Tech Coasts Past Chanticleers – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 19 Georgia Tech volleyball (2-1) put on a defensive display on Monday afternoon, stifling Coastal Carolina (0-3) by a final score of 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-19) inside O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets finished with 54 digs and 8.0 blocks as a team while holding Coastal Carolina to just .055 hitting.

QUICK HITS

• Georgia Tech fans filled O’Keefe Gym marking the 31^st consecutive sellout for the program dating back to the 2021 season.
• The Jackets secured their first sweep of the season, having won in four sets earlier in the GT Invitational.
• Tech won the second set 25-12. The Jackets have won all three 2^nd sets so far in 2024 by an average score of 25-12 (defeated UCLA 25-11 and NMSU 25-13).
• Senior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino secured her second double-double of the season and 27^th of her career, posting 10 kills and 11 digs.
• Junior libero Sofia Velez delivered her best performance as a Jacket, finishing with a team-high 15 digs (5 digs/set).
• Senior middle blocker DeAndra Pierce matched her career-best with five blocks today, the most on the team. Her 1.67 blocks/set is a new career-best.
• Junior middle blocker Liv Mogridge led the team with an efficient .500 hitting, making her six kills on 12 swings without committing an error.
• This was head coach Michelle Collier’s 199^th victory at Tech as she pushes to become only the second GT head coach to achieve 200 wins on The Flats.

SET BY SET

Set 1 (GT 25 – CCU 23)

The day began with a back-and-forth battle in set one, thanks to eight ties and four lead changes. Tech gained some late set momentum to take a 22-19 lead, forcing a Coastal Carolina timeout. The Chanticleers came back with some momentum, cutting the Tech lead to 24-23 and forcing a timeout. Tech closed out the set 25-23 after a service error from Coastal. The Yellow Jacket defense was led by Sofia Velez, who totaled seven digs, while the offense was led by Tamara Otene and Bianca Bertolino, with four kills each.

Set 2 (GT 25- CCU 12)

Tech enjoyed the first scoring run of set two, taking a 6-1 lead and causing the Chanticleers to call a timeout. Tech momentum continued throughout the second set, taking a 13-3 lead over Coastal. Defensive miscues from Tech allowed Coastal to cut into the lead, using a 4-0 run to make the score 17-9. Georgia Tech shutdown any Coastal Carolina momentum closing the set 25-12 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Tech defense put up a strong front in set two, holding the Chanticleers to just a .057…