Wednesday, October 12
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
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Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Volleyball Hosts Missouri Wednesday, Alabama State Friday at Foster Auditorium
10/11/2022 11:06:00 AM | Volleyball
Friday’s contest is the Crimson Tide’s annual Power of Pink match
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball is back at Foster Auditorium this week with a pair of matches, hosting Missouri on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. CT and Alabama State on Friday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. CT. Friday's match against the Lady Hornets will be the Crimson Tide's annual Power of Pink match, helping raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
This Week: vs. Missouri / Alabama State
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs. Missouri – 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, Oct. 14 vs. Alabama State – 6 p.m. CT
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama begins a stretch of three-straight home matches with a pair this week, starting Wednesday against Missouri and continuing Friday against Alabama State
- Friday's match against the Lady Hornets will be the Crimson Tide's annual Power of Pink match, helping raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer
- Alabama is coming off a pair of four-set losses on the road at Ole Miss last weekend
- The Crimson Tide leads the SEC and ranks 12th nationally with 132 service aces, while Abby Marjama is sixth nationally with 41
- Alabama returns 14 players from last year's squad, including seniors Taylor Drapp, Emily Janek, Dru Kuck, Katie Shook and Alyiah Wells and fifth-year senior Marjama
- Newcomers this year include freshman Micah Gryniewicz, an AVCA All-Region honoree from Chandler, Ariz., and sophomore Maddy McCormick, who played at Colorado State last season
Last Time out: at Ole Miss
- Alabama fell in a pair of four-set contests on the road last weekend at Ole Miss, winning the opening set on Friday and the third set on Saturday to avoid the sweep
- The eight service aces in Saturday's match marked the Crimson Tide's highest total in SEC play this season and its most since Sept. 10 vs. Arkansas State
- Kendyl Reaugh led the team with 26 kills (3.25/set), posting 17 on Friday to extend her streak of matches with double-digit kills to seven before finishing just shy on Saturday with nine
- Emily Janek now has four double-doubles in five appearances this season after finishing with 34 assists and 10 digs on Friday
Alabama Aces
- Alabama leads the SEC in service aces as a team (132, 1.94/set) while Abby Marjama (41, 0.64/set) leads the individual rankings
- The Tide is one of three SEC teams with over 100 aces, 10 more than second-place Auburn with 122
- After Marjama's 41 aces, the next-highest individual total in the league is 26
- Nationally, the Crimson Tide is 12th in total aces 13th in aces-per-set
- Marjama is sixth nationally in total aces and 10th in aces-per-set
Career Milestones
- Alyiah Wells is 16 blocks away from the 300th of her career, averaging just under a block per set this season
- Brooke Slusser is only nine assists shy of the 1,100 mark for her career and 175 away from tying her total from last season
- Abby Marjama has 177 career aces and her 41 this season is just seven away from her single-season best set her freshman season at UC Irvine
- Dru Kuck has 843 career digs, including 396 with the Crimson Tide
Alabama to Appear Five Times on ESPNÂ Family of Networks
- Alabama is slated to appear five times against SEC opponents on the ESPN family of networks this season
- Every home match and road SEC contest, whether televised or not, will also be streamed on the SEC Network Plus, available at WatchEPSN.com or on the ESPN app
2022 Televised Matches
- Sunday, Sept. 25 vs. Auburn - 1 p.m. CT - SEC Network
- Friday, Oct. 7 at Ole Miss - 7 p.m. CT - SEC Network
- Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs. LSU - 8 p.m. CT - ESPNU
- Sunday, Oct. 23 at Georgia - 11 a.m. CT - SEC Network
- Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Tennessee - 7 p.m. CT - SEC Network
Up Next: vs. LSU (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Wednesday, Oct. 19 - 8 p.m. CT - ESPNU
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