Georgia Tech volleyball falls to top-ranked Pitt

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech volleyball (8-3, 0-2 ACC) couldn’t keep up with No. 1 Pitt (12-0, 2-0 ACC) on Sunday afternoon, falling in three sets: 25-11, 25-17, 25-8.

QUICK HITS

• This was the 35th consecutive sold out match at O’Keefe Gymnasium, a streak dating back to the 2021 season.
• Sophomore right side Larissa Mendes led the team with 8 kills. She becomes the third Yellow Jacket with 100 kills this season (107), joining Bianca Bertolino (124) and Tamara Otene (141).
• Junior middle blocker Anna Boezi set a season high with two blocks, despite playing in only one set.
• Junior middle blocker Liv Mogridge made six kills. She finishes the weekend with 10 kills on .438 hitting.

SET BY SET

Set 1 (GT 11 – Pitt 25)

The Panthers came out strong in the opening set, winning 17 of the first 20 points and holding firm for a 14-point set victory. Mendes led the Jackets with three kills.

Set 2 (GT 17 – Pitt 25)

The Jackets responded well to start the second, going in front 7-4 thanks to a pair of kills from Otene and a block from Mogridge. The momentum couldn’t be sustained though, with the Panthers tying things back, 8-8 and eventually taking a 16-11 lead later on in the set. Tech never managed to work its way back into the match, eventually losing the set by eight points.

Set 3 (GT 8– Pitt 25)

Pitt kept the Jackets uncomfortable in the third, winning 21 of the final 25 points to end the match.

UP NEXT

Georgia Tech returns to the practice courts before the second weekend of ACC play. The Jackets will travel to Notre Dame on Friday at 6:30 pm before facing yet another ranked foe, No. 5 Louisville, on the road, next Sunday.