Alabama Volleyball Faces Oklahoma Wednesday in Norman

Wednesday, October 23

Norman, Okla.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

Oklahoma

Alabama Volleyball Faces Oklahoma Wednesday in Norman

10/22/2024 11:24:00 AM | Volleyball

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The Crimson Tide and Sooners face off at 6 p.m. CT in McCasland Fieldhouse

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball is back on the road this week, heading to Norman, Okla., on Wednesday for the first-ever matchup with Oklahoma as Southeastern Conference opponents. The Crimson Tide and Sooners face off at 6 p.m. CT streaming on the SEC Network Plus.

THIS WEEK: AT OKLAHOMA

Wednesday, Oct. 23 – Norman, Okla. – 6 p.m. CT
Stream: SEC Network Plus

SCOUTING ALABAMA

Alabama heads to Norman, Okla., for a midweek matchup against Oklahoma on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. CT
This is the first meeting between the Crimson Tide and Sooners as conference opponents and the first meeting overall between the teams since the first round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., a four-set win for Oklahoma
Wednesday is the first if four straight road matches for Alabama before finishing the regular season with five at home
The Tide earned its first top-25 win since 2016 last week with a five-set win over then-No. 25 Auburn before taking a three-set loss to 15th-ranked Kentucky
Francesca Bertucci has started every match at libero for the Tide and is fourth in the SEC with 287 digs, averaging 4.16 per set
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. OKLAHOMA

Overall: 6th Meeting (3-2)
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-0 | In Norman: 0-1 | At Neutral Sites: 1-1
Current Streak: Oklahoma +2
Last Meeting: Dec. 5, 2013 - Stanford, Calif. - L, 1-3 *NCAA Tournament*
Last Meeting in Norman: Aug. 25, 2007 - L, 0-3

CAREER MILESTONES

Fifth-year senior Chaise Campbell stuffed her 300th career block in Sunday's match vs. Kentucky, finishing with four as she now sits at 303
Fifth-year senior Kayla Keshock surpassed the 3,000 career assists mark in the win over Auburn, leading the team with 26 assists which puts her at 3,004
Senior libero Francesca Bertucci led the team with 25 digs vs. the Tigers, pushing her over 1,500 for her career

ALABAMA WINS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS

Last Wednesday's win over then-No. 25 Auburn was the ninth ranked victory in Alabama program history and its first since 2016
All but one of the nine victories have come at home, with the lone ranked win away from Tuscaloosa coming on Sept. 7, 2007 against then-No. 13 Ohio in South Bend, Ind.
The win over the Bobcats is also the only out-of-conference ranked victory

Alabama Wins vs. Ranked Opponents