OXFORD, Miss. (November 4, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's basketball team travels to Oxford, Miss. for a matchup with the SEC power Ole Miss on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss.
Live stats will be available at RoarLions.com via StatBroadcast. The game will be broadcast and streamed via SEC Network+.
MATCHUP
North Alabama at Ole Miss
Thursday, November 5
6:00 p.m.
Oxford, Miss. – The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
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SERIES HISTORY: This is the first game between the two programs in school history. North Alabama has a 65-83 all-time record against schools from Mississippi across nine different programs.
SCOUTING THE REBELS: Ole Miss finished the 2025-26 season with a 24-12 record and made the second round of the NCAA Tournament before dropping a 65-63 decision at the hands of No. 18 ranked Minnesota. The Rebels had 12-2 record when playing at home and did not lose at home until the second to last home game of the season. Ole Miss began the 2026-27 with a win over in-state opponent Alcorn State 80-38 on Monday night. The Rebels were led by Jaida Civil with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.
ABOUT LAST GAME: The UNA women's basketball team dropped its season opener against Mississippi State by a score of 68-27 on Tuesday night at Humphrey Coliseum. The Lions led Mississippi State for a brief moment in the first quarter. The team forced the Bulldogs into 15 first half turnovers while also holding the board advantage 17-15 in the first half. Mississippi State struggled early before jumping out to a 28-15 lead at halftime. State's forward combo of Favour Nwaedozi and Madison Francis combined for 27 points and 18 rebounds.
HEAD BALL COACH: On March 26, UNA Director of Athletics
Dr. Josh Looney officially named Anna Nimz the 10th head coach of the North Alabama women's basketball program. Nimz takes the helm after a remarkable six-year turnaround at Northwestern State. Beginning in 2020, she took what once was a one-win team and turned it into a Southland Conference contender. Under her leadership, Northwestern State matched or increased its win total all six seasons. The 18 wins this past season were the program's most in 10 years, while the 14 conference wins were the most in 22 years. Entering her UNA tenure, Nimz has 192 wins as a head coach, leading the programs at Kilgore College and Labette Community College prior to Northwestern State.
ALL-UAC NOD: Transfer forward
Brynn Lusby was named to the All-UAC Preseason Team — one of 11 players to receive the nod. Three players from Abilene Christian, the preseason favorites, were chosen including UAC Preseason Player of the Year in Payton Hull. Alongside the coaches' poll rankings being released, the Lions were awarded their first preseason conference selection since
Skyler Gill in 2022-23. Lusby was the sixth conference preseason selection since 2018 joining Gill, Olivia Noah, Brittany Panetti and Ivy Wallen on two separate occasions. Lusby, a first-year transfer from Incarnate Word, appeared in 62 total games with nine starts during her two seasons in Texas.
THE CAPTAINS: With a slew of transfers and a new identity for this North Alabama team, head coach Anna Nimz named forward
Amy Kurkowski, guard
Joceline Geara and guard Ella Maclead as team captains ahead of the 2026-27 season. Kurkowski spent two seasons at Saint Mary's while Macleod spent two years at Collin College. Geara is the lone transfer familiar with Nimz as she was the only player that was brought to Florence from Northwestern State.
NEXT GAME: After a night in Oxford, the Lions have their third-straight road game against Jacksonville State on Monday night in Jacksonville, Ala. at Pete Mathews Coliseum on Monday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m.
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