#8 PANTHERS • 16-0, 5-0 ACC

WEEK 6 • Oct. 7 • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Fitzgerald Field House

Date Rank Opponent Time PROBABLE PITT STARTERS 8/24 [20/-] ^ Butler W, 3-0 (BASED ON PREVIOUS MATCH) [20/24] ^ Cal Poly W, 3-1 8/25 [20/-] ^ Pepperdine W, 3-0 #8 PITT PANTHERS Kamalani Akeo SR | S | 5’8” 8/31 [14/-] + vs. Oklahoma W, 3-1 2018 Record [ACC] 16-0 [5-0] #3 Kapolei, Hawaii 9/1 [14/-] + at Seton Hall W, 3-0 AVCA DI Coaches Poll #8 [14/-] + vs. VCU W, 3-0 NCAA RPI #6 Head Coach Dan Fisher 9/7 [13/-] & Kennesaw State W, 3-2 [13/-] & Dayton W, 3-1 Record at Pitt 134-45 [6th Season] 9/8 [13/12] & Washington W, 3-0 Chinaza Ndee #5 SO | MH/RS | 5’11” Jersey Village, Texas 9/14 [9/-] ~ vs. College of Charleston W, 3-1 9/15 [9/-] ~ vs. High Point W, 3-1

9/19 [9/-] * Virginia W, 3-0 9/21 [9/-] * at W, 3-0 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES 2018 Record [ACC] 12-5 [2-3] Layne Van Buskirk #7 JR | MH | 6’3” 9/28 [8/-] * Miami W, 3-0 AVCA DI Coaches Poll N/A Windsor, Ontario 9/30 [8/-] * Florida State W, 3-1 NCAA RPI N/A Head Coach Jason Kennedy 10/5 [8/-] * Syracuse W, 3-1 Record at School 12-5 [1st Season] 10/7 [8/-] * Boston College 1 p.m.

Stephanie Williams 10/9 [-/-] North Dakota 7 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION #13 R-JR | OH | 6’0” Eastlake, Ohio 10/12 [-/-] * at North Carolina 5 p.m. PITT • BOSTON COLLEGE 10/14 [-/-] * at NC State 1 p.m. Meeting 32nd Series Record 30-1 10/19 [-/-] * Notre Dame 7 p.m. 10/21 [-/-] * Louisville 1 p.m. Record at Home 14-0 Angela Seman Record at Opponent 9-1 #16 R-SR | L | 5’9” 10/26 [-/-] * at Wake Forest 7 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. Record at Neutral Site 7-0 10/28 [-/-] * at Duke 1 p.m. First Meeting 11/19/83 - N, W, 2-0 11/2 [-/-] * at 7 p.m. Last Meeting 10/15/17 - A, W, 3-0 11/4 [-/-] * at Clemson 1 p.m. Streak Pitt W12 Nika Markovic 11/11 [-/-] * Duke 1 p.m. #17 JR | RS | 6’0” HOW TO FOLLOW Braslovce, Slovenia 11/16 [-/-] * at Florida State 6:30 p.m. 11/18 [-/-] * at Miami 1 p.m. ACC Network Extra https://es.pn/2NrSwCC

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Twitter http://twitter.com/Pitt_VB Kayla Lund Home matches | Times in EST | Home Court: Fitzgerald Field House #23 SO | OH | 6’0” * ACC Contest | [#/#] - Pitt/Opponent in the AVCA Poll Pasadena, Calif. ^ Panther Challenge | + SHU Classic | & Panther Invitational | ~ CCU Classic 1

