Jackets Return to The Flats to Host Syracuse and Boston CollegeJackets Return to The Flats to Host Syracuse and Boston College
Danny Karnik
Volleyball

Jackets Return to The Flats to Host Syracuse and Boston College

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THE FLATS –  Georgia Tech volleyball (11-5, 3-2 ACC) returns home to host the Syracuse Orange (5-10, 0-6 ACC) Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. and the Boston College Eagles (10-7, 1-5 ACC), presented by Vance Law, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium.

Clear Bag Policy

Throughout the 2026 season, O’Keefe Gymnasium will implement a strict clear bag policy. Any outside items brought into the facility must be contained within a clear bag. For more information on Georgia Tech’s policy, go to https://ramblinwreck.com/clearbag/

Event Parking

The ER66 Family Housing Deck will be available to park at for each match. Parking attendants will open the Family Housing Deck three hours prior to first serve for each match. The $10 fan parking is available by credit or debit only.

Storylines

  • The Yellow Jackets are coming off a one match week after Tech vs. Florida State originally set for Oct. 9 had due be postponed due to weather along the Gulf Coast.
  • Most recently Tech fell 3-2 to Miami on Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla. The Jackets sit eighth in the conference with their 3-2 ACC record and one less match than most of the conference field.
  • Alida Bennour led Tech’s offense with a career-high 22 kills, marking her 12th match of the season with double-digit kills. Bennour owns all three of Tech’s 20-plus-kill performances this season, with the other two coming against UgA and Virginia.
  • Magda Kobaidze recorded a career-high 13 digs to go with 14 kills, earning her third career double-double. Her first two double-doubles came just last week against Duke and No. 25 North Carolina.
  • The freshman outside hitter’s three consecutive double-double performances are part of a five-match streak with double-digit digs.
  • Larissa Mendes returned to action against Miami on Sunday, finishing with four kills on seven swings and a .429 hitting percentage. The senior returned after a knee injury during the 2025 season forced her to miss the final 19 matches of the season.
  • Bianca Garibaldi tied her career high with three assists against the Hurricanes. The junior helped pace Tech’s offense with a season-high .700 hitting percentage and seven kills while also contributing four blocks. Garibaldi sits second in the ACC For hitting percentage with a .418 percentage and 98 kills.
  • Zoe Humphrey bolstered Tech’s defensive efforts with eight blocks, including two solo blocks. It marked her fifth match of the season with five or more blocks and her third match in the last five with at least one solo block.
  • Tech’s 61 kills were the second most in a match this season for the Yellow Jackets, trailing only the 65 recorded last week against No. 25 North Carolina. The Jackets also recorded their third-highest single-match block total of the season with 12, behind their performances against Campbell and No. 25 North Carolina, when they recorded 18 blocks in each match.
  • Nationally, Tech in ranked 16th for aces per set (1.98) along with and 42nd place ranking with 117 team service aces. Bennour helps pace Tech’s service abilities as the freshman is ranked 16th nationally, first in the ACC, for aces per set (0.58) and 22nd nationally, first in the ACC, for total aces (34).
  • 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 leading the overall series against Syracuse, 12-6, as well as an 8-1 winning record in meetings on The Flats.
  • The Jackets enter Friday’s contest on an eight-match win streak against the Orange, with that streak starting back in 2019 with a 3-1 win in Atlanta, Ga.
  • Tech enters Sunday’s match leading the overall series against Boston College, 27-6, as well as an 18-2 winning record in meetings on The Flats.
  • Across the last six meetings, Tech has claimed victory in five matches, with their most recent meeting resulting in a 3-1 loss on the road.

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. 5 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.