No. 21 Tech Set to Host No. 6 Wisconsin – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – No. 21 Georgia Tech volleyball (5-2, 0-0 ACC) returns home to The Flats to host No. 6 Wisconsin (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) on Friday at 7 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium.

Storylines

• The Yellow Jackets were ranked No. 21 in the latest AVCA DI Coaches Poll.
• The poll marks the 92^nd consecutive week that Georgia Tech Volleyball has been in the Top 25, dating back to the 2020 fall preseason poll.
• Tech began the week with a quick trip to Knoxville that saw the Jackets fall in their first true road game.
• For the fourth consecutive game,Larissa Mendes led the Jackets’ offense, this time with 13 kills and a .343 hitting percentage.
• Heloise Soares had a solid performance as she tied her career high in kills (2), tied her career high for block assists (2), tied her season high for digs (10), and saw her third highest number of assists this season (33).
• Soares is working her way up the modern scoring era career assist records as she currently sits eighth with 950 assists. She needs 61 assists to tie Player Development Assistant and 2025 alumna Luanna Emiliano for seventh.
• Bianca Garibaldi has worked her way into national rankings as she sits 27^th for hitting percentage (.448). Garibaldi found herself ranked second in the ACC as well for hitting percentage to start this week.
• Sofia Velez is ranked 11^th nationally and first in the ACC for total digs (127). Velez is also ranked top-50 nationally (48^th) for digs per set (4.54).
• As a unit, the Jackets are ranked 10^th in the national for team assists (335), team kills (349), 22^nd for team blocks (62.5), 30^th for team digs (393), and team total attacks (917).
• Tech volleyball is just one win away from reaching 900 program wins.

Series Notes

• Georgia Tech is set for a 2024 NCAA Round Two rematch with Wisconsin on Friday.
• The Jackets trail the overall series 2-1 and trail in sets 8-6.
• Tech’s one win over Wisconsin came back in the 2003 season where the Jackets downed the Badgers 3-2 in O’Keefe Gymnasium.
• In the most recent meeting, senior Liv Mogridge helped lead Tech’s offense as she posted 12 kills, three digs, and four blocks. Velez led the team in digs (19) while Soares pitched in 27 of Tech’s 65 assists.

O’Keefe Ticket Information

After selling out every match at O’Keefe Gymnasium for the third consecutive season last fall, Georgia Tech Athletics has set aside a limited number of single game tickets for each home match. Secure the hottest ticket in Atlanta before they’re gone by clicking HERE

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