THE FLATS – Georgia Tech volleyball (10-3, 2-0 ACC) heads out for a four-match road stand to continue conference play against Duke (9-3, 1-1 ACC) Oct. 2 and No. 25 North Carolina (7-3, 2-0 ACC) Oct. 4.
Storylines
- The Yellow Jackets most recently opened their ACC slate with back-to-back sweeps of Virginia Tech and Virginia.
- On Sunday, Alida Bennour yet again paced Tech’s offense as she tied her career high for kills (21) previously set in the five-set match against UgA.
- Her 21 kills on 34 swings with two errors were also enough for a new career best attack percentage. (.559) and marked the third best attack percentage for a Yellow Jacket this season.
- Bennour is the first Yellow Jacket since Julia Bergmann to record 20+ kills in a three-set match. Bergmann achieved this feat twice during her 2022 campaign including 20 against BYU and 22 against Virginia Tech.
- With her three aces today, Bennour has recorded multiple aces in eight of Tech’s 13 total matches. Bennour has also seen double-digit kills in nine of Tech’s 13 contests this season.
- Bennour’s exceptional first week competing against conference opponents was enough to earn the Algerian her second ACC Freshman of the Week honor.
- Against the Hokies, Laura Bieleski led the Jackets’ offense and earned her third career double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs.
- Her .600 attack percentage was also good enough for a new career high while her three blocks tied her career high.
- Zoe Humphrey proved to be one of the most well-rounded players on the court on Friday as she finished Friday’s match with an exceptional .900 attack percentage, a career high mark, with nine kills on 10 swings as well as eight total blocks.
- Humphrey continues to lead the Jackets in blocks with 56 so far this season with her eight blocks tying her performance against UgA for second most blocks in a single match for a Yellow Jacket this season.
- This weekend marks the first time since 2023 that Tech has begun conference play 2-0 and the first time since 2022 that the Yellow Jackets began conference play 2-0 as a result of back-to-back sweeps.
- Tech was one of five ACC schools to start conference play 2-0, but the only non-ranked program to do so (No. 2 Pittsburgh, No. 4 Louisville, No. 5 SMU, No. 25 North Carolina).
- Amongst ACC competitors, Tech is first for opponent digs (10.40), second for aces, third for opponent kills (11.18), fourth for points (17.50), fourth for opponent assists (10.49), and fifth for opponent hitting percentage (.177).
- The Jackets continue to receive votes in the weekly AVCA poll, despite still remaining outside the top-25 rankings.
- After selling out the conference opening weekend against Virginia Tech and Virginia, Tech has seen 63 consecutive sold out matches at O’Keefe Gymnasium, extending a streak dating back to the 2021 season.
Series Notes
- Tech enters Friday’s match trailing the overall series with Duke, 46-29, including a 21-11 losing record when competing in Durham, N.C.
- In their most recent meeting, Tech took the 3-1 win with sophomore Anna Fiedorowicz helping lead the charge with 17 kills and a .314 attack percentage along with two aces, four digs, and one block (2025).
- Tech enters Sunday’s match trailing the overall series with North Carolina, 39-32, including a 21-11 losing record when competing in Chapel Hill, N.C.
- During the 2025 meeting, the Yellow Jackets were led by Fiedorowciz with 13 kills, one assist, one ace, five digs, and two blocks, as well as Garibaldi with 10 kills, one ace, three digs, and four total blocks.
2026 McCamish Matches
Tech volleyball’s annual McCamish Match is set to return with twice the action as the Yellow Jackets will take on No. 2 Pitt, presented by Solomon Brothers and No. 8 SMU, presented by Delta. Tickets are priced as follows for the ranked matches:
Pitt - $23
SMU - $20
Group rate - $18 for Pitt | $15 for SMU
McCamish Pack (includes tickets to both matches) - $32
Tickets for the McCamish Matches can be purchased here.
Single Match Tickets
Single match tickets are now on sale with tickets prices for the 15-match home schedule start at just $10.00 with youth pricing and group discounts (10+ in a single transaction) available (youth pricing not available online).
To purchase, click here.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.