Volleyball Hosts Georgia Sunday on the SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After a pair of road matches to start conference play, Alabama (8-5, 0-2 SEC) returns to Foster Auditorium Sunday hosting Georgia (6-5, 0-1 SEC) at 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network

THIS WEEKEND: VS. GEORGIA

Sunday, Oct. 6 – 2 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Foster Auditorium
TV: SEC Network
Gameday Promotions:
- National Coaches Day
  - Giveaway poster for first 300 fans featuring all the head coaches at the University of Alabama
- Postgame autographs

SCOUTING ALABAMA

After a pair of road matches to start conference play, Alabama returns to Foster Auditorium Sunday hosting Georgia at 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
The match is the Crimson Tide's third straight televised on the SEC Network
Sophie Agee leads the team with 179 kills and four double-doubles, including three in her last six matches
Francesca Bertucci has started every match at libero for the Tide and is fifth in the SEC with 207 digs, averaging 4.14 per set
Chaise Campbell leads the team with 45 blocks and is just 13 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. GEORGIA

Overall: 65th Meeting (31-33)
- In Tuscaloosa: 12-16 | In Athens: 12-12 | At Neutral Sites: 7-2
Current Streak: Georgia +10
Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2023 - Athens, Ga. - L, 0-3
Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Oct. 31, 2021 - L, 0-3

LAST TIME OUT: AT AUBURN

Alabama took a hard-fought loss in four sets last Sunday to conference rival Auburn, rallying from a 19-25 loss in set one to win set two by double digits, 25-15, before falling in sets three (27-29) and four (22-25)
Callie Kieffer earned her second consecutive double-double with 19 assists and a career-best 14 digs
Sophie Agee led the team with 19 kills, giving her 10+ kills in 11 of the Tide's 13 matches
Paris Thompson earned a season-best 16 kills
Kaleigh Palmer started in her first appearance of the season for the Crimson Tide after a preseason injury, having started 22 matches last season as a freshman

ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP 10)

Team Stats

6th - Aces - 84 (1.68/set)
8th - Digs - 686 (13.72/set)
9th - Kills - 670 (13.40/set)

Individual Stats

5th - Digs - Francesca Bertucci - 207 (4.14/set)

UP NEXT: 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

University of Alabama Athletics

Volleyball Hosts Georgia Sunday on the SEC Network

THIS WEEKEND: VS. GEORGIA

SCOUTING ALABAMA

ALL-TIME VS. GEORGIA

LAST TIME OUT: AT AUBURN

ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP 10)

UP NEXT: AT MISSOURI/ARKANSAS

Players Mentioned

Sophie Agee

Francesca Bertucci

Chaise Campbell

Callie Kieffer

Kaleigh Palmer

Paris Thompson

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