TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama volleyball only needed three sets to win its 2016 home opener against Samford Tuesday night at Foster Auditorium, sweeping the Bulldogs by scores 25-20, 25-14 and 25-22.Alabama (3-1) was led offensively by Krystal Rivers with 14 kills, her fourth-straight match in double figures. Rivers had two of the teams five service aces, tying a season high for the team from the service line. Samford (2-2) was limited to a .050 team hitting percentage, with Kate Neisler and T.J. Russell as its only players with a positive hitting percentage.Alabama had the slight edge early in set one before Samford stormed back to tie it at 10-10 and take a 12-10 lead as the Crimson Tide took its first timeout. Alabama quickly came back to retake the lead at 13-12 but momentum swung back the Bulldogs way at the 20-point mark as a Tide service error gave the visitors a 20-19 lead. Alabama responded with four-straight points, leading 23-20 as Samford took a timeout. A block by Hayley McSparin and Rivers gave the Tide set point and Rivers ended it with a kill for a final score of 25-20.Tied at 3-3 in set one, Alabama rattled off four unanswered points and held the same four-point lead at 10-6 as Samford took a timeout. With the score 13-9, the Tide extended its lead with a string of five-straight points, eventually moving ahead 19-10 at Samfords second timeout. Each team would score four more points before a kill by McSparin gave the Tide set point and a kill by Kat Hutson ended the frame as Alabama won 25-14 to take a 2-0 match lead at intermission.After a back-and-forth start to the third, Alabama broke an 8-8 tie with a 6-2 run to lead 14-10 at Samfords first timeout. The Bulldogs burned its final timeout soon after with the Tide up 17-12. Each team would score six more points, making it 23-18 before a kill by Hutson made it match point. The Bulldogs would not go down quietly though, scoring four-straight points to force the Tide into a late timeout at match point, 24-22. Rivers ended it out of the break with a kill to win the set, 25-22, and complete the sweep.Next up, Alabama travels to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament. Action begins on Thursday, Sept. 1 against Virginia Tech at 4:30 p.m. CT. Matches continue on Friday, Sept. 2 against Florida State (4:30 p.m. CT) and Saturday, Sept. 3 against Temple (2 p.m. CT). Norvel Pelle Jersey Bob McAdoo Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. https://www.cheap76ers.com/1066e-josh-richardson-jersey-76ers.html . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Clemon Johnson Jersey . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2). Toni Kukoc Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. RENO, Nev. -- Cameron Oliver scored 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting as Nevada cruised to an 83-58 victory against Oregon State on Friday night.Nevada (2-1) took a 48-25 advantage into halftime and never trailed.It was sweet, man. It was sweet, said Oliver, a sophomore who originally signed with Oregon State before starting his collegiate career to Nevada last year. Playing against Oregon State, Ill always have a chip on my shoulder. Every time I play them, I really want to show them that aggression.Oliver left Oregon State after former head coach Craig Robinson was fired in 2014. Oliver said Friday the coaching change led to him leaving the program and coming to Nevada.I think he was focused tonight and he took really good shots and he got into a rhythm and they had absolutely no answer for him at all, Nevada head coach Eric Musselman said.Oliver added seven rebounds.Nevada shot 48 percent from the field. Oregon State (2-2) shot 46 percent.Tres Tinkle led Oregon State (2-2) with 16 points on 7 of 16 shooting. Beaver forward Gligorije Rakocevic scored 10 points with seven rebounds.Were young, Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle. We have to understand our scouting report and execution. Those are things we got to get better at. Weve got a lot of guys that havent played any college basketball. We have one seni