Volleyball Tops Georgia Tech 3-1

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College volleyball team (16-9, 5-8 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (12-10, 7-6 ACC) 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-19) Friday night in the Margot Connell Center.

This win over Georgia Tech marks the first victory over the Yellow Jackets since 2019.

Audrey Ross led the Eagles with 22 kills and 23 points. Sequoia Layne was close behind posting a career high of 17 kills. Lucy Mott guided the offensive charge posting 27 assists; Aubrey Moore was close behind with 20 assists. Cornelia Roach and Bella Ehrlich posted 3.0 blocks each. Brooklyn Yelland recorded 10 digs, holding down the back row.

In a very competitive opening set, the Yellow Jackets held a one point advantage at the media timeout, leading 15-14. Teams traded points going 4-4 as Georgia Tech maintained their one point lead, calling a timeout, up 19-18. A huge block from Layne and Roach evened the score at 19 all before a 3-1 Yellow Jacket run pushed Georgia Tech to a 22-20 lead, forcing a BC timeout. Back-to-back kills from Layne assisted the offensive effort, but two BC errors and one final Yellow Jacket kill sealed the deal on the first set. Georgia Tech took set one 25-22.

Coming out strong, the Eagles opened the second set with a 6-1 run, forcing an early Georgia Tech timeout.
A 10-11 run from the Eagles featuring kills from Ross (3), Marjanovic (2), Roach and Layne pushed them to a 16-12 lead over the Yellow Jackets. Despite tying it up at 19-19 and 20-20, a 4-2 BC run featuring two kills from Layne secured the second set for the Eagles, 25-22.

The Eagles came out making a statement taking an 8-4 lead, forcing an early Georgia Tech timeout. A 12-9 BC run featuring kills from Ehrlich (3), Ross (2), Hoppes (2) and Layne pushed the Eagles to 20, taking a seven point lead. Though the Yellow Jackets came back with an 8-5 run, two errors, an ace and kills from freshmen Ehrlich and Marjanovic secured the third set for the Eagles. BC took the third set 25-21.

The Eagles got out to a 9-4 lead, forcing a Yellow Jacket timeout. Georgia Tech responded with a 6-2 run, getting within one point of the Eagles. Despite tying it up at 13-13, a 4-0 scoring run from the Eagles with kills from Ross (2), Hoppes and Marjanovic pushed them to a 17-13 lead, forcing a Georgia Tech timeout. The Eagles and the Yellow Jackets traded points going 5-5, the Eagles leading 22-19. Two final kills from Hoppes and Ross and a solo block from Roach sealed the deal on the fourth set, 25-19, and the match for the Eagles.

NOTES

Audrey Ross recorded 22 kills and 23.5 points.
- First time going back-to-back with 20+ kills
Sequoia Layne posted a new career high with 17 kills. She posted a .556% clip, 2.0 blocks and 19 points.
Freshman Bella Ehrlich recorded 7 kills, 3.0 blocks including one solo
Lucy Mott posted 27 assists and 2 aces
Aubrey Moore recorded 20 assists and 2 aces
Freshman Sofija Marjanovic tallied 5 kills, 2.0 blocks and 2 aces
Brooklyn Yelland posted 10 digs

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Team Stats

Audrey Ross

Sequoia Layne

Bella Ehrlich

Sam Hoppes

Players Mentioned

Bella Ehrlich

Sequoia Layne

Sofija Marjanovic

Aubrey Moore

Lucy Mott

Cornelia Roach

Audrey Ross

Brooklyn Yelland