ATLANTA — San Diego volleyball (4-6, 0-0 WCC) tested No. 10 Georgia Tech in all three sets on Sunday afternoon but could not overcome the Yellow Jackets (9-1, 0-0 ACC) to secure a win, dropping a 3-0 decision at O'Keefe Gym to conclude the Georgia Tech Classic.

The Toreros fell to No. 10 Georgia Tech by scores of 28-26, 25-21, and 25-15 as they wrapped up both a five-match road swing and non-conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set - No. 10 Georgia Tech, 28-26

• USD trailed early on in Sunday afternoon's opening set but rallied to tie the score at 6-6 on a kill from Amber Stivrins.
• A combo block from Haylee Stoner and Isadora Tercariol followed by a kill from Tercariol put the Toreros up by an 8-6 margin, but the Yellow Jackets quickly responded with a 3-0 run to take a 9-8 lead.
• San Diego was behind until late in the set when it tied the score at 23-23 on a Georgia Tech attack error.
• Kills from Blackwell and Tercariol fended off set point but the Yellow Jackets eventually prevailed, pulling ahead 1-0 in the match with a 28-26 decision in the first.

Second Set - No. 10 Georgia Tech, 25-21

• The Toreros jumped ahead 4-1 to begin Sunday's second set and led by a five-point margin when Stivrins hammered another kill to make it 12-7.
• USD was up until late in the set, when Georgia Tech tied it at 18-18 on a Torero attack error.
• A 19-19 tie then gave way to a 20-19 Yellow Jacket advantage, one that they held until securing a 25-21 win, putting Georgia Tech ahead 2-0 in the match.

Third Set - No. 10 Georgia Tech, 25-15

• San Diego never led in Sunday's third and final set, but was within one point early on when the Yellow Jackets led 5-4.
• After trailing by as many as four across the set's middle stages, a service ace from Madi Allen brought USD back within one at 16-15, prompting a Georgia Tech timeout.
• The Yellow Jackets came out of the break strong, ripping off a 9-0 run to win the set 25-15 and the match 3-0.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Stivrins, Leyla Blackwell, and Kylie Pries all totaled seven kills on Sunday, hitting .000, .238, and .250, respectively.
• Blackwell paced the USD defense with five total blocks, including two solo efforts.
• Tercariol recorded 21 assists, five digs, three kills, and a block assist.
• Allen had a team-high 11 digs and added three assists.
• Haylee Stoner and Allen notched the Toreros' lone two service aces.

UP NEXT
The Toreros return home next weekend to begin West Coast Conference play against Saint Mary's. First serve on Saturday (September 23) at the Jenny Craig Pavilion is set for 12 p.m.