Volleyball Returns Home Sunday Hosting No. 23 Kentucky

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball faces the first of three straight ranked opponents, welcoming 23rd-ranked Kentucky to Foster Auditorium on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. CT.

This Weekend: vs. No. 23 Kentucky

• Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
• Sunday, Oct. 1 – 1 p.m. CT
• Live Stream: SECN+

Scouting Alabama

• Alabama returns to Foster Auditorium this weekend, hosting No. 23 Kentucky on Sunday
• Sunday’s match begins a stretch of three straight against ranked opponents, with the 22nd-ranked Wildcats followed by No. 12 Tennessee (Oct. 4) and No. 4 Florida (Oct. 8)
• The Crimson Tide opened SEC play last weekend on the road, falling to Ole Miss and Mississippi State
• Alabama is third in the SEC in aces (95 – 2.07/set) and fourth in hitting percentage (.277), with Kendyl Reaugh leading the individual standings in aces (26 – 0.58/set) while Callie Kieffer is fourth in assists (474 – 10.53/set)
• Alabama welcomes back eight returners from last season while adding eight newcomers, including seven freshmen and junior transfer Francesca Bertucci

Last Time Out: Ole Miss/Mississippi State

• Overall: 51st Meeting (14-36)

  • In Tuscaloosa: 8-17 | In Lexington: 4-19 | At Neutral Sites: 2-0

• Current Streak: Kentucky +12
• Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2022 – Lexington, Ky. – L, 1-3
• Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Oct. 9, 2021 – L, 0-3

Last Time Out: Ole Miss/Mississippi State

• Alabama opened conference play on the road last weekend, falling in three sets to Ole Miss and Mississippi State
• The losses were the Tide’s first to come in three sets this season, owning a 7-2 record in three-set matches
• Callie Kieffer posted her fourth double-double of the season with 27 assists and 13 digs vs. the Bulldogs
• With 11 kills against MSU, Micah Gryniewicz now has double-digit kills in seven of Alabama’s 13 matches this season

Alabama Wins vs. Ranked Opponents

• Alabama has won eight matches against ranked opponents in program history, last doing so on Sept. 23, 2016 against Texas A&M
• All but one of the eight victories came at home, with the lone ranked win away from Tuscaloosa coming on Sept. 7, 2007 against then-No. 13 Ohio in South Bend, Ind.
• The win over the Bobcats is also the only out-of-conference ranked victory

Alabama Wins vs. Ranked Opponents

• Sept. 23, 2016 vs. No. 19 Texas A&M – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 3-2
• Oct. 31, 2014 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M -…