TALLAHASSEE – Inside Tully Gym, the Virginia Tech volleyball team fell short 3-0 against No.14 Notre Dame on Saturday in its first contest since late October.
The Hokies fall to 5-5 on the season and 4-5 in conference. The Fighting Irish improve to 10-2 overall and 9-2 in ACC play. Notre Dame bounces back from its 3-2 loss to Florida State yesterday and earns its sixth straight victory against Tech.
The Fighting Irish saw strong performances from all over the floor including junior Charley Niego who recorded a near double-double with eight kills and eight digs along with freshman Aubrey Hamiltion who tallied 11 kills and four digs. Setter Zoe Nunez notched a double-double with 29 assists and 11 digs. Nunez also came up with 2 aces.
Defensively, Notre Dame collected more digs than the Hokies by a margin of 46-36. As a team, the Fighting Irish registered two blocks compared to Techs zero which marks one of the first matches all season that the Hokies did not record a block.
Despite the loss, sophomore Cera Powell notched her season high in kills with eight on the outing. Outside Hitter Kaity Smith had an all-around performance with six kills, nine digs and two aces. Outside hitter Ashley Homan racked up a team-high 11 kills along with eight digs for a near double-double.
MATCH NOTES
- Junior Sarah Jane Lynch notched her career high in digs with 11 on the day.
- Freshman Mara Perry dished out a career-high eight assists against Notre Dame.
- Homan now has exactly 100 kills on the season after 11 today against the Fighting Irish.
- Smith scooped up nine digs against Notre Dame which got her to 102 total for the season.
UP NEXT
The Hokies will stay in Tallahassee, Fla. for a contest with Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET inside Tully Gym with coverage available through the ACC Network Extra.
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