University of Alabama at Birmingham athletics

BIRMINGHAM – The UAB women’s basketball team will play its last true regular season game on the road Thursday night when the Blazers visit Rice. Tipoff is at 7pm
UAB LATELY
UAB (12-14, 4-13 C-USA) ended its three-game losing streak with a 67-64 victory over UTSA on February 18. The Blazers are 3-8 on the road this season.
RICE LATELY
Rice (18-7, 9-7 C-USA) has won two of his last three games, including an 82-64 win at WKU on Feb. 18. The Owls are 11-2 at Tudor Fieldhouse this season.
UAB AND RICE HISTORY
The teams first met in 2006 and have met every year except 2021 due to COVID-19. Rice leads the all-time series 11-10. The Blazers won both games in the C-USA Championship (2012, 2018).
THE LAST TIME AGAINST RICE
Rice overcame a 12-point third quarter deficit in its 67-57 win over UAB on January 28. Margaret Whitley led the Blazers with 14 points. Maria Roters and Desiree Ware each scored 10 points, and Denim DeShields led all players with nine assists.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Rice have nine common opponents this season
TOUGH TEXAS
UAB is 66-58 all time against Texas state teams.
134 AND MORE
On February 9, Whitley became UAB’s all-time leader with 134 games played.
UAB TO AAC
American Athletic Conference officials announced that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTSA, Rice and Texas San Antonio will join UAB as new AAC members 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
Thursday’s game will be streamed on ESPN+. This is a subscription based service. Click here to register a new account.
LIVE STATISTICS
Fans can follow live stats via Sidearm Stats.
NEXT
The Blazers return home to close out the regular season against WKU (February 25) and Charlotte (March 4).
BUY YOUR GOLD CARD
Women’s basketball season passes are available for $65 with the purchase of the 2022-23 Gold Card. The Gold Card will allow you access to all home events in Women’s Basketball, 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 completing the UAB Basketball Group Ticket Application 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 serve basis for 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 Chirping and Instagram.