No. 5 Stanford is the cream of the crop for collegiate women’s volleyball. It has nine national championships — the most in collegiate volleyball — and only missed one NCAA Tournament since 1981. The pressure of playing a historic juggernaut of this magnitude didn’t matter one single bit to No. 1 Pitt, sweeping the prestigious Cardinal (25-17, 25-16, 25-20). “It was a big win … [Read more...] about Pitt volleyball bounces back by dominating Stanford and Cal
Pitt hosts Stanford with tons of implications at stake
No. 1 Pitt volleyball (16-1, ACC 6-1) has one of its biggest matches of the season this weekend as perennial women’s volleyball powerhouse and new ACC foe No. 5 Stanford (14-2, ACC 6-1) comes to the Fitzgerald Field House for a top-five battle with NCAA hosting and ACC Championship implications. Stanford’s players to watch Senior setter Kami Miner is the star of the Cardinal … [Read more...] about Pitt hosts Stanford with tons of implications at stake
No. 1 Pitt volleyball sweeps new ACC foe Cal
No. 1 Pitt (16-1, ACC 6-1) suffered its first loss of the season against No. 12 SMU last Saturday, but the Panthers came out with a vengeance against Cal (10-9, ACC 2-5) on Friday night. “We wanted a good response, clearly, after feeling like we didn’t play our best in our last match,” head coach Dan Fisher said. “And I thought we got that. I thought our defense was great, and … [Read more...] about No. 1 Pitt volleyball sweeps new ACC foe Cal
Column | Pitt men’s soccer’s painful 1-0 setbacks
No. 4 Pitt men’s soccer (10-3-0, 4-1 ACC) slumped to a 1-0 defeat to No. 22 High Point (8-2-2, 4-0 Big South) 10 years after their first meeting. After a promising start to the season, Pitt surged to the summit of the ACC. But this defeat marked its first back-to-back losses since November of 2023. Originally strong contenders, the Panthers will have to fight to regain winning … [Read more...] about Column | Pitt men’s soccer’s painful 1-0 setbacks
Pitt defensive standouts went Bear hunting against Cal
In 1982, “Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp topped the charts and Pitt’s 6-0 football team featured three future Pro Football Hall of Famers in Jimbo Covert, Bill Fralic and Dan Marino. Now, the Panthers are headed to their second and final bye week of the season undefeated for the first time since then — and most of the credit should go to the defense. Against California, … [Read more...] about Pitt defensive standouts went Bear hunting against Cal