The trophy stays in the Knights’ possession. Best-seeded Bergen Tech took care of small business against next-seeded Gloucester Tech on Tuesday in Hackensack, successful their next straight Tech Event championship 25-12, 25-15.
Bergen Tech, rated No. 10 in the NJ.com Major 20, centered on their two main aspects of success on the court docket to cruise earlier the Cheetahs: serving and restricting faults.
Knights senior Alana Baginski led the way with 4 aces, like three of them in excess of a 4-position span in the opening set to increase her team’s lead to an insurmountable 11 points.
“Our team is recognized for being a excellent serving and serve-obtain workforce. It’s really critical for us and can make or crack our success,” Baginski explained, who now has 40 aces this drop.
Kaitlyn Acevedo (12) of Bergen Tech serves all through the women volleyball Tech Event ultimate among Bergen Tech and Gloucester Tech at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media
“We devote a great deal of time in observe concentrating on serving to places and adjusting angles. We know this is how you commence finding excellent groups out of their procedure and can assistance us go on a run,” Bergen Tech head coach Matthew Kingsley included.
Gloucester Tech (12-10) presented up an spectacular rally for the opening volley of the match. GCIT received that point, but Bergen Tech took off and under no circumstances seemed again following that shorter-lived deficit en route to a 25-12 first-established victory. The Knights were tactical on offense behind Bryanna Purisima’s (23 assists, nine digs) stable selection-earning on her passes, acquiring Riley Sobel for a game-superior 10 kills and Anastasia Kelnik for 7.
They had been even much better on protection, holding the ball off the ground from GCIT’s swings led by Kaitlyn Acevedo (28) and Sobel (14) in digs.
“Our greatest online games are when we don’t make errors. So we generally check out and restrict individuals to normally stay in it,” Baginski stated.
The 2nd established had related components to the gameplay, but Bergen Tech (23-2) noticed GCIT soar out to a 5-3 guide. The Knights immediately woke up and obtained their gears back again in movement, steamrolling to a 15-3 operate to corral their second straight Tech Event championship.
Gabriella Franco (22) of Gloucester Tech with a bump save all through the girls volleyball Tech Tournament remaining among Bergen Tech and Gloucester Tech at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media
“They commenced producing some performs there, you have to give them credit rating. They put us on the defensive but we manufactured that very first serve to get us likely back in the appropriate path,” Kingsley mentioned. “But profitable this match is a thing we just take pride in. It is massive for the tech community and we’re joyful to earn another a person. This will guide us heading into states, so we just want to perform good volleyball.”
Bergen Tech defeated Payne Tech and Passaic Tech to get to the finals. GCIT took down Newark Tech and Atlantic Tech.
The Knights will be the top seed in the North 1, Team 4 NJSIAA state event that commences this 7 days. A Tech Event trophy, as well as some ranked wins more than Tenafly and Good Garden could only be just the beginning for a buzzing Bergen Tech squad.
“We’re striving to improve the tradition right here. Our Tenafly win undoubtedly gave a major adjust to our self confidence concentrations. So heading into nowadays and into the point out event, we now have a superior report behind us, and displays that groups can be fearful of us,” Baginski stated.
Bergen Tech celebrates after acquiring their medals right after successful the women volleyball Tech Match ultimate in between Bergen Tech and Gloucester Tech at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media
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