Wednesday, October 20
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
7 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Florida
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti
Alabama Volleyball Hosts 23rd-Ranked Florida Wednesday on ESPNU
10/19/2021 9:52:00 AM | Volleyball
First serve between the Crimson Tide and Gators set for 7 p.m. CT
This Week: Alabama vs. #23 Florida
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Wednesday, Oct. 20 – 7 p.m. CT
- ESPNU
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama resumes SEC play this week with a midweek home matchup against 23rd-ranked Florida and two road contests at South Carolina
- The Crimson Tide earned its first SEC win of the season last week, taking down Missouri on the road in five sets
- The win against the Tigers snapped a nine-match win streak in the series for Missouri, giving Alabama its first win since 2015
- Kennedy Muckelroy led the offense with a career-high 18 kills in the match, as she leads the team with 151 (2.36/set) this season
- Brooke Slusser totaled 49 assists in the win, pushing her season-leading total to 313 just ahead of teammate Emily Janek with 305
All-Time vs. Florida
- 53rd Meeting (5-47)
- in Tuscaloosa: 2-22 | in Gainesville: 0-24 | at Neutral Sites: 3-3
- Current Streak: Florida +48
- Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2020 – Gainesville, Fla. – L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Sept. 30, 2018 – L, 0-3
Last Time Out: vs. Missouri
- With both teams seeking their first conference win of the season, Alabama and Missouri battled to five sets last Wednesday at the Hearnes Center with the Crimson Tide coming away with the hard fought 3-2 victory
- Alabama fell in the opening set to Missouri before rallying with wins in the second and third to take a 2-1 match lead. The Tigers took a narrow four-point win in the fourth to send the match to a deciding fifth. With Missouri up 13-11, the Tide scored four unanswered for a late comeback to win, 15-13.
- The win snaps a nine-match winning streak in the series for the Tigers, with Alabama earning its first win since 2015 and its first road win since 2014
- The 61 kills and .221 hitting percentage are the Tide's highest totals in conference play this season
- Kennedy Muckelroy led the way with a career-high 18 kills and 10 digs, notching her first double-double of the season
- Brooke Slusser paced the offense with a career-high 49 assists, the fifth time in the last six matches she has earned 20 or more
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats (Overall)
- 3rd – Aces – 100 (1.45/set)
- 5th - Digs – 1,047 (15.17/set)
Team Stats (SEC Play)
- 8th – Aces – 27 (1.08/set)
- 8th - Digs – 355 (14.20/set)
Individual Stats (Overall)
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 30 (0.64/set)
- 2nd - Digs - Dru Kuck – 251 (4.74/set)
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
Up Next
- Saturday, Oct. 23 at South Carolina – Columbia, S.C. – 2 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Oct. 24 at South Carolina – Columbia, S.C. – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
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