Georgia Back on the Road at South Carolina Sunday

Georgia (8-5, 0-3)
at South Carolina (6-7, 0-3)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 5
First Serve: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Arena: Carolina Volleyball Center

Media Information
TV: SEC Network
   Play-by-play: Danny Waugh
   Analyst: Ainsley Clifford
Streaming: ESPN app
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball is back on the road, opening a three-match road stretch this Sunday, Oct. 5 at South Carolina. First serve between the Bulldogs and Gamecocks is set for 1 p.m. and will air nationally on SEC Network live from the Gamecock Volleyball Center.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Sunday's match will air live on SEC Network. Danny Waugh (play-by-play) and Ainsley Clifford (analysis) will be on the call.
- The match can be streamed on the ESPN app.
- 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 History
South Carolina
- Georgia leads the all-time series 53-27
- Georgia is 22-14 against the Gamecocks in Columbia
- Since South Carolina joined the SEC in 1991, Georgia is 37-26 in the series
- Tom Black is 6-6 in his tenure as head coach at Georgia against South Carolina
- In those 12 matches, seven of them have gone the distance to five sets
- Georgia has won the two most recent meetings, both in Athens

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia continues its road stretch next weekend with matches at Arkansas on Friday, Oct. 10, then on to Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 12. Sunday's match will be Georgia's first trip to Norman since Oklahoma joined the SEC and its first trip there since 1986.

Block Party In Athens
The Bulldogs have ranked in the top 10 nationally in blocks per set since week three of the season, following the Classic City Clash (Sept. 4-5). Georgia currently ranks sixth in the country and second in the SEC with 3.02 blocks per set. Middle blocker Kendal Kemp ranks 15th in the country with 1.49 blocks per set. As a team, Georgia has tallied 10 or more blocks in nine of 13 matches this season.

Road Warriors
Five of Georgia's first six SEC matches are on the road. That's the most of any SEC team through the first six conference matches. The Bulldogs hosted No. 2 Texas in their lone match at Stegeman between Sept. 14 against FIU and Oct. 17 when Alabama comes to Athens. Reversely, Georgia will get to play on its home court in six of its final nine matches beginning Oct. 17.

10K Day Set for Oct. 17 at The Steg
10K Day at Georgia Volleyball is set for Oct. 17 when the Bulldogs host Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia set a program record and state NCAA volleyball attendance record of 8,376 fans at last season's 10K Day on Oct. 11, 2024. The Bulldogs will look to break both records again this season against the Crimson Tide. Fans are encouraged to WEAR BLACK to the match. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free black t-shirt commemorating 10K Day. The first 1,000 University of Georgia students will receive a free t-shirt and free food. The first 30 fans to enter through Gate A will sit courtside and will receive free food. More prizes and giveaways will be announced soon.

Dawgs Take Down Yellow Jackets
The Georgia Bulldogs defeated No. 23 Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Sept. 19 in a five-set thriller. It was the second-straight time Georgia has beaten a ranked Georgia Tech in Atlanta. It was a team effort as Bianna Muoneke and Estelle Haugen each picked up double-doubles. Adriana Rhoda and Kendal Kemp each tallied season-highs in kills and Tori Harper and Chloe Elarton recorded season highs at the service line.

Lim Has Breakout Performance
Redshirt-sophomore libero Makena Lim had a breakout performance against Presbyterian on Sept. 12. She put up a career-high 24 digs, the first 20-dig match of her career. It was two digs shy of tying the three-set digs record of 26 and is now tied for second-most all-time in a three-set match at Georgia. Along with her 24 digs, Lim posted the first double-double of her career, dishing out 12 assists. She is the first libero in the Tom Black era to record a double-double.

Harper Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Redshirt-junior Tori Harper was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8. after averaging 2.10 blocks per set in the Classic City Clash. She tied a career-high eight blocks in back-to-back matches against Texas Tech and Duke. Additionally, she served up a career-best three aces against Texas Tech. Harper's eight blocks against Texas Tech tied for 10th all-time in a fourth-set match, and her eight against Duke tied for sixth in a three-set match.

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Players Mentioned

Chloe Elarton

Tori Harper

Estelle Haugen

Kendal Kemp

Makena Lim

Bianna Muoneke

Adriana Rhoda

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