Saturday, October 9
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
1 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Kentucky
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Volleyball Hosts Fifth-Ranked Kentucky Saturday in Power of Pink Match
10/8/2021 10:15:00 AM | Volleyball
First serve between the Crimson Tide and Wildcats set for 1 p.m. CT
This Weekend: Alabama vs. No. 5 Kentucky
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Saturday, Oct. 9 – 1 p.m. CT
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama heads into the weekend with an 8-8 record, most recently falling to Auburn twice on the road last weekend
- After three straight road matches, Saturday is the Crimson Tide's first home match in over two weeks
- Kentucky is the first ranked opponent for Alabama this season, with the Wildcats coming in at No. 5 in this week's AVCA Top 25
- Saturday's game is also the Tide's annual Power of Pink match, an Alabama Athletics initiative started by former UA gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson in 2004 that helps raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer
All-Time vs. Kentucky
- 51st Meeting (14-36)
- in Tuscaloosa: 8-16 | in Lexington: 4-20 | at Neutral Sites: 2-0
- Current Streak: Kentucky +12
- Last Meeting: March 25, 2021 – Lexington, Ky. – L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Oct. 20, 2019 – L, 0-3
Last Time Out: at Auburn
- Alabama volleyball was on the road last weekend for a pair of matches at Auburn, falling in five sets on Saturday and three sets on Sunday
- Freshman Shaye Eggleston led the team with 24 kills over the weekend, earning a season-high 17 on Saturday along with 11 digs for her first double-double
- Sami Jacobs (12 kills, 18 digs) and Emily Janek (24 assists, 20 digs) also earned double-doubles in the five-set contest
- Starting twice at libero, Katie Shook had 20 digs on Sunday and a career-high 22 on Saturday
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats
- 4th – Aces – 91 (1.49/set)
- 4th - Digs – 950 (15.57/set)
Individual Stats
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 30 (0.64/set)
- 2nd - Digs - Dru Kuck – 251 (4.74/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
- 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
- Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Missouri – Columbia, Mo. – 6:30 p.m. CT
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