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No. 3 Pitt Sweeps Virginia Tech in Dominant Fashion Friday Night
11/7/2025 8:40:00 PM | Volleyball
PITTSBURGH – The No. 3 Pitt volleyball team (20-3, 12-1 ACC) earned a dominant sweep against Virginia Tech (10-14, 2-11 ACC) 25-13, 25-12, 25-17 in the Fitzgerald Field House on Friday night. Eight Panthers recorded at least a pair of kills behind a well-balanced offense from Brooke Mosher and Haiti Tautua'a. The win over the Hokies marks Dan Fisher's 11th season with 20 or more victories.
The Panthers and Hokies battled it out at the beginning of the first set as Pitt called a timeout at 8-7. Marina Pezelj powered the Panthers to a 7-2 run to force Virginia Tech to call a timeout. The Hokies attempted to claw back but were unable to as they were forced to call a timeout, down 21-13. Mallorie Meyer continued her strong service run to carry Pitt to a 25-13 set one victory.
Masten's efficient serving and a pair of kills from Olivia Babcock was too much to handle as Virginia Tech was prompted to call an early timeout, down 9-2. The momentum from the Panthers continued to flow, and an ace from Kiana Dinn caused the Hokies to take their final timeout at 18-7. The Panthers eventually took the set 25-12 to carry a 2-0 lead into the break.
Despite a tie at 4-4, the Panthers went on a 9-4 run, and two consecutive aces from Haiti Tautua'a forced Virginia Tech to take a timeout, down 13-8. An efficient Panther offense powered Pitt to end set three 25-17, and win the match, 3-0.
The Panthers wrap up the weekend against Virginia on Sunday at noon on ACC Network in the Fitzgerald Field House.
NOTES
- Eight Panthers recorded at least two kills in the sweep
- Haiti Tautua'a notched a season-high 20 assists to lead Pitt to a .352 hitting percentage
- The Panthers out dug the Hokies 38-28
- Bre Kelley and Ryla Jones tallied four blocks each as the Panthers finished the night with 9.5
