The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, February 11
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
5:00 PM
UAB
at
Middle Tennessee
UAB WBB Visits Middle Tennessee On Saturday
2/10/2023 8:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB women's basketball team takes to the road this weekend when it travels to Murfreesboro to face Middle Tennessee on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
UAB LATELY
UAB (11-12, 3-11 C-USA) ended its four-game losing streak after a 61-52 victory over North Texas on Feb. 9. The Blazers are 3-7 on the road this season.
MIDDLE TENNESEE LATELY
Middle Tennessee (19-4, 12-2 C-USA) snapped a two-game losing streak on Feb. 9 with a 94-81 victory over WKU. The Blue Raiders are a perfect 11-0 at the Murphy Center.
UAB AND MIDDLE TENNESEE HISTORY
The series began when the two teams met in the Days Inn Southern Invitational in Atlanta in 1990. That was the first of six nonconference games the teams played before Middle Tennessee joined Conference USA in 2013-14. The Blazers won four of those six. In C-USA play, Middle leads 13-5 and 2-0 in the C-USA Championship. Overall, the Blue Raiders hold the series lead 17-9.
LAST TIME AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESEE
Sara Bershers scored 20 points in her first start in a UAB uniform, but Middle Tennessee came away with a 76-54 victory on Jan. 16, 2023.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Middle Tennessee have nine common opponents this season
VOLUNTEER SOME WINS?
UAB is 83-90 all-time against teams from Tennessee.
SCHEDULE NOTE
The Feb. 18 game vs. UTSA will now have a 1 p.m. tipoff time.
134 AND MORE
On Feb. 9, Margaret Whitley became UAB's all-time leader with 134 games played.
UAB TO THE AAC
American Athletic Conference officials announced that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTSA, Rice and Texas San Antonio will join UAB as new members in the AAC and compete against current AAC members East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State. The move will be official on July 1, 2023.
STREAMING
Saturday's game will be streamed through ESPN+. This is a subscription-based service. Click here to register a new account.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow along with live stats through StatBroadcast.
UP NEXT
The Blazers return home next week for a pair of game against UTEP on Feb. 16 and UTSA on Feb. 18.
PURCHASE YOUR GOLD CARD
Women's Basketball season tickets are available for $65 by purchasing the 2022-23 Gold Card. The Gold Card will allow you to gain access to all home events for Women's Basketball, as well as Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball.
GROUP TICKETS AND FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Individual and corporate groups can plan a memorable experience at Bartow Arena by filling out the UAB Basketball Group Ticket Request Form. Discounted group tickets and fan experiences are available for a minimum purchase of 15 tickets, and fan experiences are available on a first come, first served basis to any home basketball game during the 2022-23 season.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, follow @UAB_WBB on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB LATELY
UAB (11-12, 3-11 C-USA) ended its four-game losing streak after a 61-52 victory over North Texas on Feb. 9. The Blazers are 3-7 on the road this season.
MIDDLE TENNESEE LATELY
Middle Tennessee (19-4, 12-2 C-USA) snapped a two-game losing streak on Feb. 9 with a 94-81 victory over WKU. The Blue Raiders are a perfect 11-0 at the Murphy Center.
UAB AND MIDDLE TENNESEE HISTORY
The series began when the two teams met in the Days Inn Southern Invitational in Atlanta in 1990. That was the first of six nonconference games the teams played before Middle Tennessee joined Conference USA in 2013-14. The Blazers won four of those six. In C-USA play, Middle leads 13-5 and 2-0 in the C-USA Championship. Overall, the Blue Raiders hold the series lead 17-9.
LAST TIME AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESEE
Sara Bershers scored 20 points in her first start in a UAB uniform, but Middle Tennessee came away with a 76-54 victory on Jan. 16, 2023.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Middle Tennessee have nine common opponents this season
VOLUNTEER SOME WINS?
UAB is 83-90 all-time against teams from Tennessee.
SCHEDULE NOTE
The Feb. 18 game vs. UTSA will now have a 1 p.m. tipoff time.
134 AND MORE
On Feb. 9, Margaret Whitley became UAB's all-time leader with 134 games played.
UAB TO THE AAC
American Athletic Conference officials announced that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTSA, Rice and Texas San Antonio will join UAB as new members in the AAC and compete against current AAC members East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State. The move will be official on July 1, 2023.
STREAMING
Saturday's game will be streamed through ESPN+. This is a subscription-based service. Click here to register a new account.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow along with live stats through StatBroadcast.
UP NEXT
The Blazers return home next week for a pair of game against UTEP on Feb. 16 and UTSA on Feb. 18.
PURCHASE YOUR GOLD CARD
Women's Basketball season tickets are available for $65 by purchasing the 2022-23 Gold Card. The Gold Card will allow you to gain access to all home events for Women's Basketball, as well as Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball.
GROUP TICKETS AND FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Individual and corporate groups can plan a memorable experience at Bartow Arena by filling out the UAB Basketball Group Ticket Request Form. Discounted group tickets and fan experiences are available for a minimum purchase of 15 tickets, and fan experiences are available on a first come, first served basis to any home basketball game during the 2022-23 season.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, follow @UAB_WBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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