Friday, October 18
Baton Rouge, La.
7 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
LSU
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics/ Jake Arthur
Alabama Volleyball Travels to Face LSU Friday, Returns Home Hosting Kentucky Sunday
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Sunday’s match will be the Crimson Tide’s annual Power of Pink match
THIS WEEKEND:
ALABAMA (11-5, 3-2 SEC) AT LSU (9-7, 3-3 SEC)
- Friday, Oct. 18 – 7 p.m. CT
- Baton Rouge, La. – Pete Maravich Assembly Center
ALABAMA (11-5, 3-2 SEC) VS. #16 KENTUCKY (12-5, 5-1 SEC)
- Sunday, Oct. 20 – 2 p.m. CT
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama is 11-5 overall and 3-2 in Southeastern Conference play after a home win against Mississippi State last Wednesday
- The Crimson Tide is just past the halfway mark of the regular season, with 16 matches played and 13 remaining
- Three of Alabama's next four matches will be away from home, but the Tide will then close out the regular season with six of the final nine matches in Foster Auditorium
- In conference-only matches, Alabama leads the SEC in digs (325, 16.25/set) and is third in blocks (54, 2.70/set)
- Junior Kaylee Thomas and freshman Alyiah Wells are ranked fourth in the SEC in digs (242, 4.17/set) and blocks (66, 1.20/set), respectively
- The Crimson Tide returns 11 players from last season's team, including starters Doris Carter, Meghan Neelon, Kaylee Thomas, Ginger Perinar and Hayley McSparin
- Eight newcomers join the roster, including six freshmen and two graduate transfers
ALL-TIME VS. LSU
- Overall: 66th Meeting (LSU leads 36-29)
- In Tuscaloosa: 19-13 | In Baton Rouge: 6-20 | At Neutral Sites: 4-2
- Current Streak: LSU +1
- Last Meeting: Nov. 4, 2019 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 2-3
- Last Meeting in Baton Rouge: Oct. 15, 2017 - L, 1-3
ALL-TIME VS. KENTUCKY
- Overall: 48th Meeting (Kentucky leads 33-14)
- In Tuscaloosa: 8-15 | In Lexington: 4-18 | At Neutral Sites: 2-0
- Current Streak: Kentucky +9
- Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2018 - Lexington, KY. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Nov. 8, 2017 - L, 1-3
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA ENDURES LENGTHY SECOND SET, DEFEATS MISSISSIPPI STATE
- Alabama volleyball earned a four-set win over Mississippi State Wednesday night in Foster Auditorium, including its lengthiest set in over a decade
- Alabama held the lead the entire first set, defeating Mississippi State, 25-18
- The second set extended well past the 25-point mark, with 14 set points before the Bulldogs eventually won, 39-37
- The 76 combined points in the second set is the highest point total for the Crimson Tide since a 42-40 set loss to Ole Miss on Nov. 8, 2007
- With the match tied at 1-1, Alabama rebounded with a more decisive 25-17 win in the third frame before closing out the match with a 25-19 win in the fourth
- Five Tide players finished with double-digit kills, led by 15 from senior Ginger Perinar
- Sophomore Erin Curl tallied a career-best 14 kills with junior Doris Carter also earning 14 along with 12 digs for her third double-double of the season
- Sophomore Emily Janek posted her second double-double with 55 assists and 17 digs, both season highs for the setter
- Freshman PG Garrison tied Janek for the team lead on defense with 17 digs, also a season high
ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP FIVE)
Team (Overall)
- 2nd - Blocks (144, 2.44/set)
- 3rd - Opponent Hitting Percentage (.177)
- 4th - Digs (852, 14.44/set)
- 5th - Aces (76, 1.29/set)
Team (SEC Matches)
- 1st - Digs (325, 16.25/set)
- 3rd - Blocks (54, 2.70/set)
- 5th - Hitting Percentage (.237)
Individual (Overall)
- 4th - Blocks - Alyiah Wells (66, 1.20/set)
- 4th - Digs - Kaylee Thomas (242, 4.17/set)
Individual (SEC Matches)
- 4th - Hitting Percentage - Hayley McSparin (.360)
- 5th - Digs - Kaylee Thomas (87, 4.35/set)
MOVING UP THE UA CAREER RANKINGS
- Senior Hayley McSparin is among the top 10 at Alabama in career attack percentage (7th - .306), solo blocks (8th - 63) and block assists (10th - 252)
- McSparin is currently four total blocks shy from moving into the top 10 in that category
- With 881 career digs, junior Kaylee Thomas is No. 20 all-time at UA and is just five away from 19th-place Kayla Fitterer (2009-12) and 16 from 18th-place Monica Davis (1995-98)
- Thomas' 2.99 digs-per-set average ranks ninth
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 victory 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 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Sept. 7, 2007 vs. No. 13 Ohio - South Bend, Ind. - 3-2
- Oct. 15, 2006 vs. No. 18 Tennessee - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Oct. 8, 2006 vs. No. 10 LSU - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Nov. 19, 2005 vs. No. 25 Tennessee - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Sept. 30, 2005 vs. No. 24 LSU - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Nov. 22, 2002 vs. No. 18 South Carolina - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-0
FINDING A HOME AT FOSTER
- Since moving back into a renovated Foster Auditorium in 2011, Alabama has compiled an 85-40 (.680) record on its home court
- Seven of the previous eight seasons have seen double-digit win totals, including a program-best 12 in 2016
- Attendance has surged since the Tide's move back to Foster Auditorium as well, welcoming over 12,000 fans in five of the last seven seasons after surpassing 10,000 just once prior to 2011
UP NEXT
Alabama hits the road for a pair of matches next weekend, starting in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 25 against the 13th-ranked Florida Gators (14-3, 5-1 SEC) before heading to Columbia, S.C. to face South Carolina (11-8, 3-4 SEC) on Sunday, Oct. 27.
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