Arkansas, #24 Missouri Featured on Final Road Trip

Georgia (13-10, 4-8)
at Arkansas (10-12, 4-8)
Date: Friday, Nov. 9, 2018
Time: 8 p.m., ET
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Arena: Barnhill Arena

Media Information
Streaming Video: n/a
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com

at #24 Missouri (20-5, 10-3)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018
Time: 2 p.m., ET
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Arena: Hearnes Center

Media Information
Streaming Video: SEC Network+
     Play-by-play: Ben Wilson
     Analysis: Ali Kreklow
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com

Twitter Updates: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball (13-10, 4-8) takes to the road for the final road trip of the season beginning Friday. The Bulldogs will square off at 8 p.m., ET, Friday at Arkansas (10-12, 4-8). It's then on to Columbia, Missouri for a matchup with #24 Missouri (20-5, 10-3) on Sunday to bring the road schedule to a close.

Follow the Bulldogs
• Sunday's match will be streamed live via the SEC Network+. Ben Wilson will provide play-by-play while Ali Kreklow 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.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
Arkansas
• Georgia trials all-time series 10-24
• Last season's four-set win in Athens snapped an eight-match losing streak to the Razorbacks.
• In Fayetteville, Georgia is 4-12 all time.
• In Athens, the Bulldogs are 6-12
Missouri
• Georgia trails the all-time series 5-7, 4-6 since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012.
• The Bulldogs are 2-3 all time in Columbia including a sweep of the Tigers last season.
• Missouri made the return trip to Athens last season and defeated the Bulldogs in four.
• The win in Columbia last season snapped a three-match losing streak to the Tigers, all sweeps.

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia returns to Athens to complete the season with four-straight matches at Stegeman Coliseum. The final four matches of the season begin when Auburn comes to Athens on Thursday, Nov. 15 followed by a visit from #14 Florida that Sunday, Nov. 18. Thanksgiving week features Arkansas on Wednesday followed by the season finale against Mississippi State on Friday.

Let's Recap
Georgia earned a four-set win over the Alabama Crimson Tide Friday at Foster Auditorium. The win snapped a six-match losing streak by the Bulldogs. It was the third-straight win over Alabama. The last time Georgia beat Alabama three-straight times was 2009-10. Anna Kate Karstens recorded a new career-best 13 kills while picking up a season-high eight blocks. Rachel Ritchie earned 19 kills on the evening to lead the Bulldog offense. Ritchie earned her first double-double of the season with a career-high 16 digs. Majesti Bass had nine kills to complement four blocks. The Bulldogs put four in double-figure digs led by a career-best 17 digs by Caroline Ostman. Meghan Donovan registered her 12th double-double with 14 digs and 47 assists. Libero Claire Rothenberger had 13 digs. On the net, the Bulldogs had a season-high 14 blocks, only the fourth time this season they've registered double-digit team blocks, led by Karstens and Kianna Young (6, career-high).

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.

Block Party at 'Bama
The Bulldogs recorded a season-high 14 blocks at Alabama on Nov. 2. Georgia was led on the net by eight blocks from Anna Kate Karstens (season-high) and a career-best six blocks from Kianna Young. Majesti Bass and Meghan Donovan also added four each. In the match, Georgia posted seven blocks in the second set alone in the match.

Diggin' It
Georgia's 14.54 digs per set ranks fifth in the SEC. Libero Kendall Glover's 4.09 average comes in at sixth in the league. Georgia has had four or more tip the double-digit mark seven times, six of which have come in SEC play. Twice (at Auburn, vs. Texas A&M), Georgia has had five reach the mark.

Going the Distance
Seven of Georgia's 12 SEC matches have gone to five sets this season. In all, the Bulldogs have played 10 five-set matches, going 3-7 in those contests. Seven of Georgia's 10 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.

Helping Hands
Junior setter Meghan Donovan's 11.01 assists per set ranks 29th 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. She has recorded 1,000 assists in her of her three seasons in a Bulldog uniform. Her 10.57 assists/set in her career ranks 17th among active Division I setters. She recorded a new career-best 62 assists at Auburn on Oct. 3. As a team, Georgia ranks third in the conference with 12.53 assists per set.

The Steg is Rockin'
Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC with an average attendance of 1,239 per match. That figure ranks 35th in the country for average attendance. So far this season, 9,909 have flocked to Stegeman Coliseum to cheer on Georgia volleyball in eight matches in Athens.

Aces Wild
Georgia ranks 41st in the country, second in the SEC, with 1.52 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.

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Players Mentioned

Majesti Bass

Meghan Donovan

Kendall Glover

Anna Kate Karstens

Caroline Ostman

Rachel Ritchie

Claire Rothenberger

Kianna Young

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