Friday, October 25
Gainesville, Fla.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Florida
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics/ Jake Arthur
Alabama Volleyball Faces Road Tests at Florida and South Carolina
10/24/2019 9:49:00 AM | Volleyball
Match NotesLive Stats at FloridaLive Video at Florida (Online Only)Live Stats at South CarolinaLive Video at South Carolina (ESPNU)
Sunday’s match vs. the Gamecocks will air live on ESPNU
THIS WEEKEND
ALABAMA (11-7, 3-4 SEC) AT #13 FLORIDA (15-3, 6-1 SEC)
- Friday, Oct. 25 – 6 p.m. CT
- Gainesville, Fla. – Stephen O' Connell Center
ALABAMA (11-7, 3-4 SEC) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (11-8, 3-4 SEC)
- Sunday, Oct. 27 – 12 p.m. CT
- Columbia, S.C. – Carolina Volleyball Center
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama is 11-7 overall and 3-4 in Southeastern Conference play with 11 matches remaining in its regular season slate
- After this weekend's road swing at Florida and South Carolina, the Tide will close out the remainder of its schedule with six of the final nine matches at Foster Auditorium
- In conference-only matches, Alabama leads the SEC in digs (421, 15.59/set) and junior Kaylee Thomas ranks third individually in that category (282, 4.34/set)
- In overall stats, Thomas is ranked third in the league in digs (421, 15.59/set) while freshman Alyiah Wells is fourth in blocks (67, 1.08/set)
- Junior Doris Carter and freshman Emily Janek lead the team with three double-doubles each, with all three of Janek's coming in SEC play
- The Crimson Tide returns 11 players from last season's team, including starters Doris Carter, Meghan Neelon, Kaylee Thomas, Ginger Perinar and Hayley McSparin
- Along with first-year head coach Lindsey Devine, eight newcomers join the roster including six freshmen and two graduate transfers
ALL-TIME VS. FLORIDA
- Overall: 52nd Meeting (Florida leads 46-5)
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-22 | In Gainesville: 0-21 | At Neutral Sites: 3-2
- Current Streak: Florida +46
- Last Meeting: Oct. 14, 2018 - Gainesville, Fla. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Sept. 20, 2018 - L, 0-3
ALL-TIME VS. SOUTH CAROLINA
- Overall: 51st Meeting (Alabama leads 30-20)
- In Tuscaloosa: 16-7 | In Columbia: 10-12 | At Neutral Sites: 4-1
- Current Streak: South Carolina +2
- Last Meeting: Sept. 28, 2018 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Columbia: Oct. 22, 2017 - W, 3-2
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA FALLS TO LSU, KENTUCKY
- Last Friday in Baton Rouge, Alabama fell by identical 25-19 scores to LSU in the first two sets before winning the third by the same score to send the match to a fourth set
- The Tide would draw within a point three times during the fourth frame but the Tigers maintained their lead each time, eventually winning 25-21 to end the match
- Senior Hayley McSparin led the offensive effort with a season-high 13 kills, pushing her past the 900 kills mark for her career
- Freshman setter Emily Janek tallied her third double-double of the season with 41 assists and 11 digs
- Juniors Kaylee Thomas and Doris Carter also finished the match with double-digit digs, posting a team-leading 23 and a career-best 16, respectively
- Returning to Tuscaloosa on Sunday, Alabama dropped the opening set to 16th-ranked Kentucky, 25-7, but fought a closer second set, tying the score four times but ultimately falling 25-17 and the Wildcats won the third 25-7 to complete the sweep
ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP FIVE)
Team (Overall)
- 5th - Digs (948, 14.36/set)
Team (SEC Matches)
- 1st - Digs (421, 15.59/set)
Individual (Overall)
- 3rd - Digs - Kaylee Thomas (282, 4.34/set)
- 5th - Blocks - Alyiah Wells (67, 1.08/set)
Individual (SEC Matches)
- 3rd - Digs - Kaylee Thomas (127, 4.20/set)
MCSPARIN MARCHES TOWARDS 1,000 CAREER KILLS
- Senior Hayley McSparin surpassed the 900-career-kills mark in the Oct. 18 match against LSU and currently sits at 917
- She is the 18th player in program history to break the 900 kills mark, the first since Kat Hutson (2014-16)
- With 11 matches remaining on the schedule, an average of 7.55 kills per match would push her past the 1,000 kills mark
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
TIDE MAKING FOURTH TELEVISED APPEARANCE OF 2019
Sunday's match at South Carolina is the fourth of five scheduled TV appearances by the Crimson Tide this season
Alabama Volleyball Television Schedule
- Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Texas A&M - L, 1-3
- Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Auburn - W, 3-1
- Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Mississippi State - W, 3-1
- Sunday, Oct. 27 at South Carolina - 12 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
- Sunday, Nov. 17 at Arkansas - 12 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
MOVING UP THE UA CAREER RECORDS
- Senior Hayley McSparin is among the top 10 at Alabama in career attack percentage (7th - .305), solo blocks (8th - 63) and block assists (10th - 255)
- McSparin is just one total block shy from moving into the top 10 in that category
- With 921 career digs, junior Kaylee Thomas is No. 16 all-time at UA and is just 11 away from 15th-place Jennifer Miller (1989-92) and 28 from 14th-place Erin Price (2000-03)
- Thomas' 3.05 digs-per-set average ranks ninth
UP NEXT
Alabama returns to Foster Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 3, hosting Ole Miss (14-4, 6-1 SEC) at 2 p.m. CT
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