Volleyball Battles Hard but Falls to Louisiana and TCU Friday in Fort Worth - University of Alabama Athletics - rolltide.com

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FORTH WORTH, Texas – Alabama volleyball dropped its two Friday matches at the Horned Frog Invitational, falling to Louisiana in three sets and TCU in four.

Alabama (5-6) fell behind to an early 8-0 deficit in the opening set against Louisiana (5-3) and the Ragin' Cajuns controlled the pace for the majority of the match, sweeping the Crimson Tide in three sets. In the nightcap against tournament host TCU (4-5), the opening set saw 11 set points before an ace from Brooke Slusser eventually capped the lengthy 35-33 win for Alabama. The Horned Frogs rebounded with an 11-point win in the second set, edged out a close 25-23 win in the third before closing it out with a 25-16 decision in the fourth.

Kendyl Reaugh and Alyiah Wells were neck-and-neck for the team lead in kills with 26 and 24, respectively, combined between the two matches. Brooke Slusser led the team with 70 assists and 22 digs, notching double-doubles in both matches. Sophomore Maddy McCormick made her season debut for the Tide, earning six kills on 16 swings seeing time in both matches.

Notes

• The 35 points scored in the opening set win for Alabama against TCU is the most since Oct. 28, 2015 against Missouri
• With double-doubles in both matches today, Brooke Slusser has now done so in four-straight matches
• Sophomore transfer Maddy McCormick made her debut for the Crimson Tide Friday, appearing in both matches and scoring six kills on 16 attacks
• Kendyl Reaugh's 20 kills against TCU is a career high and Slusser's 44 assists ties a season high

Stat Leaders vs. Louisiana

Set-By-Set vs. Louisiana

• Set 1: Louisiana 25, Alabama 12
• Set 2: Louisiana 25, Alabama 19
• Set 3: Louisiana 25, Alabama 17

Stat Leaders vs. TCU

Set-by-Set vs. TCU

• Set 1: Alabama 35, TCU 33
• Set 2: TCU 25, Alabama 14
• Set 3: TCU 25, Alabama 23
• Set 4: TCU 25, Alabama 16

Up Next: Horned Frog Invitational (Forth Worth, Texas)

• Saturday, Sept. 17 vs. Texas State – 1:30 p.m. CT

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September 17, 2022 at 10:55AM
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