THE FLATS – No. 10 Georgia Tech volleyball (17-4, 10-2 ACC) will head down to Florida for the back half of its four-match road swing this weekend, traveling to Miami (14-9, 7-5 ACC) for a Friday contest at 7 p.m. in Coral Gables, Fla. before popping back up to Florida State (15-8, 7-5 ACC) on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matchup in Tallahassee, Fla. Both matches will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
Coverage
- Friday, Nov. 4 | No. 10 Georgia Tech at Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats
- Sunday, Nov. 6 | No. 10 Georgia Tech at Florida State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats
Storylines
- Senior outside hitter Julia Bergmann received her second career GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week from the AVCA this week, becoming the first Yellow Jacket in program history to garner two career recognitions.
- The highly touted Jacket was also tabbed ACC Player of the Week, her third honor of the year following back-to-back recognitions to open the season.
- Bergmann piled up 46 kills and 25 digs through two triumphs on the weekend en route to her pair of honors.
- The Yellow Jackets moved to 10 wins in ACC play on the season following last weekend’s pair of 3-1 victories over North Carolina and NC State, now owning double-digit conference triumphs for four consecutive years.
- Tech owns 12 sweeps on the year, including seven in the ACC.
- Georgia Tech has won six straight matches, three of which were sweeps.
- The Jackets were ranked No. 10 in this week’s AVCA DI Coaches Preseason Poll.
- The 10 spot ties the seventh-highest ranking received by the White and Gold in program history, joining the 2003 squad.
- Georgia Tech’s selection marks the eighth appearance in the AVCA’s top 10 in 11 polls this season.
- The Yellow Jackets have been listed in 49 straight top 25 polls to date.
- Georgia Tech is one of three ACC teams inside the top 10 (No. 5 Louisville, No. 7 Pitt).
- As a unit, Georgia Tech is currently second in the ACC in both kills per set (13.96) and assists per set (13). The Yellow Jackets are also sitting third in the league in opponent hitting percentage (.162) and digs per set (14.50). On the offensive side of the net, Tech is fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.255).
- Bergmann is currently third in the NCAA in kills per set (5.32) and second in points per set (5.93) as she continues to lead the ACC in both. She also leads the conference in total kills (383) and points (427), sitting inside the top 15 in the country in each category.
- The decorated attacker continues to climb deeper into the Tech record books as she recently became the fifth Yellow Jacket in program history to join the 1,500 kill/1,000 dig club. Having already surpassed 1,500 kills against Boston College, Bergmann eclipsed 1,000 career digs against North Carolina.
- Owning 1,576 career kills, Bergmann currently ranks ninth in program history in career kills.
- The vaunted Yellow Jacket is also fifth all time in career aces as she recently surpassed 150, owning 152 to date.
- Bergmann is up to nine 20+ kill outings this season after a pair last weekend, earning four against ranked opponents. Tech’s heavy hitter piled up 21 kills against North Carolina before tying her second highest mark of the season with 25 kills against NC State.
- Bergmann added her ninth double double of the season against the Wolfpack, also tallying 17 digs in the contest.
- Graduate middle blocker Breland Morrissette joins Bergmann with one of the top marks in the country, currently ranking second in the ACC and 11th in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.416).
- Junior setter Bella D’Amico has run Tech’s formidable attack this season as one of the best setters in the league, sitting in third in the conference in assists per set (10.12).
- Going beyond 2019’s NIVC title, Tech has won 75 of its last 91 matches.
- Over the course of the past four seasons, Georgia Tech is 45-6 at home in O’Keefe Gymnasium. Tech is 304-103 (.747) all time in O’Keefe Gymnasium’s 28-year history.
Series History
- Tech currently trails Miami 17-13 in the all-time series. The Jackets won the last two meetings, most recently a 3-1 victory on The Flats last season. The White and Gold hold the advantage in road matches, leading the series 8-7.
- Georgia Tech leads Florida State 35-22 in the all-time series. The Jackets have won the last five matches dating back to 2019, the first four of which were played in O’Keefe. The longest streaks for the White and Gold came from 1993-96 and 2002-05 when Tech took eight straight matches. Tech currently leads the series 21-10 at home, 2-0 in neutral matches and is tied 12-12 on the road.
Up Next
Georgia Tech will return home to host No. 5 Louisville for Senior Day on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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.
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