Alabama Back on the Road for Matches at Missouri and Arkansas

Sunday, October 6

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2 p.m. CT

Alabama

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Alabama Back on the Road for Matches at Missouri and Arkansas

10/10/2024 10:46:00 AM | Volleyball

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The Crimson Tide faces the Tigers Friday at 7 p.m. CT, Razorbacks Sunday at 3 p.m. CT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After earning a big win in its first home SEC match last Sunday, Alabama volleyball is back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches. The Crimson Tide faces Missouri on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. CT and Arkansas on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. CT.

THIS WEEKEND: AT MISSOURI/ARKANSAS

Friday, Oct. 11 at Missouri – Columbia, Mo. – 7 p.m. CT
Sunday, Oct. 13 at Arkansas – Fayetteville, Ark. – 3 p.m. CT
Stream: SEC Network Plus

SCOUTING ALABAMA

Alabama is back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches, facing Missouri in Columbia on Friday, Oct. 11 and Arkansas in Fayetteville on Sunday, Oct. 13
Including this weekend, four of the Crimson Tide's first five SEC matches have come on the road
Alabama is coming off its first SEC win of the season last Sunday, a five-set comeback victory over Georgia which marked the Tide's first home win over the Bulldogs since 2015
Sophie Agee leads the team with 198 kills and four double-doubles
Francesca Bertucci has started every match at libero for the Tide and is fifth in the SEC with 224 digs, averaging 4.07 per set
Chaise Campbell leads the team with 59 blocks and is just four shy of the 300th of her career
Rashinda Reed is in her third year as Alabama's head coach, as are associate head coach Matt Scott and assistant coach Chelsi Carter while Will Boyd was hired as a third assistant in the offseason, having most recently oversaw the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns offense and setters group in 2023 that finished second in the Sun Belt in assists (1,481, 12.45/set) with setter Siena DeCambra rankings third individually (1,165, 10.22/set)

ALL-TIME VS. THE OPPONENTS

Overall vs. Missouri: 20th Meeting (5-14)
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-9 | In Columbia: 2-5 | At Neutral Sites: 0-0
- Current Streak: Missouri +1
- Last Meeting: Oct. 11, 2023 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Columbia: Oct. 13, 2021 - W, 3-2
Overall vs. Arkansas: 59th Meeting (17-41)
- In Tuscaloosa: 11-15 | In Fayetteville: 6-23 | At Neutral Sites: 0-3
- Current Streak: Arkansas +9
- Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2023 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Fayetteville: Oct. 15, 2023 - L, 1-3

LAST TIME OUT: VS. GEORGIA

Needing a win in the fourth set to keep the match going, Alabama pushed to a 25-18 win over Georgia to force a fifth set, which the Crimson Tide won, 15-11, for its first SEC win of the season
The Crimson Tide snapped a six-match winning streak by the Bulldogs in the all-time series, with Sunday's win marking the first for Alabama in Tuscaloosa over Georgia since Oct. 25, 2015
As a team, the Tide's 15.5 blocks are the most since totaling 18 against Ole Miss on Nov. 3, 2019
Alabama had four players with double-digit kills, led by 19 from Sophie Agee
Kaleigh Palmer finished with career highs in kills (14) and blocks (7)
Chaise Campbell led the team with a career-best nine blocks, putting her just four shy of the 300th of her career
Jordyn Towns stuffed a career-high six blocks and tied her career best with 10 kills