Bulldogs Defeat Rebels in Four Sets on Sunday

Sunday, October 13

Athens, Ga.

1 p.m.

University of Georgia

8-7,2-3SEC

Ole Miss

12-5,2-3SEC

Ole Miss

Georgia

October 13, 2024 | Volleyball

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Volleyball | vs. Ole miss | W, 3-1
Set scores: 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20
Season Record: 8-7, 2-3

Bulldogs Defeat Rebels in Four Sets on Sunday

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia volleyball team defeated the Ole Miss Rebels in four sets (25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20) on Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum to finish a 2-0 weekend in Athens.

Fast Facts

Sophie Fischer recorded her 1,000^th kill as a Georgia Bulldog in the first set. She becomes the 20^th member of Georgia's 1,000-Kill Club. She led the Dogs offense with 18 kills in the match while adding four blocks on defense.
Bianna Muoneke narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 11 kills and eight digs in the contest. She led Georgia with three of the team's seven aces in the match.
Erykah Lovett tied a career-best 21 digs. Bailey Cox added 15 in the match.
In her second NCAA match, MK Patten recorded seven kills and six blocks.

Key Quotes
Head Coach Tom Black
On how he thought the team performed today...
"I thought the team improved from Friday. It's great to get all our pieces together. I thought we were in a little bit better rhythm than we were on Friday. We're going to keep building on that. Ole Miss is a good team. I thought we responded faster when they had runs. I'm pleased with the improvement, and we'll keep building from here."

On what he's taking away from this match to prepare for Oklahoma...
"I think everything was better than Friday. We kept putting surface pressure on them today. I thought our block defense was better. We've got to respond faster to things that they're doing. Offensively, we were pretty good today, but we were good in a different way than Friday, so we're just trying to get all our pieces firing at the same time."

#2 Sophie Fischer | MB | Gr.
On the aspect of the team's performance that she is most proud of...
"I think serving. I think we put a lot of service pressure on the other team, and that made block defense a lot easier for us – easier reads, easier moves."

#14 Bianna Muoneke | OH | So.
On her success on the serve and leading both teams in aces...
"The game plan won. We knew the weaker passers, and then I executed what I know. In practice, I've been working on my flip serve because I haven't been the most consistent server, so this week I've been really working on that so I'm really glad that I executed."

Up Next
The Bulldogs host Oklahoma in Georgia and OU's first conference meeting on Friday at Stegeman Coliseum. First serve is set for 7 p.m. between the Dogs and Sooners.