University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Blaire Bayless
- Position:
- OH
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- High School:
- Plano West HS
- Height:
- 6-2
Career Highlights
Preseason All-ACC Team (2025)
All-ACC Academic Team (2024)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023)
AS A JUNIOR (2025)
- Preseason All-ACC Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Saw action in 33 matches and 89 sets in her sophomore year
- Matched her career high with eight kills and Boston College (10/4) and Virginia Tech (11/3)
- Recorded a career-best six digs on three occasions
- Totaled 73 kills, 39 digs and 26 blocks
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
- Played in 19 matches and 34 sets in her rookie campaign
- Recorded a career-high eight kills against Syracuse (10/1), hitting .667 with no errors
- Hit. 857 with six kills on seven swings against UMBC (9/20)
- All-ACC Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL
- The No. 5-ranked recruit in her class from the volleyball hotbed of Texas
- No. 42-ranked recruit in the country according to prepvolleyball.com.
- She led her high school to a District 6-6A championship this season, earning district MVP honors after being named 1st-Team All-District in 2021 and the district Newcomer of the Year after her sophomore campaign.
- She earned a place in the 2022 Under Armour All-American match.
PERSONAL
- She is the daughter of Julie and Ken Bayless and the older sister of Blake and is still deciding which major she will pursue at Pitt.
- A member of the National Honors society, Bayless has proven to excel both on the court and in the classroom.
Highlights | Pitt vs. North Carolina
Sunday, November 02
Highlights | Pitt vs. Duke
Friday, October 31
Highlights | Pitt vs. Wake Forest
Sunday, October 26
Pitt Volleyball | Postgame vs Wake Forest | Dan Fisher, Olivia Babcock and Emery Dupes
Sunday, October 26
