University of Georgia Athletics
Volleyball Set For SEC Home Opener
September 28, 2016 | Volleyball
Game Notes
ATHENS, Ga. --- The Georgia volleyball team (12-3, 0-2) returns to the Ramsey Center to open its home schedule of the SEC slate with Alabama and Auburn coming to Athens this weekend.
The Bulldogs take on Alabama (12-3, 1-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET before facing Auburn (7-8, 1-1) on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET. Both matches will be featured on SEC Network+ with all links available at georgiadogs.com.
Friday's match will be Beach Night with the first 250 students in the "Spike's Block" section receiving free Georgia flip flops. Various beach prizes can be won throughout the night and postgame autographs will be available with the team.
Sunday's game will have free tank tops to the first 250 students in "Spike's Block" while Spike's Tykes youth clinic will follow the match. For more information on Spike's Tykes, visit georgiadogs.com.
-Game Notes-
VERSUS ALABAMA, AUBURN
Alabama: The Tide hold a slight edge in the overall series at 25-23 after winning the last five games. Alabama took both games of the series in 2015, as Desiree McCray led the Bulldogs with 13 combined kills, giving her 27 career kills against Alabama to go with 12 blocks. Cassidy Anderson had a team-best 13 digs in the pair of games, as the junior now has 26 career digs vs. the Tide.
Auburn: Georgia leads the all-time series 35-15 over Auburn, but the Tigers took the lone meeting in 2015. Megan Spencer led Georgia with six kills in last year's game at Auburn, as she has 16 career kills vs. the Tigers. Elle McCord posted a team-best 11 digs while Anderson followed with eight digs and three aces. Anderson now has 24 career digs and five career aces against Auburn.
ANDERSON DIGGING HER WAY TO BEST SEASON
With a team-high 15 digs over the last two games, Anderson put herself with over 600 career digs, as the junior now holds 608. Anderson is well on her way to surpassing last year's total of 289 digs. The Kentucky native currently has 215 digs, as she is third in the SEC with 4.13 digs per set. Anderson is also close to catching her service aces from last year. In 2015, she put up 31 aces while she is sporting 24 aces this year.
MCCRAY STILL THROWING A BLOCK PARTY
In her final season at Georgia, McCray's blocking game hasn't slowed down, as she posted her fourth game this season with five or more blocks against Tennessee. In Knoxville, McCray tabbed a team-best six blocks, giving her 26 games in her career with at least five blocks in a match. After the match against the Vols, McCray has now led the team nine times this season in blocks.
BULLDOGS TOP THREE IN SEC IN THREE STAT RANKINGS
The Bulldogs continue to rank high in many SEC stats. After last weekend, Georgia still holds at first with 1.54 service aces per set as well as being second with 15.29 digs per set and third with a .162 opponent hitting percentage. The Bulldogs are one of two teams in the SEC with two individuals ranked in the top of the conference, as Anderson and Maddie Lobenstein are third and seventh, respectively. Auburn joins Georgia on that list. Georgia has led its opponent in digs in eight games, winning all of those, while it has held 11 of its 15 opponents to a hitting percentage below .200.
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