No. 3 Pitt Earns Revenge at No. 13 Georgia Tech, 3-1

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No. 3 Pitt Earns Revenge at No. 13 Georgia Tech, 3-1

11/19/2021 7:50:00 PM | Volleyball

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ATLANTA – The No. 3 Pitt volleyball team (25-2, 14-2 ACC) avenged their loss against the Yellow Jackets with a 3-1 road victory at No. 13 Georgia Tech (21-5, 12-4 ACC) Friday night at O'Keefe Gymnasium.

Georgia Tech (then ranked No. 18) handed Pitt its first loss of the season, 3-2, at Fitzgerald Field House on Oct. 10.

After dropping the first set (25-17), the Panthers went on to win the next three (25-22, 25-23, 25-21). The Yellow Jackets had statistical advantages in kills (58-55), assists (57-51), service aces (4-3), digs (61-56), blocks (10.0-8.0) and hitting percentage (.259-.255).

Outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh hit .325 for the match with a double-double of 16 kills and 12 digs. Fellow pin hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez stepped up with 14 kills on .306 hitting ad added seven digs. Right side Chinaza Ndee produced 10 kills and three blocks for the Panthers.

Setters Lexis Akeo and Kylee Levers produced 24 and 19 assists, respectively. Libero Ashley Browske picked up a team-best 13 digs.

PITT VS. THE AVCA TOP 25

The Panthers are 5-2 against Top 25 opponents so far this season, defeating No. 23 Rice, No. 18 Washington State, No. 9 Baylor, No. 12 BYU and No. 13 Georgia Tech, with their only losses of the season coming at the hands of No. 18 Georgia Tech (Oct. 10) and No. 2 Louisville (Oct. 24).
Pitt holds a 9-5 (.643) record in its last 14 meetings against AVCA Top 25 opponents.
When both teams are ranked in the Top 25, the Panthers are 19-14 (.576) all-time in those meetings.
Pitt is 4-22 (.154) all-time when facing the Top 5, but the Panthers are 3-3 (.500) in their last five meetings against the Top 5.
The Panthers are 24-22 (.521) against American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 opponents under ninth-year head coach Dan Fisher (2013-present).

SET ONE: No. 3 Georgia Tech 25, No. 3 Pitt 17

Pitt took a 7-6 lead thanks to a 5-1 run, but it was their last lead of the first frame as the Yellow Jackets pulled ahead with a 5-0 run to seize momentum. The Panthers tried to close the gap with three unanswered points to make it 19-15, but the frame ended on a 6-2 GT swing as the Jackets took the set. Member-Meneh led Pitt with five kills as Pitt hit .062. Georgia Tech hit .342.

SET TWO: No. 3 Pitt 25, No. 13 Georgia Tech 22

It was a much better second set for the Panthers, as they out-hit the Yellow Jackets .306-.200. Vazquez Gomez provided a spark, totaling seven kills through two frames. An early 5-1 run swung momentum in Pitt's favor as it took a 10-5 lead. Georgia Tech used a 3-0 late run to come within two (21-19), but Pitt was able to hold on for the win to even things up at one.

SET THREE: No. 3 Pitt 25, No. 13 Georgia Tech 23

It was an extremely tight third set, with 20 ties and nine lead changes. Following a tie at 22, Pitt took a 23-22 lead after a GT service error. Next, the Panthers were able to reverse a call to earn set point (24-22). The Yellow Jackets earned one more point off a kill (24-23), but Gray put it away for the Panthers on the next sequence. The Panthers went up, 2-1, in the match, after hitting .375 in the third frame. Georgia Tech hit .211.

SET FOUR: No. 3 Pitt 25, No. 13 Georgia Tech 21

The fourth set saw six ties and two lead changes. Pitt pulled ahead with a 6-1 run to gain an 11-8 lead, one that they did not surrender. A 3-0 run gave Pitt a 23-18 advantage, and it held on to win 25-21 in the fourth for a 3-1 victory.

UP NEXT
No. 3 Pitt will play its final road match of the regular season at Clemson Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Jervey Gym in Clemson, S.C.

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