2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 ACC STANDINGS SEASON HONORS/AWARDS Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Kamalani Akeo Pittsburgh 5-0 1.000 16-0 1.000 Preseason All-ACC 08/03/18 Louisville 5-0 1.000 12-4 0.750 Notre Dame 4-1 0.800 10-5 0.667 Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team 09/08/18 Miami 4-1 0.800 8-4 0.667 Syracuse 4-1 0.800 8-5 0.615 Kayla Lund Florida State 4-1 0.800 8-7 0.533 Virginia Tech 3-2 0.600 12-5 0.706 ACC Player of the Week 08/27/18 Boston College 2-3 0.400 12-5 0.706 Panther Challenge MVP 08/25/18 NC State 2-3 0.400 8-7 0.533 Seton Hall All-Tournament Team 09/01/18 Duke 1-4 0.200 7-7 0.500 North Carolina 1-4 0.200 5-9 0.357 Panther Invitational MVP 09/07/18 Wake Forest 1-4 0.200 6-11 0.353 ACC Player of the Week 09/10/18 Virginia 1-4 0.200 5-10 0.333 Georgia Tech 1-5 0.167 12-7 0.632 Clemson 0-5 0.000 9-9 0.500 Nika Markovic Preseason All-ACC 08/03/18 Panther Challenge All-Tournament Team 08/25/18 2018 ACC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Seton Hall All-Tournament Team 09/01/18 Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Pittsburgh 18-2 0.900 26-7 0.788 2 Louisville 18-2 0.900 24-7 0.774 Layne Van Buskirk 3. Florida State 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.621 Panther Challenge All-Tournament Team 08/25/18 4. Notre Dame 12-8 0.600 22-10 0.688 Seton Hall All-Tournament Team 09/01/18 5. Duke 11-9 0.550 19-12 0.613 6. North Carolina 11-9 0.550 14-14 0.500 7. Miami 15-5 0.750 22-6 0.786 Stephanie Williams 8. NC State 15-5 0.750 21-12 0.636 Preseason All-ACC 08/03/18 9. Syracuse 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.611 10. Georgia Tech 8-12 0.400 13-18 0.419 Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team 08/09/16 11. Virginia Tech 4-16 0.200 10-21 0.323 12. Clemson 2-18 0.100 7-25 0.219 13. Wake Forest 5-15 0.250 13-19 0.406 14. Virginia 3-17 0.150 7-24 0.226 15. Boston College 4-16 0.200 7-23 0.233

2017 FINAL ACC STANDINGS Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Pittsburgh 18-2 0.900 26-7 0.788 Louisville 18-2 0.900 24-7 0.774 Miami 15-5 0.750 22-6 0.786 NC State 15-5 0.750 21-12 0.636 Notre Dame 12-8 0.600 22-10 0.688 Florida State 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.621 Syracuse 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.611 Duke 11-9 0.550 19-12 0.613 North Carolina 11-9 0.550 14-14 0.500 Georgia Tech 8-12 0.400 13-18 0.419 Wake Forest 5-15 0.250 13-19 0.406 Virginia Tech 4-16 0.200 10-21 0.323 Boston College 4-16 0.200 7-23 0.233 Virginia 3-17 0.150 7-24 0.226 Clemson 2-18 0.100 7-25 0.219

