O’KEEFE GYMNASIUM — Coming off a tough 5 set loss to Miami, Georgia Tech Volleyball returned residence to O’Keefe and simply dealt with Syracuse 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-11). Tech strikes to 12-5 on the yr and 4-2 within the ACC.
Freshman Alida Bennour in a season the place she retains one upping herself did it once more, recording a career-high seven aces, the ultimate two coming within the final two factors of the match to win the third set.
Fellow freshman Magda Kobaidze practically set her career-high in kills, recording 15 kills plus two blocks to high it off. 5 Jackets hit a minimum of .300 of these with 10 or extra makes an attempt. Bennour, Laura Bieleski, and Kobaidze all completed in double digit kills. Bieleski with 11 kills and 11 blocks recorded the lone double-double for Tech.
Tech returns on Sunday towards Boston School at 1pm.
Set 1
Tech jumped to an early 4-2 lead behind kills from Zoë Humphrey and Laura Bieleski, then expanded the result in 8-4 on a 3 level run that includes Alida Bennour’s first ace of the sport. Cuse countered with their very own run to attract inside one, and drew even at 10-10 on a Bennour assault error. Tech regained a small lead beginning with a Bennour kill on an extended rally, then two extra to go up 15-13. After Cuse tied it at 15-15, Tech went on a 4 level run, burning one in every of Syracuse’s timeouts to go up 19-15. A profitable no-touch problem by head coach Michelle Collier gave Tech a 20-16 lead earlier than back-to-back Orange kills made it 20-18 and prompted Tech’s first timeout.
Syracuse then burned their second timeout after kills by Bennour and Kobaidze made it 22-18. Two kills by Bieleski put the set away at 25-20.
Set 2 (1-0 GT)
Factors went forwards and backwards within the preliminary run of play earlier than Alida Bennour reached the service line and landed three straight aces in entrance of Syracuse’s backline to place Tech up 6-3. Kills by Bianca Garibaldi and Zoë Humphrey saved the Orange at bay up 10-8, then Humphrey adopted up with a block. After buying and selling service errors, Bennour landed her first kill of the set and prompting Syracuse’s first timeout down 13-9. Humphrey once more discovered herself in the midst of the motion, incomes a solo block, shedding a joust on the web, then touchdown a kill to place Tech up 15-11.
Tech prolonged the result in six at 19-13 after subbing in Larissa Mendes and Sasha Goode earlier than the Orange went on a 3 level run to make it 20-14. A Humphrey kill for 22-16 pressured Syracuse’s second timeout. Mendes and Kobaidze landed kills to safe the set 25-19.
Set 3 (2-0 GT)
Tech went on an early three level run to go up 5-2 behind kills from Zoë Humphrey and Bianca Garibaldi. Alida Bennour’s fifth ace put Tech up 7-4 earlier than a 5 level run with a number of kills and block by Magda Kobaidze prompted Syracuse’s first timeout down 12-6. Kobaidze saved up the strain with one other block and kill to make it 15-8. One other 4 level run pressured Syracuse’s final timeout down 19-9. At 23-11, Alida Bennour landed her sixth and seventh aces of the evening, securing the match and her career-high ace rely.
Stats & Recreation Leaders
Kills: Magda Kobaidze (GT): 15
Assists: Heloise Soares (GT): 36
Blocks: Zoë Humphrey (GT): 4
Hit% (min. 10 makes an attempt): Magda Kobaidze (GT): .481
Factors: Magda Kobaidze (GT): 17
