Southeastern Conference Play Begins Wednesday in Starkville

Georgia (9-2, 0-0)
at (RV) Mississippi State (7-3, 0-0)
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 21
First Serve: 8 p.m., ET
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Arena: Newell-Grissom Building

Media Information
TV: SEC Network
   Play-by-play: Sam Ravech
   Analysis: Missy Whittemore
Streaming: ESPN.com / ESPN app
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter: @UGAvolleyball

First Serve
Georgia volleyball begins Southeastern Conference play on the road Wednesday evening at Mississippi State. First serve in the battle of the Bulldogs is set for 8 p.m., ET, live on SEC Network from Newell-Grissom Building.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Wednesday's match will air nationally live on SEC Network. Sam Ravech (play-by-play) and Missy Whittemore (analysis) will be on the call.
» Wednesday's match can be streamed via ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
» 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 History
Mississippi State
- Georgia leads the all-time series 48-15
- Georgia is 21-8 all-time in Starkville against Mississippi State
- Under Tom Black, Georgia is 5-2 since 2017
- Georgia and Mississippi State have split the last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State won last season's meetings in Athens in five sets
- The 2020-21 season ended in Starkville as Georgia and Mississippi State exchanged shutouts

Up Next
Georgia returns to Stegeman Coliseum to open a three-match homestand beginning Wednesday, Sept. 28 when South Carolina comes to Athens. First serve against the Gamecocks is set for 7 p.m. on ESPNU. The Aggies of Texas A&M then come to Stegeman Coliseum for two matches Oct. 1 and 2. The series begins Saturday at 2 p.m. while Sunday's match will air nationally on SEC Network beginning at noon.

Let's Recap
Georgia concluded non-conference play against a pair of ACC teams last week. The Bulldogs earned a shutout of NC State at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Thursday. It was Georgia's sixth sweep of the season. Sophie Fischer led Georgia's offense with 12 kills against the Wolfpack with a .450 hitting percentage. She also led Georgia's efforts at the net with five blocks. Meghan Froemming picked up a season-high 11 kills, hitting .667 while freshman Estelle Haugen laid down a season best nine kills. Georgia hosted No. 7 Georgia Tech at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets bested the Bulldogs in three sets as Georgia concluded the non-conference slate 9-2, the best since the 2018 season when the Bulldogs started with the same record to begin the season.

Ace, Ace, Baby
Georgia has consistently had strong serving since Tom Black's arrival in Athens and 2022 has been no difference. Nationally, Georgia's 1.97 aces per set ranks 30th while checking in at third in the SEC. Georgia's 75 total aces ranks third in the league. Individually, Kacie Evans (0.46 aces/set) ranks in the top 100 in the country and sixth in the SEC.

Evans is Killing it
After 11 matches in 2022, Kacie Evans' 4.14 kills per set ranks 32nd in the country and fourth in the SEC. She's second in the conference with a 4.69 points per set average, a clip that currently ranks 19th in the country.

The Great Wall of Fischer
Junior Sophie Fischer currently ranks 13th in the country with 1.47 blocks per set and second in the SEC. Her 52 total blocks also ranks second in the league. As a team, Georgia's 2.58 blocks per set ranks fourth in the SEC. Offensively, Fischer's .371 hitting percentage is fourth in the SEC.

Evans Joins 1,000-Kill Club
During the third set of Georgia's match against Texas Tech Sept. 3 at Stegeman Coliseum, senior outside hitter Kacie Evans became the newest member of Georgia's 1,000-Kill Club. She is the 19th all-time member of the club and the second under Tom Black, Rachel Ritchie (2017-21) being the other.

Southeastern Conference Play Begins Wednesday in Starkville

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Players Mentioned

Kacie Evans

Sophie Fischer

Meghan Froemming

Estelle Haugen