THE FLATS – Georgia Tech volleyball (13-7, 5-4 ACC) gears back up for a pair of conference road tests starting in South Bend, Ind. with Notre Dame (4-15, 1-9 ACC) on Oct. 30 and wrapping up in Kentucky against No. 3 Louisville (20-2, 10-0 ACC) on Nov. 1.
Storylines
- The Yellow Jackets are coming off back-to-back top-10 match ups in McCamish Pavilion last week that shifted their overall record to 13-7 and a 5-4 conference record.
- In Friday’s contest, Alida Bennour recorded double-digit kills for the seventh consecutive match and the 15th time this season, leading the Yellow Jackets’ offense with 12 kills on Friday.
- Bennour also tied her career high in solo blocks for the second time this season. All three of her career solo blocks have come against ACC opponents: North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia Tech.
- Bennour continued to excel at the service line, recording four aces. The performance marked her eighth match this season with at least three aces. In conference play, Bennour has recorded 26 service aces, averaging 0.90 aces per set.
- Magda Kobaidze tied her career high in assists for the third time this season. Each of her career-high performances has come against an ACC opponent: Duke, North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia.
- On Sunday, recorded double-digit kills for the eighth consecutive match and the 16th time this season, leading the Yellow Jackets’ offense with 15 kills on Sunday.
- Her 15 kills tied fellow freshman Kobaidze’s performance against Syracuse for the third-most kills in a three-set match this season. Bennour ranks second with 17 kills against Boston College and holds the season high with 21 kills against Virginia.
- Simone Heard had an impressive showing, finishing with three kills, two aces, five digs and two block assists. She tied her career high in one category while setting new career highs in the others.
- Mana Kaneko recorded a season-high seven assists and added nine digs against the Mustangs.
- Last week’s contests brought Tech to five ranked matchups this season so far with Louisville set to be the sixth.
- Bennour sits in the top-10 rankings for both service aces per set (4th; 0.66) and total service aces (7th; 47). Zoe Humphrey is also collecting high national rankings as she is 14th nationally for blocks per set (1.44).
- The Jackets continue to receive votes in the weekly AVCA poll, despite still remaining outside the top-25 rankings.
Series Notes
- Tech enters Friday’s match leading the overall series against Notre Dame, 11-6, as well as a 5-2 winning record in true road meetings.
- The Jackets enter Friday’s contest looking for their fifth consecutive win, and third consecutive road win, over the Fighting Irish.
- Tech enters Sunday’s match trailing the overall series against Louisville, 18-5.
- The Jackets will fight for their first ever road win, and first win since 2023, over the Cardinals.
Single Match Tickets
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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.