The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s volleyball team experienced a 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 18-25, 16-25) loss to the Missouri Tigers in an SEC match on Sunday afternoon in Foster Auditorium. With the loss, Alabama drops to 13-6 overall, 2-5 in SEC play, while the Tigers improve to 13-5 overall, 5-2 in conference action.

The Tide was held to a .142 hitting mark, as the Tigers forced UA into 26 hitting errors, while recording 11 total blocks. Missouri finished the afternoon with a .281 hitting percentage.

Alabama got off to a quick start to open the match, taking a 6-1 lead in the first set. The Tigers responded by tying the score at 15-15, before winning the set, 25-19. The Tide was held to a .065 hitting percentage in the set, while the Tigers hit .231.

The Tide evened the match at 1-1 after taking the second set, 25-22. UA fell behind 4-1 to start the set but rallied to hold a 9-6 lead behind three kills in the run by Laura Steiner. After UM took an 11-10 lead, Alabama went on a 9-2 run to open a 20-13 advantage. UA led 24-17 before the Tigers scored five straight points to get within two (24-22), but a kill by Steiner put the set away for Bama.

After the intermission, the Tigers controlled the third set, leading by as much as eight (21-13) before winning the set 25-18. UM led from wire-to-wire in the fourth, after opening the set with a 7-1 run. The Tide rallied to get within three at 12-9, but the Tigers opened an 18-11 lead before closing out the match with a 25-16 victory in the fourth.

The Tide returns to SEC action on Friday, Oct. 12 when it travels to Columbia, S.C., for a 6 p.m. CT match. The team will then travel to Baton Rouge, La., for a match Sunday, Oct. 14 against the LSU Tigers at 1 p.m. CT.