2023-10-14 16:28:36
Georgia (10-7, 1-4)
vs. LSU (7-9, 2-4)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023
First Serve: 2 pm, ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
Admission: FREE (no tickets required)
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
Analysis: Nikki Nicholson Chester
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball
First Serve
Georgia volleyball returns to Stegeman Coliseum for the first time in 2023 this Sunday when the LSU Tigers come to Athens. First serve is set for 2 p.m. in the annual pink match.
Follow the Bulldogs
» Sunday’s match will stream live on SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Nikki Nicholson Chester (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 Coliseum
Upcoming Promotions
» Pink Match
– First 400 fans receive a free pink t-shirt
– Silent jersey auction: proceeds benefit Piedmont Athens Regional Breast Health Center
Fan Information
» Admission is FREE to all regular-season home volleyball matches.
» The first 28 fans to enter through Gate A at Stegeman Coliseum will receive a wristband and can sit court side. Food and beverage will be provided.
» 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
Series History
– Georgia trails the all-time series 27-40
– In Athens, Georgia is 14-17 once morest LSU in the series
– The Bulldogs have won three-straight following sweeping both ends of the series last season in Baton Rouge; this is Georgia’s longest winning streak once morest LSU since UGA won four-straight from 1996-98
– Georgia is 6-4 once morest LSU in the Tom Black era
Recapping Action
Georgia fell to South Carolina Wednesday evening in four sets at the Carolina Volleyball Center. Kacie Evans and Sophie Fischer co-led the Bulldogs’ offense with 15 kills each in the match. Fischer put up a team-best five blocks. Bailey Cox tied a career-best four aces in the contest. Clara Brower put up seven digs to lead the Bulldogs in the category followed by six each from Estelle Haugen and Mallory Downing.
A Look at What’s Ahead
Georgia hosts the Ole Miss Rebels at Stegeman in a Wednesday matchup on Oct. 18. That match will air live on SEC Network at 8 p.m. Georgia is back on the road for a lone match at Texas A&M on Oct. 22 before returning to Athens to open a three-match homestand Oct. 27 once morest No. 22 Auburn.
Point, Sophie!
Middle blocker Sophie Fischer currently leads the SEC in points per set (5.11) and in total points (312.0). In fact, she’s the only SEC player with a points per set average north of 5.0. Nationally, she ranks 11th in points per set and is the nation’s highest scoring middle. Her 4.05 kills per set ranks third in the league and her 1.3 blocks per set ranks fourth.
Lending a Helping Hand
Setter Clara Brower ranks seventh in the SEC with 9.77 assists per set this season. In her third season running the offense, Brower now ranks 10th all-time in total assists with over 2,000 in her career. As Georgia has run a 5-1 offense this season, Brower has recorded a team-best six double-doubles as her 2.56 digs per set leads the Bulldogs in the category.
Welcome to the Double Grand Club
In the first set at Auburn on Oct. 1, Kacie Evans recorded her 1,000th career dig, becoming the 22nd member of Georgia’s 1,000 Dig Club. Additionally, she also secured Double Grand Club status with her more than 1,500 career kills, becoming Georgia’s 15th all-time member of that club.
Currently with 1,842 career points, Evans is on track to join all-time greats Priscilla Pacheco (3,018.0), Julia Petruschke (2,264.5), Nikki Nicholson (2,157.0), and Maria Taylor (2,020.0) in the 2,000 Point Club. She now ranks seventh all time in career kills with 1,576. She also ranks top 10 in career attacks and aces.
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