Georgia Sets Attendance Record, Falls to No. 13 Yellow Jackets in Four Sets

Friday, September 20

Athens, Ga.

7 p.m.

University of Georgia

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Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech

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Georgia Sets Attendance Record, Falls to No. 13 Yellow Jackets in Four Sets

September 20, 2024 | Volleyball

Box Score

Volleyball | vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech | L, 1-3
Set scores: 25-15, 14-25, 16-25, 14-25
Season Record: 6-4

Georgia Sets Attendance Record, Falls to No. 13 Yellow Jackets in Four Sets

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia volleyball team fell to the 13^th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in front of a record-setting 4,022 fans at Stegeman Coliseum on Friday evening.

Georgia will begin SEC play next week with a 6-4 record in non-conference play.

Fast Facts

Georgia set a new volleyball attendance record of 4,022 fans. The previous record of 3,480 was set against Georgia Tech in 2019.
Graduate Sophie Fischer paced the Bulldogs with 15 kills in the match, followed by 11 from sophomore Bianna Muoneke.
Graduate Erykah Lovett tallied a team-best 14 digs while adding nine kills. She also recorded three of Georgia's four aces.
The Bulldogs handily won the opening set 25-15. UGA hit .500 in the set as Lovett came out quickly with seven kills and five digs. As a team, Georgia committed no hitting errors in the opening frame.

Key Quotes
Head Coach Tom Black
On things that impressed him from tonight's match, despite the loss...
"In the first set, we put a lot of pressure on them and executed the plan. We had a lot of offensive pressure going in. We're hitting our serves into space really well, so that was definitely a highlight of the match."

On things that could be improved upon, going into SEC play...
"I think every match is going to have a moment of adversity, and I know we'll respond better to that. I think Georgia Tech put a lot of pressure us today, hitting serves really well. Those are things we need to respond well to."

On his message to the team as SEC play starts...
"We're playing in a tough league, and we're trying to do hard things. We've got to pick ourselves up, learn the lesson, and move forward. I'm confident that they'll do well."

#21 Krista Blakely | RS | Gr.
On some things that the team did well...
"I think the first set really showed our capability of who we are as a team. We came out firing in all the aspects of our play, and we did start to dwindle down after that, but I think that first set really set the tone of how we can come out and come after teams, so I'm proud of that."

On ways the team can improve heading into SEC play...
"I feel like just instilling confidence in each other and continuing to believe that we can play the way that we come out, and just being consistent."

Up Next
Georgia opens SEC play on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at No. 25 Arkansas. The match is set for 9 p.m., ET, airing live on SEC Network.