No. 2 Pitt Volleyball Secures Undefeated Road Record

Sunday, November 24

Raleigh, N.C.

1 PM ET

Pitt

28-1,17-0ACC

NC State

11-18,6-11ACC

Pitt

NC State

No. 2 Pitt Volleyball Secures Undefeated Road Record

11/24/2019 3:21:00 PM | Volleyball

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Panthers Sweep Season Series with NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 2 Pitt volleyball team (28-1, 17-0) completed regular-season road play with a sweep at NC State (11-18, 6-11) Sunday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum.

With the win, the Panthers secured an unblemished 11-0 record on the road in 2019.

Junior outside hitter Kayla Lund had a match-high 18 kills on .351 hitting, adding four digs and three assists. Redshirt senior outside Stephanie Williams was the only other Panther with double figures in the kill column with 10, adding eight digs.

Sophomore middle blocker Sabrina Starks had a match-high six blocks. Freshman Lexis Akeo and redshirt freshman Maddie Soboleski split setting duties, producing 23 and 18 assists, respectively. Redshirt senior libero Hali Hillegas led the Panthers with 12 digs.

The Panthers were superior on nearly every statistic, leading kills (52-33), assists (46-32), service aces (2-0) and digs (42-37). Pitt held the Wolfpack to .162 hitting, while the Panthers produced a .346 hitting percentage.

WITH THE WIN…

The Panthers extended their best start to an ACC season in program history, improving to 17-0.
Pitt secured an undefeated road record in the regular season (11-0).
Pitt swept the season series against NC State. The Panthers earned a 3-0 decision in Pittsburgh against the Wolfpack on Oct. 20.
Pitt's record improved to 11-2 all-time against NC State and 4-1 when playing in Raleigh.
The Panthers' win streak against the Wolfpack extended to three matches, with Pitt's last loss against NC State coming Oct. 17, 2017, in Pittsburgh (3-1).
The Panthers' win streak when playing in Raleigh against NC State extended to three matches. Pitt's lone loss when playing on the road at NC State came Oct. 25, 2013.
The Panthers' improved record to 45-2 when ranked inside the AVCA top 10 and 18-1 when ranked inside the top five.

Set One: No. 2 Pitt 25, NC State 20

Pitt earned an early 5-1 start, but NC State was able to cut its deficit to just one point at three different instances, the latest being 18-17. At that point, the Panthers used a 3-0 run to extend it margin and kept the Wolfpack at bay for the remainder of the frame. Pitt out-hit NC State, .237-.111 and Lund produced a team-best six kills.

Set Two: No. 2 Pitt 25, NC State 14

The Panthers found and early advantage with a 5-1 run to gain an 11-6 lead. Pitt secured complete momentum by finishing the frame on an 11-2 run to win, 25-14. The Panthers hit a hot .441 for the stanza while holding NC State to just .080 success.

Set Three: No. 2 Pitt 25, NC State 22

The third frame saw eight ties, with the latest at 20. The Panthers trailed by three early in the set (12-9) but later were able to re-gain the lead, 18-16, following a 4-0 run. Pitt secured momentum late in the stanza with a 3-1 run to end the match on a decisive kill by Ndee.

UP NEXT
The No. 2 Panthers will host their final home match of the regular season Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m. at Petersen Events Center against Louisville.

PITT VOLLEYBALL TICKETS
Flex season ticket packages as well as single-match and group tickets for the 2019 volleyball season are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Panthers' Ticket Office at (800) 643-PITT (7488) or online at PittsburghPanthers.com.

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