Pitt vs. Penn State volleyball: Preview, how to watch the top-3 match

Date:

5:02 pm, September 17, 2024

Through matches on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 

Stat Pitt Penn state
Record 6-0 8-0
AVCA ranking No. 1 No. 3
Team hitting % .334 .337
Opp. hitting % .103 .154
Assists per set 13.11 13.19
Service aces/errors 44/34 46/62
Digs per set 13.0 13.11
Blocks per set 2.4 2.63
Top individual kills  Olivia Babcock (69) Jess Mruzik (96)
Top individual assists Rachel Fairbanks (145) Izzy Starck (287)
Top individual blocks Ryla Jones (21) Maggie Mendelson (32)

4:02 pm, September 17, 2024

No. 1 Pitt (6-0) and No. 3 Penn State (8-0) each enter this highly anticipated match undefeated on the season. 

Penn State is 33-19 all-time in the series, including wins in 16 consecutive matches stretched between 1987 and 2017.

2024 resumes

  • 😼 Pittsburgh (6-0)
    • The Panthers are yet to lose a set this season, sweeping every opponent they have faced. 
    • Pitt has already taken down two ranked opponents in then-No. 10 ranked Oregon and then-No. 23 Southern California. 
    • The Panthers are third in the nation in aces per set (2.44) and hitting percentage (.344). 

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