Thursday, September 5
Montgomery, Ala.
3 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Prairie View A&M
Volleyball Heads to Montgomery for ASU Collegiate Cup
9/4/2024 12:53:00 PM | Volleyball
The Crimson Tide will face Prairie View A&M, Alabama State and Arizona
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball heads to the state capital this week, playing three matches at the ASU Collegiate Cup in Montgomery, Ala. The Crimson Tide will face Prairie View A&M on Thursday (3 p.m. CT), tournament host Alabama State on Friday (5:30 p.m.) and Arizona on Saturday (11 a.m.).
THIS WEEK: ASU COLLEGIATE CUP
- Montgomery, Ala. – Dunn-Oliver Acadome
- Stream: Hornet Sports Network (hornetsportsnetwork.com)
- Thursday, Sept. 5 vs. Prairie View A&M – 3 p.m. CT
- Friday, Sept. 6 at Alabama State – 5:30 p.m. CT
- Saturday, Sept. 7 vs. Arizona – 11 a.m. CT
SCOUTING ALABAMA
- Alabama makes the in-state trip to Montgomery, Ala., this week for the ASU Collegiate Cup, facing Prairie View A&M, Alabama State and Arizona beginning Thursday, Sept. 5
- Last weekend, the Crimson Tide opened the 2024 season with three wins at the Crimson Tide Invitational, defeating Grambling State in five sets, The Citadel in four and UT Martin in three
- As a team, Alabama is ranked third in the SEC in hitting percentage (.289) and aces (24, 2.00/set) and fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.162)
- Sophie Agee leads the team with 53 kills (4.42/set), which ranks sixth in the SEC
- Reed begins her third year as Alabama's head coach, as do 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. THE OPPONENTS
- Prairie View A&M - 2nd Meeting (1-0)
- Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 1997 - Bloomington, Ind. - W, 3-0
- H: 0-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 1-0Â Â
- Alabama State - 18th Meeting (17-0)
           Last Meeting: Oct. 10, 2018 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - W, 3-0- H: 12-0 | A: 4-0 | N: 1-0
- Arizona - First Meeting (0-0)
LAST TIME OUT: CRIMSON TIDE INVITATIONAL
- Alabama opened the season with three wins at the Crimson Tide Invitational, defeating Grambling State, The Citadel and UT Martin
- The Tide had to rally from a 2-1 match deficit in the season debut vs. the Tigers, earning a decisive 25-12 win in the fourth before completing the comeback with a 15-9 win in the fifth
- Alabama and The Citadel split the first two sets before a raucous Friday night crowd at Foster Auditorium helped lead the Tide to a 27-25 win in the third and another close 25-23 decision in the fourth
- Alabama needed just three sets to defeat UT Martin in the weekend finale last Saturday, winning by set scores of 25-14, 25-9 and 25-17
- Sophie Agee led the team with 53 kills (4.42/set), followed by fellow newcomer Paris Thompson with 37 (3.70/set)
- Natalie Repetti accounted for a team-leading six of the team's 24 aces
ALABAMA IN THE SEC RANKINGS (TOP 10)
Team Stats
- 3rd - Hitting Pct. - .289
- 3rd - Aces - 24 (2.00/set)
- 5th - Opponent Hitting Pct. - .162
- 7th - Kills - 165 (13.75/set)
- 7th - Assists - 155 (12.92/set)
- 8th - Digs - 160 (13.33/set)
Individual Stats
- 6th - Kills - Sophie Agee - 53 (4.42/set)
- T7th - Aces - Natalie Repetti - 6 (0.50/set)
- T7th - Aces - Kayla Keshock - 3 (0.50/set)
- 10th - Hitting Pct. - Paris Thompson - .367
- 10th - Assists - Callie Kieffer - 81 (9.00/set)
- T10th - Digs - Francesca Bertucci - 44 (3.67/set)
UP NEXT: ROADRUNNER CLASSIC (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS)
- Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Sam Houston - 12:30 p.m. CT
- Friday, Sept. 13 at UTSA - 7 p.m. CT
- Saturday, Sept. 14 vs. Central Arkansas - 11 a.m. CT
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