Alabama
18-10, 5-9SEC
Kentucky
20-4, 14-0SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Volleyball Falls in Straight Sets Sunday on the Road vs. 11th-Ranked Kentucky
11/11/2018 2:22:00 PM | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Alabama volleyball fell in its Sunday road contest against 11th-ranked Kentucky, dropping straight sets 16-25, 19-25 and 23-25.
After Alabama (18-10, 5-9 SEC) dropped the first two sets to Kentucky (19-4, 13-0 SEC), the Crimson Tide held the lead for the majority of the third, but a late push from the Wildcats ultimately gave the home team the two-point set victory to cap the sweep. Returning to her hometown, sophomore Doris Carter led the offense with 12 kills and a .344 hitting percentage, adding 15 digs for her eighth double-double of the season, six of which have come in SEC play. Senior Quincey Gary led the defense with 17 digs, putting her 92 away from moving to second all-time at UA.
Neither team scored consecutive points in the first set until a kill and block from Kentucky put the home team ahead 7-6. Those points started a 6-1 run as the Wildcats moved further ahead, 11-7. The home team was up by five at the media timeout, 15-10, and held the same margin at the Tide's first timeout, 18-13. Kentucky extended its lead to 21-14 and Alabama spent its final timeout. The Wildcats closed out the frame with a 4-2 run to win, 25-16.
The Wildcats scored five unanswered to start the second frame, forcing the Tide to burn an early timeout. Kentucky added another before Alabama scored back-to-back points, including an overturned call on a challenge. With the Wildcats ahead 12-5, the Tide scored four in a row and Kentucky called a timeout with its lead trimmed to 12-9. Alabama continued to battle, eventually making another 4-0 run to tie the set at 15-15. The Tide briefly moved in front, 18-17, but the Wildcats quickly retook the lead and Alabama spent its final timeout trailing 20-18. Kentucky closed out the frame with a 5-1 run to win, 25-19, and take a 2-0 match lead.
Alabama took an early 4-1 lead in the third set and remained in front until Kentucky tied it at 10-10. The Wildcats took their first lead of the set on a service ace to make it 12-11 and scored two more before the Tide responded with four unanswered to lead 15-14 at the media timeout. After five tie scores, Alabama earned back-to-back points to lead 21-19 and Kentucky took its first team timeout. The Wildcats tallied a pair after the break to tie it at 21-21 and the Tide took its first timeout, with its second coming three points later trailing 23-22. Kentucky held on for the two-point win, 25-23, to complete the sweep.
Next weekend, Alabama heads to the Magnolia State for a pair of road matches, taking on Mississippi State Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. CT and Ole Miss Sunday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. CT.
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