Volleyball Travels to Fayetteville to Face 12th-Ranked Arkansas Sunday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama (10-7, 0-6 SEC) is back on the road this weekend, facing its fourth opponent in the last five matches in 12th-ranked Arkansas (15-2, 5-0 SEC) Sunday on the SEC Network.

This Weekend: at No. 12 Arkansas

• Fayetteville, Ark. – Barnhill Arena
• Sunday, Oct. 15 – 6 p.m. CT
• TV: SEC Network

Scouting Alabama

• Alabama is back on the road this weekend, heading to Fayetteville to face 12th-ranked Arkansas on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
• The Razorbacks are the Crimson Tide’s fourth ranked opponent in the last five matches, including No. 23 Kentucky (Oct. 1), No. 12 Tennessee (Oct. 4) and No. 9 Florida (Oct. 8)
• Sunday’s match is the first of back-to-back road matches for Alabama before returning home for three straight to close out the month of October
• As a team, Alabama is fifth in the SEC with a .263 hitting percentage while Chaise Campbell is fourth in the individual standings at .376
• Kendyl Reaugh leads the league with 30 aces (0.52/set) while the Tide ranks third as a team with 109 (1.85/set)
• Alabama welcomes back eight returners from last season while adding eight newcomers, including seven freshmen and one transfer

All-Time vs. Arkansas

• Overall: 57th Meeting (17-39)

  • In Tuscaloosa: 11-14 | In Fayetteville: 6-20 | At Neutral Sites: 0-3

• Current Streak: Arkansas +5
• Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2022 – Fayetteville, Ark. – L, 0-3

Last Time Out: Missouri

• After falling in the opening set, Alabama rallied to push set two past the 25-point mark but Missouri held on to win the second and the third, capping a three-set victory over the Crimson Tide Wednesday night at Foster Auditorium
• The match was Alabama’s second straight in which a set went past the 25-point mark, following Sunday’s 29-27 set two against Florida
• The Crimson Tide hit .264 as a team, its highest hitting percentage in SEC play, and its six service aces were Alabama’s second-highest mark against a league opponent this season
• Alyiah Wells led the team with 11 kills and four blocks, including a career-best three solo blocks
• Kendyl Reaugh was one dig shy of a double-double, finishing with nine digs and 10 kills
• Sami Jacobs made her first start of the season, earning eight kills and a pair of service aces

Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top Five)

Team Stats

• 3rd – Aces – 109 (1.85/set)
• 5th – Hitting Pct. -…