The Alabama volleyball team posted its second-straight home sweep Wednesday night against Mississippi State, defeating the Bulldogs by set scores of 25-17, 28-26 and 25-15.
A pair of long scoring streaks propelled Alabama (16-6, 3-5 SEC) to an eight-point win in the opening set before Mississippi State (5-16, 1-7 SEC) battled to a close second set, reaching set point before the Crimson Tide avoided the loss with a narrow two-point win. The third set was all Alabama, with the Tide cruising to a double-digit win to complete the sweep.
Sophomore Doris Carter posted her fifth double-double of the season, finishing the match with 13 kills and 14 digs. Fellow sophomore Meghan Neelon added her sixth double-double of the season with 32 assists and 10 digs. Junior Mahalia Swink tied for the team lead with 13 kills, hitting .407 with just two errors on 27 swings, and sophomore Kaylee Thomas led the back-row defense with 17 digs.
Senior Quincey Gary finished with nine digs, which moves her to fourth all-time on the Alabama career digs list with 1,269.
Alabama is back on the road this weekend, traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., to face Arkansas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
