Bulldogs Drop Four-Set Decision to No. 19 Aggies - University of Georgia Athletics

Friday, October 23

Athens, Ga.

7:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

14-4,6-2SEC

Texas A&M

12-8,5-3SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Texas A&M	25	18	25	25	3
Georgia	23	25	21	23	1

October 23, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

Volleyball | vs. No. 19 Texas A&M | L, 3-1
Set scores: 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25
Season Record: 14-4, 6-2 SEC

Bulldogs Drop Four-Set Decision to No. 19 Aggies

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia volleyball team fell to 19^th-ranked Texas A&M on Friday in front of 2,079 fans at Stegeman Coliseum, 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25).

Georgia is 14-4 on the season and 6-2 in SEC play. The loss is Georgia's first inside Stegeman Coliseum this season and snapped a three-match win streak.

FAST FACTS

Senior outside hitter Bianna Muoneke registered a match-high 26 kills, tied for third-most in a four-set match in Georgia rally scoring history. She co-led the team with 13 digs for her sixth double-double of the season and second in as many matches. Muoneke hit .273 in the match and put up three blocks.
Graduate middle Tori Harper tied a season-best 10 kills, hitting .389. She tied a season-high four digs and co-led the team with four blocks.
Sophomore setter Chloe Elarton registered her team-leading seventh double-double with 36 assists and a team-best 13 digs.
Senior outside Alyssa Worden tallied 12 digs, her seventh double-digit dig match of the season.
Fifth-year libero Ana Julia Bleeker led the team with three service aces. She was responsible for half of the Bulldogs' aces in the match.
Graduate middle Kendal Kemp co-led the team with Harper, putting up four blocks.
Georgia's 63 digs were a four-set season high. Freshman opposite Gigi Artiles put up nine digs coupled with four kills. Graduate libero Kate Yoshimoto had eight digs in the match.

KEY QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Black
On the match...
"It was a hard-fought match. Obviously, two really good teams going at it. Had our chances, a couple plays away."

On what the team can take away from this game...
"You learn a lot from battles like this. I thought we were a couple plays away in trans. We free-balled a few balls over that we just, we have to attack. They did a little bit better job of that. So, it was a game of inches; two plays matter."

Tori Harper | Gr. | MB
On the Texas A&M matchup compared to other ranked opponents...
"No matter what SEC team you play, it's going to be a big game, no matter who is on the other side of the net. I think it just comes down to what we do as a team and how we show up mentally and physically when it comes to the other opponent. But again, it doesn't matter who we play just as long as we do our job; that's all that matters."

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs host the Missouri Tigers on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum. The first 500 fans will receive a K-Pop-themed t-shirt for K-Pop Night.

10K DAY SET FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 13
10K Day Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings will be on Friday, Nov. 13, when the Bulldogs host Tennessee at Stegeman Coliseum.

Georgia has set program and state NCAA volleyball attendance records each of the last two seasons on 10K Day. Last season's 10K Day set the current mark of 8,719 fans. The Bulldogs will look to break both records again in 2026 with the goal of welcoming 10 thousand fans this season.

General admission to every home Georgia volleyball match is free. First serve is set for 7 p.m. against the Lady Vols. Gates will open at 6 p.m. The first 1,000 University of Georgia students will receive a free long-sleeve t-shirt. The first 1,000 fans will receive a 10K Day t-shirt. The first 36 fans to enter through Gate A will sit courtside.