No. 11 Georgia Tech Visits Top-10 Foe in Return to the Road – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 11 Georgia Tech volleyball (13-1, 4-0 ACC) will continue its conference campaign by closing out a four-match road swing over the weekend. The White and Gold will begin the weekend visiting their second top-10 adversary of the season in No. 7 Pitt (13-2, 4-0 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m. in Pittsburgh, then conclude the trip at Virginia (8-6, 1-3 ACC) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Charlottesville, Va.

Coverage

• Friday, Oct. 6 | No. 11 Georgia Tech at No. 7 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACC Network Extra | Watch | Live Stats
• Sunday, Oct. 8 | No. 11 Georgia Tech at Virginia | 1 p.m. | ACC Network Extra | Watch | Live Stats

Storylines

• Georgia Tech was ranked No. 11 in the latest AVCA DI Coaches Poll.
• The Jackets’ 11-spot for a second straight week ties the eighth highest ranking in program history alongside the squads from 2003 and 2022.
• The White and Gold have been listed in 61 straight top 25 polls dating back to 2020, reaching as high as No. 5 during that time, the highest for the program since 2003 and second-best mark all time.
• Tech landed at No. 10 in the season’s first NCAA RPI this week.
• The White and Gold recently won their third and fourth consecutive conference matches of the season, sweeping Virginia Tech and claiming their first five-set victory of the year over Wake Forest.
• Coach Michelle Collier achieved her 100^th career win in ACC play with a victory over NC State and her 101^st at Virginia Tech, becoming the all-time program leader in conference wins as she’s now up to 102 league triumphs.
• Collier is into her 10th season leading the Jackets as she’s also the second winningest coach overall in program history with 186 total victories.
• Freshman setter Heloise Soares was named this week’s ACC Freshman of the Week after helping guide Tech to another 2-0 weekend in conference play. Soares earned her first career weekly recognition by the ACC after finishing with a team-leading 47 assists (5.88 per set), an ace, 12 digs and two blocks on the weekend.
• The Brazilian served as a change of pace against the Hokies, totaling double-digit assists for a previous career high of 13 along with four digs. To follow, Soares took the reins as primary setter for the first time in her career, charting personal bests across the board in assists (34), digs (eight) and blocks (two), plus an ace to push Tech to the five-set triumph over the Demon Deacons. Tech’s young setter added seven of those assists in the fifth set, including match point, as the offense flowed…