PITTSBURGH – No. 2 seeded Pitt (27-3, 16-1 ACC) started their NCAA Tournament run with a comfortable sweep over Colgate (24-6, 14-2 Patriot League) in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers took down Colgate 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-14) in front of 2,667 fans to advance into the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the seventh match in a row.
The Panthers have advanced and will play No. 7 seed BYU (22-6, 14-3 WCC) in the second round, tomorrow at 7 p.m. inside the Petersen Events Center. Tickets for that match are available at pittsburghpanthers.com
“I want to start by congratulating Colgate on a wonderful year,” Head Coach Dan Fisher said. “I have a lot of respect for their coaching staff and their program. They played us tough at the start of each set but our defensive pressure mounted over time. I also thought that we had a pretty good night offensively so we’re feeling confident heading into tomorrow.”
QUICK HITS
- Pitt set a program record for the highest team hitting percentage in an NCAA Tournament match (in the modern scoring era), hitting .381 tonight.
- The Panthers are 7-0 in NCAA Tournament first round matches under Coach Fisher.
- Valeria Vazquez Gomez recorded career highs for kills and hitting percentage in an NCAA Tournament match, posting a team-high 13 on .458 hitting.
- She has delivered 46 kills on .396 hitting in her last three matches, posting 10+ kills in three consecutive appearances for the first time in her…
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