THE FLATS — No. 10 Georgia Tech volleyball (15-4, 8-2 ACC) continued its winning ways against Syracuse (10-10, 6-4 ACC), sweeping the Orange (25-18, 25-21, 25-20) to increase its hot streak to four consecutive wins on Sunday in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets outmatched the visitors offensively and stood tall defensively, tallying double-digit blocks for the second straight match behind a career day from senior middle blocker Erin Moss.
Georgia Tech’s potent attack overpowered Syracuse for its 12th sweep on the year and seventh of ACC play, nearly doubling the Orange in kills (48-28). The White and Gold also held the advantage in hitting percentage (.355-.126), assists (44-28) and digs (36-25).
Moss was lethal on both sides of the net, piling up a career-high 14 kills at a blistering .524 clip while tallying eight total blocks on the day. Joining Moss with another well-rounded day was senior outside hitter Julia Bergmann, who led the match with 15 kills while picking up eight digs and three blocks of her own.
Two more Yellow Jackets made the most of their attacks as graduate middle blocker Breland Morrissette was nearly flawless with five kills on an .833 hitting percentage while junior outside hitter Tamara Otene added nine kills at a stellar .562 clip. Defensively, Morrissette also added three blocks while Otene picked up four digs.
Setting up the attack was junior setter Bella D’Amico, who came away with 41 assists and pitched in defensively with six digs and three blocks.