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UGA Volleyball is playoff bound

UGA Volleyball swept LSU in two games over the holiday weekend, beating the Tigers 3 – 0 both times, and closing out the Bulldogs’ regular season schedule. Overall, the team went 22 – 7 and 13 – 5 in conference play. Georgia’s 13 conference wins are the most in the program’s history. The team finished the year third in the SEC, its highest ranking since 1995.

The team’s strong season propelled the Bulldogs into their first NCAA tournament since 2019. The Bulldogs head to Austin, Texas for a Thursday game against Towson. Georgia has been to the NCAA tournament 11 times over the decades, but a win on Thursday would be the team’s first postseason win since 1995.

Head Coach Tom Black was named SEC Volleyball Coach of the Year on Sunday, the first time a UGA coach has picked up that honor since 1985. Two players, outside hitter Kacie Evans and middle blocker Sophie Fischer were named All-SEC players as well.

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.