No. 7 Pitt Extends Winning Streak at Wake Forest

Friday, October 28

Winston-Salem, NC

6:30 PM

Pitt

21-2,11-0ACC

Wake Forest

12-10,4-7ACC

Pittsburgh

Wake Forest

No. 7 Pitt Extends Winning Streak at Wake Forest

10/28/2022 9:18:00 PM | Volleyball

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The Panthers have won 12 road matches in a row, the longest active streak in Division I

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – No. 7 Pitt (21-2, 11-0) continued its winning ways on Friday night, sweeping Wake Forest (25-21, 25-13, 25-19) inside Reynolds Gym in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Panthers extend their winning streak to 14 matches, growing the nation's longest active road winning streak to 12.

"I liked our effort tonight, especially out of Valeria [Vazquez Gomez] and Serena Gray" head coach Dan Fisher said. "I was happy to get the three-set win. We were consistent. We didn't give up too many long runs. But credit to Wake Forest, they really pushed us with their service pressure. Happy to come away with a win in three sets on the road against another good team."

QUICK HITS

Buzzerio led the Panthers in kills for the 15^th match in a row, finishing with 10 on .231 hitting.
She has now made at least 3.25 kills/set in 16 straight matches – the longest streak of her five-year collegiate career.
Her streak of 10+ kills while hitting at least .300 has ended at nine. It is the longest streak by any Division I player this season.
The Panthers found success in the middle, with Serena Gray and Rachel Jepsen combining for 12 kills on .611 hitting.
Gray led the team with four blocks tonight. She added seven kills on .545 hitting, marking her fourth match of the year with at least 2 kill/set, .500 hitting and 1 block/set.
Rachel Fairbanks led the way in assists (23) and digs (9) while also posting six kills in an all-around strong effort.
Rachel Jepsen made five kills on .714 hitting, both career bests.
Valeria Vazquez Gomez delivered eight kills on 14 swings without committing an error (.571 hitting).
Her eight kills is the most she's ever had without committing an error – passing her previous best (7) set back in 2021 vs. UNC.
Pitt made eight aces tonight, the most in an ACC match this season.
Pitt is now 11-1 all-time against Wake Forest and have won the last 21 sets in a row dating back to 2016.
This is the 14^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.
Pitt has started ACC play 11-0 for the third time in the last five years and first since the undefeated 2019 season.
Pitt's 11 consecutive ACC victories is the longest active conference winning streak by any team in the Power 5 conferences.
The Panthers are the only team in the Power 5 to still be undefeated in conference play.

SET 1: PITT 25 – WAKE FOREST 21
The Panthers weren't on top of their game to start, trading points with the Demon Deacons to a 14-14 score. Buzzerio sent Pitt on a 5-0 run, making three kills and an ace on an excellent run of serve to put Pitt in front, 19-14. Wake fought back to cut the lead to one, 20-21, but a kill from Vazquez Gomez and another strong run of serve from Cat Flood sent Pitt to the end of the set with a four-point win. Buzzerio led the team with 5 kills alongside four from Gray. Flood and Buzzerio each tallied an ace on their scoring runs while Julianna Dalton led the back row with four digs.

SET 2: PITT 25 – WAKE FOREST 13
It was another tight start as both teams played to an 8-8 stalemate. The rest of the set was all Pitt as the Panthers dominated every aspect of play, winning 17 of the next 22 points to take the set by 12. The Panthers out-hit Wake .370 to -.179. Buzzerio, Fairbanks, Gray and Jepsen combined for 12 of Pitt's 13 kills in the set without committing an error. Vazquez Gomez made two aces as Gray delivered three blocks in a lopsided set.

SET 3: PITT 25 – WAKE FOREST 19
Wake battled throughout the third, leading as late as 16-15, but the Panthers responded with a 10-3 run to close out the match with three kills from Vazquez Gomez, aces from Buzzerio and Fairbanks and a block from Jepsen and Fairbanks on match point to give Pitt their 14^th win in a row. Vazquez Gomez spearheaded the offense in the third, making five kills on .625 hitting. Pitt made four aces led by two more from Buzzerio.

UP NEXT
The Panthers will look to extend their winning streak to 15 with a trip to Virginia Tech this Sunday. The match will begin at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ACCNX.

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