No. 11 Pitt Volleyball Sweeps Boston College

Saturday, October 10

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7 PM ET

Pitt

2-2,2-2ACC

Boston College

0-4,0-4ACC

Boston College

Pittsburgh

No. 11 Pitt Volleyball Sweeps Boston College

10/10/2020 10:07:00 PM | Volleyball

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Panthers Sweep Weekend Series Against Eagles

PITTSBURGH – Senior captains Chinaza Ndee and Kayla Lund combined for 33 of Pitt volleyball's 51 kills on the night to lead the No. 11 Panthers (2-2, 2-2 ACC) to a sweep of Boston College (0-4, 0-4 ACC) Saturday at Fitzgerald Field House.

Pitt earned the victory by scores of 25-10, 25-23, 25-19.

Ndee led Pitt with 17 kills on a career-best hitting percentage of .739 (17-0-23). Lund followed with 16 kills, producing a combined total of 5.86 kills per set over Pitt's two matches against the Eagles.

In a starting role, redshirt freshman outside hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez contributed six kills, three assists, 10 digs and three blocks.

Sophomore setter Lexis Akeo had a team-high 26 assists for Pitt and added seven digs. Senior libero Marija Popovic led the Panthers with 13 digs, and junior middle blocker Sabrina Starks had a season-best six blocks.

Pitt dominated nearly every stat line, including kills (51-28), assists (47-26), service aces (5-2), digs (47-24) and hitting percentage (.323-.111). Boston College had more blocks (11.0-10.0).

WITH THE WIN…

Pitt extended its win streak at Fitzgerald Field House to 36 matches. Pitt's last loss at the Field House was Oct. 22, 2017, vs. NC State.
The Panthers improved their all-time record against Boston College to 34-1.
Pitt extended its overall win streak against Boston College to 16 matches. The Panthers' last (and only) loss to the Eagles was Oct. 1, 2000.
Pitt extended its win streak when playing at home against Boston College to 17 matches. The Panthers are currently 16-0 all-time when hosting the Eagles.

Set One: No. 11 Pitt 25, Boston College 10

Pitt hit the ground running with a 7-0 start to the first frame. The Panthers earned a double-figure lead (15-4), following a 4-0 run, and cruised to a 25-10 win. Pitt hit .565 in the first frame while holding Boston College to a negative clip at -.080.

Set Two: No. 11 Pitt 25, Boston College 23

The second set was much closer, with nine ties and four lead changes. Boston College took an 11-8 lead after a 5-0 run, but Pitt was able to steal it back (14-12) after a 6-1 run. The latest tie was at 22, but the Panthers were able to hold on thanks to some hot serving by Akeo to go up, 2-0, with a 25-23 win.

Set Three: No. 11 Pitt 25, Boston College 19

Pitt led by as many as nine, up 20-11 late in the third. However, the Eagles responded with a 7-2 run to cut the margin to four (22-18). Two kills from Ndee and one from Vazquez Gomez were able to close the book for Pitt with a 25-19 win and 3-0 sweep.

UP NEXT
No. 11 Pitt will complete its fall 2020 road schedule with a trip to Notre Dame, Ind., to face the No. 5 Fighting Irish Friday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 18.

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