PITTSBURGH – The No. 1 Pitt Panthers volleyball team (23-1, 13-1 ACC) earned its 20th sweep of the season against Duke (9-16, 5-9 ACC) on Sunday afternoon in front of another sold-out crowd, 25-10, 25-11, 25-13. Torrey Stafford led the Panthers with 13 kills, five digs, four assists, three blocks and an ace, hitting .480.
Once again, Pitt started off on the right foot and immediately forced Duke to take a timeout, down 1-7. The Blue Devils tried to punch through the Pitt block and cause some chaos on the Panther side, but a 7-4 run powered by Pitt pin hitters Stafford, Valeria Vazquez Gomez and Olivia Babcock caused Duke to take its final timeout. The Panthers maintained a 10 point lead throughout the next stretch, but a 5-0 service run from Vazquez Gomez and kills from Stafford, Babcock and Bre Kelley was enough for Pitt to take the dominant first set win, 25-10.
Duke came out of the break strong as the Blue Devils were knotted up at six apiece. Pitt surged with a 5-1 run that forced Duke to take a timeout. Mallorie Meyer rattled off three more serves from the line until a Blue Devil kill stopped the bleeding. Stafford recorded three of the next six points for the Panthers, and Duke took its final timeout at 20-11. Dillyn Griffin continued to serve tough behind the end line and led Pitt to win the final five points and take the second set, 25-11.
Neither team called a timeout at the beginning of the third set as Pitt held a comfortable…
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