THE FLATS – No. 21 Georgia Tech volleyball (5-1) outmatched Mississippi State (5-2) on the way to a 3-0 sweep on Thursday in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Jackets claimed their first home contest of the regular season as part of the Georgia Tech Classic in dominant fashion, holding an advantage across the board in kills (45-30), hitting percentage (.286-.161), assists (43-27), aces (7-3) and digs (39-31).
Orchestrating the potent Jacket attack was senior setter Matti McKissock, who tallied 40 assists and eight digs on her way to eclipsing 3,000 career assists. The former ACC Setter of the Year owns 3,031 career assists to date as she currently sits at eighth in program history.
Senior right-side hitter Mariana Brambilla and junior outside hitter Julia Bergmann formed a two-headed force through the night as both came away with 16 kills. Brambilla did so with a gaudy .483 hitting percentage clip along with seven digs and a block, while Bergmann picked up three aces and six digs.
Defensively, middle blocker Breland Morrissette anchored Tech with four total blocks (three assisted) along with pitching in four kills while senior libero Maddie Tippett led the squad in digs with 12.