STARKVILLE, Miss. – Alabama volleyball dropped a three-set decision to Mississippi State on the road Sunday by set scores of 16-25, 20-25 and 21-25.
Alabama (10-3, 0-2 SEC) couldn’t apply pressure from the service line, ending with a season-low three aces while Mississippi State (8-4, 1-1 SEC) had eight, coupled with 10 service errors from the Crimson Tide. Callie Kieffer earned her fourth double-double of the season, leading the team with 27 assists and 13 digs. Micah Gryniewicz led the team with 11 kills, her seventh match this season with double-digit kills.
“I’m proud of the way our ladies fought tonight. Even though we lost, ultimately the majority of the time we were right there with Mississippi State. We gave up a lot of points and when you’re in tight matches you have to eliminate some of those errors whether it’s miscommunication or service errors or whatever. We have to control the things we can control and be really disciplined.”
Notes
- Alabama falls to 53-20 all-time vs. Mississippi State, including a 19-13 mark in Starkville
- The Bulldogs have now won the last three matchups in the series
- Callie Kieffer earned her fourth double-double of the season with 27 assists and 13 digs
- With 11 kills on Sunday, Micah Gryniewicz has finished with double-digit kills in seven of Alabama’s 13 matches this season
Stat Leaders
Set-by-Set
- Set 1: Mississippi State 25, Alabama 16
- Set 2: Mississippi State 25, Alabama 20
- Set 3: Mississippi State 25, Alabama 21
Up Next: vs. No. 22 Kentucky
- Sunday, Oct. 1 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 1 p.m. CT
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