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes HOW TO FOLLOW College when playing at Fitzgerald Field House. • Online Auction: A Coach Dan Fisher autographed • Pitt’s match can be seen live on ACC Network Extra The Panthers are unbeaten when playing against game-used volleyball and 2017 ACC Champions via WatchESPN. Eagles when playing in Pittsburgh, at 14-0 all-time. T-Shirt are now available for bidding on the • Live stats will be available via PittsburghPanthers. Pitt Athletics Online Auction. To bid, visit com. AND THEN THERE WERE TWO PittsburghPanthers.com/auctions • Fans can follow along with live updates on Twitter • No. 8 Pitt is one of two unbeaten teams in the @Pitt_VB. country (16-0), along with No. 1 BYU (16-0). UP NEXT • The Panthers are one of two remaining teams • The No. 8 Panthers will host North Dakota for mid- LAST TIME OUT unbeaten in ACC play, along with 2017 ACC Co- week match Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field • No. 8 Pitt handed Syracuse (8-5, 4-1) its first ACC Champion Louisville (12-4, 5-0). House. The match will be streamed live on ACC loss of the season to remain perfect with a win at Network Extra, available via the WatchESPN app. Fitzgerald Field House Friday evening. RANKING THE PANTHERS • Two of the four sets were light work for the • Pitt remains No. 8 for the second consecutive week MAJOR MILESTONES Panthers, topping the Orange 25-9 in the first set in the AVCA Coaches Poll. This marks the Panthers’ • Two Panthers reached significant career milestones and 25-11 to close out the match in the fourth. Pitt highest national ranking in program history. as No. 8 Pitt swept Virginia Sept. 19. claimed the second set, 25-23, before falling just • The Panthers’ top ranking prior to the 2018 season • Redshirt senior libero Angela Seman moved into short by the same score in the third. came in 1990 when the squad was No. 17. second place all-time for career digs at Pitt, • Sophomore outside hitter Kayla Lund led the • The Panthers debuted at No. 6 in the first release recording 12 against the Cavaliers. She now totals Panthers with a notable all-around performance, of the NCAA Volleyball Rating Percentage Index 1,658 over her five years as a Panther. The Pitt recording 21 kills and 12 digs, marking her third (RPI), Monday, Oct 1. record is 2,424, held by Megan McGrane (2002-05). 20-kill performance of the season and her eighth • Redshirt junior outside hitter Stephanie Williams double-double. Junior outside hitter Nika Markovic SCOUTING THE EAGLES paced the Panthers with 13 kills against Virginia, produced 18 kills for the Panthers on a scorching • Boston College (12-5, 2-3 ACC) will look to snap a hitting .400 on the day. With her 13 kills, she .469 hitting percentage. Junior middle Layne Van three-match losing streak when it visits Pitt Sunday reached the 1,000-kill mark for her career. Buskirk continued her strong season, adding 11 kills afternoon. and tying a season-high nine blocks. • After winning its first two ACC contests at home HURRICANE FLORENCE FORCES SCHEDULE CHANGE • Redshirt junior outside hitter Stephanie Williams against Clemson (3-0) and Georgia Tech (3-1), the • Due to the inclement weather caused by Hurricane provided a spark defensively, recording a match- Eagles have fallen in their last three road outings Florence, the No. 9 high and season-high 13 digs. Senior setter at Duke (3-0), Wake Forest (3-2) and Virginia (3-2). volleyball team did not to Conway, S.C. for the Kamalani Akeo had 24 assists and nine digs, falling • Junior right side Cat Balido paces the Eagles with Coastal Carolina Classic. just short of her fifth double-double of the season. 2.66 kills per set on a hitting percentage of .157. • Instead, the Panthers hosted the Pitt Invite, • Pitt outhit its opponent once again, .319 to .157. Sophomore Ally Mullen is the team leader in hitting welcoming College of Charleston, High Point and The Panthers were all over the floor, out-digging percentage at .313, with 1.34 kills per set and a Liberty to Fitzgerald Field House for a two-day the Orange 58 to 40. Pitt nearly doubled Syracuse team-high 1.11 blocks per set. tournament, Sept. 14-15. in kills, 65-38. The Orange edged the Panthers in • As a team, the Eagles put forth 12.7 kills per set and • Pitt topped Charleston, 3-1, behind a career-high blocks 15.0 to 10.5. limit opponents to a .162 hitting percentage. 23 kills by sophomore Kayla Lund (Sept. 14). After the Panthers claimed the first two sets, 25-16 and A WIN WOULD… THE SERIES – BOSTON COLLEGE 25-19, it surrendered the third frame, 25-22, but • Extend the Panthers’ best start to a season in • Pitt owns a 30-1 advantage in the all-time series came back to dominate the fourth, 25-11. school history, improving to 17-0. against the Eagles, with a 14-0 record when playing • The next day, Pitt defeated High Point, 3-1, to close • Extend the Panthers’ longest win streak since 1987, at Fitzgerald Field House. the tournament. After winning the first two sets, when the team won 24 consecutive matches. • The Panthers have won the last 12 meetings 25-21 and 25-19, Pitt conceded the third set to HPU, • Give Pitt a 6-0 start to ACC play for the second between the teams, with its only loss in the series 25-18, before claiming the final frame, 25-22. Lund consecutive season. coming Oct. 1, 2000, 3-2, in Chestnut Hill, Mass. had a match-high 14 kills. • Improve the Panthers’ home record to 13-0, and 5-0 against ACC opponents. SUNDAY PROMOTIONS PANTHERS WIN PITT INVITATIONAL • Be Pitt’s 13th consecutive win against Boston • Retro Weekend: Pitt will wear Retro alternate • The Panthers welcomed Kennesaw State, Dayton College, dating back to 2000. The Panthers’ last uniforms against the Eagles and 12th-ranked Washington to Fitzgeral Field loss against the Eagles came Oc.t 1, 2000, 3-2, in • Jr. Panther Day: All Jr. Panthers in attendance can House for the Pitt Invitational Sept. 7-8. Chestnut Hill, Mass. take part in a post-match clinic • Pitt outlasted Kennesaw State in a five-set thriller • Be Pitt’s 15th consecutive win against Boston • Post-match autograph session Friday morning in the opening match of the Panther

