Alabama Volleyball Faces Tuesday Midweek Matchup at Kennesaw State

This Week: Alabama at Kennesaw State

Alabama is 5-1 through two weeks of play, going 2-1 at last weekend's Crimson Tide Invitational
The Crimson Tide fell to Troy in four sets before rebounding with a sweep over Buffalo and a five-set comeback over Southern Miss after trailing 0-2
Sami Jacobs was named the Crimson Tide Invitational MVP and Dru Kuck was named to the All-Tournament team
Alabama leads the SEC in digs (390, 16.96/set) and Dru Kuck leads all SEC players with 130 (5.65/set)
Abby Marjama leads the league with 12 aces (0.63/set)
Alabama returns nine players from last year's team while welcoming eight newcomers, including six freshmen and two transfers
Six matches are slated to air on the ESPN family of networks

Second Meeting (Kennesaw State leads 1-0)
- In Tuscaloosa: 0-1 | In Kennesaw: 0-0 | at Neutral Sites: 0-0
Current Streak: Kennesaw State +1
Last Meeting: Sept. 17, 2019 – L, 1-3 – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alabama made its 2021 home debut last weekend, going 2-1 at last weekend's Crimson Tide Invitational
After falling to Troy on Thursday, the Tide bounced back with a decisive three-set win over Buffalo on Friday and rallied from down 0-2 to defeat Southern Miss in five sets Saturday
The five-set win against the Golden Eagles was Alabama's first when facing a 0-2 deficit since Sept. 1, 2018 against Villanova
Freshman Sami Jacobs was named the Tournament MVP, leading the team with 36 kills (3.60/set) along with a .304 hitting percentage and 23 digs (2.30/set)
Junior Dru Kuck was named to the All-Tournament Team, leading the defense for the second-straight weekend with 60 digs (5.00/set)

Team Stats

1st – Digs – 390 (16.96/set)
3rd – Blocks – 65.5 (2.85/set)
4th – Opponent Hitting Pct. - .153
4th – Assists – 296 (12.87/set)
4th – Aces – 41 (1.78/set)
5th – Kills – 321 (13.96/set)

Individual Stats