Outside hitter Claire Chaussee had a career-high 27 kills and her fourth double-double of the season adding 10 digs to lead the No. 5 University of Louisville volleyball team to a comeback win over No. 13 Georgia Tech after dropping the first two sets.
Louisville improves to 23-2 and 14-1 in ACC play with the 17-25, 17-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-11 win. The Cards hit .284 on the match with two aces and 7 blocks. Aiko Jones added 12 kills, an ace and a block with Amaya Tillman pitching in 11 kills, and three blocks. Libero Elena Scott had 25 digs to tie her career high. Setter Raquel Lazaro had 57 assists, nine digs and two blocks.
Georgia Tech moves to 18-6 and 11-4 in the ACC. Tech hit .196 for the match with two aces and 10 blocks. The Yellowjackets were led by Julia Bergmann’s 25 kills and five blocks. Tamara Otene had 10 kills and two blocks.
Louisville heads to Chapel Hill for a matchup with North Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Set 1
Georgia Tech gained traction early in the first set and Dani Busboom Kelly called timeout trailing 9-5 and then again at 17-12 but the Cardinals could not grab the momentum at any point. The Jackets outscored the Cards 6-2 down the stretch en route to the 25-17 win. The Cardinals hit .222 with two blocks.
Set 2
The Cardinals never had the lead in the second set and were trailing 13-8 when they called their first timeout. UofL cut the lead to three at 17-14 on solo block by Nena Mbonu but could get no closer. The Jackets ran off the last five consecutive points for the 25-17 win. The Cards hit just .125 but did register three blocks.
Set 3
With the Cards leading 2-1 in the third, the playing surface became unplayable due to condensation. The match was halted for more than 20 minutes in an attempt to dry it off befpre resuming play after a three minute warm up. The Cardinals came out of the delay and built a four point lead at 9-5 to spark a GT timeout. Three straight kills by Claire Chaussee took the Cards to a 12-7 lead and then steadily pulled away before Tech burned its last timeout down 17-11. Chaussee continued to spearhead the offense from the left side and her kill put the Cards at set point at 24-15. A hitting error by Julia Bergmann gave Louisville the 25-15 win. UofL hit .441 in the set with two blocks and an ace.
Set 4
The Cards popped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth set. The Jackets tied at nine but three straight kills by the Cardinals, including a kill by Anna DeBeer from the back row, forced GT to call timeout as the UofL run hit five straight. Georgia Tech scrambled back and after a Bergmann kill and block, UofL called timeout up 17-14. The Cards maintained the lead and were up four at 21-17 after a kill by Nena MBonu. A kill by Tillman put the Cards up 24-19 and a miss by Tamara Otene gave UofL the 25-19 win to force a fifth set.
Set 5
UofL was up 2-0 early in the fifth but Tech tied on a block by Breland Morrissette. A kill by Aiko Jones and a block by Tillman tied the set at four. The Cards trailed by one at the switch 8-7. UofL scored twice to go up 9-8 and GT called timeout. Two straight kills by Chaussee put the Cards up 11-8 as part of a 4-0 run and Tech used its final timeout. Louisville did not waver and won the set 15-11, scoring on a miss by Bergman.
| Nancy Allison WorleyAssociate Sports Information Director | Louisville Athletics |