Georgia Concludes Road Swing Wednesday at South Carolina

Georgia (10-6, 1-3)
at South Carolina (6-8, 0-5)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023
First Serve: 6 p.m., ET
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Arena: Carolina Volleyball Center

Media Information
TV: ESPNU
   Play-by-play: Kevin Fitzgerald
   Analysis: Missy Whittemore
Streaming: ESPN.com/ESPN app
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball concludes its three-match road swing this Wednesday in Columbia, South Carolina taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Carolina Volleyball Center. First serve between the Bulldogs and Gamecocks is set for 6 p.m., ET, on ESPNU.

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» Wednesday's match will air nationally on ESPNU. Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Missy Whittemore (analysis) will be on the call.
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BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
- Georgia leads the all-time series against South Carolina 51-26; however, since South Carolina joined the SEC in 1991, Georgia's record against the Gamecocks is 35-25
- The Bulldogs are 22-13 all time in Columbia
- In the Tom Black era, Georgia is 4-5; of those nine matches, six have gone the distance to five sets
- The Bulldogs were victorious in last year's meeting in Athens in five sets, but lost the 2021 match in Columbia, also in five sets

Recapping Action
Georgia earned its first SEC victory of the season Friday evening, sweeping Mississippi State on the road in straight sets. Sophie Fischer had a huge match, putting up 16 kills in just three sets, hitting .448. Kacie Evans also tallied a double-digit kill performance with 12. Freshman Ceci Gooch recorded eight kills, hitting .500. Defensively, Fischer put up six blocks followed by three from each Gooch and Estelle Haugen. Libero Mallory Downing recorded 10 digs while Haugen had nine.

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia returns to Athens and the friendly confines of Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday, Oct. 15 hosting LSU. The annual pink match will begin at 2 p.m. Georgia then hosts the Ole Miss Rebels at Stegeman in a Wednesday matchup on Oct. 18. That match will air live on SEC Network at 8 p.m. Five of Georgia's next six matches will be at home.

Georgia to Return to Stegeman Coliseum
The University of Georgia Athletic Association announced Georgia volleyball will return to Stegeman Coliseum for competition beginning Sunday, Oct. 15 when the Bulldogs host LSU. The volleyball team has competed in Ramsey Student Center while renovations have been completed to Stegeman. The Bulldogs played a total of seven matches at Ramsey in 2023.

Point, Sophie!
Middle blocker Sophie Fischer currently leads the SEC in points per set (5.14) and second in total points (293.0). In fact, she's the only SEC player with a points per set average north of 5.0. Nationally, she ranks 11th in points per set and is the nation's highest scoring middle. Her 4.07 kills per set ranks third in the league and her 1.3 blocks per set ranks third.

Lending a Helping Hand
Setter Clara Brower ranks sixth in the SEC with 9.86 assists per set this season. In her third season running the offense, Brower now ranks 10th all-time in total assists with over 2,000 in her career. As Georgia has run a 5-1 offense this season, Brower has recorded a team-best six double-doubles as her 2.61 digs per set leads the Bulldogs in the category.

Welcome to the Double Grand Club
In the first set at Auburn on Oct. 1, Kacie Evans recorded her 1,000th career dig, becoming the 22nd member of Georgia's 1,000 Dig Club. Additionally, she also secured Double Grand Club status with her more than 1,500 career kills, becoming Georgia's 15th all-time member of that club.

Currently with 1,842 career points, Evans is on track to join all-time greats Priscilla Pacheco (3,018.0), Julia Petruschke (2,264.5), Nikki Nicholson (2,157.0), and Maria Taylor (2,020.0) in the 2,000 Point Club. She now ranks seventh all time in career kills with 1,576. She also ranks top 10 in career attacks and aces.

University of Georgia Athletics

Georgia Concludes Road Swing Wednesday at South Carolina

Players Mentioned

Clara Brower

Mallory Downing

Kacie Evans

Sophie Fischer

Ceci Gooch

Estelle Haugen

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