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TENNESSEE (14-6, 7-4) vs. ALABAMA (14-10, 3-9)

Oct. 28, 2012 | 1:00 p.m. ET

Thompson-Boling | Knoxville, Tenn.

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THE ALABAMA REMATCH

Match Promotions
With UT posting a 3-1 win in Tuscaloosa earlier this season, Sunday afternoon's match against the Crimson Tide marks the 45th meeting between the two programs.
Tennessee currently leads the series by a 32-12 margin and has won nine consecutive matches against Alabama, marking UT's longest winning streak in the series.
Six of the nine straight wins have been in three sets, including five of the six most recent matches. Alabama's first set win in the last meeting was the Tide's first set won against UT since Oct. 16, 2009. UT's last loss against the Tide came in straight sets on the road on Oct. 21, 2007.

Sunday's match will be broadcast live on FOX SportSouth. Since 2001, the Big Orange has played 'Bama twice on TV and lost both matchups.
It will be the 20th meeting in Knoxville, with the Lady Vols currently holding a commanding 16-3 advantage at home. Tennessee's last loss at home to the Tide came over five years ago on Sept. 14, 2007. UT is 4-0 vs. UA at home since that matchup.
Coach Rob Patrick holds a career record of 19-7 against the Crimson Tide.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE

The Alabama Crimson Tide started the 2012 season 12-1, but a 3-1 loss to the Lady Vols (Sept. 16), started a downhill slide for the Tide. UA is 2-9 since losing to UT and enters its the match with a 14-10 overall record and sits in sixth in the SEC West with a 3-9 league mark.
The Crimson Tide has been one of the top serving teams in the conference all season long. UA leads the league with 87 total aces and ranks second with 1.34 service aces per set. Leading the Tide serving is freshman outside hitter Kryssi Daniels. She currently has a SEC-high 41 aces and 0.47 aces per game average. Daniels' ace per game average ranks 14th in the nation.
Offensively, Alabama is hitting .238 on the season - a mark that ranks 57th in the country and eighth in the SEC. Junior Andrea McQuaid leads the team with a .265 attacking clip (min. 100 kills). McQuaid has 203 kills on the season. Senior outside hitter Kayla Fitterer leads the Tide with 248 kills and a 3.65 kill per set average. That mark ranks seventh in the SEC.
Defensively, Alabama is led at the net by sophomore middle blocker Katherine White. The Mobile, Ala., native has 68 total blocks and is averaging 0.79 rejections per set on the year. White ranks 20th in the league in blocks. In the back row, 'Bama has six with over 115 digs and is led by junior Cristina Arenas. She ranks 14th in the SEC with 3.49 digs pet set and has 304 total scoops.
Ed Allen is in his second year at Alabama and has an overall record of 25-30. He served as the head coach at Tulsa, Presbyterian and Anderson University and owns a career head coaching record of 519-213.