ATLANTA, GA – The No. 13 Florida volleyball team fell 19-25, 19-25, 21-25 to No. 15 Georgia Tech on Wednesday night inside McCamish Pavilion. The Gators are now 2-1 in three-set matches and 5-2 overall on the season.
Three Gators posted double-digit kills in tonight’s match, as AC Fitzpatrick finished with 12 to lead the way offensively for the second time this season. Jaela Auguste hit .667 after recording 10 kills in 15 attempts with no errors. Isabel Martin finished with 10 as well for her sixth double-digit match this season. Three more Gators tallied a kill in the stat sheet: Alec Rothe (4), Amaya Thomas (3) and Taylor Parks (2).
Parks had a match-high 33 assists for her seventh-consecutive match finishing with 30 or more assists.
Florida out-blocked Georgia Tech as a team, recording five total blocks compared to the Yellow Jacket’s four. Thomas’ team-high five blocks was also a career high.
The Gators totaled 34 digs, with eight players recording at least one. Libero Elli McKissock led the way with eight digs, leading the way with eight. AC Fitzpatrick followed with seven and Trinity Adams (6), Emily Canaan (5) and Taylor Parks (4) had a combined 15. Thomas had a career-high two digs, while Rothe and Martin posted one a piece.
Both Erin Engel and Elli McKissock dropped an ace, while recording no service errors.
Records
No. 13 Florida (5-2, 0-0 SEC)
No. 15 Georgia Tech (5-1, 0-0 ACC)
How It Happened
Set 1
- Gators were first on the board after a kill from Martin, but three serving errors gave Georgia Tech a 9-6 lead. The Yellow Jackets extended their lead to…
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