Alabama earned its first SEC volleyball win of the season, beating South Carolina 3-1. The Crimson Tide controlled the first and third sets, then closed out a tight fourth behind Laney Hennessee’s late kills.

By the Numbers
  • Final score: 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22.
  • Alabama led South Carolina 51-39 in kills and 10-6 in blocks.
  • Alabama hit .277 and recorded 8 aces; South Carolina hit .409 in the second set and finished with 1 ace.
  • Hennessee had 16 kills; Lily Gervase and Hannah Parant helped Alabama’s Ashby Daniel set a season high with 6 blocks.
Yes, But

South Carolina rallied to take the second set and tied the fourth at 21, but Alabama won 4 of the next 5 points to seal the match.

State of Play
  • Both teams entered at 1-3 in SEC play; Alabama improved to 1-4, while South Carolina fell to 1-4.
  • Alabama hosted Georgia two days later, while South Carolina traveled to Mississippi State.
Bottom Line

Alabama turned its edge in serving, blocking and total kills into a timely conference win, with Hennessee delivering when the fourth set was on the line.