Tech’s volleyball team entered the weekend with two games scheduled on Friday and Sunday, respectively. They played against the Virginia Cavaliers on Oct. 7 and faced the highly-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers on Oct. 9. The Jackets entered the weekend with a 10-3 record and finished off with a win against Virginia and a loss against Pittsburgh, ending the weekend with an 11-4 record and a national rank of 11.
The Jackets swept the Cavaliers with a 3-0 finish on Friday night. With set scores of 27-25, 25-11 and 25-21, the Jackets took their sixth-straight win against the Cavaliers. The first set started off with the Jackets bouncing back later in the frame to pull the lead to 16-11.