Tuesday, September 24
College Station, Texas
8 p.m. CT
Alabama
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Texas A&M
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Volleyball Opens Conference Play Tuesday at Texas A&M on ESPNU
9/23/2019 1:58:00 PM | Volleyball
This Week: Alabama (8-3) at Texas A&M (8-2)
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – 8 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
College Station, Texas – Reed Arena
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama is 8-3 heading into conference play, with six of its eight wins coming in three sets
- Three of the next four 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, with one coming in four and one stretching to five
- 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. Texas A&M
- Overall: 14th Meeting (Texas A&M leads series 9-4)
- In College Station: 1-5 | In Tuscaloosa: 3-3 | At Neutral Sites: 0-1
- Current Streak: Texas A&M +1
- Last Meeting: Nov. 21, 2018 - L, 0-3 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Last Meeting in College Station: Oct. 26, 2018 - W, 3-2
Last Time Out: Alabama Falls in Three Sets to No. 23 Florida State
- Alabama fell in its final non-conference matchup of the season, with 23rd-ranked Florida State taking the match in three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-17, respectively
- The Seminoles did not trail in the first and second sets, but the Crimson Tide took its first lead early in the third set and drew within one point seven more times before Florida State closed it out to win by eight
Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top Five)
Team (Overall)
- 1st - Opponent Hitting Percentage (.149)
- 5th - Blocks (90, 2.31/set)
Individual (Overall)
- 2nd - Blocks - Alyiah Wells (44, 1.26/set)
- 5th - Digs - Kaylee Thomas (155, 4.08/set)
Tide Making First Televised Appearance of 2019
Tuesday's match at Texas A&M is the first of five scheduled TV appearances by the Crimson Tide this season
Alabama Volleyball Television Schedule
- Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Texas A&M - 8 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
- Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Auburn - 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
- Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Mississippi State - 6 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
- 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 already among the top 10 at Alabama in career attack percentage (7th - .303) and solo blocks (9th - 62), just one shy of moving up to 8th in the latter. She is currently 13 blocks and 17 block assists shy of moving into the top 10 in those respective categories
- With 794 career digs, junior Kaylee Thomas is 55 away from cracking the top-20, with her 2.89 digs-per-set average already ranked 11th
Career Win No. 300 for Lindsey Devine
- The Sept. 14 win over Alcorn State marked career win No. 300 for head coach Lindsey Devine
- She currently owns a 300-221 (.576) mark, posting a 292-218 record in 16 seasons at East Tennessee State and an 8-3 mark in her first season at the helm of the Crimson Tide
Up Next
Alabama returns to Tuscaloosa, hosting Arkansas in Foster Auditorium on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. CT.
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