Saturday, September 24
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
1 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Auburn
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Volleyball Returns Home Hosting Auburn Saturday and Sunday
9/23/2022 9:12:00 AM | Volleyball
Sunday’s contest will be the Crimson Tide’s first televised match of the year, airing on the SEC Network
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After 10-straight matches on the road, Alabama volleyball returns home hosting in-state rival Auburn Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. CT in Foster Auditorium.
This Weekend: vs. Auburn
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
- Saturday, Sept. 24 – 1 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Sept. 25 – 1 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama returns home this weekend, hosting Auburn for a pair of matches on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. CT
- Wednesday's match at Florida ended a 10-match road streak for the Crimson Tide, who is playing at home this weekend for the first time since week one (Aug. 26-27)
- Sunday's contest against the Tigers will be televised on the SEC Network, the first of five scheduled televised games for Alabama this season
- The Tide 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 Abby 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 Florida
- Alabama volleyball opened Southeastern Conference play Wednesday night on the road against 12th-ranked Florida, falling in a hard-fought three set battle by set scores of 19-25, 19-25 and 17-25
- Kendyl Reaugh led the team with 12 kills, her eighth match of the season with double-digit kills, including six of her last seven
- Alyiah Wells .474 hitting percentage marked her third match of the season with a clip of .400 or higher
- Sydney Gholson led the team with three service aces, her third match this season with three or more aces
Home Sweet Home
- With a 3-0 record at Foster Auditorium so far this season, Alabama is off to its best home start since winning its first five home matches to start the 2018 campaign
- The Crimson Tide won 10 or more home matches every year from 2012-18, including a 12-1 mark in 2014, but has failed to hit that mark in the last three years
- Including this weekend's contests, Alabama has 10 home matches remaining on the 2022 schedule
Alabama Aces
- Alabama leads the SEC in service aces as a team (105, 2.19/set) while Abby Marjama (32, 0.73/set) leads the individual rankings
- The Tide is the only team with over 100 aces, 22 more than second-place Auburn with 83
- After Marjama's 32 aces, the next-highest individual total in the league is 21
- Nationally, the Crimson Tide is seventh in total aces and aces-per-set
- Marjama is fourth nationally in total aces and seventh in aces-per-set
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: at #15 Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.)
- Saturday, Oct. 1 - 3 p.m. CT
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