TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball is back at Foster Auditorium this week with a pair of matches, hosting Missouri on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. CT and Alabama State on Friday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. CT. Friday’s match against the Lady Hornets will be the Crimson Tide’s annual Power of Pink match, helping raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
This Week: vs. Missouri / Alabama State
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs. Missouri – 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, Oct. 14 vs. Alabama State – 6 p.m. CT
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama begins a stretch of three-straight home matches with a pair this week, starting Wednesday against Missouri and continuing Friday against Alabama State
- Friday’s match against the Lady Hornets will be the Crimson Tide’s annual Power of Pink match, helping raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer
- Alabama is coming off a pair of four-set losses on the road at Ole Miss last weekend
- The Crimson Tide leads the SEC and ranks 12th nationally with 132 service aces, while Abby Marjama is sixth nationally with 41
- Alabama returns 14 players from last year’s squad, including seniors Taylor Drapp, Emily Janek, Dru Kuck, Katie Shook and Alyiah Wells and fifth-year senior Marjama
- Newcomers this year include freshman Micah Gryniewicz, an AVCA All-Region honoree from Chandler, Ariz., and sophomore Maddy McCormick, who played at Colorado State last season
Last Time out: at Ole Miss
- Alabama fell in a pair of four-set contests on the road last weekend at Ole Miss, winning the opening set on Friday and the third set on Saturday to avoid the sweep
- The eight service aces in Saturday’s match marked the Crimson Tide’s highest total in SEC play this season and its most since Sept. 10 vs. Arkansas State
- Kendyl Reaugh led the team with 26 kills (3.25/set), posting 17 on Friday to extend her streak of matches with double-digit kills to seven before finishing just shy on Saturday with nine
- Emily Janek now has four double-doubles in five appearances this season after finishing with 34 assists and 10 digs on Friday
Alabama Aces
- Alabama leads the SEC in service aces as a team (132, 1.94/set) while Abby Marjama (41, 0.64/set) leads the individual rankings
- The Tide is one of three SEC teams with over 100 aces, 10 more than second-place Auburn with 122
- After Marjama’s 41 aces, the next-highest…
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