Miami, FL
No. 10 Yellow Jackets Fly South for Miami/Florida State
THE FLATS – No. 10 Georgia Tech volleyball (17-4, 10-2 ACC) will head all the way down to Florida for the again half of its four-match street swing this weekend, touring to Miami (14-9, 7-5 ACC) for a Friday contest at 7 p.m. in Coral Gables, Fla. earlier than popping again as much as Florida State (20-10, 11-7 ACC) on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matchup in Tallahassee, Fla. Each matches will likely be broadcast on ACC Community Additional.
Protection
- Friday, Nov. 4 | No. 10 Georgia Tech at Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Dwell Stats
- Sunday, Nov. 6 | No. 10 Georgia Tech at Florida State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Dwell Stats
Storylines
- Senior outdoors hitter Julia Bergmann acquired her second profession GameChanger Division I Nationwide Participant of the Week from the AVCA this week, changing into the primary Yellow Jacket in program historical past to garner two profession recognitions.
- The extremely touted Jacket was additionally tabbed ACC Participant of the Week, her third honor of the yr following back-to-back recognitions to open the season.
- Bergmann piled up 46 kills and 25 digs by means of two triumphs on the weekend en path to her pair of honors.
- The Yellow Jackets moved to 10 wins in ACC play on the season following final weekend’s pair of 3-1 victories over North Carolina and NC State, now proudly owning double-digit convention triumphs for 4 consecutive years.
- Tech owns 12 sweeps on the yr, together with seven within the ACC.
- Georgia Tech has received six straight matches, three of which had been sweeps.
- The Jackets had been ranked No. 10 on this week’s AVCA DI Coaches Preseason Ballot.
- The ten spot ties the seventh-highest rating acquired by the White and Gold in program historical past, becoming a member of the 2003 squad.
- Georgia Tech’s choice marks the eighth look within the AVCA’s high 10 in 11 polls this season.
- The Yellow Jackets have been listed in 49 straight high 25 polls up to now.
- Georgia Tech is one in all three ACC groups inside the highest 10 (No. 5 Louisville, No. 7 Pitt).
- As a unit, Georgia Tech is at the moment second within the ACC in each kills per set (13.96) and assists per set (13). The Yellow Jackets are additionally sitting third within the league in opponent hitting share (.162) and digs per set (14.50). On the offensive aspect of the online, Tech is fourth within the convention in hitting share (.255).
- Bergmann is at the moment third within the NCAA in kills per set (5.32) and second in factors per set (5.93) as she continues to guide the ACC in each. She additionally leads the convention in whole kills (383) and factors (427), sitting inside the highest 15 within the nation in every class.
- The embellished attacker continues to climb deeper into the Tech report books as she not too long ago turned the fifth Yellow Jacket in program historical past to hitch the 1,500 kill/1,000 dig membership. Having already surpassed 1,500 kills towards Boston School, Bergmann eclipsed 1,000 profession digs towards North Carolina.
- Proudly owning 1,576 profession kills, Bergmann at the moment ranks ninth in program historical past in profession kills.
- The vaunted Yellow Jacket can also be fifth all time in profession aces as she not too long ago surpassed 150, proudly owning 152 up to now.
- Bergmann is as much as 9 20+ kill outings this season after a pair final weekend, incomes 4 towards ranked opponents. Tech’s heavy hitter piled up 21 kills towards North Carolina earlier than tying her second highest mark of the season with 25 kills towards NC State.
- Bergmann added her ninth double double of the season towards the Wolfpack, additionally tallying 17 digs within the contest.
- Graduate center blocker Breland Morrissette joins Bergmann with one of many high marks within the nation, at the moment rating second within the ACC and 11th within the NCAA in hitting share (.416).
- Junior setter Bella D’Amico has run Tech’s formidable assault this season as probably the greatest setters within the league, sitting in third within the convention in assists per set (10.12).
