Undefeated Pitt Kicks Off ACC Play vs. Virginia
The No. 9 University of Pittsburgh volleyball team (11-0, 0-0) will open ACC play at Fitzgerald Field House Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Virginia (4-6, 0-0).
Pitt Moves to 11-0 with Two Home Victories
Pittsburgh moved to 11-0 with victories over College of Charleston and High Point at its own Pitt Invitational after Hurricane Florence changed weekend plans.
Pitt’s Lund, Clemson’s Thomas Tabbed as ACC Players of the Week
Pitt’s Kayla Lund has received ACC Volleyball Player of the Week honors, and Solei Thomas of Clemson has been named the Freshman of the Week
#13 Pittsburgh Stays Unbeaten, #12 Washington Splits
13th-ranked Pittsburgh swept past 12th-ranked Washington to close Panther Invitational action Saturday and remain undefeated, 9-0, on the season. The Huskies recovered from the loss with a 4-set victory over Kennesaw State in the evening.
Pitt Stays Perfect with Two Wins on Day 1 of Panther Invite
The favorites came out on top on Day 1 of the Panther Invitational with No. 13 Pittsburgh winning twice and No. 12 Washington hanging on for a five-set win over Dayton.
VolleyMob Week 1 Player of the Week: Kaiulana Ahuna, UC Riverside
Senior outside hitter Kaiulani Ahuna averaged 6.67 kills and 3.67 digs per set, while hitting at a .364 clip and also adding five blocks en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week and Big West Player of the Week honors as UC Riverside went 2-1.
Lund, Dowd, Nunez Receive ACC Weekly Nods
Pitt’s Kayla Lund has been named the first ACC Volleyball Player of the Week for the 2018 season, and Mikaila Dowd of Georgia Tech and Zoe Nunez of Notre Dame were named Co-Freshmen of the Week.
Women’s Volleyball Opening Day Notebook: Cal Poly, Creighton, Nebraska, Pitt, UF & UK
Florida upended Nebraska on night one but there were plenty of takeaways from the first day of action.
#17 Pitt Tops #25 Cal Poly to Close Out 2-0 Opening Day
Both Cal Poly and Pittsburgh entered the final match of Day 1 at the Pitt Panther Challenge with a win under their belts, but in the end, it was the home side that came out 2-0.
VolleyMob’s 2018 Preseason Top 25 Power Rankings: Full List + HMs
The Cardinal sit atop the VolleyMob 2018 Preseason Top 25.
