Florida visits Georgia Tech in a top-15 battle in women’s college volleyball on Wednesday night in the Georgia Tech Classic.
No. 13 Florida (5-1) hits the road on Wednesday night where it will play the first of two matches against host Georgia Tech (5-1), ranked 15th, on the first day of the Georgia Tech Classic at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. The Gators and Yellow Jackets face off in a rematch of a second round battle in last year’s NCAA tournament, when Georgia Tech knocked off fourth-seeded Florida in a five-set thriller in Gainesville.
Florida has played in eight Final Fours and two championship matches, but has not won a title. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets have played in 13 NCAA tournaments, including four straight under coach Michelle Collier, who took over the program in 2014, reaching the Elite Eight in 2003 and 2021.
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Match Date: Sept. 11, 2024
Match Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
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Florida went 2-1 at its Florida Invitational over the weekend, closing it out with a 3-1 victory (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21) over Ohio State on Sunday. The Gators slammed down a season-high 57 kills, led by Isabel Martin’s 14, while Jaela Auguste added 12 kills and four blocks and Elli McKissock made 16 digs. Taylor Parks logged 50 assists without an error.
Georgia Tech picked up its fourth straight win on Saturday, knocking off No. 14 BYU to close out two matches at the BYU Nike Invitational in Provo, Utah. The match went five sets, with Tech taking a close five-set victory. Tamara Otene had 24 kills, while Larissa Mendes added 21. Sofia Velez notched 16 digs, DeAndra Pierce had four blocks and Bianca Bertolino banged home four aces.
Martin leads Florida with 81 kills, Auguste has 28 blocks, McCissock leads the team with 92 digs and Parks had 250 assists and 11 aces. Otene leads the Jackets with 77 kills, Pierce and Liv Mogridge each have 17 blocks, Velez has logged 76 digs, Emiliano leads the team with 167 assists and Bertolino owns 15 aces.
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