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No. 4 Panthers Prep for Final Weekend in the Fitzgerald Field House
11/20/2025 10:00:00 AM | Volleyball
PITTSBURGH – The No. 4 Pitt volleyball team (22-4, 14-2 ACC) returns to the Fitzgerald Field House for its final home weekend, hosting Syracuse on Friday at 7 p.m. and Boston College on Sunday at 1 p.m. Bre Kelley, Brooke Mosher and Emery Dupes will be honored for Senior Day following Sunday's match against the Eagles. Both contests will stream on ACCNX.
Pitt holds a 47-13 advantage in the all-time series against Syracuse and enters the weekend on a seven-match winning streak, with the last four meetings ending in sweeps. The Panthers defeated Syracuse in 2023 to clinch a share of the ACC Championship.
Against Boston College, the Panthers own a 39-1 record and have won 21 straight. Last season in Chestnut Hill, Olivia Babcock set a program record with 12 aces, contributing to her first career triple-double (14 kills, 12 aces, 10 digs).
SENIOR CELEBRATIONS
• Bre Kelley, Brooke Mosher and Emery Dupes are being celebrated on Sunday for Senior Day.
• Kelley is a two-time ACC Champion and Final Four participant along with being a 2025 captain. Mosher and Dupes are finishing their volleyball careers as Panthers after successful campaigns at Illinois and Florida State, respectively.
MOSHER MAGIC
• Brooke Mosher recorded her 3,000th career assist against Cal last Sunday.
• The redshirt senior is currently averaging a personal best 9.72 assists per set and pacing Pitt to a .304 hitting percentage.
• She has registered seven double-doubles this season and is tied for the team high with 32 aces.
SUPER SOPH!
• Sophia Gregoire had a career day against Cal on Sunday, recording personal bests in four categories - points (23), kills (20), hitting percentage (.690) and aces (2).
• She came off the bench and had a nearly perfect match with 20 kills and zero errors on 29 swings.
NPOTY SEMIFINALIST
• Olivia Babcock has been named one of 14 AVCA National Player of the Year Semifinalists.
• Four finalists will be chosen on Dec. 15, and the National Player of the Year announcement will go out on Dec. 19 at the AVCA Awards Banquet.
• With the victory, Babcock would become just the fifth player to repeat as the winner.
BREAK OUT THE BROOMS!
• The Panthers earned two sweeps over Virginia Tech and Virginia.
• All 15 active players saw playing time between both Friday and Sunday.
• Haiti Tautua'a recorded a career-high 31 assists and four blocks against the Cavaliers.
HISTORIC. AGAIN.
• Olivia Babcock broke her own program record with 45 kills against North Carolina.
• That kill total is the most in NCAA Division I volleyball since Cincinnati's Jordan Thompson had 50 against UConn on Nov. 3, 2019.
• Babcock has recorded at least 25 kills seven times this season and has three 30+ kills to her name in 2025 and four in her career.
• Her previous record was 41 kills set against rival Louisville on Oct. 19.
DYNAMIC DUO
• Olivia Babcock and Brooke Mosher earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week and ACC Setter of the Week, respectively on Nov. 3.
• The duo has combined for eight ACC weekly accolades, with Babcock at five and Mosher at three.
• Babcock continued her dominance, averaging 7.88 points per set, 6.88 kills per set, 1.75 digs per set and 1.25 blocks per set in wins over Duke and then-No. 21 North Carolina.
• Mosher paced the Pitt offense by averaging 10.88 assists per set and 2.63 digs per set in two wins.
RACKING UP RANKED WINS
• The Panthers earned their eighth ranked win of the season against then-No. 21 North Carolina.
• They boast an 8-4 record against top 25 opponents.
• Pitt is third in the nation with eight ranked wins right behind Nebraska (10) and Texas (9).
MEYER MAGIC
• Mallorie Meyer had a career day against North Carolina.
• The sophomore libero recorded a personal-best 21 digs and 10 assists to lead Pitt's back court defense.
• Meyer and the Panthers held the Tar Heels to a .180 clip.
