SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse volleyball (10-13, 6-7 ACC) lost to #7 Pitt (10-13, 6-7 ACC), 3-0, inside the Women’s Building on Friday night. The first set was an extremely close battle before Pitt won 25-23, and then the Panthers took set two, 25-18, and set three, 25-19.
“We played a really good team tonight,” said head coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam. “There is a reason why Pitt is undefeated, they play consistently at a really high level, and they don’t make a lot of unforced errors. We were able to hang with the Panthers tonight, especially in that first set, but one or two plays made the difference for them in the matchup. The learning process for us now is for us to this level of consistency with us into the next match.”
Senior outside hitter Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk led the Orange by racking up 14 kills, and Graduate Outside Hitter Polina Shemanova followed with 12 kills on the night. On the defensive end, Graduate libero Alyssa Bert and sophomore setter Riley Hoffman gathered eight digs apiece.
The Orange will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 6, as the squad is set to welcome Virginia for Otto’s Kids Club Day. First-serve is set for 1 p.m. and the match will stream live on ACCNX.
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