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Alabama Volleyball Hosts Ole Miss in Regular Season Finale
11/24/2021 9:24:00 AM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide and Rebels face off Friday and Saturday in Foster Auditorium
This Week: Alabama vs. Ole Miss
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Friday, Nov. 26 – 6 p.m. CT *Senior Day*
- Saturday, Nov. 27 – 2 p.m. CT
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama closes out the regular season this weekend in Foster Auditorium with two matches against Ole Miss on Friday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. CT
- The Crimson Tide has won the last three meetings against the Rebels, including a pair of five-set wins last season in Oxford
- The teams' most recent meeting in Tuscaloosa came on Nov. 3, 2019 in head coach Lindsey Devine's first year at Alabama, leading the Tide to a win in five sets
- That win in 2019 snapped a three-match losing streak to Ole Miss
- Every meeting between the teams since 2014 has gone four or five sets
All-time vs. Ole Miss
- 74th Meeting (47-26)
- in Tuscaloosa: 24-9 | in Oxford: 13-16 | at Neutral Sites: 10-1
- Current Streak: Alabama +3
- Last Meeting: Feb. 6, 2021 – Oxford, Miss. – W, 3-2
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Nov. 3, 2019 – W, 3-2
Last Time Out: vs. Arkansas
- Alabama made its final road trip of the season last week, falling in a pair of matches against Tennessee in Knoxville
- The Crimson Tide held an 8-5 edge in service aces over the weekend, led by three from Brooke Slusser
- Slusser also earned her third double-double of the season in Friday's matchup, finishing with 19 assists and 10 digs
Alabama to Honor its Two Seniors Friday
- Alabama will be honoring its two seniors, Abby Marjama and Sarah Swanson, prior to Friday's match
- Abby Marjama arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2020 following two successful seasons at UC Irvine, where she was named the 2018 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year. She was a regular starter for the Crimson Tide over the last two years, amassing 500 kills over 46 matches played. She earned her 1,000th career kill on Oct. 24, 2021 against South Carolina.
- Sarah Swanson transferred to Alabama in 2021 as a graduate after playing four years at TCU. She played 83 matches with the Horned Frogs, totaling a career-best 182 kills and 91 blocks as a sophomore in 2018. This season with the Crimson Tide, she has played in 26 matches and leads the team with 64 blocks.
Tide Adds Two During Fall Signing Period
- Alabama volleyball welcomed the two newest members of the Crimson Tide volleyball family last week, with Micah Gryniewicz and Morgan Rank committing during the November signing period
- Micah Gryniewicz is an outside hitter at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. She is a 2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, two-time AVCA Phenom Award winner and 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee after leading Hamilton to a 6A state championship last season
- Morgan Rank is a defensive specialist at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Ill. She is a three-time AAU All-American and was named to the 2020 AVCA Phenom and Under Armour All-American watch lists
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats
- 5th – Aces – 135 (1.32/set)
- 6th - Digs – 1,475 (14.46/set)
Individual Stats
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 37 (0.48/set)
- 4th - Digs - Dru Kuck – 347 (4.08/set)
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