ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia volleyball pushed No. 23 Vanderbilt in the first two sets on Sunday afternoon but could not take one, falling 3-0 to the Commodores in an SEC match in Athens.
The opening set was a back-and-forth fight, with 16 ties and five lead changes. Georgia scored three straight points to pull even at 22, but Vanderbilt answered with three in a row of its own to close out the frame.
Georgia dug out of a seven-point hole in the second set and tied it at 18, but the Commodores held on to win 25-22 and take a 2-0 lead in the match before closing out the sweep in the third.
Senior outside hitter Bianna Muoneke led the Bulldogs with 17 kills while hitting .304. Freshman Gigi Artiles added nine kills, 10 digs and two aces, coming up one kill short of a double-double. Sophomore setter Chloe Elarton posted 26 assists and 10 digs for her ninth double-double of the season, which leads the team. Sophomore middle blocker Emma Bryson had four blocks in her first SEC start, and senior Alyssa Worden played libero for the first time.
Vanderbilt was efficient at the net, piling up 49 kills. Reese Animashaun had 16 kills on .394 hitting and Samantha Wunsch added 15 while hitting .433. Avery Scoggins handed out 39 assists, and Hailee Mack led the back row with 16 digs. Rachel Ogunleye blocked four Georgia attacks, Maya Witherspoon had two solo blocks, and the Commodores served up eight aces, two apiece from Animashaun and Scoggins.
The win was Vanderbilt’s second road sweep of the weekend and moved the Commodores to 17-3 overall and 8-3 in the SEC. They head home to face Texas A&M on Friday and Texas on Sunday.
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