CLEMSON – No. 17 Georgia Tech volleyball (13-4, 5-3 ACC) extended its win streak to four games after completing its sweep of Clemson (8-11, 0-8 ACC) with a quick three sets on Friday afternoon in Jervey Gym. Bianca Bertilino secured her 8th double-double of the season, 33rd of her career, with a team-high 15 kills and 10 digs.
QUICK HITS
– Bertolino tallied three aces, giving her 148 over her Yellow Jacket career, advancing her to sixth in program history which she shares with Monique Mead (20019-12).
-Freshman Logan Wiley made her first career-start in Tech Gold and white, recording a career-high 11 kills and four digs along with two aces and two blocks.
– Junior libero Sofia Velez bested her previous career-high of 19 digs set on Wednesday against Clemson with 23 on Friday.
-Veles has recorded 10 or more digs in 92 of her 96 collegiate matches and has recorded 10 or more digs in the last five matches.
– This was Georgia Tech’s 16th straight victory over Clemson dating back to 2015, the longest active winning streak over any ACC opponent.
–Luanna Emiliano recorded 33 sets for her 10th game of the season with 30 or more sets in a match.
– The Jackets have made 256 digs over their last four matches (18.28 digs/set).
VB vs Clemson (Game Two)
Photos by Tyler Rover
SET BY SET
Set 1 (GT 25 – CLEM 13)
Despite the hosting Tigers scoring the first point in set one, the Yellow Jackets went on an early seven-point run which saw Wiley record one solo block, one assisted block, and two kills. Clemson attempted to claw its way back with a four-point run but Tech’s defense was able to retain its lead. Multiple kills from Bertolino and DeAndra Pierce helped extend Georgia Tech’s lead to nine points before Clemson would go on its final scoring run of the match. Four Clemson errors paired with Bertolino’s first ace of the match and a combined block from Wiley and Liv Mogridge brought set one within reach just before Mogridge’s kill provided Tech with set one.
Set 2 (GT 25- CLEM 17)
Georgia Tech and Clemson traded points to begin set one until the match was tied 3-3. The Tigers would then go on a five-point scoring run to force the Yellow Jackets to trail early in set two. Tech slowly brought the match within one point before Clemson extended its lead back to three. After trailing 14-11, Tech went on a nine point run to take control of set two regardless of a Clemson time out once the Yellow Jackets went up 15-14. A pair of aces and one kill from Bertolino and one kill from Wiley put the Tigers on their heels, while Tamara Otene finished set two with a kill.
Set 3 (GT 25 – CLEM 18)
Leading the match 2-0, the Yellow Jackets used their momentum to start set three with six unanswered points before the Tigers could get on the board. Clemson trailed 10-4 before going on a six-point run, hoping to push the match to a fourth set. Georgia Tech remained poised, going on three separate three-point runs to get distance from Clemson. Back-to-back kills from Bertolino brought set three to set point and finished the match 25-18.
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets return to O’Keefe Gymnasium for another ACC weekend of matches. Tech faces NC State on Friday at 7 p.m. before hosting Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Both matches are sold out and will be live streamed on ACC Network Extra.
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