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lead was sustained until the Jack- so vital. The Jackets now boast a continue this record setting start day, Oct. 6. The Jackets will then
VOLLEYBALL FROM PAGE 20 ets started to make a run. Senior 13-1 record, their third best start against the highly ranked Uni- travel to take on the Virginia Cav-
hit at a dominating .345 rate. Not setter/defensive specialist Liz Pat- in program history, with only versity of Pittsburgh Panthers in aliers before returning to O’Keefe
only did the hitting improve con- terson led the way with a pair of the 2003 and 1996 teams having Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Gymnasium for matches against
tinuously throughout the match, aces, and the set began to tighten better starts. Tech will hope to Fitzgerald Field House next Fri- Florida State and Miami.
so did the defense under the lead- up. But every time the Jackets
ership of Boezi, who had a career would try to pull off a comeback,
high of eight blocks on the game. the Deacons did not back down
While both replacements and would respond with a run of
played stellar, Bertolino was the their own. Eventually, Wake For-
player of the match, leading the est would go on to win 25-21 in
team with 22 kills, five of which the fourth set to extend the match
came sporadically throughout the to a final, all-deciding fifth set.
third set. In what proved to be a The Jackets could not have
smart decision, Head Coach Mi- asked for a better start to the fifth
chelle Collier decided to utilize ju- set. With the score at 2-1, Bertoli-
nior outside hitter/right side Leia no came up to serve and rattled off
Harper during the third set. A three aces in a five-point run. But
Harper kill gave the team a 22-19 that was not going to deter the
lead and then a Pimentel service Deacons. Even with a six-point
ace provided the momentum for deficit, the Deacons fought back
the Jackets to capture a third set all the way to 11-8, but ultimately,
victory 25-22. Neither side was their slow play to begin the set was
ready to back down in the match. too much to overcome. Kills from
The highly competitive sets did Bertolino and Mendes clinched
not cease as the Jackets entered the highly contested match 15-12
the fourth set up 2-1, needing a in favor of the Jackets.
win to secure the match. In the Once again, Bertolino was the
fourth set, the Demon Deacons story of the match with 22 kills, Photo courtesy of GTAA
jumped out of the gates, growing four aces and 14 digs, proving Sophomore middle blocker Liv Mogridge and freshman outside hitter Larissa Mendes go up
a quick five point lead at 13-8. The to the Jacket faithful why she is for a block in the Jackets’ victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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