ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Tech volleyball (8-1) made a press release on Friday evening, rallying after dropping the opening set to dominate Georgia (6-4) in 4 units (15-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-14) inside Stegeman Coliseum. The Yellow Jackets out-hit Georgia .365 to .000 over the ultimate three units, incomes an eighth consecutive victory.
QUICK HITS
- This was the 20th all-time victory over Georgia and 13th within the final 17 conferences (relationship again to 2006).
- The Yellow Jackets have now gained three straight matches in opposition to SEC opponents.
- Tech ends the non-conference schedule with an 8-1 document. The White & Gold have entered ACC play with one or fewer losses in 4 of the final 5 seasons.
- The Jackets have gained eight matches in a row, the longest win streak since 2021 (10).
- Senior outdoors hitter Tamara Otene led the group with 20 kills (.318 hitting) and a season-high 19 digs, her team-leading fifth double-double of the season and the 27th of her profession.
- Otene was one dig shy of finishing her third 20/20 double-double. She is the one Yellow Jacket within the trendy scoring period with a number of 20/20 double-doubles after doing so in consecutive matches final season.
- Senior outdoors hitter Bianca Bertolino stuffed the field rating but once more, making a season-high 19 kills on .317 hitting to go together with seven digs, three blocks, three aces and two assists.
- Bertolino has now made 140 profession aces, the eighth most in program historical past and solely three away from tying Margaret Gales (1986-89) for 7th.
- Senior setter Luanna Emiliano secured a season-high 45 assists whereas additionally making 11 digs for her 68th profession double-double.
- Junior libero Sofia Velez delivered 13 digs within the again row. She has now made 10+ digs in all however 2 of her 88 matches performed in school.
- Junior center blocker Liv Mogridge was dominant, as common, on the web. She made 5 blocks, together with a solo block. Mogridge has now made no less than one block per set in 4 straight matches and 7 of 9 this season.
SET BY SET
Set 1 (GT 15 – UGA 25)
The first set was one to overlook as UGA jumped out to an 8-2 lead and managed to carry on for the rest of the set. Otene and Velez lined as a lot courtroom as potential, every making 5 digs, but it surely wouldn’t be sufficient and Tech’s set streak was halted at 11 straight.
Set 2 (GT 25 – UGA 14)
Mogridge and Bertolino set the tone for the second set on the very first level, smothering a UGA assault for a block. That began a run of fantastic group protection from the Jackets as they held the Bulldogs to -.147 hitting all through the second. Tech went on a 7-1 scoring run in the course of play, turning a 9-7 benefit into a cushty 16-8 lead. Emiliano was on the service line for a majority of the run, utilizing aggressive serves to maintain UGA off steadiness. The Jackets put a bow on the set with a 7-2 run, this time with Otene operating the present on the service line. Otene was in unimaginable kind, making seven kills on .455 hitting with six digs within the set, securing her double-double earlier than every other participant on the courtroom had reached double-digits in both kills or digs.
Set 3 (GT 25– UGA 16)
Scoring runs continued to be form to GT within the third as Tech went on yet one more 7-1 run to take management of the third, 14-7. Georgia managed to chop the result in 4 (18-14) however that’s when Bertolino discovered her offensive rhythm. The Argentinian dominated the later levels of the set, going off for 4 kills and a block to steer GT on yet one more 7-2 scoring run to shut out the set. She completed with a team-best eight kills within the third and was liable for Tech’s closing 5 factors. Emiliano and Otene held down the protection, every posting six digs whereas Mogridge contributed two blocks, together with the set clinching block alongside Bertolino.
Set 4 (GT 25– UGA 14)
Tech scored the primary two factors of the fourth set and didn’t look again, by no means permitting a tie rating and main by as many as 11 factors, thrice (20-9, 22-11 and 25-14). Georgia couldn’t provide you with any solutions on both aspect of the ball because the Jackets out-hit UGA .522 to -.043 in one of the vital one-sided units of the season. Bertolino led the group with 5 kills and a pair of aces whereas Velez paced the again row with 4 digs. Larissa Mendes loved her greatest set of the evening, making three kills on 4 swings together with a block.
UP NEXT
Georgia Tech turns the web page towards Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Yellow Jackets open up the ACC schedule subsequent weekend, internet hosting No. 22 SMU (Friday, Sept. 27) and No. 1 Pitt (Sunday, Sept. 29) inside O’Keefe Gymnasium. The match in opposition to SMU will likely be streamed on ACCNX and Sunday’s Top 15 match will likely be broadcast on ACC Network.
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