RALEIGH, N.C. — No. 10 Georgia Tech volleyball (17-4, 10-2 ACC) staved off a stingy NC State (12-11, 6-6 ACC) squad for a 3-1 victory on Sunday in Reynolds Coliseum. Maintaining an advantage across the board on paper through their sixth straight win (25-22, 25-26, 23-25, 25-22), the Yellow Jackets leaned on vaunted outside hitter Julia Bergmann as she tied her second highest kill output of the year with 25 kills on top of a season-high 17 digs.
Despite the Wolfpack hanging around, the Yellow Jackets maintained advantages across the board in kills (61-48), hitting percentage (.217-.138), assists (60-45), aces (8-4) and digs (81-70).
Bergmann built on her gaudy season totals through the day, earning her ninth 20+ kill match and eighth double double on the year. Junior right-side hitter Tamara Otene followed with her second double double this season, finishing with 12 kills and 10 digs.
Junior setter Bella D’amico orchestrated the offense, tying her career high recently set on Friday with 49 assists yet again. Defensively, sophomore outside hitter Bianca Bertolino anchored the Jackets with a career-high 23 digs.
Georgia Tech vs. NC State
October 30, 2022 (Tyler Rover)
How it Happened
NC State climbed ahead early, building a 12-7 advantage. Georgia Tech rallied back, knotting things up at 14 apiece by taking seven of the next nine points. The Yellow Jackets retained their momentum from there, using a burst of three to move ahead for the first time of the set, leading 18-16. The Wolfpack wouldn’t go down easy, taking back the lead soon after, 20-19. The White and Gold answered once more though, rattling off four straight points to take a 23-20 lead. Tech would close out the set taking the final two points for a 25-22 victory in set one.
The second set was all Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets carried their momentum over to win seven of the first nine points, including three aces during the stretch. The White and Gold continued to pace in front, never surrendering the lead as a three-point burst extended the advantage to 15-7. Although NC State managed to hold Tech’s lead to single digits, the Jackets continued to cruise onto a 25-16 win in set two.
The Wolfpack bounced back in the third set, recapturing their early success in the first to jump ahead 8-3 early. The Yellow Jackets answered the bell once more, catching fire to claim seven straight points and move back into the driver’s seat with a 12-9 lead. As the two sides continued to trade blows, NC State evened the tally at 18 all as both squads put together runs of three. Soon after, Tech would take three points in four chances for a 23-22 lead, but NC State rebounded to take the final three points of the set for a 25-23 win in set three.
The fourth set proved to be another battle as the Yellow Jackets took control early, using runs of three and five points to leap ahead, 9-5. The Wolfpack would crawl back to tie the match at 11, but Tech used another five-point burst to move back in front, 16-11. NC State continued to hang around, gradually climbing back until four consecutive points flipped the lead in the home squad’s favor, 20-19. After each side took a point, Georgia Tech put its foot down, winning five of the final six points to clinch set four by way of a 25-22 triumph, resulting in a 3-1 match win.
Up Next
Georgia Tech will move onto the back end of its stint of road matches, making a Florida trip to take on Miami (13-9, 6-5 ACC) on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Coral Gables, Fla. before concluding the swing at Florida State (20-10, 11-7 ACC) on Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. in Tallahassee, Fla. Both matches will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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🏐𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘🏐
🆚: NC State
⏰: 1⃣ p.m.
📍: Raleigh, N.C.
🏟️: Reynolds Coliseum
📺: ACC Network Extra
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📈: https://t.co/2rYn8oXs7f#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/ikFpz9ABfK— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Ready in Raleigh 🐺🗡#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/pS2ed34Vc8
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn
📈: https://t.co/2rYn8oFQIF#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/UlDpF5yr46— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
ᏦᎥᏝᏝᏋᏒ ᏕᏇᎥᏁᎶ 🔪
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/xcoMm5knSj— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝙁𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 🙅♀️
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/QGd9pe9LpP— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
We're tied at 20, and it's officially ʂρσσƙყ ʂȥɳ 😬🍿#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/Np2dGWgmvd
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝟑➡️𝟒 (straight points), better lock your door 😈
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/0wxPeBxIjh— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Attacking the pack 😤#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/hd8PVTpf8J
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸-✌️-𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸@BiancaBertolin0 slices a pair of aces through the Wolfpack 🔪
🐝4⃣
🐺1⃣Tech leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/NOyVsyETSz
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Julia with a нσωℓєя 😱
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/d1fgGwbyKo— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Leaving the defense helpless 😨
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/2OhXA7MOJO— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝙻𝙴𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙻 ☠️
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/avh7Uw3pM2— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Hυɳƚιɳɠ ʂȥɳ 🏹#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/bS6V6W9xds
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
คlຟคฯŞ lนrkiຖງ 🫣
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/N1uVAJJmez— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
A F̾I̾E̾R̾Y̾ finish that sparks a 𝟳-point rally 🔥
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💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/q5OVFKREKA— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Love it when sports commentators highlight the academic accomplishment of our awesome student athletes… like @accnetwork just now celebrating @erinmoss0428 work in chemical and biomolecular engineering while being a leader in #10 ranked @GTVolleyball #WeCanDoThat pic.twitter.com/GCptLAuna1
— Ángel Cabrera (@CabreraAngel) October 30, 2022
Closing in for the кιℓℓ with 3⃣ straight points 😶🌫️
🐝1⃣8⃣
🐺1⃣7⃣Tech leads the match 2⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/MuNaEYvO7N
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Fighting the ѕυη∂αу ѕ¢αяιєѕ rn 😅#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/bl61NA5wxY
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Tam at the service line is a 𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝖘𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 😳
She sends in back-✌️-back aces to spark a 5⃣-point 🏃♀️
🐝9⃣
🐺5⃣Tech leads the match 2⃣-1⃣ pic.twitter.com/CinDJGkK07
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
The defense is starting to look too 𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖉 to try 👀
📺: คςς ภєՇฬ๏гк єאՇгค
💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/OH2hHXMmo8— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Julia coming through with her 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣 instinct 💪
🐝2⃣3⃣
🐺2⃣1⃣Tech leads the match 2⃣-1⃣ pic.twitter.com/KFKs6ARQFr
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖎𝖑𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖉𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 🗡
📺: คςς ภєՇฬ๏гк єאՇгค
💻: https://t.co/TdRdd0ZPTn#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/3DhRDsT86c— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
🆃🅴🅲🅷 🆆🅸🅽🆂!#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech https://t.co/pVdNBzg5PZ
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) October 30, 2022
Packed and headed 🏠 with a 𝐖#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/f5PZoU7yP5
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝕿𝖊𝖆𝖒 𝕰𝖉𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉 🦇>🐺#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/qw3BXJISrV
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
𝕷𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 '𝖊𝖒 𝖍𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖕𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖌 😮💨#TogetherWeSwarm x #PointTech pic.twitter.com/BWDJvFung2
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 30, 2022
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.