CLEMSON, S.C. — No. 13 Georgia Tech volleyball (10-1, 1-0 ACC) came out on top in its ACC opener against Clemson (9-4, 0-1 ACC), earning a 3-1 win (29-31, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16) on the road on Wednesday night in Jervey Gym. After dropping the first set in extra points, the Yellow Jackets caught fire en route to a 31-point advantage through the rest of the match as they outscored the Tigers 75-44 the rest of the way with a pair of double-digit victories in the second and third sets.
Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene led the Jackets with arguably her best match since arriving on The Flats, piling up a season-high 22 kills at a .300 clip with 15 digs, a block and an ace for her sixth double double this season. Joining Otene with a well-rounded performance of her own was junior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino with 12 kills, a season-high 17 digs, four aces and a pair of blocks (one solo, one assisted).
Freshman right side hitter Larissa Mendes joined in with double digit kills, picking up 13 at a .400 rate on top of two blocks, three assists, four digs and an ace. Senior setter Bella D’Amico primarily orchestrated the attack, totaling 39 assists, 10 digs, three kills and a block for her fifth double double this year.
Tech’s defense was led by senior libero Paola Pimentel with 21 digs and four assists alongside junior middle blocker DeAndra Pierce with a career-high five blocks and four kills.
The White and Gold were dominant in nearly all phases on paper, owning significant advantages in kills (61-39), hitting percentage (.248-.084), assists (52-35), aces (9-5) and digs (75-56).