Next Match: Northern Illinois 9/8/2018 | 1 p.m. CT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball remains undefeated through eight matches this season, posting wins over Marshall and Georgia Tech Friday at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash.

The Crimson Tide (8-0) defeated the Thundering Herd (4-6) in four sets, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, and 25-11 before sweeping the Yellow Jackets (9-1) by scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-23.

In the opening match of the day, Alabama took the first two sets over Marshall by before the Herd avoided the sweep with a two-point decision in the third. The Crimson Tide posted a convincing 25-11 win in the fourth to claim the victory. Sophomore Doris Carter led the offense with 14 kills and a .375 hitting percentage. The Tide had five players in double-digit kills, with Carter joined by juniors Ginger Perinar , Mahalia Swink and Hayley McSparin and senior Cidavia Hall . Carter, Swink and Hall all finished the match hitting above .300, with the Tide hitting .299 as a team.

The Tide continued its winning streak with a sweep over Georgia Tech, holding the Yellow Jackets to a .077 clip while hitting .298 as a team. Perinar and Carter both hit above .300 and finished with double-digit kills, with Perinar posting 16 and a .343 clip. Carter added a season-best three aces from the service line, as did Swink.

MATCH ONE: ALABAMA 3, MARSHALL 1

The teams battled back-and-forth evenly for the first half of the opening set, with neither taking larger than a two-point lead. A kill from McSparin put Alabama ahead 15-14 lead at media timeout and the neck-and-neck affair continued down the stretch. Down 23-21 late, the Tide rallied with three-straight points to reach set point, 24-23, and Marshall called a timeout. A kill from McSparin sealed the comeback victory as the Tide won, 25-23.

Tied 5-5 early in set two, a 6-3 run put Alabama ahead 11-8 as Marshall called a timeout. The Herd quickly burned its second timeout with the Tide ahead 14-9 and three more points after the break further extended the lead to 17-9. Alabama would hold Marshall at arm's length for the remainder of the frame, eventually winning by six, 25-19, to take a 2-0 match lead.

The Herd jumped to an early 9-4 lead in the third set, forcing the Tide to call a timeout. A 3-1 run from Marshall put the visitors ahead at the halfway mark, 12-5, to force another Alabama timeout. The Tide chipped away at the deficit with a 3-1 run, capped by a service ace from sophomore Meghan Neelon , with Marshall looking to halt the momentum with a timeout now leading 13-8. Alabama would continue to fight back, eventually tying it at 18-18. The score would be tied up three more times in the closing points of the set, but Marshall persevered to win 25-23 and avoid the sweep.

Trailing 2-1 in the fourth, Alabama scored five unanswered pull ahead 6-2 and Marshall called its first timeout. The Herd's second timeout came after a kill from Carter put the Tide ahead 13-6. Marshall would only score five more points in the remainder of the frame, with Alabama winning by a comfortable margin of 25-11 to claim the four-set victory.

MATCH TWO: ALABAMA 3, GEORGIA TECH 0

Alabama started the first set on a 5-0 run but Georgia Tech would eventually rally back to draw within one, down 10-9. The Tide held a three-point lead at the media timeout, 15-12, and continued to build on its lead down the stretch. Alabama led by five at Georgia Tech's team timeout, 18-13, and closed out the frame with a 7-4 run to win, 25-17.

Trailing 2-1 early in the second, the Tide regained the lead with five-straight points before the Yellow Jackets had to call a timeout trailing 6-2. Alabama continued to add cushion to its lead, pulling ahead by seven on a solo block from Hall to force Georgia Tech to call its final timeout down 17-10. An 8-3 run ended the frame with the Tide taking the 25-13 victory to move up 2-0 in the match.

Alabama moved ahead 5-3 before Georgia Tech scored seven unanswered points to swing the set in its favor, 10-5. The Tide clawed back to within one point, with the Yellow Jackets taking a timeout only leading 12-11. Alabama kept it a one-point game in the middle of the set before a run of four straight allowed Georgia Tech to pull ahead 21-16 as the Tide called its final timeout. Alabama scored three unanswered after break, forcing the Yellow Jackets to take a timeout up 21-19. The score was tied at 21-21 and again at 23-23 when a kill from Perinar made it match point for Alabama. Georgia Tech challenged the play but the ruling was upheld and Swink closed it out on the next rally with a kill to win, 25-23, and complete the sweep.

Alabama concludes its weekend at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash facing Northern Illinois Saturday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. CT.