Georgia (13-5, 5-3)

at Vanderbilt (5-12, 1-7)
Date: Friday, Oct. 24
First Serve: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Arena: Memorial Gymnasium
 
at Missouri (13-7, 4-4)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
First Serve: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Arena: Hearnes Center
 
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAvolleyball
  
First Serve
Georgia volleyball is back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches beginning Friday in Nashville, Tennessee against the Vanderbilt Commodores. It’s then on Columbia, Missouri for a matchup with the Missouri Tigers on Sunday.
 
Friday’s match will begin at 8 p.m. ET from Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Sunday’s match is set for 3 p.m. ET at Hearnes Center in Columbia.
 
Follow the Bulldogs
– Both matches will stream live on SEC Network+ via the ESPN app and ESPN.com.
– Live stat links can be found on the volleyball schedule on GeorgiaDogs.com.
– Twitter/X updates will be available all season long on the official page of the Bulldogs, @UGAvolleyball.
 
BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
Vanderbilt
– Georgia trails the all-time series 1-2
– The last time Georgia and Vanderbilt met was in the 1979 SEC Tournament in Tuscaloosa
– Vanderbilt has won both regular season meetings in 1978, Georgia’s inaugural season, and 1979
Missouri
– Georgia trails the all-time series 10-13
– Since Missouri joined the league in 2012, the Bulldogs are 9-12 against the Tigers
– The Bulldogs are 4-8 in Columbia in the series; Georgia last won in Columbia in 2022
– Tom Black is 6-7 against Missouri in his tenure as head coach at Georgia
 
A Look at What’s Ahead
Georgia returns to Athens to open a four-match homestand on Friday, Oct. 31 when the Florida Gators come to Athens. First serve on Halloween night is set for 7 p.m. The Auburn Tigers then travel to Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 2 for a 2 p.m. showdown.
 
Kemp Tabbed SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Again)
For the second week in a row, Kendal Kemp was named the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Kemp opened the weekend by recording a career-high 15 blocks against Alabama. Her 14 block assists rank second all-time in a five-set match, and her 15 total blocks tie the five-set rally scoring record at Georgia. She added six in Sunday’s match against Mississippi State with eight kills on the offensive side of the ball. With Kemp leading the charge, Georgia has recorded 10.0 or more blocks in 14 of 18 matches this season and each of the last six matches. Georgia put up a season-high 20 blocks in Friday’s match, the most since Sept. 28, 2022.
 
The Bulldogs Are Rolling
With back-to-back five-set wins against Alabama and Mississippi State, the Bulldogs extended their win streak to five matches over the weekend. After starting the SEC schedule 0-3, Georgia has moved into a five-way tie in the league with a 5-3 record at the halfway point in the conference slate. The Bulldogs last won five SEC matches in a row in 2022.
 
Block Party In Athens
The Bulldogs have ranked in the top 10 nationally in blocks per set since week three of the season, following the Classic City Clash (Sept. 4-5). Georgia currently ranks second in the country and first in the SEC with 3.12 blocks per set. Middle blocker Kendal Kemp ranks ninth in the country with 1.53 blocks per set. As a team, Georgia has tallied 10 or more blocks in 14 of 18 matches this season. Georgia put up a season-high 20 blocks against Alabama, the most since Sept. 28, 2022.
 
8,719 Pack Stegeman for Georgia State NCAA Record
The University of Georgia welcomed 8,719 Bulldog faithful to Stegeman Coliseum on Friday, Oct. 17. The number not only broke the program attendance record, but also set a new mark for an NCAA volleyball match in the state of Georgia, topping the previous mark of 8,376 set in 2024 when Georgia hosted South Carolina at Stegeman Coliseum on Oct. 11.
 
Kemp Tabbed SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Redshirt-junior Kendal Kemp named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13. It is Kemp’s first SEC weekly award as a Bulldog and fourth of her career (two Defensive Player of the Week awards, two Freshman of the Week awards). Kemp totaled 12 blocks on Georgia’s road trip to Arkansas and Oklahoma, registering 1.50 blocks per set en route to wins over the Razorbacks and Sooners. Not only did Kemp perform on the defensive side of the ball, but she also recorded 18 kills and hit .485 on the weekend.
 
Road Warriors
Five of Georgia’s first six SEC matches were on the road. That was the most of any SEC team through the first six conference matches. Georgia went 3-2 in that road stretch with back-to-back-to-back wins over South Carolina, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Bulldogs hosted No. 2 Texas in their lone match at Stegeman between Sept. 14 against FIU and Oct. 17 when Alabama comes to Athens. Reversely, Georgia will get to play on its home court in six of its final nine matches beginning Oct. 17.