Wednesday, October 13
Columbia, Mo.
6:30 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Missouri
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Volleyball Faces Road Test at Missouri Wednesday
10/12/2021 11:05:00 AM | Volleyball
First serve between the Crimson Tide and Tigers set for 6:30 p.m. CT
This Weekend: Alabama at Missouri
- Columbia, Mo. – Hearnes Center
- Wednesday, Oct. 13 – 6:30 p.m. CT
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama heads into Wednesday's match with an 8-9 record, most recently falling to fifth-ranked Kentucky last weekend in Tuscaloosa
- The Crimson Tide ranks third in the SEC in aces (95, 1.48/set) and fourth in digs (992, 15.50/set)
- Abby Marjama leads the league in aces (30, 0.64/set) and Dru Kuck is second in digs (251, 4.74/set)
- Marjama is also just 31 shy of her 1,000th career kill
All-Time vs. Missouri
- 17th Meeting (3-13)
- in Tuscaloosa: 1-8 | in Columbia: 2-5 | at Neutral Sites: 0-0
- Current Streak: Missouri +9
- Last Meeting: Oct. 22, 2020 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Columbia: Nov. 15, 2019 – L, 0-3
Last Time Out: vs. Kentucky
- Needing to win the third set to extend the match, Alabama volleyball rallied late to tie fifth-ranked Kentucky at 23-23 before the Wildcats scored back-to-back to win the set and take the match in three sets
- Kennedy Muckelroy led the Tide with 11 kills, her seventh match this season in double figures
- Shaye Eggleston led the team with 14 digs, just two shy of her season high and her third straight match with double-digit digs
- Freshman Brooke Slusser's 24 assists was also just one shy of her season high, posting 20+ assists in four of Alabama's last five matches
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats (Overall)
- 3rd – Aces – 95 (1.48/set)
- 4th - Digs – 992 (15.50/set)
Team Stats (SEC Play)
- 7th – Aces – 22 (1.10/set)
- 7th - Digs – 300 (15.00/set)
Individual Stats (Overall)
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 30 (0.64/set)
- 2nd - Digs - Dru Kuck – 251 (4.74/set)
Individual Stats (SEC Play)
- 5th - Aces – Brooke Slusser – 7 (0.39/set)
- 8th - Digs – Katie Shook – 51 (3.92/set)
Abby Marjama Approaching 1,000 Career Kills
- Senior Abby Marjama is just 31 kills shy of her 1,000th career kill
- After two seasons at UC Irvine, she joined the Crimson Tide last year and posted a career-best 285 kills over 22 matches
- This year, she is averaging 2.62 kills per set which puts her just under 12 sets away from hitting her 1,00th career kill at that pace
Alabama Wins vs. Ranked Opponents
- With the conference slate fast approaching, Alabama is slated to appear six times against SEC opponents on the ESPN family of networks
- Every match, whether televised or not, will also be streamed like on the SEC Network Plus, available at WatchEPSN.com or on the ESPN app
2021 Televised Matches
- Sunday, Oct. 3 at Auburn - 2 p.m. CT - ESPNU
- Wednesday, Oct. 20 vs. Florida - 7 p.m. CT - ESPNU
- Sunday, Oct. 24 at South Carolina - 11 a.m. CT - SEC Network
- Sunday, Oct. 31 vs. Georgia - 11 a.m. CT - SEC Network
- Wednesday, Nov. 3 at Mississippi State - 7 p.m. CT - SEC Network
- Sunday, Nov. 7 vs. Arkansas - 3 p.m. CT - SEC Network
Up Next
- Wednesday, Oct. 20 vs. Florida – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 7 p.m. CT - ESPNU
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