MADISON, Wisc. – The No. 3 seeded Florida volleyball team takes on the No. 2 seeded Pittsburgh Panthers in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal on Thursday at the UW Field House in Madison, Wisc.
First serve is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPU with Sam Gore and Shelby Coppedge on the call. The match can also be heard on the airways of 98.1 FM/850 AM.
Florida (25-5, 15-3 SEC) and Pittsburgh (29-3, 17-1 ACC) are facing each other for just the fourth time in program history and the first time in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Panthers hold the 2-1 series advantage, but under Mary Wise, the Gators are 1-0 in the series.
UF advanced to the Regional Semifinal after downing Florida A&M and Iowa State in the First and Second Rounds, respectively, while Pitt moved on to the Sweet 16 after topping Colgate and BYU in the first weekend.
Florida is looking to make its 18th trip to the Regional Final and overall, the Gators are 17-20 in Regional Semifinal matches in their 33-year NCAA Tournament history.
How To Follow – 3-seed Florida vs. 2-seed Pitt
Time & Date: Thursday, Dec. 8 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV Network: ESPNU
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Live Stats: NCAA.com
Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM/850AM
Tickets: UWBadgers.com
Madison Regional Rounds Schedule
- Regional Semifinal Matches – Thursday, Dec. 8
- Match 1: Florida vs. Pittsburgh – 3:30 p.m. ET
- Match 2: Wisconsin vs. Penn State – 30 minutes following first match
- Regional Final Match
- Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 8 p.m. ET
Series Information
2-seed Pitt | 29-3 overall, 17-1 ACC
- Pitt leads series: 2-1 (1-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 1-1 | 4-set: 0-1 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0
- NCAA Tournament series: N/A
- Last Time Out: Sept. 12, 1998 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (15-5, 15-5, 15-6)
- Notable: Earned a No. 2 seed after winning a share of the ACC Championship
Scouting the Rest of the Field
1-seed Wisconsin | 27-3 overall, 19-1 Big 10
- Florida leads: 6-1 (6-1 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 2-0 | 4-set: 1-0 | 5-set: 3-1
- Home: 1-0 | Away: 3-0 | Neutral: 2-1
- NCAA Tournament series: 2-1
- Last Time Out: Sept. 16, 2022 | Madison, Wisc. | W, 3-2 (25-21, 25-18, 26-28, 13-25, 15-13)
- Notable: Has won 20-straight matches heading into the weekend
Penn State | 26-7 overall, 13-7 Big 10
- Penn State leads series: 8-3 (3-5 under Mary…
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