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The Pitt News

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The Pitt News

Pitt volleyball celebrates its win against Louisville in the Petersen Events Center on Friday, Oct. 25.

Column | The difference Pitt volleyball’s seniors have made

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor November 17, 2024

A sweep in the Fitzgerald Field House isn’t a hope for Pitt volleyball fans, it's expected. This weekend, Pitt swept No. 22 Florida State and Miami like it was nothing. Neither team even reached the...

Pitt volleyball celebrates scoring a point against Florida State on Friday, Nov. 16.

No. 1 Pitt sweeps No. 22 Florida State in dominant fashion

By Ava Nicholas and Matthew Scabilloni November 16, 2024

To earn the No. 1 ranking a team needs to have not one, probably not two, but multiple dangerous hitters to earn that coveted spot. Pitt has dangerous hitters all over the floor.  “I say this kind...

Pitt Band salutes graduate student outside hitter Cat Flood (3) as she prepares to serve the ball during the game against UMBC in the Fitzgerald Field House on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Pitt VolleyBand: The seventh player

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor November 13, 2024

Wisconsin volleyball fans walked into their “armory bunker,” also known as UW Field House to unusual music before the team’s 2022 Elite Eight match against Pitt.  “Hail to Pitt, Hail to Pitt,...

Pitt volleyball celebrates scoring a point against Duke on Sunday, Nov. 10 2024

‘We didn’t miss a beat:’ No. 1 Pitt volleyball dominates Duke

By Ava Nicholas, Staff Writer November 10, 2024

No. 1 Pitt (23-1, ACC 13-1) overpowered Duke in a sweep on Sunday afternoon, making this its 12th win at home in the Fitzgerald Field House this season.  Sophomore outside hitter Torrey Stafford had...

Pitt women’s cross-country in the Panther Open in Schenley Park on Friday, Aug. 30.

Pitt programs prepare for ACC championships while other look to finish and start strong

By Sara Meyer and Patrick Diana November 1, 2024

Cross-country set to face ACC Championship meet The Panthers closed their regular season last weekend at their last meet in Madison, Wisconsin. The women placed No. 12 out of 29 teams in the 6k with...

Pitt volleyball celebrates scoring a point against Louisville on Friday Oct. 25

Pitt volleyball wins its third straight five-set match against Louisville

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor October 25, 2024

Pitt fans don’t prefer games like Pitt volleyball’s Friday night matchup against Louisville, or at least their hearts don’t. The teams went back and forth, the officials spent multiple minutes reviewing...

Pitt volleyball huddles at the volleyball game against Stanford in the Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday.

Volleyball prepares for another classic against Louisville

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor October 24, 2024

The best games of the entire volleyball season happen when No. 1 Pitt and No. 4 Louisville line up from one another across the net. Reverse sweeps, NCAA Tournament battles, conference championships and...

Sophomore right-side hitter Olivia Babcock (5) prepares to hit the ball at the volleyball game against Stanford in the Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday.

Pitt volleyball bounces back by dominating Stanford and Cal

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor October 21, 2024

No. 5 Stanford is the cream of the crop for collegiate women’s volleyball. It has nine national championships — the most in collegiate volleyball — and only missed one NCAA Tournament since 1981.  The...

Fans encourage Pitt volleyball at the volleyball game against Stanford in the Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday.

No. 1 Pitt volleyball sweeps No. 5 Stanford

By Patrick Diana, Staff Writer October 20, 2024

No. 5 Stanford (14-3, ACC 6-2) came into the Fitzgerald Field House boasting a .292 hitting percentage — the second-best in the ACC. It left Oakland with an overall hitting percentage of .283. No. 1...

Volleyballs in a cart at the Fitzgerald Field House.

Pitt hosts Stanford with tons of implications at stake

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor October 19, 2024

No. 1 Pitt volleyball (16-1, ACC 6-1) has one of its biggest matches of the season this weekend as perennial women’s volleyball powerhouse and new ACC foe No. 5 Stanford (14-2, ACC 6-1) comes to the...

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