No. 15 Tech Sweeps Boston College for Seventh-Straight Home Win – Volleyball — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 15 Georgia Tech volleyball (20-5, 12-4 ACC) advanced to 12-4 in conference play after sweeping Boston College (12-16, 5-11 ACC) on Sunday afternoon. Senior Bianca Bertolino made history in Sunday’s match as her three services aces against the Eagles earned her the modern scoring era record for career aces (167).

QUICK HITS

• Bertolino replaces Julia Bergmann’s record for career aces (164) which Bergmann set between the 2019-2022 seasons.
• Her three aces are accompanied by 14 kills and 13 digs, for Bertolino’s 14^th double-double of the season
• Tamara Otene led Georgia Tech on offense with 17 kills, which was her 10^th game of the season recording 15+ kills.
• Otene’s 17 kills bring her to 947 kills as a Yellow Jacket, bringing her closer to the 1,000-kill club while in White & Gold.
• Liv Mogridge helped lead the Yellow Jackets’ defensive effort as she recorded half of Tech’s blocks (4/8).
• Sofia Velez has now recorded 10 or more digs in 99 of her 104 collegiate matches after recording 16 against Boston College.
• Her two service aces Sunday were the second time this season Velez has recorded multiple aces.
• Logan Wiley had her third game of the season with multiple aces as well with the two she recorded.
• Luanna Emiliano had a solid finish to the week against the Eagles, recording 80% of Tech’s assists (32/40).
• Emiliano now boasts a 9.22 assist per set average and has collected 30+ assists in eight of Tech’s last nine contests.
• This was the 42nd consecutive sold out match at O’Keefe Gymnasium, a streak dating back to the 2021 season.
• The Yellow Jackets extend their winning streak within the walls of O’Keefe Gymnasium to seven.
• Tech secured its 10^th home sweep of the season with the sweep on Sunday.
• Sunday saw Tech record the most attempts in a three-set match this season (127).
• Georgia Tech recorded eight services aces as a team and for the first time this season as well as recorded its lowest number of service errors all season (2).
• The Yellow Jackets showed exceptional execution in Sunday’s match as they did not have a single receiving error and had their lowest number of service errors all season (2).

SET BY SET

Set 1 (GT 25 – BC 17)

Set one of the day saw a back-and-forth brawl for the lead, including seeing the score tied 11 times and five lead exchanges. The score remained deadlocked through almost half of the match (13-13), until a Boston College service error and a kill from DeAndra Pierce provided Tech with a small lead. The Yellow…