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes Invitational at the Fitzgerald Field House, 3-2. first victory over a ranked opponent since 2016 ACC to be ranked. Louisville, Florida State and • In its next match, the Panthers topped Dayton, 3-1. when Pitt defeated No. 23 Dayton in the NCAA Miami are receiving votes. Sophomore Kayla Lund led Pitt’s attack with 18 kills. Tournament. • To close out the tournament, Pitt swept No. 12 • In the final game, the Panthers dominated DAN FISHER SIGNS NEW CONTRACT Washington, 3-0. Lund posted a match-high 16 Pepperdine in three sets to earn the Panther • University of Pittsburgh Director of Athletics kills on 22 attempts with zero errors for an attack Challenge title. Heather Lyke announced a new five-year contract percentage of .727. Redshirt junior Stephanie • Sophomore Kayla Lund was tabbed Tournament for head volleyball coach Dan Fisher that ensures Williams followed with 15 kills and hit .480. Junior MVP, while classmate Layne Van Buskirk and junior his leadership of the Panthers through at least the middle Layne Van Buskirk had a match-high five Nika Markovic were named to the All-Tournament 2022 season. blocks. Team. Lund contributed 42 kills over all three • Fisher has led the Pitt volleyball program back • Lund was named Tournament MVP while Stephanie matches with 4.2 kills per set on a .468 percentage. to success after taking over a program that Williams and Kamalani Akeo earned All-Tournament She produced 32 digs and had three service aces. historically owns 11 Big East Tournament titles honors. and six Big East Regular Season titles, but was LUND NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK struggling towards the end of the University’s time PITT SWEEPS AT SETON HALL CLASSIC • Following a career opening weekend for Kayla in the Big East. • Pitt continued its success at the Seton Hall Lund, the sophomore outside hitter was named • Since his hiring in 2013, Fisher has guided the Classic last weekend, as the Panthers went 3-0 to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week program to an ACC Championship, as well as remain undefeated on the season. Pitt took down as announced by the conference Monday, Aug. 27. back-to-back showings in the NCAA Tournament Oklahoma, Seton Hall and VCU. • Lund, the Panther Challenge MVP, led the Panthers in 2016 and 2017, marking the first consecutive • In its opening match, the Panthers faced the to an undefeated opening weekend, including wins appearances since the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Sooners. Despite dropping the opening set 25-16, over Butler, No. 24 Cal Poly and Pepperdine. • Through his five years with the Panthers, Fisher the Pitt finished on top in the final three frames • Over the three matches, she contributed 42 kills has amassed an astonishing 118-45 (.724) overall 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 to earn the victory. with 4.2 kills per set on a .468 percentage. She also record. • Against the host Pirates, the Panthers were solid produced 32 digs and three service aces. Lund set offensively, posting 50 kills in the match, while a new career high in kills against No. 24 Cal Poly, PITT PREDICTED TO WIN 2018 ACC TITLE holding Seton Hall to just 32. Pitt swept the Pirates registering 20. Her previous high was 19. • On the heels of its first Atlantic Coast Conference 25-20, 25-18, 25-21. • The Pasadena, Calif., native finished the weekend (ACC) Championship, Pitt earned its highest • In the final match, the Panthers dominated VCU, with two double-doubles and three double-digit kill projection in program history in the ACC Preseason who the squad last played in the first round of the matches, while hitting .350 or higher in all three Coaches Poll, with the Panthers being predicted to 2017 NCAA Tournament, sweeping the Rams 25-16, contests. finish atop of the conference in 2018. 25-20, 25-11. Pitt’s defense played a huge role in the • Pitt earned all 14 possible first-place votes on its victory, holding VCU to a .036 clip, and out-dug the PANTHERS MAKE HISTORY IN AVCA PRESEASON POLL way to being named the predicted champion, after Rams 40-21. • Pitt received its first national ranking in 26 years, a successful 2017 season where the team amassed • Three Panthers were named to the Seton Hall sitting at No. 20 in the 2018 American Volleyball an 18-2 ACC record en route to a share of the Classic Tournament Team in sophomore Kayla Lund Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Top 25 conference title with Louisville. The Cardinals came and juniors Nika Markovic and Layne Van Buskirk. Preseason Poll. in second in the poll with Florida State, Notre Dame • The last time the Panthers were ranked was 26 and Duke rounding out the top five, respectively. PANTHER CHALLENGE RECAP years ago in 1992 Pitt began that season at No. 25 Teams were unable to vote for themselves in the • Pitt opened the 2018 season with a successful after concluding 1991 as Big East Regular Season poll. weekend hosting the Panther Challenge. The and Tournament Champions. • The Panthers have steadily move up in the Panthers went undefeated, recording wins against • 2018 marks just the fourth year in program history preseason poll since joining the ACC in 2013, the Butler, No. 24 Cal Poly and Pepperdine. that the school has earned a spot in the AVCA Top same year head coach Dan Fisher took over the • The squad opened the year with a sweep of the 25 Poll, with the only other years ranging from program. In its inaugural season, Pitt was predicted Bulldogs. Pitt held Bulter under 15 points in two of 1990-92. The highest ranking the team received to finish 13th, while in 2014 they jumped to ninth. the three sets and as as a team nearly doubled the was in 1990, when the Panthers were tabbed 17th Since 2014, the program has consistently jumped Bulldogs in the kill column 44-27. in the nation. Pitt finished 32-6 that season and two spots in the preseason poll every year, being • The Panthers earned their first win over a was crowned Big East Champions. predicted to finish seventh in 2015, fifth in 2016, nationally ranked team, defeating No. 24 Cal Poly, • The Panthers enter the season ahead of Iowa State third in 2017 and first this season. 3-1. Pitt rallied after dropping the first set to win (21), Michigan State (22), Purdue (23), Cal Poly (24) in four, holding the Mustangs under 20 points in and Colorado State (25), while Stanford enters as RETURNING THE RANKS the final three sets. The win marked the program’s No. 1 overall team. Pitt is the lone team from the • The Panthers return every starter from the 2017

