Clemson Drops Midweek to No. 11 Georgia Tech

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Clemson volleyball group (11-8, 2-5 ACC) dropped a midweek match to No. 11 Georgia Tech (12-4, 5-2 ACC) in three units in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Tigers had been led by juniors Camryn Hannah and Cate Lengthy, who tallied 9 and eight kills, respectively. Hannah additionally completed with three block assists, and Lengthy had three aces.

Hannah led the cost for the Tigers within the first set, clocking 5 kills and one block help with Colleen Finney. Sadly, Clemson wasn’t capable of comprise Georgia Tech’s offense because the Yellow Jackets completed with 17 kills to take the primary set, 25-13. Hannah picked up the primary kill of set two for the Tigers, however it was Lengthy that pushed the envelope for Clemson with 4 kills, whereas Hannah and Finney mixed for an additional block. The Yellow Jacket offense proved to be a difficult foe as Georgia Tech took set two, 25-12.

The Tigers got here out swinging within the third set occurring a 3-0 scoring run after Lengthy and freshman Mia McGrath every tallying kills, and senior Mckenna Slavik had an ace. The Yellow Jackets had been capable of string collectively a number of factors of their very own to reclaim the lead, 9-5. The Tigers pulled inside one after occurring an 8-3 run to make it 17-16 after Lengthy tallied two consecutive aces, Ani Clark, Mia McGrath and Finney had kills and Hannah and Finney mixed for his or her third block on the evening. Lengthy pulled Clemson again inside two factors with two kills and one other ace, however the Tigers fell simply brief within the last set, 25-21.

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The Tigers proceed their street stretch this weekend touring to Duke on Oct. 16. The match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.