THE FLATS — No. 13 Georgia Tech volleyball (9-2, 2-0 ACC) swept Virginia Tech (8-5, 1-1 ACC) to close out its first conference weekend on Sunday in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The win (25-21, 25-15, 25-15) marked the White and Gold’s 300th victory in O’Keefe Gymnasium as the Yellow Jackets earned their second consecutive ACC sweep and seventh sweep of the season.
Georgia Tech claimed both the second and third sets by double digits, resulting in a dominant performance on paper. The Yellow Jackets led the Hokies in kills (41-28), hitting percentage (.326-132), assists (37-24), aces (8-1), digs (42-31) and blocks (7-5).
Senior outside hitter Julia Bergmann returned to form with her sixth 20+ kill match on the year, tying her third most kills in a match this season. The decorated Yellow Jacket finished with 22 kills at a blistering .415 clip along with four digs, an ace and a block. Sophomore outside hitter Bianca Bertolino and senior middle blocker Erin Moss also pitched in across the board as both tallied a pair of blocks, with Bertolino tallying seven kills and 10 digs while Moss added eight kills at a .500 clip. Junior setter Bella D’Amico orchestrated the offense, resulting in 28 assists. Defensively, senior libero Paola Pimentel and graduate middle blocker Breland Morrissette anchored the Jackets as Pimentel totaled a match-high 13 digs while Morrissette topped the match with five blocks.