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Alabama A&M
Volleyball Rolls Over Alabama A&M in Three
8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Aug. 28, 2012
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. - The Alabama volleyball team made quick work of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in the 2012 home opener on Tuesday night from Foster Auditorium, posting a 3-0 victory over the in-state opponent. Individual set scores for the match were 25-11, 25-11, and 25-12. With the victory, the Tide improves to 3-1 on the season while the Bulldogs drop to 0-4 to start the year.
"We clearly were a lot more consistent offensively and we were at a percentage that we felt is acceptable," second-year head coach Ed Allen said of the victory. "Our ball control still needs some work, so we can improve there. Defensively our blocking was the best that we have seen to this point in the year, but our back court defensive could improve. It was a consistent effort and the scores show that 25-11, 25-11, and 25-12. We did well."
Alabama put on a show for the 1,014 fans at Foster Auditorium for the home season opener, as 13 of the 15 players saw action in the match. The Tide collected 45 kills, while hitting at a .356 clip. On the defensive side, UA held the Bulldogs to a -.091 hitting percentage, as AAMU had just 14 kills, while committing 22 errors, as the Tide had a season-high 11 blocks.
For the third straight match, junior outside hitter Andrea McQuaid hit over .400, posting a .412 mark with seven kills on 17 attempts with no errors. Pricilla Duke-Ezeji paced the Tide with eight kills. From the middle blocker position, Alabama got a total of 18 combined kills, as Katherine White had seven, Kanesha Burch had six and Leigh Moyer added four.
Freshman setter Sierra Wilson played another solid match for Alabama, posting 35 assists to go along with a kill and five digs. Yukie Futami eclipsed the 20-dig mark for the third straight match, as she posted a game-high 23 digs.
Alabama returns to action on Friday when they begin action in the Elon Phoenix Classic against North Carolina Central at 3:30 p.m. CT. The Tide closes out the tournament on Saturday with matches against Gardner-Webb and Elon at 9 a.m. CT and 6 p.m. CT, respectively. There will be a live audio broadcast for all three matches available for free through TIDETV on RollTide.com.
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