VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs Host Aggies Friday at 7 PM

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VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs Host Aggies Friday at 7 PM

Georgia's Meghan Donovan (22), Kendall Glover (8), Rachel Ritchie (24), T'ara Ceasar (1), and Majesti Bass (19) during the Bulldogs' match against Texas Tech. at the Ramsey Student Center in Athens, Ga. on Thursday, Sep. 14, 2017.  (Photo by Caitlyn Tam / Georgia Sports Communication)
Georgia’s Meghan Donovan (22), Kendall Glover (8), Rachel Ritchie (24), T’ara Ceasar (1), and Majesti Bass (19) during the Bulldogs’ match against Texas Tech. at the Ramsey Student Center in Athens, Ga. on Thursday, Sep. 14, 2017.
(Photo by Caitlyn Tam / Georgia Sports Communication)

 
 
Georgia continues conference play this weekend, capping a five-match homestand on Friday with Texas A&M at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Ramsey Center.

 
The Bulldogs will then travel to Oxford, Mississippi to take on Ole Miss on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Both matches are available for streaming on SEC Network Plus, with live stats on georgiadogs.com.
 
 
At the home match on Friday, the first 100 students will receive a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich, and the first 250 fans will receive a free t-shirt.
 

• GAME NOTES •

 
GEORGIA OPENS SEC PLAY
 
Georgia made its 2017 SEC debut playing host to Alabama on Friday. The Bulldogs took down the Tide in straight sets, holding the Alabama offense to a .157 hitting percentage, led by four blocks from Anna Kate Karstens and double-digit digs from Kendall GLover. The freshman tandem of T’ara Ceasar and Rachel Ritchie headlined the offense, totaling 16 and 13 kills apiece. They were complimented by six-kill performanes from Amanda Dachs and Majesti Bass. The following SEC match, Georgia fell to Auburn 3-0, also at home, despite double-digit digs from Ceasar, Meghan Donovan and Cassidy Anderson.
 
 
SERIES HISTORIES
 
Texas A&M leads the series 14-3, as Georgia looks to snap a nine-game streak falling to the Aggies. In the two teams’ first meeting in 2016, Texas A&M needed five sets to overtake Georgia (25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 24-26, 7-15). Against Ole Miss, Georgia leads 40-18, despite a four-set loss last season (25-27, 25-23, 12-25, 19-25).
 
 
 
 

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