Alabama
14-12,5-10SEC
South Carolina
10-16,4-11SEC
Volleyball Defeats South Carolina, 3-1, to Advance to SEC Tournament Second Round
11/21/2025 6:43:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide will face the Florida Gators Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. CT
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Alabama volleyball won its opening round match at the 2025 Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament Friday at Enmarket Arena, defeating South Carolina in four sets.
Alabama (14-12) defeated South Carolina (10-16) in the opening set, 25-23, before the Gamecocks evened the match with a near identical 25-22 decision in the second set. The Crimson Tide jumped ahead to a 9-1 lead in the third and continued to roll from there, earning the convincing 25-14 win to lead 2-1. Trailing 18-17 late in a competitive fourth set, Alabama rattled off five unanswered points to take the lead for the final time in the match and eventually win the set, 25-21, to take the match, 3-1.
Victoria Barrett put together one of her best performances of the season, leading the team with 23 kills and a .386 hitting percentage along with a season-best 19 digs, good for her 10th double-double of the season, and a career-best eight blocks. In total, the Tide stuffed 13.5 team blocks, its second-highest total of the season, led by a career-best nine from Ashby Daniel. Hannah Parant finished with 45 assists, her third 40+ assist performance in the last five matches, and Ryelle Rondo dug a season-best 16 balls as one of three Tide players in double figures along with Barrett and Trinity Stanger (19).
FROM HEAD COACH RASHINDA REED
"I was proud of our team tonight. I thought they executed at a high level with a relentless mindset. You can tell there's a great deal of trust between everyone. We've fought through a lot of adversity through the season and now we're peaking at the right time. I love the fact that we were being challenged by a very good South Carolina team that was putting pressure on us and we worked through it together, problem solved and continued to apply pressure and respond effectively. It just goes to show that we're a team to be reckoned with and we're always going to put up a fight. We're always going to be a team that challenges people and that's part of the culture that we're building. I'm incredibly proud of this team today and I'm very excited for tomorrow's match."
NOTES
- Friday's win was Alabama's 14th of the season, its most since earning 20 in 2018
- Victoria Barrett finished with 20+ kills for the second straight match, leading the team with 23 along with a season-best 19 digs for her 10th double-double of the season
- Barrett was one of three players with double-digit digs, along with 19 from Trinity Stanger and a season-best 16 from Ryelle Rondo
- The Tide stuffed 13.5 team blocks, its second highest total of the year, led by career-high marks from Ashby Daniel (9) and Barrett (8)
STAT LEADERS
- Kills: Victoria Barrett - 23
- Assists: Hannah Parant - 45
- Digs: Trinity Stanger, Victoria Barrett - 19
- Blocks: Ashby Daniel - 9
- Aces: Hannah Parant, Trinity Stanger - 1
SET-BY-SET SCORES
- Set 1: Alabama 25, South Carolina 23
- Set 2: South Carolina 25, Alabama 22
- Set 3: Alabama 25, South Carolina 14
- Set 4: Alabama 25, South Carolina 21
UP NEXT: SEC VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT (SAVANNAH, GA.)
- Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. Florida – 30 minutes following Noon ET match
