Irish Battle To The End In Five Set Thriller Against Georgia Tech

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball battled to the end against Georgia Tech, but couldn’t hold off the Yellow Jackets in a five-set thriller, 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 19-25, 15-17 inside Purcell Pavilion.

Three Irish were in double figures in kills, led by 16 from Mae Kordas, 14 from Sydney Helmers and 11 from Chichi Nnaji. Helmers added 16 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.

Lily Fenton posted her third double-double of the season, tallying 17 assists and 11 digs on the night. Fellow setter Maya Baker posted 28 assists and eight digs, and is now just 21 assists away from 1,000 in her career.

Notre Dame was solid at the net, posting 14.0 team blocks, led by a career-high seven from Kailyn Greene-Gordon. The Irish forced 32 Yellow Jackets attack errors and held them to just .199 hitting.

The Irish will look to flip the page on Sunday against Clemson at 1:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. Admission is free, and the game marks the third edition of this season’s poster series, with postgame autographs following the match.