- Going past 2019’s NIVC title, Tech has received 75 of its final 91 matches.
- Over the course of the previous 4 seasons, Georgia Tech is 45-6 at dwelling in O’Keefe Gymnasium. Tech is 304-103 (.747) all time in O’Keefe Gymnasium’s 28-year historical past.
Sequence Historical past
- Tech at the moment trails Miami 17-13 within the all-time sequence. The Jackets received the final conferences, most not too long ago a 3-1 victory on The Flats final season. The White and Gold maintain the benefit in street matches, main the sequence 8-7.
- Georgia Tech leads Florida State 35-22 within the all-time sequence. The Jackets have received the final 5 matches relationship again to 2019, the primary 4 of which had been performed in O’Keefe. The longest streaks for the White and Gold got here from 1993-96 and 2002-05 when Tech took eight straight matches. Tech at the moment leads the sequence 21-10 at dwelling, 2-0 in impartial matches and is tied 12-12 on the street.
Up Subsequent
Georgia Tech will return dwelling to host No. 5 Louisville for Senior Day on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The match will likely be broadcast on ACC Community Additional.
Aggressive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Basis, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come collectively to speed up funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Aggressive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Speed up GT Match Program, the place any new present to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made by means of Dec. 31 will likely be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Basis, as much as $2.5 million. Ought to Speed up GT attain its $2.5 million fundraising aim, the matching present would end in a $5 million impression for Georgia Tech athletics. To be taught extra and to contribute on-line, go to atfund.org/speed up.
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Miami, FL
Allen: Miami season a failure without a trophy

Inter Miami CF defender Noah Allen insists the team enters the MLS Cup playoffs with high expectations, emphasizing that anything less than lifting the trophy would be considered a failure.
“Yeah [it’s a failure for if Inter Miami don’t win MLS Cup]. We have high expectations for ourselves,” Allen said.
“I feel like we have the highest standard in ourselves and we want to win every trophy possible. Yeah, we want to win.”
Inter Miami concluded the MLS regular season in third place on the Eastern Conference table with 65 points, drawing Nashville SC for the best-of-three Round One playoff series.
The Herons will host Nashville on Friday night at Chase Stadium for the first match, and secured home-field advantage for the potential third game due to table placement.
“I’m very excited about the playoffs. I have confidence in my team; we have the best of all time, and well, we’re really excited,” Rodrigo De Paul said.
“But football doesn’t always win the best or the one who deserves it most. We have to keep that percentage of luck as low as possible, and whatever work it takes, give everything we have to do our best so that the playoffs go our way.”
Inter Miami are familiar with their Round One opponent, concluding the regular-season campaign with a 5-2 triumph over Nashville on Oct. 18. Now the team will prepare for at least two more games against the same rival.
Lionel Messi, who scored three goals against Nashville in the final game to secure the 2025 MLS Golden Boot, failed to train in the first 15 minutes of the session on Oct. 21. The reason behind his absence is unknown.
Inter Miami were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in 2024 which has motivated them for this year’s post-season.
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“I feel like we have a good relationship between each other and I feel like we play good football with the ball. We keep a lot of possession and I just feel like we have to have that confidence that we are the best team in the league,” Allen said.
“Yeah, it’s not a sense of urgency. There’s not a panic or anything. It’s more of a motivation, right? And especially the guys that were here last year, I think everyone remembers it.
“And I think it’s been a message around the whole offense that everyone can understand is that it’s difficult, right?
“It’s not traditional, some players may agree, some players may not agree, but we have to do it. We have to win two games.”
Miami, FL
Key player could miss Miami Heat opener

After a preseason in which many of the Miami Heat guards missed time, the team is being hit now in a more vulnerable place on the roster.
It was expected that Tyler Herro and Kasparas Jakucionis wouldn’t be available for the season opener in Orlando on October 22, and neither practiced Monday. Also out, however, was someone who has been available as much as any NBA player the past couple of weeks:
Kel’el Ware.
