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Bulldogs Headed to #3 Stanford for NCAA Tournament
December 01, 2019 | Volleyball
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ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia women's volleyball team has earned an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will travel to Stanford, California and will face Cal Poly on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the 64-team tournament.
The No. 3 national seed Stanford will host the first and second rounds and will play Denver in the first round after Georgia's match against Cal Poly.
"We're excited to make the tournament," head coach Tom Black said. "I'm really proud of the work the team has done all year. We're looking forward to our match on Friday!"
This will be Georgia's 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2013. Georgia is 5-9 in NCAA Tournament postseason matches.
Black, in his third season at Georgia, will make his fourth Division I tournament appearance. Black guided Loyola Marymount to appearances in 2012, 2014, and 2015. In 2015, the Lions defeated Colorado State in the first round then upset #8 Stanford to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16 in San Diego.
Georgia concluded he regular season with a 21-9 record and 12-6 record in SEC play. 2019 is the second 20-win season in three years under the direction of Black. The last time Georgia had a pair of 20-win seasons in a three-year span was 1997 (20) and 1995 (21). The Bulldogs' 12 conference wins is also the most since 1994.
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia women's volleyball team has earned an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will travel to Stanford, California and will face Cal Poly on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the 64-team tournament.
The No. 3 national seed Stanford will host the first and second rounds and will play Denver in the first round after Georgia's match against Cal Poly.
"We're excited to make the tournament," head coach Tom Black said. "I'm really proud of the work the team has done all year. We're looking forward to our match on Friday!"
This will be Georgia's 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2013. Georgia is 5-9 in NCAA Tournament postseason matches.
Black, in his third season at Georgia, will make his fourth Division I tournament appearance. Black guided Loyola Marymount to appearances in 2012, 2014, and 2015. In 2015, the Lions defeated Colorado State in the first round then upset #8 Stanford to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16 in San Diego.
Georgia concluded he regular season with a 21-9 record and 12-6 record in SEC play. 2019 is the second 20-win season in three years under the direction of Black. The last time Georgia had a pair of 20-win seasons in a three-year span was 1997 (20) and 1995 (21). The Bulldogs' 12 conference wins is also the most since 1994.
