No. 13 Georgia Tech Hosts Duke and North Carolina – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 13 Georgia Tech volleyball (15-3, 6-2 ACC) finishes up its four-match homestand this weekend with a pair of matches against Duke (12-7, 3-5 ACC) and North Carolina (9-8, 3-5 ACC) inside O’Keefe Gymnasium.

Coverage

• Friday, Oct. 20 | No. 13 Georgia Tech vs. Duke | 7 p.m. | ACC Network Extra | Watch | Live Stats
• Sunday, Oct. 22 | No. 13 Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACC Network Extra | Watch | Live Stats

Parking

Standard parking will be available in the McCamish, East O’Keefe and Family Housing lots.

Promotions

Friday’s match is Alumnae Day! We will have a special on-court recognition for our Georgia Tech volleyball alumnae between the second and third sets. On Sunday, members of the team have invited select Georgia Tech professors to the match to celebrate Professor Appreciation Day with an on-court ceremony between the first and second sets.

Storylines

• The Jackets are ranked No. 13 in the latest AVCA DI Coaches’ Poll. That’s now 63 straight in the AVCA’s top 25.
• Tech is currently No. 12 in the NCAA RPI.
• Coach Michelle Collier is into her 10th season leading the Jackets, currently the second winningest coach in program history with 188 victories.
• Tech owns five total ACC weekly awards this season: Heloise Soares’ ACC Freshman of the Week, senior outside hitter Tamara Otene’s ACC Offensive Player of the Week, freshman right side hitter Larissa Mendes’ two ACC Co-Freshman of the Week awards and senior libero Paola Pimentel’s ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
• Going beyond 2019’s NIVC title, Tech has won 94 of its last 117 matches (.803 winning pct.).
• The Yellow Jackets boast one of the top defenses in the nation, leading the ACC with 15.56 digs/set, more than a full dig over 2nd place (BC – 14.42).
• Tech’s 15.56 digs/set is the second highest among Power 5 defenses, behind only Kansas (16.00).
• Junior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino has been a weapon from the service line with 42 aces to top the ACC and land fifth in the NCAA. The Argentinian also leads the league and places fourth in the nation in aces per set (0.62).
• Bertolino is one of nine players in Division I with over 40 aces this season and one of two in the Power 5 (Camryn Haworth – Indiana).
• Pimentel became the 7th Jacket to join the 1,000-dig club during the modern scoring era, collecting a career-best 29 digs vs. Florida St. She reached the milestone in less than three full seasons, averaging 3.59 digs/set along the way, on pace for the second highest…