Alabama
8-5,0-1SEC
Texas A&M
8-3,1-0SEC
Alabama Volleyball Falls to Texas A&M Wednesday
9/22/2021 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide continues conference play this weekend at LSU
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball fell to Texas A&M Wednesday night at Foster Auditorium in its SEC opener in four sets by scores of 25-20, 14-25, 22-25 and 16-25.
Alabama (8-5, 0-1 SEC) won a hard-fought opening set by five points before Texas A&M (8-3, 1-0 SEC) stormed back with an 11-point win in the second to even the match at 1-1. The Aggies reached set point in set three, 24-19, before three straight from the Tide forced a timeout but Texas A&M ultimately held on to win, 25-22. An early 9-6 lead from Alabama in the fourth was erased by a 5-0 Aggie run and the visitors would ride the momentum to a 25-16 set victory and a 3-1 match win.
Shaye Eggleston and Kendyl Reaugh both finished the match with a team-leading 10 kills, marking a season high for Eggleston. After a strong weekend at the service line, the Tide struggled on Wednesday with just four aces opposed to eight errors. Chaise Campbell finished with five blocks, just one shy of her season high.
From Head Coach Lindsey Devine
"In my opinion we had a great week of practices leading into tonight. We had a great gameplan and we had moments where we executed that plan, but we shouldn't take anything away from Texas A&M. They're a seasoned team with seniors and they put pressure on a young team like us and our youth showed. That's something we'll have to work through as the season goes on."
Stat Leaders
- Kills: Shaye Eggleston, Kendyl Reaugh - 10
- Assists: Brooke Slusser - 20
- Digs: Dru Kuck - 20
- Blocks: Chaise Campbell - 5
- Aces: Four tied - 1
Set-by-Set
- Set 1: Alabama 25, Texas A&M 20
- Set 2: Texas A&M 25, Alabama 14
- Set 3: Texas A&M 25, Alabama 22
- Set 4: Texas A&M 25, Alabama 16
Match Notes
- The loss was just the second this season for Alabama when winning the first set
- Shaye Eggleston led the team with a season-high 10 kills along with six digs and an ace
- Abby Marjama's eight kills puts her 37 away from her 1,000th career kill
Up Next
- Saturday, Sept. 25 at LSU – Baton Rouge, La. – 5 p.m. CT
