No. 14 Georgia Tech Opens the Season wtih GT Invitational – Volleyball — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 14 Georgia Tech volleyball begins its 2024 campaign this weekend with the GT Invitational, featuring matches against UCLA, New Mexico State and Coastal Carolina from inside O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets return 12 players from last season’s Sweet 16 team, the second Sweet 16 appearance in the last three seasons.

Parking

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

Clear Bag Policy

This year, O’Keefe Gymnasium is implementing a clear bag policy. Any outside items brought into the facility must be contained within a clear bag. For more information on Georgia Tech’s policy, go to https://ramblinwreck.com/clearbag/

GT Invitational Schedule

• Friday, Aug. 30 |  New Mexico State vs. Coastal Carolina | 3 p.m. | Live Stats
• Friday, Aug. 30 | No. 14 Georgia Tech vs. UCLA (RV) | 7 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats
• Sunday, Sept. 1 | Coastal Carolina vs. UCLA (RV) | 2 pm | Live Stats
• Sunday, Sept. 1 | No. 14 Georgia Tech vs. New Mexico State | 4 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats
• Monday, Sept. 2 | No. 14 Georgia Tech vs. Coastal Carolina | 4 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats

Storylines

• The Yellow Jackets were ranked No. 14 in the AVCA DI Coaches Preseason Poll.
• It is the fifth-straight season the Yellow Jackets have received a preseason Top 25 ranking, the longest such streak in program history.
• The poll marks the 71st consecutive week that GT Volleyball has been in the Top 25, dating back to the 2020 fall preseason poll.
• Tech was picked to finish top five in the ACC by the league’s coaches for the fifth consecutive year, coming in at No. 4
• Senior outside hitters Tamara Otene and  Bianca Bertolino were each selected preseason all-ACC.
•  The Jackets return five starters from last year’s Sweet 16 team including the team leaders in kills (Otene – 406), hitting percentage (Liv Mogridge – .433), aces (Bertolino – 62) and blocks (DeAndra Pierce – 64).
• All four Tech representatives from the 2023 ACC postseason awards are back for more in 2024: Bertolino and Otene (1st Team All-ACC) and Heloise Soares and Larissa Mendes (All-Freshman Team).
• Georgia Tech now boasts seven athletes from outside the United States, (38.9 % of the roster) tied with Wisconsin for the most international roster among Power 4 programs.
• This will be head coach Michelle Collier’s 11th season on The Flats, tying AVCA Hall of Famer Shelton Collier for the longest tenured coach in program history. At GT, she has 197 wins…