No. 5 Yellow Jackets Swarm No. 10 Cougars

THE FLATS – No. 5 Georgia Tech volleyball (6-0) erupted towards No. 10 BYU (5-2) for its fourth sweep (25-20, 25-21, 25-14) of the season over its first top-10 opponent this 12 months on Thursday evening in O’Keefe Gymnasium. After a few sluggish begins early within the first pair of units, the Yellow Jackets drubbed the Cougars by double digits within the remaining set.

Tech earned its second ranked victory in dominant style, now racking up a number of ranked wins in a single season in back-to-back years. The Jackets had beforehand not achieved the feat since 2003. The highest-10 win additionally marks the primary within the common season for Tech because the White and Gold downed No. 2 Pitt on the street for the very best ranked win in program historical past. Tech’s prior top-10 common season win additionally got here in 2003 over No. 5 Nebraska.

The undefeated White and Gold outmatched BYU almost throughout the board, proudly owning the benefit in kills (42-32), hitting proportion (.292-.181), assists (35-28) aces (8-3) and digs (37-30).

Senior outdoors hitter Julia Bergmann put in her third 20+ kill outing of the season, main the Jackets with these 20 kills at a .400 clip, eight digs, two blocks and two aces. In doing so, she eclipsed 1,300 profession kills, transferring as much as 1,305 so far.

Junior outdoors hitter Tamara Otene adopted almost amassing a double double as effectively with eight kills and 9 digs, whereas junior setter Bella D’Amico ran the assault with 25 assists.

The way it Occurred

BYU got here out of the gates firing, racing out to an early, 7-3 lead. Georgia Tech steadily climbed again from there, happening a stretch taking 5 of six factors to even the tally at 11 all. The Jackets started to separate with a four-point run to guide 15-12, however the Cougars rallied again to knot issues up at 17 apiece. Another run for the White and Gold pushed the set out of attain as Tech earned 5 consecutive factors to guide 22-17. None aside from Bergmann would seal the deal as her remaining kill of the set handed Georgia Tech a 25-20 first set win.

The second set mirrored the primary as BYU slipped forward as soon as extra, 7-4. The Jackets steadily pulled again once more till a three-point run evened the rating at 12 all. Tech strung collectively factors when it wanted to but once more, claiming 5 straight to maneuver from a tie rating line as much as a 20-15 benefit. Already with a pair of aces in the latest run, Bergmann would additionally clinch the second set for the Jackets with a kill, handing Tech a 25-21 victory in set two.

Georgia Tech carried its momentum into the third set, claiming the primary six factors as sophomore outdoors hitter Bianca Bertolino pinpointed three aces throughout the run. BYU collapsed because the White and Gold powered on, profitable eight straight factors to maneuver forward, 17-4. The Cougars would give one final effort with a number of kills of their very own at match level, however the Yellow Jackets completed off the third set on prime for a 25-14 set triumph and match sweep.

Up Subsequent

The White and Gold will wrap up the Georgia Tech Basic towards one other top-10 opponent in No. 8 Ohio State (1-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium.

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