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Alabama Volleyball Concludes Regular Season with Road Matches at No. 3 Kentucky
3/23/2021 2:56:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide and Wildcats play at 6 p.m. CT on both Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25
THIS WEEK:Â ALABAMA (7-13) ATÂ NO. 3 KENTUCKYÂ (17-1)
- Wednesday, March 24 – 6 p.m. CT | Thursday, March 25 – 6 p.m. CT
- Lexington, Ky. – Memorial Gymnasium
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama (7-13) hits the road for its final two matches of the season, taking on third-ranked Kentucky (17-1) in Lexington
- Last time out, the Crimson Tide split a pair of home matches against Tennessee, winning the first match, 3-1, before falling by the same score in the second
- The win over the Lady Vols was the first for Alabama since 2017, snapping a three-match win streak by Tennessee
- The Tide is ranked third in the league in aces (112, 1.47/set) and eighth in digs (1034, 13.61/set)
- Individually, Madelyn St. Germain ranks fifth in the SEC in digs (269, 3.54/set) and Abby Marjama ranks eighth in kills (267, 3.61/set)
ALL-TIME VS. KENTUCKY
- Overall: 49th Meeting (Kentucky leads 34-14)
- In Tuscaloosa: 8-16 | In Lexington: 4-18 | At Neutral Sites: 2-0
- Current Streak: Kentucky +10
- Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2019 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Lexington: Nov. 11, 2018 - L, 0-3
LAST TIME OUT: ALABAMA VS. TENNESSEE
- Alabama and Tennessee split their two contests last weekend in Tuscaloosa, with the Crimson Tide taking the opener in four sets and the Lady Vols winning the second by the same score
- In the first match, Alabama rallied after a 25-16 loss in the first set to win the next three 25-23, 25-21 and 25-15
- The 10-point win in the fourth set is the Tide's largest set victory this season
- The win was Alabama's first over Tennessee since 2017, snapping a three-match winning streak by the Lady Vols
- The Tide's two setters, Riley Fisbeck and Emily Janek, each came away with double-doubles, the sixth-straight for Fisbeck
- In the second match of the weekend, Tennessee won the opening set before Alabama evened it with a 25-23 decision in the second, but 25-18 and 25-20 wins from the Lady Vols in the third and fourth sets, respectively, gave them the victory
ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGSÂ (TOPÂ EIGHT)
Team
- 3rd - Aces - 112 (1.47/set)
- 7th - Digs - 1034 (13.61/set)
Individual
- 5th - Digs - Madelyn St. Germain - 269 (3.54/set)
- 8th - Kills - Abby Marjama - 267 (3.61/set)
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