No. 17 Tech Hosts NC State and Wake Forest this Weekend – Volleyball — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 17 Georgia Tech volleyball (13-4, 5-3 ACC) returns home to O’Keefe Gymnasium to serve as host to NC State (10-6, 5-3 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m. before welcoming Wake Forest (11-8, 3-5 ACC) Saturday at 1 p.m.  

The Jackets are coming off their second straight perfect week of the season, which featured the first reverse sweep in O’Keefe Gymnasium since Nov. 29, 2018, and a Friday night sweep, both against the Clemson Tigers.  

Parking

Standard parking will be available in the McCamish, East O’Keefe and Family Housing lots for Friday’s match against NC State. Half of the McCamish lot will be closed, but all other lots will be fully available for Sunday’s match against Wake Forest.

Clear Bag Policy

Georgia Tech has implemented 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/

Week Schedule

• • Friday, Oct. 25 | No. 17 Georgia Tech vs. NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats 
  • Sunday, Oct. 27 | No. 17 Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Live Stats 

Storylines

• The Jackets have improved their floor defense in recent matches, making 18.45 digs/set across the last three matches, a massive improvement over the 13.24 digs/set in all other matches. 
• This is 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 210 wins (2nd most behind Shelton Collier), 116 ACC victories (program record) seven NCAA Tournament match victories (program record) & is the first coach to have led the Jackets to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
• The Yellow Jackets are the only Power 4 program to have three players averaging over 3.00 kills/set: Bianca Bertolino (3.38), Tamara Otene (3.33), and Larissa Mendes (3.32). UTRGV is the only other program across Division I to have such a balanced offense.
• Setter Luanna Emiliano is one of the most experienced setters in college volleyball, with 4,116 career assists – 12th most among active DI players – and 1,271 career digs, the 6th most among active Division I setters.
• Senior Bianca Bertolino is 18th in the nation and 10th among P4 players with .52 aces/set this year. She has cracked the GT Top 10 for career aces (T-6th -148) and is on pace to set a modern scoring era record for aces/set for a career. 
• Bertolino leads the Yellow Jackets…