Volleyball | vs. ALABAMA | W, 3-2
    Set scores: 23-25, 25-12, 16-25, 25-12, 15-8
Season Record: 12-5, 4-3 SEC
 
Georgia Beats Bama, 3-2, in Front of Record Crowd at Stegeman
 
ATHEN, Ga. – The University of Georgia volleyball team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in five sets (23-25, 25-12, 16-25, 25-12, 15-8) on Friday in front of 8,719 fans at Stegeman Coliseum, a new program and NCAA volleyball state attendance record.
 
Georgia improves to 12-5 on the season and 4-3 in SEC play with its fourth-straight victory.  
 
Fast Facts

• Junior Bianna Muoneke (18 kills, 10 digs) and senior Estelle Haugen (10 kills, 12 digs) each recorded double-doubles. It was Muoneke’s seventh double-double and Haugen’s third of the season.
• On the net, Georgia put up 20 blocks, the most since Sept. 28, 2022 (vs. South Carolina). Redshirt-junior Kendal Kemp recorded a career-high 15 blocks. Her 14 blocks assists ranks second all-time in a five-set match and her 15 total blocks ties the five-set rally scoring record (Sophie Fischer vs. South Carolina, Sept. 28, 2022). Senior Adriana Rhoda’s seven blocks set a new career high.
• Sophomore MK Patten registered 14 kills with a .464 hitting clip. She added five blocks.
• Redshirt-sophomore libero Makena Lim put up 18 digs.
• Setters Chloe Elarton (32 assists, 9 digs) and Kaiya Tyson (14 assists, 8 digs) each narrowly missed double-doubles and ran an offense that hit .283.  

 
KEY QUOTES
Head coach Tom Black
On the fan support during 10K Day…
“Super proud of Dawg Nation breaking the record that they set last year. I think it sets a tone for what volleyball can be in this state and at this university. It was an awesome environment.”
 
On what he saw from the team going into set four…
“A lot of grit. The volleyball was up and down. It wasn’t super consistent. We lost our composure a little bit in set three. It’s hard to come back from that, so I thought the girls had a lot of resilience and we got back into it a little bit more of a rhythm. They found a way.”
 
#10 Senior Estelle Haugen
On the energy of the crowd in Stegeman for 10K Day…
“We’re so grateful for everyone who was here. We asked everyone to show up, and they did exactly that. We felt the crowd push us to that five-set match. Five-set matches are always a lot. They take a lot out of you physically and mentally, but I think the crowd did a great job. The band was amazing. Just carrying us through that match.”
 
#11 Redshirt-junior Kendal Kemp
On taking the fourth and fifth set…
“We looked at each other; we were honest with each other. We said, ‘We need to step it up right now.’ We were going to go back to the basics, focus on eye contact. That really helped us stay in the rally and feel confident.”
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs are back in action at Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday at 2 p.m., hosting Mississippi State. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and the first 500 fans will take home a pink t-shirt.