Volleyball Travels to Face 23rd-Ranked Florida State Friday in Tallahassee

Friday, September 20

Tallahassee, Fla.

5 p.m. CT

Alabama

Florida State

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

9/19/2019 9:16:00 AM | Volleyball

This Week: Alabama (8-2) at No. 23 Florida State (5-3)

Friday, Sept. 20 – 5 p.m. CT
Tallahassee, Fla. – Tully Gymnasium

Alabama is 8-2 in its fourth week of play, with six of its eight wins coming in three sets
Friday's match is the final non-conference opponent for the Crimson Tide this season before opening up Southeastern Conference play Tuesday at Texas A&M
Four of the next five matches will be away from Tuscaloosa. Alabama has only played one match in Foster Auditorium this season
Six of the eight victories this season have been sweeps
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

Alabama won the first set in its home opener Tuesday night in Foster Auditorium before Kennesaw State came back and won the next three, handing the Crimson Tide the four-set loss
Alabama held off a late run by Kennesaw State in the first set to win, 25-22. The Tide made a late push in the second, drawing within three before the Owls answered with three of their own to win, 25-19, and tie the match at 1-1. Kennesaw State took a 2-1 match lead with a 25-14 decision in the third and edged out a close 25-23 win in the fourth to close out the match
For the Crimson Tide, junior Doris Carter led the team with eight kills along with three solo blocks and a block assist
As a team, Alabama out-blocked Kennesaw State 11-4 with five different Tide players earning defensive points at the net
Senior Ginger Perinar had three of the team's five service aces, marking a new season high for the Channahon, Ill., native

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

Last Saturday's win over Alcorn State marked career win No. 300 for head coach Lindsey Devine
She currently owns a 300-220 (.577) mark, posting a 292-218 record in 16 seasons at East Tennessee State and an 8-2 mark in her first season at the helm of the Crimson Tide