Georgia Returns Home to Host #14 Kentucky, Tennessee

Georgia (12-8, 3-6)
vs. #14 Kentucky (14-4, 8-0)
Date: Friday, Oct. 26, 2018
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum

vs. RV Tennessee (17-5, 8-2)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum

Media Information
Streaming Video: SEC Network+ (Kentucky, Tennessee)
     Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
     Analysis: Nikki Nicholson Chester
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com

Twitter Updates: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball (12-8, 3-6) returns to Athens and Stegeman Coliseum to play host to #14 Kentucky and Tennessee this weekend.

The Bulldogs face the 14th-ranked Wildcats Friday evening at 7 p.m. The Lady Vols then come to town for a 2 p.m. matchup on Sunday.

Follow the Bulldogs
• Both matches will be streamed live via the SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady will provide play-by-play while Nikki Nicholson Chester will provide analysis.
• Live stats will be available. Links can be found on the volleyball schedule on GeorgiaDogs.com.
• Twitter updates will be available all season long on the official Twitter page of Georgia volleyball, @UGAvolleyball.

This Weekend's Promotions
• Admission to all regular season home matches is FREE
• Clear Bag Policy will be in effect
Friday vs. #14 Kentucky
• Replica Jersey Night
     - First 250 students get a replica Georgia volleyball jersey
• First 250 students receive free pizza
• Bonus student rewards
Sunday vs. Tennessee
• Trick or Treating and mini pumpkin decorating on the concourse before the match
• Halloween costume contest
• Post-match autographs

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series Histories
Kentucky
• Georgia trails the all-time series 25-44.
• Kentucky has won 23 of the last 24 meetings including the last seven, the last five being sweeps.
• Georgia's last win came in five sets on Oct. 23, 2013 in Athens.
• The Bulldogs are 11-20 against the Wildcats in Athens.
• Georgia was swept in both meetings a season ago.
Tennessee
• Georgia trails the all-time series 28-42.
• Georgia swept the Lady Vols in Knoxville in the last meeting in 2017 but fell in five at Stegeman in October.
• The win on Nov. 19 snapped a four-match losing streak to Tennessee
• Tennessee has won eight of the last 12 meetings.
• In Athens, Georgia is 16-19 against the Lady Vols.

A Look at What's Ahead
It's back on the road for three-straight to open the month of November beginning at Alabama Friday, Nov. 2. The final road trip of the year includes stops at Arkansas Nov. 9 and #24 Missouri on Nov. 11. Georgia concludes the regular season with four-straight home matches beginning Nov. 15.

Let's Recap
Georgia saw its losing streak extended to four matches with a four-set loss at South Carolina on Sunday. Down 2-0 in the match, Georgia won the third set to stay alive but fell in set four. T'ara Ceasar and Rachel Ritchie led the way offensively for Georgia with 13 kills each. Majesti Bass concluded with 10 kills of her own. Ceasar recorded her 10th double-double with 13 digs. Kendall Glover also had 13 digs for the Bulldogs on Sunday.

Looking for Another Strong Finish
In 2017, Tom Black's first season at Georgia, the Bulldogs concluded the conference season winning five of their last seven matches with both losses coming to Kentucky. All five wins were by way of sweeps for Georgia. The team entered the month of November under .500 at 5-6 to finish the regular season 10-8 in SEC play, fifth in the league.

Diggin' It
Georgia's 14.6 digs per set ranks sixth in the SEC. Libero Kendall Glover's 4.16 average comes in at fifth in the league. Georgia has had four or more tip the double-digit mark six times, five of which have come in nine SEC matches. Twice (at Auburn, vs. Texas A&M), Georgia has had five reach the mark.

Going the Distance
Six of Georgia's nine SEC matches have gone to five sets this season. In all, the Bulldogs have played nine five-set matches, going 3-6 in those contests. Six of Georgia's eight losses on the season have come in five sets. In four of the five fifth-set losses, Georgia has lost by three points or less.

All Hail Ceasar
Sophomore T'ara Ceasar hasn't skipped a beat after a breakout freshman campaign. The sophomore ranks 29th nationally, fifth in the league, with 4.26 kills per set. Her 349 total kills ranks third in the SEC and 27th in the country. She's scoring 4.73 points per sent, a figure that ranks fifth in the SEC and 29th in NCAA.

Helping Hands
Junior setter Meghan Donovan's 11.19 assists per set ranks 17th in the country while leading the SEC in the category. In the match at Ole Miss on Sept. 28, Donovan notched her 3,000th-career assist. She became only the seventh Bulldog setter to tip the 3,000-assist mark in her career. Her 10.64 assists/set in her career ranks 12th among active Division I setters. She recorded a new career-best 62 assists at Auburn on Oct. 3. As a team, Georgia ranks second in the conference with 12.7 assists per set.

The Steg is Rockin'
Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC with an average attendance of 1,340 per match. That figure ranks 31st in the country for average attendance. So far this season, 8,038 have flocked to Stegeman Coliseum to cheer on Georgia volleyball in six matches in Athens.

Aces Wild
Georgia ranks 22nd in the country, second in the SEC, with 1.63 aces per set. The Bulldogs have picked up where they left off a season ago at the service line as they averaged 1.57 aces per set to lead the league. Against Texas Tech, Kendall Glover tied a Georgia rally scoring record with seven aces in a three-set match.

Georgia Returns Home to Host #14 Kentucky, Tennessee

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Players Mentioned

Majesti Bass

Meghan Donovan

Kendall Glover

Rachel Ritchie

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