Weekend Sports Recap: Volleyball salvages sour results
By Dalton Miller, Staff Writer
November 17, 2019
Pitt Athletics found itself on the wrong end of a disappointing weekend. While both cross country teams failed to qualify for the NCAA Championship meet, women’s basketball and wrestling compounded those losses with stinging defeats. The second-ranked volleyball team provided the lone bright spot of the weekend, picking up an ACC title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a win over Duke.
Weekend Sports Recap: Men’s soccer, Volleyball make history
By Dalton Miller, for the Pitt News
November 10, 2019
Pitt athletics put together a solid weekend, with the wrestling and volleyball teams picking up big wins, while both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams sank in their meets. Volleyball continued its conference match winning streak and wrestling opened its dual meet season with a convincing win.
History is Pitt volleyball’s toughest remaining opponent
By Alex Lehmbeck, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
After sweeping Duke on Sunday to avenge last year’s loss and earn its best ACC start ever, it feels increasingly like Pitt is competing more with its own history than it is against conference opponents.
Weekend Sports Recap: Cross country winds down, wrestling heats up
By Dalton Miller, for The Pitt News
November 4, 2019
Pitt athletics collected a mixed bag this Halloween weekend — of wins and losses, not candy. A record-setting volleyball win and title-winning bouts for Panther wrestlers were dampened by a rough outing in cross country and a tough loss in men's soccer.
Pitt volleyball takes No. 2 spot — and is still climbing
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
October 29, 2019
In a season that has seen Pitt volleyball continuously surpass its previously established standards, the Panthers once again set a new program record for highest ranking.
Weekend Sports Recap: Soccer teams contrast triumph and tribulation
By Dominic Campbell, Staff Writer
October 27, 2019
This weekend in Pitt sports saw both highs and heartbreaks with the men’s and women’s soccer teams, as both programs continue their runs through the gauntlet of ACC competition. But as the soccer season began winding down, Pitt wrestling was only beginning its season by hosting an intrasquad scrimmage at the Fitzgerald Field House. And to no one’s surprise, No. 3 Pitt volleyball steamrolled some of the conference’s stronger teams.
Victory Lights burn bright during dominant weekend for Pitt athletics
By Dominic Campbell, Senior Staff Writer
October 20, 2019
Pitt athletics did its best to combat autumn’s shrinking days and growing nights by stacking win upon win over the weekend and lighting the top of the Cathedral. In what may be one of the best weekends in recent Pitt sports history, there were upsets, new milestones and continued dominance, all worthy of Cathy’s weekly light show.
Weekend Sports Recap: West’s OT header vaults women’s soccer to victory
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
October 13, 2019
Pitt’s soccer programs posted a pair of historic wins this past weekend, but they still stare down the remaining gauntlet of ACC play. Meanwhile, Panthers volleyball continued to mow down weaker conference opponents and both swimming and diving teams combined for 25 event wins in a quad meet at Trees Pool.
Weekend Sports: Panthers soccer suffocated by top-ranked opponents
By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer
October 6, 2019
Pitt athletics once again had a busy weekend with the swim and dive and cross country teams seeing action, as well as both soccer teams and the No. 4 women’s volleyball team.
Weekend Sports Recap: Volleyball machine rolls through Virginia Tech
By Ben Mankowski, Staff Writer
September 29, 2019
Pitt volleyball dominated the weekend and opened ACC play with a resounding 3-0 sweep of Virginia Tech, both soccer teams fought to draws in conference games and Pitt swimming and diving opened its season winning 11 of 12 races in a relay-only meet.