BLACKSBURG, VA – No. 4 Pitt (22-2, 12-0) added to its historic streak on Sunday, sweeping Virginia Tech (25-14, 25-17, 25-17) inside Cassell Coliseum. The Panthers have now won 15 matches in a row and extend the longest active road winning streak in Division I to 13.
The Panther’s defense was oppressive, setting a new program record for the lowest hitting percentage allowed in an ACC match, -.037. Emmy Klika set a new season high with 13 digs while Serena Gray and Chiamaka Nwokolo each made four blocks in a dominant display.
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- The Panthers were ranked No. 4 in the NCAA DI Volleyball Committee rankings, moving up one spot from last month.
- Pitt held Virginia Tech to -.037 hitting, the lowest percentage in an ACC match in program history.
- It is the third time the Panthers have held an ACC opponent to negative hitting in the Dan Fisher era.
- Pitt finishes undefeated in October (9-0) marking just the sixth time in program history that Pitt has posted a perfect October: also 1974, 1975, 1987, 1996 and 2019.
- Serena Gray led the team with eight kills on .800 hitting – a new season high and her highest hitting percentage as a Panther.
- Valeria Vazquez Gomez recorded her 500th career kill in the opening set. She finished with seven kills to bring her career total to 504.
- Pitt is now 14-6 all-time against Virginia Tech and have won the last 24 sets dating back to 2016.
- This is the 15th win in a row for Pitt, the longest winning streak of the season. The Panthers have had at least one 15+ match win streak in each of the last five seasons.
- Pitt has started ACC play 12-0 for the third time…
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