No. 19 Tech Falls in Mid-Week Match Against No. 6 Stanford – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – In the final home match of the regular season, No. 19 Georgia Tech volleyball (20-8, 12-7 ACC) fell in five sets to No. 6 Stanford (24-4, 16-3) on Wednesday afternoon. Tamara Otene was a standout performer in the final regular season match in O’Keefe Gymnasium as her 26 kills against the Cardinal helped her reach 1,000 kills in White & Gold.

QUICK HITS

• Otene becomes the 8^th Yellow Jacket in the modern scoring era to reach four-digits.
• Her team high 26 kills paired with 10 digs earned Otene her 11^th double-double of the season, 33^rd of her career.
• With 26 kills added to her season stats, Otene sits just nine kills away from reaching 400 kills this season.
• Bianca Bertolino notched 15 kills against the Cardinal, bringing her to 22 double-digit kill games this season.
• After recording three service aces on Wednesday, Bertolino has now recorded three or more service aces in 11 matches this season.
• With her 17 digs against Miami, Sofia Velez has now recorded 10 or more digs in 102 of her 108 collegiate matches.
• Velez needs just two digs to reach 400 on the season.
• Bertolino (292) and Otene (287) both grow closer to reaching 300 digs on the season as well.
• Luanna Emiliano led the team with 25 assists while Heloise Soares pitched in 20 as the Jackets continued to get back to their 5-2 rotation.
• Wednesday afternoon’s match was the 43^rd consecutive sold out match at O’Keefe Gymnasium, a streak dating back to the 2021 season.
• This was Tech’s ninth five-set match this season.

SET BY SET

Set 1 (GT 25- STAN 22)

Set one began in a tight competition between the Jackets and the Cardinal until a four-point run from Tech provided some breathing room. Georgia Tech retained its lead through the remainder of the first set, keeping Stanford at a respectable distance. The Cardinal went on a late three-point run to make the game 21-19, but a pair of kills from Otene, one kill from Bertolino and a Stanford error put set one to rest. Bertolino led the team through set one with six kills on 14 swings while Otene pitched in four kills as well. Otene was strong defensively as well as she recorded five digs. The Yellow Jackets were relentless on offense in set one with 40 total attacks and 15 kills, compared to Stanford’s 29 attacks and only 10 kills.

Set 2 (GT 25 – STAN 20)

Despite an increase in total attacks for the Cardinal, the Yellow Jackets continued to dominate on offense, racking up 14 kills compared to Stanford’s eight. Tech broke away from Stanford after a…