University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Volleyball Welcomes Mississippi State Sunday
November 03, 2007 | Volleyball
In the first meeting between the schools this season on Oct. 12, Mississippi State (11-13, 6-9 SEC) defeated Georgia (15-10, 6-9 SEC) by a score of 3-1 (21-30, 30-23, 30-22, 30-27), but UGA leads the all-time series 29-9.
Both teams will enter the contest coming off of 3-0 sweeps of their last opponents on Friday night. Georgia swept SEC western division leader Alabama 3-0 (30-27, 31-29, 30-22), and was led by junior outside hitter Maria Taylor, who provided a match-best 18 kills. Mississippi State defeated Auburn 3-0 (30-26, 30-22, 30-28) and was paced by senior opposite hitter Jamie Joyner, who notched a match-best 15 kills.
Live stats for the match with Mississippi State will be available on Georgiadogs.com, and GXtra subscribers can also log on for live video of the contest.
Sunday's contest with Mississippi State will be both "Fall Festival Day" and "Girl Scouts Day." The fall festivities will include bobbing for apples, face painting and a cake walk. Girls Scouts are invited to the match and will receive a McDonalds coupon and a special patch for attending the match.
