FLORENCE, Ala. (November 12, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's basketball team hosts Fisk University for the first home game inside CB&S Bank Arena on Friday at 6 p.m. in Florence, Ala.
Live stats will be available at RoarLions.com via StatBroadcast. The game will be broadcast and streamed via ESPN+ with "Voice of the Lions" Benjamin Ray and Jordan Campbell on the call with Gyvan Hammons manning the sidelines; Grant Wakefield will have the hometown call on RoarLions Productions.
MATCHUP
North Alabama vs. Fisk
Friday, November 13
6:00 p.m.
Florence, Ala. – CB&S Bank Arena
Live Stats | ESPN+ | RLP
NOTES
ABOUT LAST GAME: First-year head coach Anna Nimz led the University of North Alabama women's basketball team to its first win of the season and her first as UNA's head coach with a 66-63 victory at Jacksonville State on Monday in Jacksonville, Ala. The Lions dominated the rebounding battle in the win, 44-24. Junior captain Amy Kurkowski found her footing in the second half, as she finished with 15 points, six rebounds and three assists — a second consecutive game with a career-high in points for the junior transfer. North Alabama lost the rebound battle to Mississippi State by one and won the rebounding battle in Oxford against No. 19 Ole Miss by seven last week. On Monday, North Alabama had 14 offensive rebounds at the half, as many as JSU had total for the for first two periods.
SERIES HISTORY: North Alabama and Fisk have played seven times through with the first game coming during the 2012-13 season. The pair of programs first met in the Division I era during the 2022-23 season. North Alabama has all seven wins in the series history with the largest margin of victory (75) coming during the 2017 season with a 115-40 win. This is the fourth meeting during Division I and the Lions average over 86 points per contest.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Fisk has opened the season dropping both the first two games. The Bulldogs dropped their first game to UAB 77-67 before falling at home to Cumberland 78-76. Fisk averages over 71 points per game but allows nearly 78 points to opponents. The Bulldogs hit the glass hard as they average 44 rebounds a game with 18 on the offensive side of the floor. Last season, Fisk finished 9-17 through 26 games and were 4-9 on the road.
REBOUNDING ROOK: The Lions have a 6'5 center for the first time in a decade, and so far, Emma D'este is putting her height on notice. The Lions fell one short of the rebounding battle against Mississippi State in Starkville but turned around to win the rebounding battle in Oxford against No. 19 Ole Miss on Thursday. D'este was an important piece as she had a third (13) of the 36 rebounds the team collected against Ole Miss. The freshman from Italy leads the team in rebounding averaging seven per game. She is currently sixth in the UAC for rebounds per game.
FIRST BUT NOT LAST: First-year head coach Anna Nimz earned her first win at North Alabama over famed rival Jacksonville State on Monday night, 66-63. Nimz had two hard-fought losses to SEC powers Mississippi State and No. 19 Ole Miss before celebrating her first career victory against the Gamecocks.
FLAMETHROWER AGENT ZERO: Captain Amy Kurkowski is known for prolific scoring, which gave her the nickname 'Flamethrower' by her teammates and coaches. Against No. 19 Ole Miss, she set a career-high in points with 11 in only her second game as a Lion. In her third game? She reset her career-high with 15 points against Jacksonville State. She had 11 points alone in the third period of play, shooting 4-for-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from behind the arc.
NEXT GAME: The Lions get back on the road for their final road SEC matchup against Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Nashville, Tenn. at Memorial Gymnasium.
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