No. 5 Yellow Jackets Set to Host Georgia Tech Classic – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 5 Georgia Tech volleyball (5-0) will host its second consecutive home tournament this season with the Georgia Tech Classic in O’Keefe Gymnasium this weekend, readying for a pair of top-10 matchups against No. 10 BYU (5-1) and No. 8 Ohio State (1-3).

The Yellow Jackets will face off against the Cougars on Thursday at 7 p.m. for their first action, then wrap up the tournament with a grudge match against the Buckeyes on Sunday at 1 p.m. following last season’s Sweet 16 sweep for the White and Gold.

Full Tournament Schedule

• Thursday, Sept. 8 | No. 10 BYU at No. 5 Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch| Listen | Live Stats
• Friday, Sept. 9 | No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 10 BYU | 7 p.m. | Live Stats
• Sunday, Sept. 11 | No. 8 Ohio State at No. 5 Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Parking

Parking will be available in the McCamish Pavilion lot, the East O’Keefe Gymnasium lot and the Family Housing lot.

Radio

Georgia Tech’s radio broadcast for home matches throughout the season will be streamed online HERE.

Promotions

On Thursday, a raffle will be held for students with a chance to win an Amazon Echo 5.

Storylines

• The Jackets held their second highest ranking in program history of No. 5 for the second consecutive week in this week’s AVCA DI Coaches Poll. This year’s team joins the 2003 squad, who held the five spot through four consecutive weeks.
• The Jackets’ selection marks the fourth consecutive appearance in the AVCA’s top 10 after being tabbed No. 8 at the end of the 2021 season and landing among the best in each of the three polls in 2022.
• The Yellow Jackets have been listed in 41 straight top 25 polls to date. The No. 5 ranking remains the highest for Tech over that span and overall since 2003.
• Senior outside hitter Julia Bergmann has claimed the first two ACC Player of the Week awards this season. She earns this week’s recognition after another solid outing at the home-hosted GT Invitational.
• The Brazilian bomber owns seven career ACC Player of the Week awards and nine total weekly ACC honors after picking up a pair of ACC Freshman of the Week titles during her first season on The Flats. Bergmann was named ACC Player of the Week four times last season, the most by any player in the conference since 2015.
• The vaunted outside hitter garnered GT Invitational MVP honors after piling up 47 kills at a .392 clip, 23 digs, nine blocks (one solo, eight assisted) and five aces. With those numbers, she currently…