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University of Georgia
9-1
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2-8
Bulldogs Stay Perfect At Home
September 13, 2016 | Volleyball
In the above video, Coach Stemke talked about the big win over Florida A&M.
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ATHENS, Ga.--- After back-to-back weekends on the road, the Georgia volleyball team (9-1) returned home and claimed a 3-1 victory over Florida A&M to remain undefeated at the Ramsey Center.
Georgia took the game by scores of 25-19, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-21.
"I thought we were flat and a little sloppy," said head coach Lizzy Stemke on tonight's performance. "I want to give a lot of credit to Florida A&M and their serve game. They went back there and bombed balls that kept us out of system the entire match. When we were in our system, we were able to use our middles and gain some offense, but our serve and pass game was not where it has been and because of that it's really hard for us to get into a steady rhythm. "
Desiree McCray and Maddie Lobenstein shined on the offensive side, as they had 15 and 14 kills, respectively. Defensively, libero Cassidy Anderson led the Bulldogs with a career-best 29 digs.
The Rattlers were hard to shake early as they took a 15-10 lead in the first set, but Georgia quickly battled back after McCray delivered with two kills, getting the Bulldogs back in their rhythm. FAMU punched back to seize a 19-15 edge, but the home squad responded with 10-straight points to take the first frame, 25-19.
After taking a second set in which the guests' only lead was 2-1, Georgia entered the third looking to finish off the match. The third was close throughout, as the teams traded points, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite gain the upper hand and fell in a hard-fought 25-23 third set.
Set four was not an easy victory for the Bulldogs, as the Rattlers kept it within two points for the majority of the set. With a 23-21 lead, McCray delivered with a clutch kill to halt the Rattlers' momentum, and the Bulldogs claimed the next point as well for a 25-21 set win to seal the match.
Georgia is back in action this weekend as it host the Bulldog Invitational and take on Bethune-Cookman in the first game of the tournament on Friday at 7 p.m. ET at the Ramsey Center.
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