After tough losses last week for volleyball and men’s soccer, Pitt Athletics added to the win column this weekend against big opponents. Baseball On Friday evening, the Panthers posted a 4-2 victory over Division II opponent Mercyhurst in a fall exhibition game at home at the Charles L. Cost Field. The Lakers started strong, scoring a run in the first and second innings, but … [Read more...] about Pitt finds success in bounce back in a weekend full of games
Pitt volleyball bounces back by dominating Stanford and Cal
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