Georgia Hosts Alabama on Friday for 10K Day, Mississippi State on Sunday

Georgia (11-5, 3-3)
vs. Alabama (9-7, 1-5)
Date: Friday, Oct. 17
First Serve: 7 p.m. // gates open at 6 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
   Admission: FREE (no ticket required)
   10K Day Fan Information: https://gado.gs/dlm
Promotions: 10K Day // Wear Black
   - 10K Day shirts for the first 1,000 fans
   - 10K Day shirts and free food for the first 1,000 UGA students

vs. Mississippi State (13-3, 3-3)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 19
First Serve: 2 p.m. // gates open at 1 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum
   Admission: FREE (no ticket required)
Promotions: Wear Pink
   - pink t-shirts for the first 500 fans

Media Information
TV: SEC Network (vs. Alabama)
   Play-by-play: Sam Gore
   Analyst: Missy Whittemore
Streaming: SEC Network+ (vs. Mississippi State)
   Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
   Analyst: Bailey Cox
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball returns to Stegeman Coliseum this week to host Alabama on Friday and Mississippi State on Sunday. Friday's 10K Day match will begin at 7 p.m. and will air live on SEC Network. Sunday's battle of the Bulldogs will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is free to both matches.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Friday's match will air live on SEC Network. Sam Gore (play-by-play) and Missy Whittemore (analysis) will be on the call.
- Sunday's matches will stream live on SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Bailey Cox (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
Upcoming Promotions
Friday, Oct. 17 - vs. Alabama
- 10K DAY!! // WEAR BLACK
- The first 1,000 fans will receive a black 10K Day t-shirt
- The first 1,000 UGA students will receive a black t-shirt and free food
- UGA students will have the opportunity to win prizes throughout the match
Sunday, Oct. 19 - vs. Mississippi State
- WEAR PINK
- The first 500 fans will receive a pink t-shirt
Fan Information
- Admission is FREE to all regular-season home volleyball matches. Gates open one hour prior to first serve.
- The first 30 fans to enter through Gate A at Stegeman Coliseum will receive a wristband and can sit court side. Food and beverage will be provided for those fans.
- 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
Alabama
- Georgia leads the all-time series 34-28
- Georgia is 16.12 against the Crimson Tide in Athens
- Alabama snapped a six-match win streak for the Bulldogs a season ago in Tuscaloosa, winning a five-setter
- Tom Black is 11-2 against Alabama in his tenure as head coach at Georgia; Black snapped a six-match win streak by the Tide in his first season in 2017 and has won 11 of 13 meetings
Mississippi State
- Georgia leads the all-time series 51-16
- The Bulldogs are 25-4 against Mississippi State in Athens
- Georgia has won three-straight against the Bulldogs from Starkville including the last two meetings which have been in Athens
- Tom Black is 8-3 against Mississippi State in his tenure as head coach at Georgia

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia will travel to Nashville, Tennessee and Columbia, Missouri next weekend for a pair of road matches. The Bulldogs will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores for the first time since 1979 on Friday, Oct. 24. It's then on to Columbia for a showdown at Missouri on Sunday, Oct. 26. Both matches will stream live on SEC Network+.

Kemp Tabbed SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Redshirt-junior Kendal Kemp named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13. It is Kemp's first SEC weekly award as a Bulldog and fourth of her career (two Defensive Player of the Week awards, two Freshman of the Week awards). Kemp totaled 12 blocks on Georgia's road trip to Arkansas and Oklahoma, registering 1.50 blocks per set en route to wins over the Razorbacks and Sooners. Not only did Kemp perform on the defensive side of the ball, but she also recorded 18 kills and hit .485 on the weekend.

Coaching Connection
Alabama head coach Rashinda Reed wore the Red & Black from 2002 to 2004, graduating in 2005 with her degree in Psychology. Reed led the Bulldogs in blocks in 2002 and 2003. Reed and the Bulldogs made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004 at Georgia Tech.

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 second in the country and first in the SEC with 3.09 blocks per set. Middle blocker Kendal Kemp ranks ninth in the country with 1.53 blocks per set. As a team, Georgia has tallied 10 or more blocks in 12 of 16 matches this season.

Road Warriors
Five of Georgia's first six SEC matches were on the road. That was the most of any SEC team through the first six conference matches. Georgia went 3-2 in that road stretch with back-to-back-to-back wins over South Carolina, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. 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.

Georgia Hosts Alabama on Friday for 10K Day, Mississippi State on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Bailey Cox

Chloe Elarton

Tori Harper

Estelle Haugen

Kendal Kemp

Bianna Muoneke

Adriana Rhoda

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