Georgia Travels to No. 10 Tennessee, No. 13 Kentucky This Weekend

Georgia (15-9, 6-9)
at #10 Tennessee (19-3, 10-2)
Date: Friday, Nov. 10, 2023
First Serve: 6:30 p.m., ET
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
   Play-by-play: Andy Brock
   Analysis: Kristen Pickett-Davis
   Sideline: Sarah Detwiler
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

at #13 Kentucky (14-7, 12-1)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
First Serve: 1 p.m., ET
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Arena: Rupp Arena

Media Information
TV: SEC Network
   Play-by-play: Sam Gore
   Analysis: Holly McPeak
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball is back on the road this weekend, traveling to No. 11 Tennessee and No. 13 Kentucky this weekend.

First serve at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is set for Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. between the Bulldogs and Lady Vols. Georgia will then travel to Lexington, Kentucky for a showdown with the Wildcats on Sunday at 1 p.m. live on SEC Network from Rupp Arena.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Friday's match will stream live on SEC Network+. Andy Brock (play-by-play), Kristen Pickett-Davis (analysis), and Sarah Detwiler (sideline) will be on the call.
» Sunday's match will air nationally on SEC Network. Sam Gore (play-by-play) and Holly McPeak (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.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series Histories
Tennessee
- Georgia trails the all-time series to Tennessee 31-46
- The Bulldogs are 13-24 on the road in the series
- Georgia has lost the last two meetings in 2021 and 2022; Georgia won three of four matches in 2019 and 2020
- The Lady Vols won a season ago in Knoxville in five sets
- The Bulldogs are 4-5 against Tennessee in the Tom Black era
Kentucky
- Georgia trails the all-time series to Kentucky 26-51
- The Bulldogs are 11-23 on the road in the series
- Kentucky has won the last six matches dating back to 2019
- Georgia's lone win since 2013 came in five sets in Lexington in 2019
- The Wildcats won a five-set battle earlier this season on Sept. 29 at Ramsey Center

Recapping Action
Georgia fell in five sets to the Missouri Tigers Sunday afternoon 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. The number was a season-high for any Bulldog in 2023. 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.

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia begins the home stretch of the 2023 regular season hosting South Carolina and Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum Friday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 19. First serve against South Carolina is set for 7 p.m. on Friday The Bulldogs will take on the Tide at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Last Time Against Kentucky
Georgia volleyball battled back from down 2-0 to force a fifth set against then-No. 23 Kentucky at Ramsey Student Center Friday, Sept. 29. Kentucky prevailed in the end, winning the five-set battle (23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-19, 13-15). Sophie Fischer led the way with 18 kills followed by 14 from Kacie Evans. Estelle Haugen also tipped the double-digit kill mark at 10. Bailey Cox put up a team-best 14 digs. Fischer recorded nine blocks in the contest with a pair of aces. Clara Brower was one dig shy of a double-double, finishing with nine digs and 49 assists while contributing a career-best six blocks.

Bulldogs Sign Georgia Natives Emma Duffield, MK Patten
Head coach Tom Black announced the signing of Georgia natives Emma Duffield and Molly Kate (MK) Patten on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Duffield, a 6-1 outside from Atlanta garnered AVCA Second Team All-America status this past season. Patten is a 6-5 middle/opposite from Alpharetta and is rated a top 25 player in the country. Both play for A5.

The Nation's Highest Scoring Middle
Middle blocker Sophie Fischer currently leads the SEC in points per set (5.25) and in total points (467.5). In fact, she's the only SEC player with a points per set average north of 5.0. Nationally, she ranks eighth in points per set and is the nation's highest scoring middle. Her 4.09 kills per set ranks fourth in the league and her 1.37 blocks per set ranks second. Her 0.4 aces per set and .326 hitting percentage has also cracked the top 10 in the SEC, ranking fifth and 10th.

An Historic Win over The Razorbacks
Georgia's Nov. 1 sweep of No. 8 Arkansas was the second over a ranked opponent in 2023 (#10 Georgia Tech, Sept. 15), a feat not accomplished by Georgia since 1993. The Bulldogs have never beaten two top-10 opponents in a season until now. It's the sixth victory against a ranked opponent in the Tom Black era, the first of its kind at home. Georgia last swept a ranked opponent in 2022 at then-No. 11 Florida and last beat a ranked opponent at home in 2013 (Kentucky).

Lending a Helping Hand
Setter Clara Brower ranks fourth in the SEC with 10.25 assists per set this season. In her third season running the offense, Brower now ranks ninth 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 eight double-doubles and has a 2.16 digs per set average.

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 1,980 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 fifth all time in career kills with 1,704. She also ranks top 10 in career sets played, 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 1.78 aces per set average. The Dogs' 158 total aces is also second. Sophie Fischer (0.4), Clara Brower (0.34), and Bailey Cox (0.34) each appear in the top 10 in the SEC in the category.

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Georgia Travels to No. 10 Tennessee, No. 13 Kentucky This Weekend

Players Mentioned

Clara Brower

Bailey Cox

Kacie Evans

Sophie Fischer

Estelle Haugen

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