UAB Women's Basketball UAB Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 12, 2018) All Games
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2017-18 C-USA Regular Season Champions | 9 Post-Season Appearances | 33 All-Conference Performers UAB Women’s Basketball WBB Contact: Abby Vinson | [email protected] | (205) 541-1751 | @AbbyLVinson Game UAB Blazers (11-1, 0-0 C-USA) 2018-19 Schedule & Results vs. UAH Chargers (4-6, 0-0 Gulf South) Overall: 11-1 | C-USA: 0-0 13 DEC. 30 | BARTOW ARENA | BIRMINGHAM, ALA. | 2 P.M. Home: 5-0 | Away: 3-0 | Neutral: 2-1 UAB BLAZERS UAH CHARGERS OCTOBER Broadcast ................Holly Berry Series.................UAB leads 15-2 Watch .............................CUSA TV Longest Win Streak .....UAB, 7 Date Opponent Time Live Stats ...........UABSports.com Largest UAB Win . 44, 12/2/89 30 Miles College (Exh.) W, 95-53 Tickets..............UABSports.com Last Meeting ..........UAB, 88-44 NOVEMBER .......Bartow Arena Ticket Office Norton vs. UAH .....................0-0 Date Opponent Time 3 Young Harris (Exh.) W, 101-37 9 Appalachian State W, 80-61 Head Coach .............................................. Randy Norton Head Coach ......................................Andrea Lemmond 15 Memphis W, 85-54 Record at UAB ............................................102-67/Sixth Record at UAH ..................................................48-2/Fifth 20 at Chicago State W, 90-45 Career Record .......................................................... Same Career Record .......................................................... Same 22 vs. Oklahoma (1) W, 89-84 Points Leader ........................................ Kuzmanic, 15.4 Points Leader ............................................Sanders, 17.3 24 vs. No. 9 Tennessee (1) L, 73-69 (OT) Rebounds Leader .........................................Magee, 6.3 Rebounds Leader ...................................... Sanders, 8.0 28 Alabama A&M W, 82-47 Assists Leader .................................................Barnes, 69 Assists Leader .................................................. Payne, 23 30 Alcorn State W, 80-53 Steals Leader ...................................................Barnes, 15 Steals Leader .....................................................Harris, 12 DECEMBER PROJECTED STARTING FIVE Date Opponent Time 5 at Samford W, 66-41 8 McNeese State W, 91-48 16 at Alabama State W, 62-47 20 vs. Coppin State (2) W, 86-61 21 at FGCU (2) W, 62-60 30 UAH 2 p.m. JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5 Date Opponent Time 3 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. BARNES KUZMANIC VENDRELL CHILDRESS THOMAS 5 at FIU* 1 p.m. PPG: 9.9 PPG: 15.4 PPG: 4.1 PPG: 13.5 PPG: 11.9 10 Louisiana Tech* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. RPG: 2.2 RPG: 5.1 RPG: 4.4 RPG: 4.2 RPG: 6.0 12 Southern Miss* 2 p.m. AST: 5.8 AST: 4.5 AST: 2.0 AST: 1.7 AST: 0.4 17 at UTEP* 7 p.m. STL: 1.3 STL: 1.0 STL: 1.0 STL: 0.6 STL: 0.5 19 at UTSA* 1 p.m. MIN: 33.6 MIN: 32.8 MIN: 20.2 MIN: 30.7 MIN: 20.2 24 North Texas* 11 a.m. 26 Rice* 2 p.m. BLAZER BITES FEBRUARY . UAB is in its 41st season of basketball and owns a 639-561 (.532) overall record. Date Opponent Time . Sitting at 11-1 on the season, the Blazers are off to their best start in school 2 at Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. history. The lone loss on the season came in overtime to, then, No. 11 Tennessee in 7 at Old Dominion* (ESPN+) 5:30 p.m. the Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas. 9 at Charlotte* (ESPN+) 3 p.m. 14 Marshall* 6 p.m. UAB is coming off of a first place finish at the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic in 16 WKU* (ESPN+) 2 p.m. Fort Myers, Fla. The Blazers edged FGCU 62-60 in the championhip game behind 23 Middle Tennessee* 2 p.m. Deanna Kuzmanic’s 31 points and Tournament MVP honors. FEBRUARY . Sixth year head coach notched his 100th career win earlier this season when the Date Opponent Time UAB defeated Alabama State 62-47 in Montgomery. Norton became the third coach 2 UTEP* 2 p.m. in program history to secure 100 wins as a Blazer. 7 at Louisiana Tech* 6:30 p.m. Senior Deanna Kuzmanic is the reinging Conference USA Player of the Week. The 13-16 C-USA Tournament TBD Mount Prospect, Ill., native averaged 24 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over the * - Denote C-USA Game | Home games listed in BOLD | All two games in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic. The guard netted a career best 31 points time listed central | 1- Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) | in the championship game, while matching her career high of eight rebounds in 2 - FGCU Tournament (Fort Myers, Fla.) | 3 - Irving, Texas both contests en route to earning Tournament MVP honors. 2017-18 C-USA REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................Birmingham, Ala. Founded ....................................................................... 