Bulldogs Host Missouri in Final Home Match Saturday

Georgia (18-11, 9-8)
vs. Missouri (17-11, 9-8)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 24, 2023
First Serve: 2 p.m., ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
Admission: FREE (no tickets required)

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
   Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
   Analysis: Nikki Nicholson Chester
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball welcomes the Missouri Tigers to Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday in the regular season finale. First serve between the Bulldogs and Tigers is set for 2 p.m.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Saturday's match will stream live on SEC Network. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Nikki Nicholson Chester (analysis) will be on the call.
» Live stat links can be found on the volleyball schedule on GeorgiaDogs.com.
» Twitter/X updates will be available all season long on the official page of the Bulldogs, @UGAvolleyball.

Upcoming Promotions and Fan Information at Stegeman
Upcoming Promotions - Missouri
» Taylor Swift Night: free Reputation-inspired t-shirts to the first 400 fans
» Senior Day: the senior class of Kacie Evans, Mallory Downing, Erica Staunton, and Mackenzie Norris will be recognized before the match
Fan Information
» Admission is FREE to all regular-season home volleyball matches.
» The first 28 fans to enter through Gate A at Stegeman Coliseum will receive a wristband and can sit court side. Food and beverage will be provided.
» The SEC Clear Bag Policy will be in effect.
» All concessions and merchandise transactions are cashless/contactless.
     - Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover are accepted.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
- Georgia trails the all-time series against Missouri 9-12
- Since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012, Georgia is 8-11 against the Tigers
- Georgia is 4-4 all-time in Athens against the Tigers
- Prior to Georgia's 2-3 loss in Columbia on Nov. 5, the Bulldogs had won the previous four matches including a pair of wins last season in Columbia
- Georgia's two wins at home in 2021 snapped a five-match losing streak to the Tigers
- The Bulldogs are 5-6 against Missouri in the Tom Black era

Recapping Action
Georgia defeated the LSU Tigers in four sets Wednesday evening at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 25-23). A trio of Bulldogs tipped the double-digit kill mark led by Sophie Fischer with 19 kills. Kacie Evans and Erica Staunton each tallied 13 in Wednesday's match. As a team, the Bulldogs hit a season high .351 in the match. The clip is the fifth-best in a four set match in Georgia rally scoring history. Fischer led the Dogs with five blocks on the evening while Bailey Cox put up 15 digs. Clara Brower narrowly missed a double-double, handing out 53 assists and recording nine digs. At the service line, Cox and Evans each laid down three aces, combining for six of Georgia's seven in the contest.

A Look at What's Ahead
The Bulldogs will await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show which will air live on ESPN on Sunday at 6 p.m., ET. Georgia will look to make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 1994 and 1995. The Bulldogs won their first NCAA Tournament match last season, their first since the 1995 tournament.

Last Time Against Missouri
Georgia fell in five sets to the Missouri Tigers on Nov. 5 at Hearnes Center (25-16, 23-25, 31-29, 23-25, 13-15). Kacie Evans recorded a season-high 27 kills, topping the 20-kill mark for the first time this season. She hit .388 on the outside with seven digs and three blocks. Sophie Fischer tallied 18 kills with seven blocks in the match while Estelle Haugen added eight kills with a .400 hitting clip and a pair of blocks. Clara Brower tied career bests with 59 assists and five kills in the match running an offense that hit a respectable .338 as a team. Bailey Cox put up 13 digs to lead the team.

The Nation's Highest Scoring Middle
Middle blocker Sophie Fischer currently leads the SEC in points per set (5.28) and in total points (564.5). Nationally, she ranks 11th in points per set and is the nation's highest scoring middle. Her 4.18 kills per set ranks fourth in the league and her 1.28 blocks per set ranks third. Her 0.39 aces per set also cracked the top 10 in the SEC, ranking fourth.

Lending a Helping Hand
Setter Clara Brower ranks fifth in the SEC with 10.36 assists per set this season. In her third season running the offense, Brower now ranks ninth all-time in total assists with over 2,500 in her career. As Georgia has run a 5-1 offense this season, Brower has recorded nine double-doubles and has a 2.13 digs per set average.

Evans Cements Elite Status
Graduate Kacie Evans has reached a number of milestones in her final season in the Red & Black. Most recently, Evans became just the fifth Bulldog to top 2,000 career points at Georgia. She reached the mark in the second set against South Carolina on Nov. 17. In the first set at Auburn on Oct. 1, 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 1,700 career kills, becoming Georgia's 15th all-time member of that club.

Evans now ranks fourth all time in career kills with 1,750. Having played in 511 sets, she's on track to break the sets played record of 513 (Sue Ushela, 1981-84). She also ranks top 10 in career, attacks, aces, and total points.

Aces Wild
After strong matches at the service line recently, Georgia has risen to second in the SEC with a 1.77 aces per set average. The Dogs' 189 total aces is second. Sophie Fischer (0.39) and Kacie Evans (0.33) each appear in the top 10 in the SEC in the category.

Bulldogs Host Missouri in Final Home Match Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Clara Brower

Bailey Cox

Mallory Downing

Kacie Evans

Sophie Fischer

Estelle Haugen

Mackenzie Norris

Erica Staunton

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