathers frame a team searching for momentum.

Overview

  • The No. 11 Crimson Tide (21-9, 7-9 SEC) face 14-seed Missouri on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
  • Alabama has dropped five of its last six, including three losses to top-five opponents, and enters with a four-game SEC Tournament skid.
  • Jessica Timmons was named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.8 points on 44.6% shooting, including 42.2% from three and 86.2% at the line.
  • Karly Weathers earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and has started all 30 games, averaging 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
  • The offense is guard-driven, with four starting guards among five players at eight-plus points per game, as rotation pieces Ace Austin (concussion symptoms) and Naomi Jones (ankle) remain question marks.