THE FLATS – No. 17 Georgia Tech volleyball (14-4, 6-3 ACC) achieves its ninth sweep of the season as a quick 3-0 win over NC State (10-7, 5-4 ACC) on Friday night gives the Yellow Jackets their fifth consecutive ACC win. Bianca Bertolino earned her ninth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs while Tamara Otene earned her sixth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 12 digs.
QUICK HITS
- With her back-to-back service aces in set three, Liv Mogridge recorded her fifth game of the season with multiple service aces.
- Logan Wiley tied her career-high for blocks with seven block assists.
- Sofia Velez has now recorded 10 or more digs in 93 of her 97 collegiate matches and has recorded 10 or more digs in the last six matches, after recording 14 against the Wolfpack.
- Friday’s win over NC State is the seventh consecutive win for the Yellow Jackets against the Wolfpack.
- Luanna Emiliano recorded 31 sets for her 11th game of the season with 30 or more sets in a match.
- Tech’s 43 kills are the fifth most kills in a three set match this season.
- The Yellow Jackets 47 digs are the fifth most digs in a three set match this season.
VB vs NC State
Photos by Danny Karnik
SET BY SET
Set 1 (GT 25 – NC State 23)
Tech took control of the match in quick fashion as they went on a four-point run to establish an early 7-3 lead. The Yellow Jackets retained their lead throughout the first set, until the Wolfpack was able to tie the game 21-21. Back-to-back errors from the visiting Wolfpack allowed the Yellow Jackets to inch closer to match point, but NC State was quick to tie the game back up 23-23. A service error from NC State combined with Bertolino’s seventh kill of the match lifted Tech to their first set win of the night. Otene assisted Bertolino in leading the Yellow Jackets’ offense with six kills, boasting a .455 kill percentage while Mogridge posted a .500 kill percentage.
Set 2 (GT 25 – NC State 14)
Set two saw a dominating performance from Tech as NC State couldn’t shutdown the Yellow Jackets’ offense which included 12 kills, two service aces, and six blocks. Georgia Tech established an 11-point lead before the two teams went point-for-point through to match point. Mogridge stayed consistent through set two, leading the team with four kills (.800 kill percentage), while Bertolino and Wiley were just behind her with three apiece. Emiliano stacked another nine assists on top of the 10 she recorded in set one to help the Yellow Jackets’ offense remain dangerous.
Set 3 (GT 25 – NC State 16)
In what would end up being the final set, both teams went point-for-point until Georgia Tech went on a four-point hot streak to make the match 7-3 similar to set one. Despite the Wolfpack clawing back to tie the game 10-10 and 12-12, a five-point run from the Yellow Jackets would provide the home team with enough distance to comfortably cruise to win the third set. Otene capped her Friday night performance with a final five kills alongside Wiley and Bertolino, who finished with three kills apiece in set three. Velez had a game-high eight digs in set three.
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets remain at home in O’Keefe Gymnasium to finish the week hosting Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm The match is sold out and will be live streamed on ACC Network Extra.
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