Bulldogs Travel to Duke for Blue Devil Classic

Georgia (3-3)
at the Blue Devil Classic
Dates: Friday, Sept. 13-Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019
Match Times:
     Friday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. – vs. Northwestern (5-1)
     Friday, Sept. 13, 5 p.m. – vs. American (4-3)
     Saturday, Sept. 14, 3 p.m. – at Duke (5-2)
Location: Durham, N.C.
Arena: Cameron Indoor Stadium

Media Information
Streaming Video: ACC Network Extra (all matches)
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com

First Serve
Georgia volleyball is set for its third non-conference tournament this weekend, this time at Duke.

The Bulldogs will take on Northwestern and American on Friday before setting its sights on the host Blue Devils on Saturday.

Follow the Bulldogs
» All three matches of the Blue Devil Classic will stream live on the ACC Network Extra via ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
» Live stats will be available for every match of the Blue Devil Classic. Live stat links can be found on the volleyball schedule on GeorgiaDogs.com.
» Twitter updates will be available all season long on the official Twitter page of the Bulldogs, @UGAvolleyball.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series Histories
Northwestern
- Georgia leads the all-time series 2-1
- The Bulldogs and Wildcats first met in 1986 and 1987, splitting the meetings in three sets each.
- Last meeting was in 2000; Georgia won in four
American
- Georgia leads the all-time series 2-1
- First met in 1991 and 1993; Georgia won both in three.
- Last meeting was in 2013 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Durham, North Carolina, in Cameron Indoor Stadium. American swept Georgia.
Duke
- Georgia leads the all-time series 12-6
- The series dates back to 1982.
- The Bulldogs and Blue Devils met nearly every season from 1982 to1994; Georgia was 11-3 in that span.
- The last four meetings were in 1998 and 2000 then 2008 and 2009.
- Duke has won the last three-straight meetings; twice in Durham.
- Georgia is 5-3 all-time at Duke.

A Look Ahead
Georgia will open the 2019 home schedule next weekend at Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs will play North Carolina State Thursday followed by rival Georgia Tech on Friday. Both start times are set for 7 p.m.

Southeastern Conference play will begin on the road with matches at South Carolina and Florida Sept. 27 and 29.

Upcoming Promotions at Stegeman
» FREE admission to all regular-season home matches
» All season long, the first 30 fans at Gate A at Stegeman Coliseum can sit courtside and will receive free food
Friday, Sept. 20 vs. Georgia Tech
» First 1,000 fans will receive a free 'Wreck Tech' t-shirt
» First 250 UGA students will receive free Chik-fil-A and can sign up for a chance to win prizes

Let's Recap
The Bulldogs flew west to California last week to take part in the Mizuno Classic hosted by Long Beach State. Georgia was swept by UCLA to open tournament play Thursday. After dropping the opening set to host LBSU, Georgia rebounded to win the next three and defeat the Beach in four sets. The offense was strong against the Beach as four players topped double-digit kills, led by Kianna Young's career-best 16. Tournament play concluded with a three-set loss to Texas State. Young laid down a team-best 12 kills to secure a spot on the all-tournament team.

Helping Hands
Senior setter Meghan Donovan, Georgia's lone senior, enters her final season for Georgia ranking sixth all-time with 4,067 career assists. As a junior, she earned SEC Setter of the Week four times and ranked second in the league with 11.07 assists per set, coming in at 29th nationally.

Looking For A Non-Conference Boost
The Bulldogs will look to have another strong start to the season in non-conference play under Tom Black. In his first two seasons, Georgia has gone 19-5 in non-conference action. In 2017, Georgia was 10-3 while putting up a 9-2 mark a season ago.

O Canada!
In February 2019, Tom Black was named the head coach of the Canadian Women's Indoor National Team. Volleyball Canada won the FIVB Women's Challenger in Lima, Peru in June, qualifying for the Nations League Tournament in 2020. While it did not qualify for Tokyo 2020 in Russia in August, Canada will have another opportunity to qualify in January.

Donovan Trains with USA National Team
Meghan Donovan spent a week in June training with the USA National Team in Anaheim, California. She was one of 28 student-athletes who earned the opportunity and was one of four setters on the roster.

2019 Schedule at a Glance
Twenty-nine matches are featured on the 2019 schedule with 11 set in Athens. The Bulldogs will open the home schedule with a tournament hosting North Carolina State on Sept. 19 and rival Georgia Tech Sept. 20. All home matches will be decided at Stegeman Coliseum once again this season. Southeastern Conference play begins on the road with back-to-back matches at South Carolina (Sept. 27) and Florida (Sept. 29). In all, seven teams on Georgia's 2019 schedule appeared in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and four finished in the AVCA Top 25.

A Look at the 2019 Squad
Georgia's roster features 15 total student-athletes, 10 returning from last season and five newcomers including four freshmen. Setter Meghan Donovan is the lone senior on this season's roster. Donovan enters her final season in the Red and Black ranked seventh all-time with 3,647 career assists. The five-member junior class features outside hitter Rachel Ritchie, Georgia's top returning kills leader (3.35 kills/set), and libero Kendall Glover who ranked top-10 in digs in the Southeastern Conference (4.09 digs/set) in 2018. Newcomers feature junior transfer opposite hitter/middle blocker Kaylah House from Coastal Carolina. Georgia also welcomes four freshmen.

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Players Mentioned

Meghan Donovan

Kendall Glover

Kaylah House

Rachel Ritchie

Kianna Young