PITTSBURGH – The No. 1 Pitt volleyball team (10-0, 0-0 ACC) opens its ACC slate down south, taking on Clemson (8-3, 0-0 ACC) on Friday night at 7 p.m. before heading to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech (8-1, 0-0 ACC) on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
The Panthers and Tigers will compete for the 16th time in program history, as Pitt holds a 14-1 advantage. Most recently, the Panthers defeated Clemson in three sets in Pittsburgh as Olivia Babcock notched 16 kills, five digs, three aces and two blocks.
Pitt and Georgia Tech played twice last season, as the Panthers defeated the Yellow Jackets in a reverse sweep in the Fitzgerald Field House and a 3-0 victory in Atlanta. Olivia Babcock registered 15 kills, four blocks, three digs and two aces, hitting .652 in a top ten match. She was named the AVCA National Player of the Week and ACC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time.
30 STRAIGHT
• The Panthers have won 10 straight matches and 30 consecutive sets in non-conference play.
• Of the 30 sets played, opponents have only reached the 20-point mark five times.
• Thirty straight sets won is a program record.
CAREER DAY
• Five different Panthers recorded career bests against UMBC on Wednesday night.
• Cat Flood (6K), Dalia Vírlan (4K), Bianca Garibaldi (2K), Ryla Jones (1SA) and Blaire Bayless (2SA) all impressed in the sweep of the Retrievers.
PANTHERS SWEEP GOLDEN EAGLES
• Pitt looked sharp against Marquette last Sunday, sweeping the Golden Eagles.
• The Panthers hit .398, and three Panthers (Olivia Babcock, Torrey Stafford and Valeria Vazquez Gomez) recorded at least 10 kills.
• Rachel Fairbanks recorded 39 assists, six digs, three blocks and two digs.
• Emmy Klika picked up a season-high 18 digs.
PITT DOMINATES PIRATES
• The Panthers once again swept East Carolina last Friday behind Olivia Babcock’s match-high 19 kills.
• Senior setter Nisa Buzlutepe recorded 30 assists, and Cat Flood tied her career high with three aces.
QB1 DOING QB1 THINGS
• Rachel Fairbanks was named the ACC Co-Setter of the Week for the first time this season.
• This marks the fifth Setter of the Week award of her career since switching to a one setter offense.
• She averaged 13.5 assists per set last week…
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