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Alabama Basketball: Lady Crimson Tide Destroys Mercer in First Round of WNIT

By Kyle Anderson

Feb 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kristy Curry reacts to action on the court during the 1st half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Foster Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Kelly Lambert-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kristy Curry reacts to action on the court during the 1st half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Foster Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Kelly Lambert-USA TODAY Sports /
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Alabama Basketball scored a major victory Thursday Night as the Lady Crimson Tide dominated the Mercer Bears 81-57 to advance in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

The scoreboard at Coleman Coliseum is still burning hot after Alabama Basketball scored 81 points on Thursday night.

The Lady Crimson Tide dominated Mercer from start to finish in the first round of the WNIT and picked up their 20th win of the season.

Check out the highlights in the tweet below:

Alabama head coach Kristy Curry told rolltide.com

"“I was really pleased with our kids today. Everybody else is on spring break having a fun time, and we are practicing. I really have a lot of respect, especially for these two (Ashley Williams and Hannah Cook) for their leadership this week. It’s just a testament to how much our kids want to win and continue to grow the program and be successful. We learned how it felt a year ago losing at Tulane. To get a 20th win today is a step forward, and I’m real proud of our team.”"

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Alabama Basketball made the entire fan base proud as they played with heart and discipline. The Lady Crimson Tide had 5 players score in the double figures: junior Ashley Williams led the way with 19 points, junior Quanetria Bolton contributed 14 points, and sophomore Shaquera Wade added 12 points while junior Hannah Cook and freshman Jordan Lewis both contributed 10 points each.

The team also shot an eye-popping 52 percent from the field and 32 percent from three-point range. Another area that Alabama improved was at the free-throw line making 77% of their shots from the charity stripe.

Alabama Basketball dominated the boards as well pulling down 48 rebounds and intimidated the Bears shooting with junior Meoshonti Knight recording a record three blocks.

When Alabama head coach Kristy Curry was asked by rolltide.com what she thought of the atmosphere for the game she said:

"“We really appreciate our fans that were in the building today, including our band and everyone else that was here to support us. We need a great crowd in here on Sunday. That would give us a great home-court advantage.”"

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Now the Lady Crimson Tide will host the Little Rock Trojans (25-8) after the defeat Southern Miss on Wednesday. Coleman Coliseum will have two days to get the scoreboard ready for an Alabama Basketball team that is ready to unleash a scoring fury again.

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