LEXINGTON, Ky. – Georgia Tech volleyball’s Julia Bergmann, Mariana Brambilla, and Matti McKissock each garnered AVCA All-Region honors for the East Coast region, the AVCA announced on Tuesday. Bergmann and Brambilla were both selected to the AVCA East Coast All-Region Team, while McKissock was tabbed an AVCA East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention.
The same trio also recently received All-ACC honors as Bergmann and Brambilla were both unanimously named All-ACC First Team, and McKissock earned a spot on the All-ACC Second Team.
Bergmann lands on the AVCA East Coast All-Region Team for the second consecutive year after receiving the same honor as well as AVCA Region Freshman of the Year a season ago. The Munich, Germany native is currently second on the team with 227 kills as well as 162 digs and leads the team with 30 aces on the year. Amongst the nation, the outside hitter is currently 18th and leads the ACC with 0.53 aces per set. Bergmann was named ACC Co-Player of the Week (10/13) for her contributions in back-to-back sweeps of Florida State.
Brambilla’s AVCA East Coast All-Region Team selection also marks her second straight recognition by the AVCA as she was honored a season ago. The junior outside hitter has spearheaded the Georgia Tech attack with a team-high 243 kills and pitched in on the defensive side with 161 digs, the third most on the squad. The Porto Alegre, Brazil native surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark this season against Boston College (3/12) as she has now tallied 1,073 career kills. In the ACC ranks, Brambilla has been named ACC Player of the Week (10/27) for her performances through a series sweep of Clemson and is currently second in the conference in kills per set (4.26) and points per set (4.81) on the year.
Despite missing part of the year due to injury, McKissock was named an AVCA East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention. The Jacket setter was also honored by the AVCA last season as she was selected to the AVCA East Coast All-Region Team following a fully healthy year. McKissock continued to orchestrate the Jacket offense this season, coming away with a team-high 390 assists to date. That mark further bolstered her legacy following Tech’s 3-1 win over Duke in the regular season finale as she’s moved into ninth in program history in career assists with 2,706 total.
Georgia Tech (13-4, 13-4 ACC) will face Lipscomb (17-2, 11-1 ASUN) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the first round of the 2020-21 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship in Omaha, Neb. The match will be broadcast on ESPN3. The berth in the Big Dance marks the 10th time in program history, the first for the Yellow Jackets since 2009 and the first appearance under coach Michelle Collier.
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