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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – 12 different Alabama players scored, while four finished in double-digits in UA's 87-50 dominating win over Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday afternoon in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (10-3) led the Lady Lions (4-7) by 10 points at the half, but outscored SLU 49-22 in the second half on its way to its fifth-straight win.

For the eighth time this season, redshirt junior Jordan Lewis scored in double digits with her team-high 16 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Megan Abrams added 13 points, while tying her career-best five rebounds in the game. Sophomore De'Sha Benjamin scored 11 points, and senior Cierra Johnson added 10 points to go along with tying her season-high rebound total with eight.

From Coach Curry

"To come back out and rebound the ball the way we did and get some looks in transition that started with defending the glass, it really made a big difference for us," said head coach Kristy Curry . "I really liked the way we came out after the half, I thought we were a little sluggish in the first half by not getting some loose balls and not boxing out backside. In the second half, I liked our balance and the fact that everybody got minutes. Our young kids need minutes to get better and we put ourselves in a position to be able to allow that tonight."

Quarter-By-Quarter

The first quarter started out slow with the score tied 12-12 with 3:53 left to play. Alabama surged ahead with a 10-0 run to close out the quarter and take a 22-12 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.

SLU cut the Tide's lead to four points in the second quarter, but UA again went on a scoring run to take a 38-28 lead at the half.

The Lady Lions knocked down a three to begin the third quarter, but the Tide offense heated up, going on a 18-2 scoring run to push Alabama's lead to 58-35 with 4:36 remaining. UA closed the quarter out on a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 68-37. The Crimson Tide outscored the Lady Lions 30-9 in the third.

The Tide continued to build on its lead in the fourth quarter, outscoring SLU 19-13 to notch UA's fifth consecutive victory, 87-50.

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Player Spotlight

Lewis was on fire with her shooting, going 5-of-6 (83 percent), while going a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line and from behind the arc.

Johnson led the Tide in rebounds with eight and dished out a game-high four assists, to go along with another game best, three steals. The senior also had a team-best in plus/minus with a plus-35 for the contest.

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Stats of the Game

Alabama dominated the boards, outrebounding the Lady Lions with a total of 49 rebounds to their 28.

The Crimson Tide bullied the Lady Lions in the paint, with 40 of its points coming from down low, while holding SLU to just 16 points.

UA put on a shooting clinic, knocking down 53 percent (30-of-57) of its field goals, while Southeastern Louisiana only shot 29 percent (19-of-65) from the floor.

The Tide bench continued its solid production by outscoring the SLU reserves, 51-16.

Up Next

The Tide looks to extend its winning streak to six games when it takes on LSU to open up SEC play on Thursday, Jan. 2 in Baton Rouge, La. Tipoff is set for 7:40 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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