Georgia Hosts Mississippi State, #18 Florida on Final Weekend of 2024

Georgia (10-14, 4-10)
vs. Mississippi State (11-13, 5-10)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
First Serve: 6 p.m., ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
   Admission: FREE (no ticket required)

vs. No. 18 Florida (21-5, 11-3)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
First Serve: 1 p.m., ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
   Admission: FREE (no ticket required)

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
   Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
   Analyst: Kaylah House
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball returns to Stegeman Coliseum to close the 2024 season this week, hosting Mississippi State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and No. 18 Florida at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Both matches will stream live on SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Kaylah House (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
Wednesday, Nov. 27 vs. Mississippi State
- The first 600 fans will receive a black replica jersey
Saturday, Nov. 30 vs. Florida
- Senior Day
- The first 500 fans will receive holiday fuzzy socks
Fan Information
- Admission is FREE to all regular-season home volleyball matches. Gates open one hour prior to first serve.
- The first 30 fans to enter through Gate A at Stegeman Coliseum will receive a wristband and can sit court side. Food and beverage will be provided for those fans.
- 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
Thank you, Seniors!
Georgia will honor the careers of five student-athletes prior to Saturday's match: Krista Blakely, Clara Brower, Bailey Cox, Sophie Fischer, and Erykah Lovett. Fischer, Brower, and Cox will all conclude their careers among the top 10 in career categories at Georgia. Fischer and Lovett each topped 1,000 kills in their collegiate careers while Cox joined Lovett in the 1,000 digs club.

Series Histories
Mississippi State
- Georgia leads the all-time series 50-16
- Georgia is 24-4 against Mississippi State all time in Athens
- Georgia swept both ends of a home-and-home last season
- Tom Black is 7-3 against MSU in his tenure in Athens
Florida
- Georgia trails the all-time series 11-69
- The Bulldogs are 5-29 against Florida in Athens in the series
- UGA has won two of the last five meetings; 2020's win broke a 19-match losing skid to the Gators
- Tom Black is 2-8 against Florida in his tenure in Athens

Recapping Action
Georgia fell in four sets to the Texas A&M Aggies on Friday evening in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Erykah Lovett (14) and Sophie Fischer (11) each eclipsed the double-digit kill mark in the match to lead the Bulldogs. Fischer put up seven blocks. Georgia tallied 10 in the match, the seventh time Georgia topped 10 team blocks this season. Bailey Cox led the match with 17 digs. Six different Bulldogs combined for six service aces.

Fischer Breaks UGA Block Assists Record
Sophie Fischer tallied the 425th block assist of her Georgia career at Tennessee on Nov. 15, breaking Valentina Gonzalez's record of 424 that had stood since 2010. Fischer will end her career as a top-four blocker in Athens with 473 total blocks in her career.

Bulldogs Signs Five for 2025 Season
Tom Black announced the signing of five student-athletes to the 2025 roster. The class includes outside hitters Olivia Borgman (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and Alex Richter (Dallas, Texas), middle blocker Emma Bryson (Fletcher, N.C.), setter Chloe Elarton (Castle Pines, Colo.), and libero/defensive specialist Keira Steininger (St. Mary's, Ohio). "We're thrilled about this 2025 class," Black remarked. "As players and people, we are confident they're going to do great things for Georgia volleyball. We can't wait to get in the gym and get to work."

Aces Wild
The Bulldogs are among the top serving teams in the league, ranking fourth with 1.68 aces per set and fourth in the SEC with 171 total service aces. Erykah Lovett ranks seventh in the league with 0.37 aces per set. Georgia has topped 10 aces in a match three times in 2024. Georgia set a program record with 19 service aces against Washington on Sept. 7. The new mark topped the previous record of 17 set in 2017.

Georgia Hosts Mississippi State, #18 Florida on Final Weekend of 2024

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Players Mentioned

Krista Blakely

Clara Brower

Bailey Cox

Sophie Fischer

Erykah Lovett