Tech Swarms No. 13 Florida at McCamish Pavilion – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 15 Georgia Tech volleyball (5-1) dominated play against No. 13 Florida (5-2), sweeping the Gators (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) from inside McCamish Pavilion on Wednesday night. Over 4,000 Yellow Jacket fans were in the stands as Tech secured its fifth consecutive regular season non-conference victory over a Top 15 opponent.

QUICK HITS

• This was the first victory for Georgia Tech volleyball inside McCamish Pavilion in program history.
• It is the second straight Top 15 win after Tech ousted No. 14 BYU, on the road, in the previous match.
• This was the 36th Top 25 victory in program history, the 12^th of the Michelle Collier era and the seventh since the beginning of last season.
• GT is 2-0 vs. Top 25 opponents this year after setting the program record for most ranked wins in a single season last year (five).
• All three members of GT’s “three-headed monster” on offense hit at least .400: Bertolino (.469), Otene (.409) and Mendes (.400).
• Senior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino delivered a classic performance – 16 kills, .469 hitting, 12 digs and an ace. Her 29^th career double-double and 4^th this season.
• The .469 hitting is a new season-best for Bertolino and just her sixth career .450+ hitting performance.
• Bertolino’s ace brought her into a tie with Lindsey Gray (2004-07) for the eighth most aces in program history. She is 11 shy of 7^th place, held by Margaret Gales (1986-89).
• Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene continued her excellent run of form, finishing the match with 12 kills on .409 hitting, just missing out on her fifth double-double with nine digs.
• Sophomore right side hitter Larissa Mendes delivered nine kills on 20 swings with only one error (.400 hitting). Over her last two matches (at No. 14 BYU and vs. No. 13 Florida) Mendes has made 30 kills while hitting at a remarkable .439 clip.
• The Jackets were excellent from the service line, finishing with eight aces, led by three from senior setter Luanna Emiliano and two from junior middle blocker Liv Mogridge.
• Emiliano secured her second double-double as a Yellow Jacket, leading the team with 24 assists and adding in 10 digs. It was the 67 double-double of her career.

SET BY SET

Set 1 (GT 25– UF 19)

The teams traded points to open the match, tied at 5-5, with neither team winning back-to-back points until Tech took a 6-5 lead over Florida. Tech then used a 4-1 scoring run to take a 10-6 lead over the Gators. Tech kept Gator momentum at bay, taking a 13-8 lead and forcing a Florida timeout. The…