Friday, March 26
Pittsburgh, Pa.
5 PM ET
Pitt
13-4,11-4ACC
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Florida State
9-5,6-5ACC
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Florida St.
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Pittsburgh
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No. 19 Panthers Defeat No. 25 Florida State, 3-1
3/26/2021 9:06:00 PM | Volleyball
Lund Records Seventh Double-Double
PITTSBURGH – The No. 19 Pitt volleyball team (13-4, 11-4 ACC) extended its ACC-leading win streak to nine matches with a 3-1 victory over No. 25 Florida State (10-5, 7-5 ACC) Friday night at Fitzgerald Field House.
The Panthers earned the victory by scores of 25-19, 25-22, 14-25, 25-20. It was Pitt's fourth win against opponents ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 this season. The Panthers are 4-2 in those matches.
Senior outside hitter Kayla Lund earned her team-leading seventh double-double of the season with 13 kills and 14 digs. Classmate Chinaza Ndee contributed a match-high 15 kills on .343 hitting. Junior middle blocker Sabrina Starks recorded a career-best 11 kills on .588 hitting to go along with two blocks.
Redshirt freshman outside hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez was one kill away from the third double-double of her career, with nine kills and 12 digs.
Setters Kylee Levers and Lexis Akeo had 27 and 19 assists, respectively.
The Panthers had the advantage in kills (57-49), assists (50-46) and digs (51-48). The Seminoles had more service aces (4-3) and blocks (12.0-6.0) and out-hit Pitt, .248-.277.
Set One: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 19
The Panthers gained an early advantage with a 6-0 run to start the match. A 3-0 run gave Pitt an eight-point lead (20-12), which included back-to-back blocks from the combination of junior Jordan Lockwood and sophomore Chiamaka Nwokolo. The Seminoles cut their deficit to five points (21-16) following a 3-0 run, but Pitt was able to hold them off and finish the first set with a 25-19 win. The Panthers hit .238 for the frame. Starks led the Panthers with six kills.
Set Two: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 22
After surrendering the first point, Pitt used a 5-0 run to take a 5-1 lead. The Panthers never surrendered the lead again, however, a 5-0 Florida State run tied the set at 19, but Pitt was able to end the frame with a 25-22 win to go up 2-0 in the match.
Set Three: No. 25 Florida State 25, No. 19 Pitt 14
The third set did not go Pitt's way, with the Seminoles using a 19-7 run with seven unanswered points to take full control of the frame. The Panthers were limited to .147 hitting for the stanza while Florida State hit a blistering .542.
Set Four: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 20
A 7-1 run swung momentum in Pitt's favor in the fourth set, earning a 15-11 lead which they never surrendered. The Panthers closed out the win with help from seven kills by Ndee in the stanza.
UP NEXT
The No. 19 Panthers will finish home play at Fitzgerald Field House by hosting North Carolina Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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The Panthers earned the victory by scores of 25-19, 25-22, 14-25, 25-20. It was Pitt's fourth win against opponents ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 this season. The Panthers are 4-2 in those matches.
Senior outside hitter Kayla Lund earned her team-leading seventh double-double of the season with 13 kills and 14 digs. Classmate Chinaza Ndee contributed a match-high 15 kills on .343 hitting. Junior middle blocker Sabrina Starks recorded a career-best 11 kills on .588 hitting to go along with two blocks.
Redshirt freshman outside hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez was one kill away from the third double-double of her career, with nine kills and 12 digs.
Setters Kylee Levers and Lexis Akeo had 27 and 19 assists, respectively.
The Panthers had the advantage in kills (57-49), assists (50-46) and digs (51-48). The Seminoles had more service aces (4-3) and blocks (12.0-6.0) and out-hit Pitt, .248-.277.
Set One: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 19
The Panthers gained an early advantage with a 6-0 run to start the match. A 3-0 run gave Pitt an eight-point lead (20-12), which included back-to-back blocks from the combination of junior Jordan Lockwood and sophomore Chiamaka Nwokolo. The Seminoles cut their deficit to five points (21-16) following a 3-0 run, but Pitt was able to hold them off and finish the first set with a 25-19 win. The Panthers hit .238 for the frame. Starks led the Panthers with six kills.
Set Two: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 22
After surrendering the first point, Pitt used a 5-0 run to take a 5-1 lead. The Panthers never surrendered the lead again, however, a 5-0 Florida State run tied the set at 19, but Pitt was able to end the frame with a 25-22 win to go up 2-0 in the match.
Set Three: No. 25 Florida State 25, No. 19 Pitt 14
The third set did not go Pitt's way, with the Seminoles using a 19-7 run with seven unanswered points to take full control of the frame. The Panthers were limited to .147 hitting for the stanza while Florida State hit a blistering .542.
Set Four: No. 19 Pitt 25, No. 25 Florida State 20
A 7-1 run swung momentum in Pitt's favor in the fourth set, earning a 15-11 lead which they never surrendered. The Panthers closed out the win with help from seven kills by Ndee in the stanza.
UP NEXT
The No. 19 Panthers will finish home play at Fitzgerald Field House by hosting North Carolina Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
FSU
Pitt
Kills
49
57
Errors
18
23
Attempts
125
150
Hitting %
.248
.227
Points
65
66
Assists
46
50
Aces
4
3
Blocks
12
6
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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