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No. 4 Pitt Volleyball Sweeps Virginia to Open ACC Play
9/25/2019 8:38:00 PM | Volleyball
Panthers Earn 1-0 Start to ACC Play for Seventh Consecutive Season
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 4 Pitt volleyball team (12-1, 1-0 ACC) swept Virginia (8-6, 0-1 ACC) to open ACC play on the road Wednesday night at Memorial Gym.
The Panthers earned their eighth sweep of the year (25-11, 25-17, 25-21), and their second when playing on the road.
Redshirt senior Stephanie Williams posted a well-rounded stat line of 11 kills, eight digs and a career-high four service aces. Junior outside hitter Kayla Lund led Pitt with 12 kills on .579 hitting (12k-1e-19a) and added four digs.
Pitt posted its second-best hitting percentage of the year at .409 while holding the Hoos to .184. The Panthers had the advantage in kills (46-30), assists (42-29), service aces (10-2), digs (32-25) and blocks (7.5-7.0).
WITH THE WIN…
Set One: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 11
An early 9-2 run, which ended with back-to-back Williams aces, gave the Panthers an 11-4 advantage. Pitt extended the margin with a 3-0 run to reach a double-figure lead (17-7). The Panthers finished the set with their largest margin of victory of the season, 25-11, hitting .520 for the frame. Williams led the Panthers with seven kills on .600 hitting (7k-1e-10a).
Set Two: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 17
Pitt sped out to a 4-0 start, but later Virginia used a 4-1 run to come back within one, down 5-4. The Panthers answered with a 4-1 run to go back up by four (9-5), with two more aces by Williams. Pitt secured momentum of the set with an 8-0 run to gain a double-figure lead (19-9), but a 7-2 Hoos run cut the advantage to five (21-16). A 3-0 run by the Panthers brought up set point, and senior Alix Dreier secured the set with her first kill of the season.
Set Three: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 21
Virginia kept it close for the majority of the frame, with seven ties early in the set, the latest being 11-11. Pitt started to pull away with a 5-1 run to earn a 21-16 lead. Virginia out-scored Pitt, 5-4, to finish the set, but the Panthers completed the sweep with a 25-21 win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will host Virginia Tech (7-6, 0-0 ACC) for their ACC home opener Sunday at 4 p.m. ET at Fitzgerald Field House. The match will be televised by ACC Network.
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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The Panthers earned their eighth sweep of the year (25-11, 25-17, 25-21), and their second when playing on the road.
Redshirt senior Stephanie Williams posted a well-rounded stat line of 11 kills, eight digs and a career-high four service aces. Junior outside hitter Kayla Lund led Pitt with 12 kills on .579 hitting (12k-1e-19a) and added four digs.
Pitt posted its second-best hitting percentage of the year at .409 while holding the Hoos to .184. The Panthers had the advantage in kills (46-30), assists (42-29), service aces (10-2), digs (32-25) and blocks (7.5-7.0).
WITH THE WIN…
- The Panthers earned a 1-0 record in ACC play for the seventh consecutive season.
- Pitt's record improved to 14-3 all-time against Virginia and 6-1 when playing in Charlottesville.
- The Panthers extended their winning streak against the Cavaliers to seven matches. Pitt's last loss against UVA came Oct. 2, 2015 (3-1) on the road. The Panthers have won the last three meetings in Charlottesville (2016, 2017, 2019).
- The Panthers' record improved to 29-2 when ranked inside the AVCA top 10 and 2-1 when ranked inside the top five.
Set One: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 11
An early 9-2 run, which ended with back-to-back Williams aces, gave the Panthers an 11-4 advantage. Pitt extended the margin with a 3-0 run to reach a double-figure lead (17-7). The Panthers finished the set with their largest margin of victory of the season, 25-11, hitting .520 for the frame. Williams led the Panthers with seven kills on .600 hitting (7k-1e-10a).
Set Two: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 17
Pitt sped out to a 4-0 start, but later Virginia used a 4-1 run to come back within one, down 5-4. The Panthers answered with a 4-1 run to go back up by four (9-5), with two more aces by Williams. Pitt secured momentum of the set with an 8-0 run to gain a double-figure lead (19-9), but a 7-2 Hoos run cut the advantage to five (21-16). A 3-0 run by the Panthers brought up set point, and senior Alix Dreier secured the set with her first kill of the season.
Set Three: No. 4 Pitt 25, Virginia 21
Virginia kept it close for the majority of the frame, with seven ties early in the set, the latest being 11-11. Pitt started to pull away with a 5-1 run to earn a 21-16 lead. Virginia out-scored Pitt, 5-4, to finish the set, but the Panthers completed the sweep with a 25-21 win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will host Virginia Tech (7-6, 0-0 ACC) for their ACC home opener Sunday at 4 p.m. ET at Fitzgerald Field House. The match will be televised by ACC Network.
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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Team Stats
UP
UVa
Kills
46
30
Errors
10
14
Attempts
88
87
Hitting %
.409
.184
Points
63.5
39.0
Assists
42
29
Aces
10
2
Blocks
7.5
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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