
Crimson Tide Volleyball Welcomes Razorbacks for Two Matches in Foster Auditorium
11/5/2021 9:17:00 AM | Volleyball
Sunday’s match will be Alabama’s final televised match of the season
This Week: Alabama vs. Arkansas
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Saturday, Nov. 6 – 12 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Nov. 7 – 3 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Scouting Alabama
- After a Wednesday road match, Alabama has a quick turnaround with a pair of home games this weekend against Arkansas
- Sunday's match will be the sixth and final televised match of the season for the Crimson Tide
- While the Razorbacks have won the last three meetings in the all-time series, Alabama has a six-match winning streak in Foster Auditorium stretching back to 2013
- All six home wins in the current streak have gone past three sets, including three four-setters and three five-setters
- The last time the two teams met in Tuscaloosa was Sept. 29, 2019, which marked head coach Lindsey Devine's first SEC win in her debut season with the Tide
All-Time vs. Arkansas
- 53rd Meeting (17-35)
- in Tuscaloosa: 11-12 | in Fayetteville: 6-20 | at Neutral Sites: 0-3
- Current Streak: Arkansas +3
- Last Meeting: Feb. 13, 2021 – Fayetteville, Ark. – L, 1-3
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Sept. 29, 2019 – W, 3-2
Last Time Out: vs. Mississippi State
- Alabama fell to Mississippi State Wednesday night in Starkville in straight sets, by scores of 15-25, 21-25 and 19-25
- Laila Smith tied for the team lead with a season-high eight kills, hitting .400 with just two errors on 15 swings
- Emily Janek tallied her team-leading seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 13 assists and 17 digs
Abby Marjama Earns Her 1,000th Career Kill
- In Sunday's match at South Carolina, senior Abby Marjama earned her 1,000th career kill
- She entered the match 13 shy of the mark, surpassing it in the third set and ultimately finishing with 16 to put her career total at 1,0003
- After two seasons at UC Irvine, she joined the Crimson Tide last year and posted a career-best 285 kills over 22 matches
- She has 157 kill so far this season, averaging 2.60 per set
Alabama in the SECÂ Rankings (Top Eight)
Team Stats
- 6th – Aces – 116 (1.32/set)
- 6th - Digs – 1,288 (14.64/set)
Individual Stats
- 1st - Aces - Abby Marjama – 33 (0.49/set)
- 6th - Digs - Dru Kuck – 289 (4.07/set)
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 WatchESPN.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 at No. 22 Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Thursday, Nov. 18 – 5:30 p.m. CT
- Friday, Nov. 19 – 5:30 p.m. CT
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