LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team travels to the West Florida Classic this weekend in search of its first win of the season. UWA (0-5) will open the classic against Livingstone College on Friday, Dec. 5 with a 4:00 p.m. tip-off. Live stats will be available at athletics.uwa.edu.

Along with LC (2-2, 0-1 CIAA), UWA will face Eckerd College (3-2), another first ever opponent, on day two of the UWF Classic.

Valerie Harris and Keiara Middleton pace the Tigers in scoring. Harris, a Lake, Miss.-native, is averaging 16 points to go along with her team-leading nine rebounds per game, which ranks sixth and fourth in the Gulf South Conference respectively. Middleton, a Birmingham, Ala.-product, is averaging 10 points per game, rounding out the double figure scorers for the Red and White.

Brittany Wright leads the Blue Bears in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. Wright is tied for the team lead in rebounds with Cassaundra Rhodes with nine rebounds per outing. LC lost its last affair at Shaw University 70-56.

Eckerd will face host West Florida in the opening day of the classic. After opening the season 3-0, the Tritons enter the weekend on a two-game, losing skid, falling to Georgia Southwestern (L, 75-74) and at St. Thomas (L, 79-70). Ashley Lutz leads EC in scoring with 17.8 points per contest. Olivia Nagle is second on the team in scoring with 13.8 points and a team-leading nine rebounds per game.

West Alabama returns to action, following the UWF Classic, in Memphis, Tenn. against Christian Brothers. Tip-off at CBU is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9.