Auburn welcomes Georgia for Aubie Bobblehead Night

• Sunday's match will be streamed on SEC Network+ at 6 p.m. CT. JJ Jackson (PxP) and Paige Wetzel (Analyst) will be on the call.

• The Tigers defeated Oklahoma in a thrilling five-set match on Sunday to open up the November schedule.
• Auburn won 24-26, 25-19, 25-13, 24-26, 21-19.
• The opening set was never separated by more than three points when Oklahoma took a 23-20 lead late in the set. The Tigers tied the set at 24-24 before Oklahoma won the set with a kill and ace.
• Auburn took a large lead to open the second set, eventually closed by Oklahoma. The Sooners took an 18-17 lead, immediately shut down by a five-point Auburn run, cruising to a 25-19 set win.
• The Tigers dominated the third set, using a 10-2 run to ease to a 25-13 win.
• The fourth set was closer than the first, as neither team led by more than two points. The set featured 16 ties and nine lead changes. Auburn went up 19-17, but a late 5-1 run for Oklahoma put the Sooners ahead, leading to another 26-24 set win.
• The decisive set featured 18 tie scores and a combined 33-of-40 side outs. The programs traded points for 17 consecutive rallies before Oklahoma finally took a multi-point lead at 10-8. Auburn tied the match on a pair of Oklahoma errors, then took a lead at 14-13 to serve for match point. Oklahoma fended off six straight match points. Oklahoma finally hit a ball long, clinching the match win for Auburn.
• Keiran's 27 digs were the most by an Auburn freshman since Liz Crouch's record 30 against Georgia on Nov. 7, 2007.
• Keiran's dig total was the most by any Auburn Tiger since Zoe Slaughter recorded 29 at South Alabama on Sept. 14, 2023. It was the highest mark in SEC play by a Tiger since Bella Rosenthall recorded 33 vs. Missouri in 2021.
• Ivkovic's 14 kills and 30 attack attempts were both career highs.
• Kerian's 27 digs and three aces were career highs.
• Havlicek's eight blocks were a season-high and tied for the most by a Tiger this year. Havlicek's 15 blocks in the past two matches are the most in a two-match span by a Tiger this season.
• Auburn's 10 aces were tied for the most in a match this season.
• The Tigers blocked Oklahoma 13 times, tied for the most in a match this year.
• Auburn had eight more aces than Oklahoma, the largest difference of the season and the largest difference in favor of the Tigers in SEC play since Brent Crouch took over the program.
• The fifth set featured 18 tie scores, tied for the most in any set this season.

• Georgia is 14-7 coming to the Plains with a 6-5 record in SEC play.
• The Bulldogs opened SEC play with a 6-1 start, defeating South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Ole Miss, and LSU, dropping their only match to Mississippi State.
• Over the last four weeks, Georgia has lost four straight to Texas A&M, Missouri, Texas, and Vanderbilt.
• The Bulldogs are one of the best serving teams in the SEC with 1.78 aces per set, the second-best mark in the conference, 42nd overall in DI.
• Bianna Muoneke ranks second in the country in kills per set with 5.04. Her 408 kills on the season are the most in the SEC and fifth-most in the nation.
• Muoneke has recorded 20 or more kills in five of the last eight matches, including 29 and 30 at Alabama and LSU, respectively. Even with the high volume, Muoneke is hitting .299 on the season. She hit .581 with 19 kills and one error on 31 attacks at Ole Miss.
• Kendal Kemp leads Georgia with 1.26 blocks per set, the 50th-most in DI, the fourth-most in the SEC.

• Auburn has led the series in recent seasons, winning 16 of the previous 23 matchups.
• Georgia leads the all-time series 40-26, also leading 16-13 in Auburn.
• Auburn was on a five-match winning streak against Georgia until the Bulldogs won in Athens last season, 3-1.
• Auburn has won the last four matches on the Plains.
• Last season, Georgia won 19-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-21.
• Bianna Muoneke had a match-high 13 kills for Georgia. Lauren Dreves led Auburn with 10 kills.

• Kate Mansfield made the switch to pin hitter from middle blocker ahead of Auburn's match at Texas on Oct. 16. Mansfield primarily plays on the right side when Anastasija Ivkovic rotates into the back row.
• This move brought Emma Moore back into the rotation as a starting middle blocker, giving her her first consistent time starting since returning from a near two-year injury recovery from Tommy John surgery.
• For two rotations, the switch pairs Mansfield with Grace Havlicek, the Tigers' two top blockers.
• In SEC play, notable splits before and after moving Mansfield to the pins include:
  • Hitting Percentage: .153 ›› .238
  • Kills per set: 10.95 ›› 12.45
  • Assists per set: 10.20 ›› 11.59
  • Points per set: 14.10 ›› 16.18
  • Blocks per set: 2.05 ›› 2.59

• The Tigers are home for one last time in 2026, hosting South Carolina for senior day. Auburn and South Carolina are set for a 2 p.m. match on Sunday, Nov. 8, with the senior day ceremony to follow afterward. Sunday's match will be available to be streamed on SEC Network+.

—War Eagle—