BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Riley Fisbeck earned the first triple-double for Alabama volleyball in a decade in a three-set loss to Texas A&M Saturday night, falling by set scores of 27-25, 25-17 and 25-22.
Riley Fisbeck did it all for the Alabama (6-12) tonight, earning a triple-double with 12 kills, 14 assists and 11 digs while hitting .440 in the process. It is the first triple-double for the Crimson Tide since Andrea McQuaid against Penn on Sept. 10, 2011.
After going past the 25-point mark in three of the four sets yesterday, Alabama and Texas A&M (8-4) did so again in Saturday's opening frame, with the Crimson Tide reaching set point twice before the Aggies rallied back to win, 27-25. Texas A&M carried the momentum into the second set, leading from the fifth point onward to take it, 25-17.
The Tide took an early timeout in the third set trailing 5-1 before surging back ahead, riding a 5-0 stretch to retake the lead at 10-9. The teams traded back and forth within two points of each other until the Aggies pulled ahead by three at the 20-point mark. Texas A&M reached set point at 24-20 and, after consecutive points by Alabama, the Aggies ended it with a kill to win the set, 25-22, and the match, 3-0.
Emily Janek tallied a double-double with 21 assists and 16 digs. SEC Defensive Player of the Week Madelyn St. Germain led the back-row defense with 17 digs, one of four players in double digits.
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY SET
- 1st | Texas A&M 27, Alabama 25
- 2nd | Texas A&M 25, Alabama 17
- 3rd | Texas A&M 25, Alabama 22
MATCH NOTES
- Riley Fisbeck's triple-double is the first for Alabama since Andrea McQuaid on Sept. 10, 2011
- Emily Janek earned her second double-double of the season
- Four players finished with double-digit digs, led by 17 from Madelyn St. Germain
UP NEXT
- Alabama vs. Tennessee – March 19-20
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT/2 p.m. CT
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