<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0rHfFN_0wDoHClN00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0rHfFN_0wDoHClN00" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>Georgia outside hitter Bianna Muoneke (13) prepares to serve the ball&nbsp;during a volleyball match between UGA and South Carolina at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo/Delilah Ponce)</figcaption></figure>Georgia volleyball lost to Oklahoma (25-19, 29-27, 17-25, 19-25, 11-15) in five sets on Friday, Oct. 18 at Stegeman Coliseum.Georgia hopped into a quick 2-0 lead, one set shy of sweeping its opponent.Bianna Muoneke (12 kills, 11 digs), Erykah Lovett (15 kills, 12 digs), MK Patten (eight kills), Ceci Gooch (one kill) and Sophie Fischer (11 kills) scored Georgia’s first 21 kills within the first two sets.But that success started to dwindle.Lovett’s kill, which shortened Oklahoma’s lead to 10-11 in the third set, began a domino effect that saw Georgia tally five attack errors and a single service ace.Georgia’s mistakes in the third set propelled Oklahoma into a 10-2 scoring run, laying the groundwork for the Sooners to win the match eventually.A productive team on the road, Oklahoma’s Kamille Gibson (19 kills), Kari Geissberger (11 kills, two aces) and Alexis Shelton (11 kills, six blocks, three assists) combined with contributions from Payton Chamberlain (two aces, 44 assists, 10 digs) and Callie Kemohah (15 digs) to help will out a much-needed win.“I thought we were playing really clean volleyball in the first two sets and making the simple plays,” Georgia head coach Tom Black said. “And then in a tale of two matches we ended up obviously on the bottom.”Since SEC play began, the Bulldogs are 1-3 in matches that have gone to a fifth set.Georgia next heads to Austin, Texas to battle against No. 7 Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m.</div></body>

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Georgia volleyball lost to Oklahoma (25-19, 29-27, 17-25, 19-25, 11-15) in five sets on Friday, Oct. 18 at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia hopped into a quick 2-0 lead, one set shy of sweeping its opponent. Bianna Muoneke (12 kills, 11 digs), Erykah Lovett (15 kills, 12 digs), MK Patten (eight kills),...