PITTSBURGH – No. 2 seeded Pitt (29-3, 17-1 ACC) advanced to its third consecutive NCAA Regional by sweeping No. 7 seed BYU (25-21, 25-22, 25-18) on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. Courtney Buzzerio and Rachel Fairbanks each set program records in the victory with Buzzerio making 23 kills, the most in an NCAA Tournament match in the modern scoring era, and Fairbanks recording the first NCAA Tournament triple-double in program history (10 kills, 28 assists and 13 digs).
The Panthers will play No. 3 seed Florida (25-5, 15-3 SEC) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal next Thursday, December 8, in Madison, Wisc.
“I want to congratulate BYU on another strong season,” Head Coach Dan Fisher said. “I have a lot of respect for Heather and the way she runs her program. They play really hard and they’re just a tough team. It’s a shame we played in the second round, I feel like they could have advanced more. But I’m glad we did get the win against a tough team like that because it will prepare us for what’s ahead. That was one of the most focused efforts I’ve seen from our team in a long time. My staff did a good job of putting together a good service plan but these players really had to execute and they did. If you look at the dig line, that says a lot. Really proud of this team and excited to still be alive at this point in the season.”
QUICK HITS
- Buzzerio recorded 23 kills on .475 hitting, the most kills in an NCAA Tournament match in the modern scoring era (since 2008).
- Her .475 hitting is the highest by any Panther with 20+ kills in an NCAA Tournament…
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