THE FLATS – No. 18 Georgia Tech volleyball found itself on the losing end of a sweep for the first time this season at the hands of No. 3 Louisville on Sunday afternoon in O’Keefe Gymnasium, falling by just a combined five points in the final two sets (25-15, 36-34, 25-22). In a second set that required 70 total points to declare a winner, the Jackets (11-3, 2-2 ACC) positioned themselves with six set-point opportunities before the Cardinals (14-0, 4-0 ACC) ultimately came out on top.
Junior outside hitter Julia Bergmann once again led the Jacket attack in kills on the day, coming away with 12 as well as nine digs and an ace. The remaining two “Killer B’s” trailed just behind Bergmann as freshman outside hitter Bianca Bertolino tallied her sixth double double on the season behind 11 kills and 10 digs while senior right-side hitter Mariana Brambilla totaled 10 kills, four digs and three total blocks.
Both middle blockers pitched in through the day as senior Breland Morrissette picked up nine kills and a pair of total blocks while junior Erin Moss anchored the defense with a team-high four total blocks. Senior setter Matti McKissock maintained her role orchestrating the offense with 40 assists.
Volleyball vs. No. 3 Louisville
October 3, 2021 (Clyde Click)
How it Happened
Louisville took control early in set one, jumping ahead 8-4 before going on a stretch taking nine of 10 points up to a 19-8 lead. Georgia Tech didn’t concede, managing to take seven more points before the Cardinals finished off the set for a 25-15 win.
In a second set that could go down as arguably the set of the year, neither side was able to create an advantage of more than three points throughout the set. The Jackets gained momentum after trailing early, taking six of seven points to move ahead 11-8. The two sides traded blows from there until Tech went on a four-point run to move ahead 22-19, reaching set point soon after with a 24-21 lead. Louisville knotted things up at 24, setting up extra points that would see 10 deadlocks. Georgia Tech reached set point three more times until the Cardinals outlasted the Yellow Jackets to take the second set, 36-34.
Georgia Tech jumped on top 4-1 at the start of the third set, but Louisville responded with six straight points and a three-point run shortly after to lead 10-5. The Jackets would cut the lead to just one at a 15-14 Cardinal advantage after taking seven of 10 following points, but Louisville never surrendered its lead. Despite claiming four of five points down the stretch to cut the Cardinal lead to 23-21, Louisville took care of the last two points for a 25-22 set win and match sweep.
Up Next
Georgia Tech will get back on the road for its next pivotal ACC weekend, traveling to Virginia and No. 2 Pitt. The Yellow Jackets will first head to Virginia (8-6, 1-3 ACC) to take on the Cavaliers on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Charlottesville, Va. before yet another clash with a top-three team in No. 2 Pitt (14-0, 4-0 ACC), squaring off against the Panthers on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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🏐𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗬🏐
🆚: #⃣3⃣ Louisville
⏰: 1⃣ p.m.
📍: ATL
🏟️: O'Keefe Gymnasium
🎟️: 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙐𝙏
🗒️: Highest ranked opponent to visit The Flats
📺: ACC RSN – @BallySportsSO in Atlanta
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📈: https://t.co/4l663PerQ8#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech pic.twitter.com/TihVVEqddN— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
Calm before the 🌩️#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech pic.twitter.com/TXLPx8S9Wq
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘❕
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📺:@BallySportsSO pic.twitter.com/jeVuc4E91R— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S1 | Jackets take the first point as Julia gets us started with a kill❕
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🐝1⃣ pic.twitter.com/MLVAoM5bEq— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S1 | @mariibrambilla comes through with her first ♠️𝐀𝐂𝐄♠️ of the match 🎯
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🐝4⃣ pic.twitter.com/UcRPoJPi07— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S1 | @erinmoss0428 slams one down from the middle as the Jackets have taken 4⃣ of the last 5⃣ points 👏👏
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🐝1⃣2⃣ pic.twitter.com/X69ytkicOu— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
Regroup.#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech pic.twitter.com/3NnTL6nGLK
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | Julia gets us started once again, this time with an ♠️𝐀𝐂𝐄♠️
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🐝1⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/ecAnv8VAr2
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | We can't show you due to multimedia rights restrictions, but just FYI for anyone not in the building, Brambilla 💣💥 are baaaack 😏 @mariibrambilla follows with a solo block to knot things up❕
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🐝7⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/PX1XqKXzF5
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | The Jackets have taken 6⃣ of the last 7⃣ points to leap in front 👀🔥
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🐝1⃣1⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/5iH2ba4r8O
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | 3⃣ more kills for @mariibrambilla and a team block take us into the media timeout on top 💪
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🐝1⃣5⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/cKnbviD7Ts
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | We've got a battle down the stretch as @brelandtm11 puts one down for the kill to knot things up 🍿
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🐝1⃣8⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/CcXUi0FvFm
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | Tech is up to a 4⃣-point run after @brelandtm11 DROPS THE 🔨 Timeout Louisville❕
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🐝2⃣2⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/mKnOJQrWyg
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | @mariibrambilla and Julia with back-to-back kills 🔥 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧❕
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🐝2⃣4⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/iCPW7vQI1b
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | Julia slaps one past the Cardinals🔥 We're even (again)😬
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🐝2⃣8⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/RHH1TxlO4W
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | 𝐔𝐍𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘. 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋. 𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒.
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🐝3⃣0⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/lD5GKfoM7c
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S2 | @mariibrambilla with the kill❕ You guessed it, we're tied.
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🐝3⃣1⃣Louisville leads the match 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/9snnVEYSxv
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
What a battle. Tip of the cap to the Cards. Plenty of volleyball left to play.#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech pic.twitter.com/hJw8onXfSP
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S3 | We're 5⃣ points in, and the Jackets have taken 4⃣ behind a pair of kills and team blocks 🔥🔥
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🐝4⃣Louisville leads the match 2⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/KZqeb2RpNB
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S3 | That's 7⃣ of the last 🔟 points in favor of the White and Gold as the Jackets continue to chip away 👏👏
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🐝1⃣4⃣Louisville leads the match 2⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/RSL32pGd85
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
S3 | @BiancaBertolin0 is too strong for the Cardinals on back-to-back kills 💪 Still anybody's set❕
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🐝2⃣1⃣Louisville leads the match 2⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/D2YpAnGisZ
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
The Cardinals come out on top, but a deceiving score line as the Jackets gave them all they could handle in the final two sets. Tech will next hit the road to battle Virginia on Friday and #⃣2⃣ Pitt on Sunday.#TogetherWeSwarm /// #PointTech pic.twitter.com/IIeAbho9dS
— Georgia Tech Volleyball (@GTVolleyball) October 3, 2021
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