
Volleyball Hits the Road to Face Texas A&M and LSU
10/31/2024 11:17:00 AM | Volleyball
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The Crimson Tide and Aggies square off Friday in College Station before facing the Tigers Sunday in Baton Rouge
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After a weekend off from competition, Alabama volleyball is back on the road for a pair of matches this weekend. First, the Crimson Tide takes on Texas A&M on Friday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT before facing LSU on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. CT.
THIS WEEKEND
- Friday, Nov. 1 at Texas A&M – College Station, Texas – 6:30 p.m. CT
- Sunday, Nov. 3 at LSU – Baton Rouge, La. – 1 p.m. CT
- Stream: SEC Network Plus
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama is back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches, first facing Texas A&M in College Station on Friday, Nov. 1 before heading to Baton Rouge to face LSU on Sunday, Nov. 3
- This weekend is the continuation of a four-match road swing for Alabama before finishing the regular season with five at home
- Francesca Bertucci has started every match at libero for the Tide and is fourth in the SEC with 297 digs, averaging 4.13 per set
- Senior Natalie Repetti enters the weekend with 86 career aces, needing 14 over Alabama's final eight matches to reach the 100 mark
- 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. Texas A&M: 21st Meeting (6-14)
- In Tuscaloosa: 4-4 | In College Station: 2-9 | At Neutral Sites: 0-1
- Current Streak: Alabama +1
- Last Meeting: Nov. 25, 2023 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - W, 3-1
- Last Meeting in College Station: Nov. 3, 2023 - L, 0-3
- Overall vs. LSU: 72nd Meeting (29-42)
- In Tuscaloosa: 19-17 | In Baton Rouge: 6-23 | At Neutral Sites: 4-2
- Current Streak: LSU +7
- Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2023 - Baton Rouge, La. - L, 1-3
CAREER MILESTONES
- Natalie Repetti has 86 career service aces, needing 14 across Alabama's remaining eight matches to reach 100
- Fifth-year senior Chaise Campbell stuffed her 300th career block in the Oct. 20 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 Oct. 16 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
- The Oct. 16 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
- Oct. 16, 2024 vs. No. 25 Auburn - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Sept. 23, 2016 vs. No. 19 Texas A&M - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Oct. 31, 2014 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Sept. 7, 2007 vs. No. 13 Ohio - South Bend, Ind. - 3-2
- Oct. 15, 2006 vs. No. 18 Tennessee - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Oct. 8, 2006 vs. No. 10 LSU - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Nov. 19, 2005 vs. No. 25 Tennessee - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-2
- Sept. 30, 2005 vs. No. 24 LSU - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-1
- Nov. 22, 2002 vs. No. 18 South Carolina - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 3-0
ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP 10)
Team Stats
- 8th - Digs - 965 (13.40/set)
- 9th - Aces - 106 (1.47/set)
Individual Stats
- 4th - Digs - Francesca Bertucci - 297 (4.13/set)
UP NEXT
- Sunday, Nov. 10 at No. 24 Florida - Gainesville, Fla. - 12 p.m. CT
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