THE FLATS – No. 8 seed Ga Tech volleyball (25-5, 14-4 ACC) will make its way again to the Bluegrass Condition for the second time this season, now for the Louisville Regional of the NCAA Event to take on No. 9 seed Ohio State (27-5, 15-5 B1G) on Thursday at 3 p.m. in Louisville, Ky. The Sweet 16 match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Protection

• Thursday, Dec. 9 | No. 9 seed Ohio State vs. No. 8 seed Ga Tech | 3 p.m. | ESPN + | Observe | Dwell Stats

Storylines

• With sweeps of The Citadel and No. 17 WKU in the to start with and next rounds of the NCAA match at residence in O’Keefe Gymnasium, Ga Tech innovations to the Sweet 16 for the first time due to the fact 2004 and third time in program historical past.
• The Yellow Jackets been given five AVCA honors in the East Coastline area as coach Michelle Collier was named Region Coach of the Yr for a plan-high tying second time in her occupation, junior outdoors hitter Julia Bergmann turned the 1st Jacket on report to be voted Area Player of the Calendar year and Bergmann, senior outside the house hitter Mariana Brambilla and senior setter Matti McKissock were all tabbed All-Region.
• Bergmann now owns 3 All-Location honors and a Location Freshman of the Year award, though Brambilla matches Bergmann’s a few consecutive All-Region honors. McKissock has acquired two All-Region honors and an Honorable Mention.
• Georgia Tech was slated as the No. 8 nationwide seed in the NCAA Event, the second optimum event seed in application background.
• Adhering to 2020’s operate to the next spherical of the NCAA event, the Yellow Jackets have built again-to-again tournament appearances for the initial time since advancing to the Significant Dance five straight many years from 2000-04.
• The variety marked the second berth in the Major Dance for the Yellow Jackets less than head coach Michelle Collier.
• With the selection, the Jackets have manufactured their 11^th NCAA match visual appearance in method background.
• Tech’s 1st action in the Large Dance came in 1994 following profitable the ACC normal season title. The Jackets would advance to the second spherical of the tournament that season and observe accommodate for the future pair of seasons.
• Tech arrived at the second spherical of the event following winning a…