No. 8 Pitt Out-Duels Florida State

Sunday, October 16

Pittsburgh, PA

1 PM

Pitt

18-2,8-0ACC

Florida State

12-7,4-4ACC

Florida St.

Pittsburgh

W picture with Monica Wignot Family - 10/16/22

No. 8 Pitt Out-Duels Florida State

10/16/2022 4:13:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

PITTSBURGH – No. 8 Pitt (18-2, 8-0) extended its winning streak to 11 matches on Sunday afternoon, sweeping Florida State (25-19, 25-18, 25-22) inside Fitzgerald Field House. Courtney Buzzerio led the way with 16 kills on .444 hitting as the Panthers earned their first sweep over FSU since 2017.

QUICK HITS

Courtney Buzzerio led the team in kills for the 12^th match in a row, finishing with 16 on .444 hitting.
She has now made at least 3.25 kills/set in 12 straight matches - tied for the longest streak of her career (12 in a row at Iowa to begin the 2021 season).
She's made 10+ kills while hitting at least .300 in each of her last six matches.
Buzzerio tied her season high with three aces.
She also made five blocks on the day, including her 200^th career block in the third set.
She has set a new career-best this season with 54.0 blocks, surpassing her previous best (52.0) set her sophomore season at Iowa.
Serena Gray made a team-best seven blocks, bringing her weekend total to 12 (2.00 blocks/set).
She has posted three-straight matches with at least 5 kills on .300 hitting and five blocks.
Julianna Dalton led the back row in digs, finishing with seven, along with three kills and three blocks.
It is the second time she has led the team in digs this season.
Rachel Fairbanks led the team in assists with 23, followed by 12 from Cam Ennis.
Chiamaka Nwokolo made six kills on six swings today for her first 1.000 hitting match of the season. The six kills are tied for the most kills she's ever had in a match while hitting 1.000 (9/18/21 vs. Morehead St.)
This is the 11^th win in a row for Pitt, the longest winning streak of the season. The Panthers have had at least one 10+ match win streak in each of the last six seasons.
The Panthers have now won nine straight matches against Florida State dating back to 2016. This is the only the second sweep throughout the winning streak with the other coming in 2017.
Pitt has started ACC play 8-0 for the fourth time in the last six years and first since the undefeated 2019 season.

SET 1: PITT 25 – FLORIDA STATE 19
The Panthers got off to a quick start. With the alumnae watching, Pitt got out to a 18-8 start, out-hitting the Seminoles .643 to -.188 in a dominant display. FSU refused to go away quietly, going on a late 5-0 run to cut the lead to 23-19, only for Buzzerio to end things with a pair of kills. She would lead the match with six kills in the opening set, only one fewer than the entire FSU team. The Panthers had a rhythm on the right side as Buzzerio and Sabrina Starks delivered a combined nine kills on a combined .500 hitting. Ashley Browske made three digs in the set along with three blocks from Gray.

SET 2: PITT 25 – FLORIDA STATE 18
The second set was a back-and-forth affair as Pitt sandwiched two long scoring runs between a similarly long FSU rally. Pitt made a 7-1 run off the serving of Buzzerio and Dalton to take a 10-4 lead, only for FSU to respond with a 9-2 run, taking the lead, 13-14, and forcing a Pitt timeout. With the score tied, 16-16, it was Pitt who would put together the last rally of the set, winning nine of the next 11 points to end the set with a seven-point advantage. Pitt spread the ball well throughout the second as five Panthers finished with multiple kills. Vazquez Gomez and Buzzerio each made three as Fairbanks (6) and Ennis (4) kept the offense unpredictable. Dalton stood tall on defense, making four digs and a block while Gray added three more blocks to her dominant day at the net.

SET 3: PITT 25 – FLORIDA STATE 22
The Seminoles battled hard in the most evenly matched set of the day. The lead changed hands seven different times in the third as both teams showed off strong offensive play. The Panthers leaned on Buzzerio in this set and she delivered, making seven kills on 11 swings (.545 hitting) in a skillful display of transitional attacking. She would account for seven of Pitt's 15 kills this set while Vazquez Gomez and Cam Ennis stepped up their defensive effort, each making three digs. Buzzerio accounted for the final three Panther points, two kills and her 201^st career block, alongside Gray.

UP NEXT
The Panthers stay home for the second weekend of a four-match ACC homestand. Pitt will host Notre Dame and No. 2 Louisville inside Fitzgerald Field House. Tickets are available at pittsburghpanthers.com and both matches will be streamed on ACCN Extra.

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