Saturday, October 23
Columbia, S.C.
2 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
South Carolina
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Volleyball Travels for Two Road Matches at South Carolina
10/22/2021 11:55:00 AM | Volleyball
Sunday’s match between the Crimson Tide and Gamecocks will be aired on SEC Network
This Week: Alabama at South Carolina
- Columbia, S.C. – Carolina Volleyball Center
- Saturday, Oct. 23 – 2 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Oct. 24 – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama hits the road this weekend for a pair of matches at South Carolina
- The Crimson Tide will be looking to snap a five-match losing streak to the Gamecocks in the all-time series, last winning in 2017
- Alabama's last road win over South Carolina came on Nov. 18, 2016
- Abby Marjama, who leads the SEC in aces, is just 23 kills away from the 1,000th of her career
- Kennedy Muckelroy leads the team in kills, both overall (165) and in SEC play (68)
- Brooke Slusser leads the team in assists (163) and aces (7) in conference play, tied with Sami Jacobs in the latter
All-Time vs. South Carolina
- 54th Meeting (30-23)
- in Tuscaloosa: 16-9 | in Columbia: 10-13 | at Neutral Sites: 4-1
- Current Streak: South Carolina +5
- Last Meeting: Jan. 30, 2021 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – L, 2-3
- Last Meeting in Columbia: Oct. 27, 2019 – L, 0-3
Last Time Out: vs. Florida
- Alabama volleyball battled 23rd-ranked Florida in three close sets, falling to the Gators 3-0 Wednesday night in Foster Auditorium
- The Crimson Tide challenged them in each subsequent set, scoring 17 in the first, 19 in the second and 22 in the third
- Kennedy Muckelroy led the Alabama offense with 14 kills, marking her ninth match this season in double-figures and fourth in conference play
- Brooke Slusser paced the offense with 24 assists, marking the sixth time in the last seven matches she has finished with 20-plus assists
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats (Overall)
- 5th – Aces – 102 (1.42/set)
- 5th - Digs – 1,088 (15.11/set)
Team Stats (SEC Play)
- 8th – Aces – 29 (1.04/set)
- 8th - Digs – 396 (14.14/set)
Individual Stats (Overall)
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 31 (0.61/set)
- 3rd - Digs - Dru Kuck – 256 (4.65/set)
Abby Marjama Approaching 1,000 Career kills
- Senior Abby Marjama is just 23 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 2.57 kills per set which puts her just under nine sets away from hitting her 1,00th career kill at that pace
Alabama to Appear Six Times on ESPN Family of Networks
- 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: Alabama vs. Georgia (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Saturday, Oct. 30 – 1 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Oct. 31 – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
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