PITTSBURGH – All seven of Pitt’s starters were named all-conference, announced by the ACC Monday afternoon. This is the second consecutive season seven Panthers were recognized as All-ACC performers.
Dan Fisher was named the 2024 ACC Coach of the Year after leading Pitt to an incredible 29-1 overall record and 19-1 ACC finish. This marks Fisher’s third career ACC Coach of the Year award. The Panthers were named the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever and won its sixth ACC Championship.
Olivia Babcock was named the 2024 ACC Player of the Year after earning ACC Freshman of the Year honors last season. Babcock is the second Panther in program history to receive the prestigious award and first to win it since Kayla Lund (2019, 2020). She leads the Pitt offense and averages 5.87 points per set and has won two AVCA National Player of the Week and three ACC Offensive Player of the Week awards this season. Babcock also saw her name on the All-ACC First Team for the second straight season and is an AVCA National Player of the Year Semifinalist.
Rachel Fairbanks was named First Team All-ACC for the second consecutive season and is averaging a career-best 10.33 assist per set, good for fifth in program history. She is setting Pitt to a nation’s best 0.341 team hitting percentage and is impressive in her back court play, averaging 2.22 digs per set. The 2023 ACC Setter of the Year and AVCA National Player of the Year Semifinalist currently has 2,886 career assists to her name along with 742 digs and 276 kills.
Torrey Stafford has enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign. The 2024 First Team All-ACC performer is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and currently leads in the nation in hitting percentage for all Power Four outside hitters (0.377). Stafford contributes 3.76 kills per set and 2.24 digs per set as a six-rotation player.
Bre Kelley has impressed this season after a season ending injury last year. She was named a First Team All-ACC player for the first time in her career and is currently third in the conference with 1.53 blocks per set and is hitting a blistering .514. She earned the ACC Defensive Player of the Week award (10/21) after averaging 2.00 blocks per set and 1.67 kills per set, hitting…
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