Bulldogs Bounce Back with Five-Set Victory in Tuscaloosa

Sunday, October 11

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

12-3,4-1SEC

Alabama

9-6,1-5SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Georgia	21	25	22	25	15	3
Alabama	25	23	25	22	7	2

Bulldogs Bounce Back with Five-Set Victory in Tuscaloosa

October 11, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

Volleyball | at Alabama | W, 3-2
Set scores: 21-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 15-7
Season Record: 12-3, 4-1 SEC

Bulldogs Bounce Back with Five-Set Victory in Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Georgia volleyball team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in a five-set battle on Sunday at Foster Auditorium, 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 15-7).

Georgia rebounds and rises to 12-3 on the season and 4-1 in SEC play.

FAST FACTS

Senior Bianna Muoneke recorded her fourth 20-kill performance in the last five matches, tying a career best with 29 kills. She put up eight digs and career-high-tying five blocks. 10 of her kills came in the must-win fourth set, hitting .529. Her 10 kills in the fourth ties her record for kills in a set, set against Arkansas on Oct. 2.
Graduate Kendal Kemp tallied her second-career double-double and first as a Bulldog with a season-high 11 blocks and 10 kills. Her 11 blocks are the most by a Bulldog this season and tie for third-most in a five-set match at Georgia.
Georgia's season-high 19 team blocks tied for third-most in a five-set match at Georgia and was the most by an SEC team in 2026. Graduate Tori Harper added eight, senior Kaiya Tyson tied a career-best five, and Alex Richter set a career-best four.
Fifth-year libero Ana Julia Bleeker recorded a career-high 17 digs in the match. Senior outside Alyssa Worden also put up double-digit digs with 10.
Sophomore setter Chloe Elarton picked up her sixth double-double with 40 assists and 12 digs. It was her fifth double-double in the last six matches.
The match featured 30 ties, 13 of which were in the first set, and 15 lead changes.
The opening set was a closely fought battle as the frame featured 13 ties and eight lead changes. Georgia was the first to 20, but a 7-1 run gave the Tide the 1-0 lead in the match, 25-21. Kemp tallied four kills on five attempts.
The Bulldogs regrouped and hit .310 en route to a second set win. Muoneke tallied seven kills, and Georgia put up four team blocks to level the match.
Georgia hit .344 in the must-win fourth set, led by Muoneke's 10 kills, and finished the match hitting .583 in the fifth to win the match.

UP NEXT
Georgia continues its road swing next week at Ole Miss and LSU. The Bulldogs and Rebels will face off Friday at 7 p.m. ET live on SEC Network+ in Oxford.