Alabama
10-17,0-16SEC
Georgia
17-11,8-8SEC
Volleyball Falls in Three Sets to Georgia Sunday in Athens
11/19/2023 2:50:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide is back on the road Wednesday at Auburn
ATHENS, Ga. – Alabama volleyball fell to Georgia in three sets Sunday afternoon, with the Bulldogs defeating the Crimson Tide by set scores of 25-23, 25-18 and 25-19.
Alabama (10-17, 0-16 SEC) found itself in an early 5-0 hole to Georgia (17-11, 8-8 SEC) in set one, but the Crimson Tide quickly fought back within a point at 8-7. Alabama was within a point two more times in the set, including at 24-23, but a service error ended the frame with the Bulldogs holding on to win, 25-23. Tied at 4-4 in set two, the Tide gathered some momentum to lead 10-6 before Georgia called an early timeout. The Bulldogs eventually retook the lead at 16-15 and closed it out to win 25-18 and take a 2-0 match lead. Alabama drew as close as two points in set three but Georgia led from wire-to-wire, taking the frame 25-19 to complete the sweep.
Notes
- Kendyl Reaugh and Alyiah Wells continue their push towards 1,000 career kills, owning 977 and 967, respectively, after Sunday's match
- With a team-leading 12 kills, Sunday's match was Reaugh's 11th this season with 10+ kills and her fourth in SEC play
- Four different players had at least one ace in the match, with the Tide's five as its highest total in SEC play since Oct. 18 at South Carolina
Stat Leaders
- Kills: Kendyl Reaugh - 12
- Assists: Callie Kieffer - 24
- Digs: Victoria Schmer - 12
- Blocks: Alyiah Wells, Jordyn Towns - 2
- Aces: Francesca Bertucci - 2
Set-by-Set
- Set 1: Georgia 25, Alabama 23
- Set 2: Georgia 25, Alabama 18
- Set 3: Georgia 25, Alabama 19
Up Next: at Auburn
- Wednesday, Nov. 22 – Auburn, Ala. – 6:30 p.m. CT
