Alabama
8-3,0-1SEC
Auburn
10-2,1-0SEC
Volleyball Falls to Auburn in Three Sets in Friday’s SEC Opener
9/26/2025 8:39:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide faces the 19th-ranked Florida Gators Sunday at 12 p.m. CT in Gainesville
AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama volleyball fell in its SEC opener Friday night on the road to Auburn in three sets by scores of 19-25, 21-25 and 19-25.
Alabama (8-3, 0-1 SEC) took the early 8-5 lead in set one before Auburn (10-2, 1-0 SEC) pulled ahead after an 8-1 run to make it 13-9. The Tigers held on to win set one, 25-19, and held the same six-point margin towards the end of set two before the Crimson Tide started to chip away, drawing as close as two points before Auburn called a timeout at 21-19. The Tigers closed out the second with a 4-2 run to win 25-21 and take a 2-0 match lead. Alabama had the early momentum in the third set but Auburn moved back ahead around the halfway mark with a 7-2 run to pull ahead 17-12. That proved enough cushion for the Tigers to hold on and win, 25-19, to complete the match.
NOTES
- Victoria Barrett tallied her third double-double of the season with 15 kills and 12 digs while Hannah Parant earned her fifth with 15 assists and 12 digs
- Trinity Stanger continues her push towards her 1,000th career digs, earning nine tonight to push her career total to 955
STAT LEADERS
- Kills: Victoria Barrett - 15
- Assists: Hannah Parant - 15
- Digs: Victoria Barrett, Hannah Parant - 12
- Blocks: Sarah Stevens - 4
- Aces: Hannah Parant - 1
SET-BY-SET SCORES
- Set 1: Auburn 25, Alabama 19
- Set 2: Auburn 25, Alabama 21
- Set 3: Auburn 25, Alabama 19
UP NEXT
- Sunday, Sept. 28 at No. 19 Florida – 12 p.m. CT
