Wednesday, September 25
Knoxville, Tenn.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Tennessee
Alabama Opens SEC Play on the Road Wednesday at No. 20 Tennessee
9/24/2024 9:30:00 AM | Volleyball
The match is the first of three straight on the SEC Network for the Crimson Tide
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball opens conference play on the road this week, traveling to Knoxville to face No. 20 Tennessee Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
THIS WEEK: VS. #20 TENNESSEE
- Wednesday, Sept. 25 – 6 p.m. CT
- Knoxville, Tenn. - Food City Center
- TV: SEC Network
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama opens conference play on the road Wednesday against 20th-ranked Tennessee at 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
- Wednesday's match will be the first of three straight on the SEC Network for the Crimson Tide
- Alabama has won eight matches against ranked teams in program history, last doing so in 2016 vs. then-No. 19 Texas A&M
- Sophie Agee leads the team with 142 kills and three double-doubles, including two in her last four matches
- Francesca Bertucci has started every match at libero for the Tide and is sixth in the SEC with 172 digs, averaging 4.20 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. TENNESSEE
- Overall: 63rd Meeting (20-42)
- In Tuscaloosa: 12-18 | In Knoxville: 6-21 | At Neutral Sites: 2-3
- Current Streak: Tennessee +2
- Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2023 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - L, 0-3
- Last Meeting in Knoxville: Nov. 19, 2021 - L
LAST TIME OUT: VS. NO. 18 FLORIDA STATE
- Alabama closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule last Saturday, falling to then-No. 18 Florida State in three hard-fought sets by scores of 23-25, 23-25 and 13-25
- The Seminoles were the highest-ranked opponent the Tide has faced at home since hosting then-No. 15 Purdue on Sept. 14, 2018
- Chaise Campbell finished with 10 kills and a .364 hitting percentage, her third match this season with 10+ kills and fifth hitting .350 or better
- Sophomore Lily Hopkins made her season debut in the match
ALABAMA WINS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
- Alabama has won eight matches against ranked opponents in program history, last doing so on Sept. 23, 2016 against Texas A&M
- All but one of the eight victories came 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 2007 win over the Bobcats is also the only out-of-conference ranked victory
Alabama Wins vs. Ranked Opponents
- 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
- 6th - Kills - 556 (13.56/set)
- 6th - Aces - 73 (1.78/set)
- 8th - Assists - 515 (12.56/set)
- 10th - Digs - 557 (13.59/set)
Individual Stats
- 6th - Digs - Francesca Bertucci - 172 (4.20/set)
UP NEXT: AT AUBURN
- Sunday, Sept. 29 - Auburn, Ala. - 4 p.m. CT - SEC Network
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