Georgia Tech Defeats Volleyball 3-0

Friday, September 4

Athens, Ga.

10 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

3-4

Georgia Tech

5-1

Georgia Southern

Georgia Tech

Bange posted 10 kills to lead the Eagles.

Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics

9/4/2015 1:42:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The Eagles host a tournament in Hanner next Friday and Saturday

By: Marc Gignac

ATHENS, Ga. – Teegan Van Gunst recorded 15 kills and 14 digs, and Georgia Tech hit .266 for the match to post a 3-0 (28-26, 25-15, 25-14) volleyball victory over Georgia Southern in the Georgia Challenge Friday morning in the Ramsey Center.

Katie Bange led the Eagles (3-4) with 10 kills and added 10 assists, five digs and three blocks. Stephanie Spencer registered five kills and five digs, and Alex Beecher finished with 18 digs.

Ashley Askin finished with 11 kills for Georgia Tech (5-1), and London Ackermann had 18 digs.

The storyline
Trailing by four points in the first set, Georgia Southern used a 9-4 run, keyed by the serving of Joscelin Morrow and Spencer, to open a 21-20 lead. Lauren Reichard was in on three blocks during the stretch. Georgia Tech fought off two set points with the last coming on a kill by Van Gunst. With the score tied 26-26, Van Gunst and Lauren Pitz put down consecutive kills to give Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead in the match. Georgia Tech opened the second set with a 5-1 run, and the Eagles hit .114 in the final two sets and finished the match with a .128 hitting percentage.

Quotables from Coach Dustin Wood
"It was a tough one this morning. We came out a little flat, both physically and mentally. We fought our way back in the first set, had three opportunities to put the set away and didn't capitalize. We dropped the set, which took the wind out of our sails for the remainder of the match. We tried to get back into the match, but we couldn't physically and mentally. This weekend was a good test for us - we had a quality win and a tough match this morning after playing late last night. We are looking forward to being at home next weekend."

Next Up
The Eagles host six matches as part of a four-team tournament next Friday and Saturday in Hanner Fieldhouse. Friday's noon match against Tennessee State is the Eagles' home opener, and they face Winthrop Friday at 7 p.m. and Chicago State Saturday at 10 a.m.

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