1969 Enrollment ................................................................21,923 President ....................................................... Dr. Ray Watts Athletics Director ........................................Mark Ingram Nickname ................................................................. Blazers Colors .................................. Forest Green and Old Gold Conference.............................................Conference USA BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season ............................................................1978-79 All-Time Record ....................................................639-561 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................2 Last .................................................... 2000, Sweet 16 WNIT Appearances ...........................................................6 Last .........................................2018, Second Round WBI Appearances ..............................................................1 Last ................................................. 2011, Champion Front to Back, Left to Right: Emily Frasco, Margaret Whitley, Lea Kerstein, Maya Garland, Head Coach Randy Norton, Deanna Kuzmanic, Miyah Barnes, Rachael Childress, Audrey Jordan, Randy Towner, Dodie COACHING STAFF Dunson, Kayla Alexander, Reagan Miller, Sara Rosenfeldt, Katelynn Thomas, Talia Roldan, Angela Vendrell, Head Coach ...................................Randy Norton, Sixth Trista Magee, Imani Johnson, Taren Martin, Stephanie Magee, Ben Hardiman Alma Mater ..............................................Iowa, 1986 Record at UAB .................................................102-67 ROSTER Overall Record .................................................. Same No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Associate Head Coach ..................Taren Martin, Sixth 0 Miyah Barnes G 5-5 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Central 1 Margaret Whitley G 5-8 Fr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva Assistant Coach .............................Dodie Dunson, First 3 Angela Vendrell G 6-2 Jr. Alicante, Spain/CB Claret Benimaclet Assistant Coach .............................Reagan Miller, Third 4 Talia Roldan F 6-4 So. Griffith, Ind./Andrean Director of Operations .....................Kayla Alexander, Third 5 Emily Frasco G 5-11 Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill. Graduate Assistant .....................Ben Hardiman, Second 10 Sara Rosenfeldt F 6-0 Fr. St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East 12 Trista Magee G 6-1 RS-Jr. Ellisville, Miss./Alabama 2017-18 REVIEW 13 Katelynn Thomas F 6-0 Jr. Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley 20 Deanna Kuzmanic G 5-9 Sr. Mount Prospect, Ill./Wheeling Overall Record ............................................................. 27-7 22 Maya Garland G 5-8 RS-Sr. River Forest, Ill./Fenwick C-USA Record ...................................................... 13-3 23 Lea Kerstein G 5-8 RS-So. West Chicago, Ill./Montini C-USA Tournament ................................Championship 24 Audrey Jordan G 5-10 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison ............................................................................L, 72-57 32 Rachael Childress F 5-10 Jr. Moulton, Ala./Lawrence County WNIT ............................................................Second Round 34 Imani Johnson F 6-0 Jr. Southaven, Miss./Desoto Central ............................................................................L, 91-47 STAFF 2018-19 PREVIEW Randy Norton Head Coach (Sixth Season) Taren Martin Associate Head Coach (Sixth Season) Starters Returning/Lost ...............................................4/1 Dodie Dunson Assistant Coach (First Season) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...................................6/2 Reagan Miller Assistant Coach (Third Season) Newcomers ..........................................................................4 Kayla Alexander Director of Operations (Second Season) Ben Hardiman Graduate Assistant (Second Season) MEDIA RELATIONS Mel Robinson Interim Athletic Trainer (First Season) Associate AD-Communications ................ Ted Feeley Randy Towner Strength and Conditioning (First Season) Assistant Director ......................................Josh Brunner PRO-NUN-C-AY-TION GY-IDE Athletic Communications Associate ......Shane Switzer No. Name Pronunciation Athletic Communications Associate 0 MIYAH Barnes MY-uh Barnes WBB ................................................................. Abby Vinson 4 TALIA ROLDAN tuh-LEE-uh ROLL-dawn E-Mail ........................................ [email protected] 12 Trista MAGEE MUH-gee Cell ..................................................... (205) 541-1751 20 Deanna KUZMANIC KOOZ-man-IC Office ................................................. (205) 934-0722 23 Lea KERSTEIN cur-STYNE Mailing Address ........................617 13th Street South 34 IMANI Johnson ee-MAH-knee ................................Bartow Arena West Tower 105 .............................................Birmingham, AL, 35294 @UAB_WBB GAME 13: UAB VS. UAH 2 DEC. 30 |