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Georgia Downs Florida A&M, 3-0
August 27, 2011 | Volleyball
Aug. 27, 2011
ATHENS, Ga.--The University of Georgia volleyball team continued to open its season on a roll, as the Bulldogs won their second game of the Hotel Indigo Bulldog Invitational, 3-0, against Florida A&M Saturday at the Ramsey Student Center.
Georgia (2-0) took the sets over Florida A&M (0-2) by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-11.
Georgia sealed the win behind sophomore Kathleen Luft's 12 kills along with junior Briana Bahr and sophomore Brittany Northcutt's eight kills each. Senior Kathleen Gates tabbed 34 assists while sophomore Allison Summers posted 13 digs. As a team, the Bulldogs out-blocked Liberty 10-2.
Also of note for UGA in the match, sophomore transfer Elena Perri and freshman Tirah Le'au made their Bulldog debuts. Perri notched four kills and two blocks while Le'au had two kills and four blocks.
A full recap of the match versus Florida A&M will be available after the Bulldogs' contest against Kansas at 7 p.m. in the final match of the tournament. Florida A&M & Liberty return to the court for match five of the Invitational at 4:30 p.m.
