THE FLATS — No. 11 Georgia Tech fired on all cylinders on the way to a sweep (25-13, 25-12, 25-21) of Clemson, hitting at nearly a .500 clip en route to victory on Wednesday night in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets doubled the Tigers through the first two sets, outscoring Clemson 75-46 by the match’s end.
In yet another historic night for senior outside hitter Julia Bergmann, the decorated Jacket took sole possession of ninth place in program history in career kills while tying Monique Mead (2009-12) for fifth all-time in career aces. Bergmann led the match tallying 18 kills with a pair of aces on the night, moving to 1,478 career kills as well as 148 career aces to achieve the historic marks.
Aside from Bergmann’s record-setting feats, the Yellow Jackets imposed their will inside as middle blockers Erin Moss and Breland Morrissette both hit over a .500 clip. Moss joined Bergmann with double-digit kills, coming away with 10 on a .588 hitting percentage on top of two blocks. Morrissette followed close behind with eight kills while hitting .571. The offense ran through junior setter Bella D’Amico as she picked up 35 assists. Defensively, sophomore outside hitter Bianca Bertolino led the squad with 13 digs.
Tech (12-4, 5-2 ACC) trounced Clemson (11-8, 2-5 ACC) on the stat sheet, outmatching the Tigers in kills (48-31), hitting percentage (.433-.167), assists (44-30) and digs (46-38).