The second-year player coming off an All-Rookie season is being bothered by neck spasms, with coach Erik Spoelstra not giving much insight about when Ware will be back. This comes after Ware led all NBA players in preseason points, and several other categories, as the Heat pushed him to play frequently and passionately.
While Ware isn’t expected to start — Nikola Jovic likely gets that nod next to Bam Adebayo — he is slotted for 25-plus minutes coming off the bench, especially since Miami is so short on bigs. The Heat just cut Precious Achiuwa, leaving only Keshad Johnson (an oversized wing who has been inconsistent) and two-way-contract rookie Vlad Goldin.
Playing Goldin against an Orlando Magic team with plenty of size — and skilled size such as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — is not ideal. Wendell Carter Jr. is likely the starting center for the Magic, and Goga Bitadze had a strong training camp.
The Heat are scheduled to practice again Tuesday before heading up the state.
It would be a welcome sight to see Ware back on the court.
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Miami, FL
How Far Did Miami Football Drop in Polls After Louisville Loss

In the wake of the loss to Louisville, the Miami Hurricanes have dropped in both the AP and USA Coaches polls, but not all is lost.
The Hurricanes have dropped from the No. 2 team in the country to No. 9. There is still some value with this team, and now they control their destiny once again, similar to last week.
The issue with this loss is now they no longer control the chaos that is the ACC standings. The Hurricanes are the second-highest-ranked team in the ACC, behind No. 7 Georgia Tech, following No. 16 Virginia, and now No. 19 Louisville.
The Canes’ loss hurt, but the voters still see that they are a. top 10 team in the country. The conflicting schedule does not help with how everything went as well. A game against Florida, then a bye, then Florida State, then another bye, and finally, the Hurricanes have the rest of the season after the Cardinals.
The Hurricanes will face off against Stanford. A game they should dominate, but who knows how this team will react after such a heartbreaking loss.
(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points)
- Ohio State (60), 1,643
- Indiana (6), 1,583
- Texas A&M, 1,499
- Alabama, 1,463
- Georgia, 1,360
- Oregon, 1,317
- Georgia Tech, 1,143
- Ole Miss, 1,119
- Miami, 1,073
- Vanderbilt, 1,031
- BYU, 975
- Notre Dame, 964
- Oklahoma, 882
- Texas Tech, 782
- Missouri, 748
- Virginia, 624
- Tennessee, 527
- South Florida, 501
- Louisville, 458
- LSU, 388
- Cincinnati, 350
- Texas, 318
- Illinois, 168
- Arizona State, 155
- Michigan, 123
Receiving votes: USC 97; Utah 40; Tulane 37; Houston 34; Navy 28; San Diego State 7; James Madison 6; Boise State 4; TCU 2; Minnesota 1
(Ranking, team, first-place votes)
1. Ohio State (65), 1,625
2. Indiana, 1,549
3. Texas A&M, 1,470
4. Alabama, 1,408
5. Georgia, 1,358
6. Oregon, 1, 302
7. Georgia Tech, 1,153
8. Ole Miss, 1,110
9. Miami (Fla.), 1,027
10. BYU, 990
11. Oklahoma, 960
12. Vanderbilt, 902
13. Notre Dame, 872
14. Missouri, 778
15. Texas Tech, 738
16. Virginia, 528
17. Tennessee, 523
18. Texas, 483
19. LSU, 451
20. USF, 393
21. Cincinnati, 355
22. Louisville, 336
23. Illinois, 192
24. Michigan, 175
25. Arizona State, 144
Receiving votes: Navy 59; USC 52; Utah 51; Tulane 45; Houston 34; Iowa 17; James Madison 9; Iowa State 9; San Diego State 4; North Texas 4; Washington 3; UNLV 3; SMU 3; Memphis 3; TCU 2; Pittsburgh 2; Boise State 2; Northwestern 1
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