Bulldogs Set for First Road Test of 2022 in Boston

Georgia (5-1)
at the Harvard/Northeastern Challenge
Dates: Friday, Sept. 9-Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022
Location: Boston, Mass. / Cambridge, Mass.
Arena: Cabot Center / Malkin Athletic Center
Georgia's Tournament Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 9
   12:30 p.m. – vs. Iona (at Northeastern)
   5 p.m. – at Northeastern
Saturday, Sept. 10
   11 a.m. – at Harvard

Media Information
Streaming: FloVolleyball (Friday) / ESPN+ (Saturday)
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball will have its first road test of the 2022 season this weekend as the Bulldogs travel to the Boston area for the Harvard/Northeastern Challenge.

On Friday, Georgia will play Iona at 12:30 p.m. and host Northeastern at 5 p.m. at the Cabot Center. The Bulldogs conclude the weekend with an 11 a.m. matchup at Harvard on Saturday.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Both matches at Northeastern on Friday will stream via a paid subscription on FloVolleyball.
» Georgia's Saturday match at Harvard will stream live on ESPN+.
» Live stat 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 the Bulldogs, @UGAvolleyball.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series Histories
Iona
- First meeting
Northeastern
- First meeting
Harvard
- All-time series tied 1-1
- Harvard defeated Georgia in four sets in 2014 in Athens; two years later, the Bulldogs swept the Crimson in Cambridge

Up Next
Georgia will take on ACC opponents NC State and Georgia Tech next weekend. The Bulldogs will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for a showdown with the Wolfpack Thursday, Sept. 15. at 4 p.m. at Barnhill Arena The Bulldogs will return to Athens to host rival and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech at Stegeman Coliseum Saturday, Sept. 17. First serve against the Yellow Jackets will be at 7 p.m.

Let's Recap
Georgia's season opening homestand continued at Stegeman Coliseum last weekend, hosting the Bulldog Classic. The Bulldogs kept their extended their set winning streak to 16 straight after sweeping Charlotte and Charleston Friday and Saturday. Texas Tech got the best of the Bulldogs in Saturday's nightcap, handed Georgia its first loss of the season, in four sets. Senior outside hitter Kacie Evans tallied 20 kills in Saturday's sweep of Charleston, hitting .515 in the match. She reached the 1,000-kill milestone late in Saturday's match against the Red Raiders. Evans had an outstanding day, garnering 38 kills across seven sets from the two matches.

Evans Joins 1,000-Kill Club
During the third set of Georgia's match against Texas Tech Sept. 3 at Stegeman Coliseum, senior outside hitter Kacie Evans became the newest member of Georgia's 1,000-Kill Club. She is the 19th all-time member of the club and the second under Tom Black, Rachel Ritchie (2017-21) being the other.

Fischer Tabbed SEC Player of the Week
The SEC named junior middle blocker Sophie Fischer the first SEC Player of the Week of the 2022 season. Fischer made her Georgia debut, putting up strong numbers for the Bulldogs. On the net, Fischer averaged 2.14 blocks per set (15 blocks in seven sets played), the best average of any player in the SEC on opening weekend. Her efforts on defense held Georgia's opponents to a .058 hitting percentage in three matches. She broke Georgia's rally scoring record for blocks in a three-set match against Troy, putting up 11 against the Trojans. Offensively, Fischer laid down eight kills against Troy and totaled 15 (2.14 kill/set) on opening weekend, hitting .310 out of the middle.

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Players Mentioned

Kacie Evans

Sophie Fischer

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