Bertolino and Otene Named AVCA Southeast All-Region – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – Two Yellow Jackets from the No. 7-seeded Georgia Tech volleyball team (21-10, 12-8 ACC) were awarded Southeast All-Region distinction, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced Tuesday. Senior outside hitters Bianca Bertolino and Tamara Otene were both named to the Southeast All-Region First team, marking the second consecutive season both Bertolino and Otene have received the honor.

This marks the sixth season in a row, since 2019, that Georgia Tech will have multiple representatives on AVCA all-region team, the longest streak in program history. These All-Region distinctions allow for both Bertolino and Otene to advance to the final round of All-American consideration. As one of the 14 best players in the Southeast Region, according to voting done by coaches in the region, Bertolino and Otene have qualified for the shortlist of players from which All-American teams will be selected from, next week. All-America teams (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and honorable mention) will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Bertolino and Otene have been a considerable force for the Jackets all season, as each player has made over 300 kills and 300 digs. Bertolino (398 kills / 317 digs) and Otene (443 kills / 322 digs), achieving this feat for the second straight season. The pair were able to record similar stats last season and were the first Yellow Jacket duo to do so in the same season since 2015 (Teegan Van Gunst and Annika (Rowland) Van Gunst).

Bianca Bertolino | Sr. | OH | San Guillermo-Santa Fe, Argentina 

Bianca Bertolino has proved through her senior season why she is one of the most decorated players to compete in White & Gold. She began the season as a Preseason All-ACC selection and quickly worked her way onto the Player of the Year Watch List after establishing .307 hitting percentage, averaging 3.21 kills/set. Through the season, Bertolino reached her 1,000th career kill against Virginia to become the 7th Yellow Jacket in the modern scoring era to achieve the feat. She went on to set a new modern scoring era record for career service aces against Boston College, surpassing Julia Bergmann’s record for career aces (164) which Bergmann set between the 2019-2022 seasons. Bertolino’s dangerous serve ranks her fifth, amongst all Power four players and seventh for aces per set. The Argentina native is tracking 3.46 kill/set for a career high 398 kills this season and already surpassed 300 digs on the season. Bertolino…