The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Auburn Tigers at home on Wednesday night, marking their second SEC win of the season.
After dropping the first set 25-13, Alabama led Set 2 from the beginning, holding the Tigers down at 18-12. The Crimson Tide took the second set at 25-16.
Both teams came ready to fight in set 3. Despite it being the closest set of the match, Alabama took control, winning 25-20. The Crimson Tide kept rolling throughout the final set with Alabama leading early. Alabama won the fourth set 25-18, marking their win over Auburn 3-1.
“We’ve always been right there, and it was just so nice to see these ladies battle to the end. I’m just so proud of them,” said head coach Rashinda Reed. “And then of course it just means a little bit more when it’s a little in-state rivalry, so I think it was just really special, and it was beautiful to see everything come together.”
Sophomore outside hitter Mya Allen led the team with 17 kills, and senior outside hitter Kayleigh Palmer was not far behind with 11 kills, nine digs and a .385 hitting percentage. Senior middle blocker Lily Gervase held a .615 hitting percentage and 13 total attacks. Sophomore outside hitter Laney Hennessee contributed three aces for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama’s defense put up a total of 10 rejections during Wednesday’s match. Freshman middle blocker Audrey Simpson achieved a career-high of seven blocks and junior libero and defensive specialist Lindsey Brown led all players on both teams with 14 digs.
The Crimson Tide only allowed three aces and four blocks by Auburn throughout the match. Alabama also hit over a .300 in sets two and three and hit at a match-high of .357 in set 4.
Alabama will host the University of Florida Gators on Sunday at Foster Auditorium at 2 p.m. for the last match of the season. The match can be streamed on ESPN+
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