After defeating Hawai’i in the opening round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament, the No. 2 seed Lady Rebels host the No.3 seed Florida Gators on Sunday, March 23 at 2pm PT at the Cox Pavillion.
The Lady Rebels are led by Amarachi Kimpson, averaging 14.2 points per game. Kimpson also leads the Lady Rebels with 5.2 field goals made per game.
Kiara Jackson is the Lady Rebels’ second-leading scorer, averaging 12.5 points per game. Jackson also leads the team in assists, dishing out 4.9 per game.
Alyssa Brown leads the Lady Rebels in rebounds, averaging 5.9 per game.
The Florida Gators are 17-17 for the season. The Gators come into this game off an 83-71 win over UNI in the first round of the WBIT.
The Gators are led by Liv McGill, averaging 16.1 points per game. Second in scoring and leading the team in rebounds for the Gators is Ra Shaya Kyle. She averages 14.4 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game.
The Lady Rebels are 2-0 all-time against Florida. This marks only the third meeting between the two teams.
The game will be nationally televised live on ESPN+.
