Pitt
Robert Morris
PANTHERS SWEEP ROBERT MORRIS FOR TENTH WIN OF THE SEASON
9/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 12, 2006
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Pitt volleyball team (10-2, 0-0 Big East) won a 3-0 set over cross-town rival Robert Morris (5-6, 0-0 Northeast) tonight. The Panthers out hit the Colonials .339 to .134. Tonight's win marked their 10th of the season and sets them up for their final tournament this weekend.
"I thought we played two solid games," said Head Coach Chris Beerman. "The third game we eased up a bit, and we needed more of a finish. But it was a good training experience for us, and we have two more days of practice before Chicago."
The team was led by freshman Meagan Dooley (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West). She contributed 21 of the team's points and had a career-high three solo blocks. Dooley additionally had 16 kills and a .522 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Diana Andreyko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs. She hit .343 against the Colonials.
Senior Azadeh Boroumand (Red Deer, Alberta/Thurber) led the team with 41 assists and hit 1.000 as she went six for six in kills. Freshman Kim Kern (Bradenton, Fla./Manatee) led the team in blocking with one solo and six assists. She's averaging 1.48 blocks per game this season.
The Panthers got off to a 5-0 lead in game one with a couple of kills from Kern. While the Colonials tried to close in on Pitt, the Panthers pulled ahead even more on six-point streak to set them up to a 27-18 lead. A kill from Dooley and a block from Kern and Boroumand put the team at 29, and a kill by Andreyko clinched the victory, 30-20.
Robert Morris took control at the beginning of game two, getting off to a 5-3 lead. The Panthers caught up though, tying the game up at seven and pulling ahead to a 17-10 lead. The Colonials fought to come back, but Pitt held them to only 20 points again winning, 30-20.
Game three was the closest of the night as Robert Morris earned the first two points, but Pitt kept rallying for the lead. The game was either tied or had one team leading by a small margin for the most part. The Panthers went on a scoring run to move ahead 25-24 and would maintain control for the rest of the game. Pitt won the third game, 30-28.
The Panthers will now travel to Evanston, Ill., for the Wildcat Classic this weekend. They'll face No. 24 Arizona at noon (CDT) and host Northwestern at 7 p.m. (CDT), on Friday before taking on Eastern Illinois at 7:30 p.m. (CDT), on Saturday. Pitt will open its conference season on Friday, Sept. 22, when they host St. John's.
NOTES - Junior defensive specialist Melissa Ferguson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) matched her career high of five digs for the fifth time. The team's hitting percentage of .339 is their second highest of the season.
