Volleyball continues SEC play Sunday at Auburn on the SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama Volleyball continues its SEC schedule with another road game this weekend, traveling to The Plains to take on Auburn on Sunday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.

THIS WEEKEND: IN AUBURN

• Sunday, September 29th – 4pm CT
• Auburn, Ala. – Auburn Arena
• TV: SEC Network

SCOUTING ALABAMA

• Alabama continues conference play on the road Sunday against Auburn at 4 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
• Sophie Agee leads the team with 160 kills and four double-doubles, including three in her last five games
• Francesca Bertucci has started every game at libero for the Tide and is sixth in the SEC with 193 digs, an average of 4.20 per set
• Rashinda Reed is in her third year as Alabama's head coach, as is the associate head coach Matt Scott and assistant coach Chelsi Carter while Will Boyd was hired as a third assistant in the offseason after most recently overseeing the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' offensive and setter group in 2023, which ranked second in the Sun Belt in assists (1,481, 12.45/set), where Setter Siena DeCambra placed third individually (1,165). , 10.22/set)

ALL-TIME VS. AUBURN

• Total: 92nd meeting (52-39)

  • In Tuscaloosa: 27-16 | At Auburn: 20-18 | At neutral locations: 5-5

• Current streak: Auburn +7
• Last meeting: October 4, 2023 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama – L, 0-3

LAST TIME: NO. 20 TENNESSEE

• Alabama gave 20th-ranked Tennessee all it had to handle in its SEC opener Wednesday night in Knoxville, pushing the Lady Vols to five sets in a hard-fought loss to the Crimson Tide
• Wednesday's game was Alabama's first five-set loss of the season, winning the previous five-setters against Grambling State (August 30) and UTSA (September 13).
• The game was Alabama's second consecutive game against a ranked opponent, having previously faced then-No. 18 Florida State last Saturday in Tuscaloosa
• Three players recorded double-doubles in the game, including Sophie Agee (18 kills, 11 digs), Francesca Bertucci (11 assists, 21 digs) and Callie Kieffer (18 assists, 10 digs)
• Jordyn Towns She tied her career high with 10 kills
• Chaise Campbell She equaled her season best with a team-leading five blocks
• Lindsey Brown led the team with a season-best three aces

ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP 10)

Team stats

• 6th place – Aces – 80 (1.74/set)
• 9th – Excavations – 630 (13.70/set)
• 10th – Kills – 615 (13.37/set)

Individual statistics

NEXT: VS. GEORGIA

• Sunday, October 6th – Tuscaloosa, Alabama – 2:00 p.m. CT – SEC Network