Wednesday, November 23
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
7:00 p.m.
Alabama
vs
Ole Miss
Alabama Volleyball Closes Regular Season With Senior Day Wednesday, Road Match Saturday
11/22/2016 2:15:00 PM | Volleyball
THIS WEEK
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs Ole Miss (16-13, 5-11 SEC)
7 p.m. CT - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - Foster Auditorium
Saturday, Nov. 26 at LSU (9-18, 4-12 SEC)
1 p.m. CT - Baton Rouge, La. - Maravich Assembly Center
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SCOUTING ALABAMA (18-11, 7-9 SEC)
- Alabama only played one match last week, sweeping South Carolina on the road Friday. The win is just the second three-set victory in conference play this season for the Tide and its first sweep over South Carolina since 2013.
- Krystal Rivers' career kills total now sits at 2,083 which is seven shy of Erin Heffner's (2001-04) career record of 2,090. Rivers is averaging 5.77 kills per set this season, which is the second-highest rate of any player in program history. Her career average is at 4.39 kills per set, which is also third in Tide history.
- Rivers leads the SEC and is second nationally in kills (640) and third in points (729.5), kills per set (5.77/set) and points per set (6.57/set). She also ranks second in the SEC in total service aces (44) and third in aces per set (0.40/set).
- Alabama will honor four student-athletes prior to Wednesday's match against Ole Miss in a senior day ceremony: Bria Green, Krystal Rivers, Emily Stebbins and Brittany Thomas.
THE OPPONENTS
Ole Miss RebelsÂ
- Southeastern Conference
- 2016 Record: 16-13 (5-11 SEC)
- Head Coach: Steven McRoberts (Third Season)
- Record at Ole Miss: 60-34 (.638)
Ole Miss Stat Leaders
- Attack Percentage - Kathryn Cather - .358
- Kills - Kate Gibson - 407
- Assists - Aubrey Edie - 1,222
- Digs - Caroline Adams - 350
- Blocks - Taylor Alexander - 112.0
- Aces - Lexi Thompson – 25
LSU Tigers
- Southeastern Conference
- 2016 Record: 9-18 (4-12 SEC)
- Head Coach: Fran Flory (20th Season)
- Record at LSU: 336-233 (.591)
LSU Stat Leaders
- Attack Percentage - Tiara Gibson - .292
- Kills - Gina Tillis - 326
- Assists - Anna Zwiebel - 696
- Digs - Cheyenne Wood - 338
- Blocks - Tiara Gibson - 73.0
- Aces - A. Zwiebel / K. Kampen – 21
ALL-TIME VS. THE OPPONENTS
43-21 vs. Ole Miss
- Current Streak: Ole Miss 4
- First Meeting: Oct. 24, 1975 (Memphis State Tournament - Memphis, Tenn.) - Alabama 2, Ole Miss 0
- Last Meeting: Oct. 23, 2016 (Oxford, Miss.) - Ole Miss 3, Alabama 1
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Nov.25, 2015 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) - Ole Miss 3, Alabama 1
27-34 vs. LSU
- Current Streak: Alabama 3
- First Meeting: Oct. 2, 1976 (MUV Tournament - Columbus, Miss.) -Alabama 2, LSU 0
- Last Meeting: Nov. 27, 2015 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) - Alabama 3, LSU 0
- Last Meeting in Baton Rouge: Oct. 18, 2015 - Alabama 3, LSU 2
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA SWEEPS SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA
- Alabama 3, South Carolina 0 Alabama volleyball needed just three sets to dispatch South Carolina Friday night at the Carolina Volleyball Center, sweeping the Gamecocks by set scores of 28-26, 25-19 and 25-22. Alabama has now won six-straight matches over South Carolina stretching back to the 2013 season. The two teams went to extra points in the first set as Alabama came back to take the lead in the late stages of the frame before winning a comparatively decisive second set, 25-19. A late push by the Gamecocks in set three added some drama in the final points but Alabama ultimately persevered to win 25-22. Krystal Rivers led all players with 19 kills, her second-highest total in a three-set match this season, which puts her just seven shy of tying the Alabama career kills record with two matches remaining in the regular season. Rivers also earned four of the team's seven service aces, tying a season-high. Shannon Mikesky and Alexa Tomlak split setting duties, earning 18 and 12, respectively, while Abolanle Onipede went error-free with a .385 hitting percentage, her second-highest total in SEC play.
SOUTH CAROLINA MATCH SUPERLATIVES
- Friday's win marked the Alabama's sixth-straight over South Carolina, tied for the longest current winning streak for the Tide vs. an SEC opponent. Alabama has also won its past six matchups against Arkansas and Georgia. The second-longest current winning streak for Alabama comes against Saturday's opponent, LSU, as the Tide has won each of the last three meetings.
- Krystal Rivers scored four service aces in the match against the Gamecocks, her second-straight match with four aces and her fourth of the season. This brings her season total to 44, just four shy of her previous season high of 48 set in 2014. That year, she averaged 0.36 aces per set over 34 matches while she is averaging 0.40 per set over 29 matches so far this season. She has scored at least one ace in 22 of the 29 matches played.
- Shannon Mikesky started Friday's match at setter but split duties with Alexa Tomlak, as the pair finished with 18 and 12 assists, respectively. The two also finished in double figures in the Oct. 23 match at Ole Miss when Mikesky exited with an injury midway through and Tomlak finished the match. Prior to that, the last time two Alabama players both finished with double-digit assists in the same match was on Aug. 30, 2013 against Seton Hall when Sierra Wilson and Andrea McQuaid finished with 29 and 21, respectively.
RIVERS IN THE RECORD BOOKS
As Krystal Rivers nears the end of her Crimson Tide career, the fifth-year senior is poised to finish among the top 10 in numerous career categories at Alabama. With 2,083 kills, she is seven away from tying Erin Heffner's (2001-04) school record of 2,090. In the Nov. 9 win over Auburn, Rivers surpassed Heffner's career points record and currently sits in first place with 2,407.5 points.
Krystal Rivers Career Rankings at Alabama (Top 10)
- Points - 1st (2,432.0)
- Kills - 2nd (2,083) *7 shy of record*
- Attacks - 2nd (4,582) *203 shy of record*
- Kills Per Set - 3rd (4.39)
- Points Per Set - 3rd (5.13)
- Total Blocks - 5th (363)
- Solo Blocks - 5th (71)
- Block Assists - 5th (292)
- Sets Played - 5th (474)
- Attack Percent - 6th (.314)
- Matches Played - T6th (125)
- Aces - 8th (132)
MOVING UP THE CAREER RANKINGS
- In addition to Rivers, multiple other Tide teammates are moving up the career rankings
- Junior Natalie Murison is currently fourth all-time at Alabama with 1,239 digs over 375 sets played. She is just 25 shy of moving to third place and 485 shy of Amy Pauly's (2005-08) school record of 1,724. Murison is also ranked seventh all-time with 3.30 digs per set.
- Junior Leah Lawrence is ranked eighth all-time in block assists (262), 10th in total blocks (312) and 13th in solo blocks (50). Lawrence and Krystal Rivers are the only players in program history since 2007 with over 300 career blocks.
- Brittany Thomas jumped into the top 10 in career kills following the Nov. 13 match against Florida, now owning 1,299. She is also ranked sixth all-time in digs (1,169), making her the sixth player in program history to be ranked in the top 10 in both kills and digs, the first since Bridget Fuentez (2004-07).
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