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes team after losing just two graduating seniors in the nation. CAREER RECORD BOOK WATCH Mariah Bell and Alex Rosignol. • The Panthers will compete against two teams that KILLS • Seven key players from last year’s team will return ended last year ranked in the top 25 of the AVCA # Student-Athlete Record Years to the court including AVCA Honorable Mention All- Coaches Poll in Washington and Cal Poly. Both are 1. Diana Andreyko 1,852 2004-07 America selections Nika Markovic and Stephanie currently ranked in the 2018 AVCA Preseason Poll 2. Ann Marie Lucanie 1,815 1990-93 Williams as well as 2017 AVCA East Coast Region as the Huskies come in ahead of No. 20 Pitt at No. 3. Wendy Hatlestad 1,681 2000-03 Freshman of the Year Kayla Lund. 17, while the Mustangs come in at No. 24. 4. Gini Ullery 1,487 2001-05 • The Panthers will also welcome back standout • The team will also match up against 11 teams 5. Jennie Driscoll 1,417 1993-96 setter Kamalani Akeo, Chinaza Ndee, Layne Van that competed in last season’s NCAA Division I 6. Marcia Thiesen 1,261 1997-00 7. Megan Miller 1,239 2000-04 Buskirk and Angela Seman. postseason tournament. 8. Sarah Mikla 1,209 1992-95 • The Panthers will face four ACC opponents who 9. Sara Mitchell 1,207 1992-95 FRESHMEN ADDITIONS reached the NCAA Tournament last season in the 10. Jess Wynn 1,071 2011-14 • Four freshmen join the team this season in Miami, NC State, Notre Dame and Louisville. The Stephanie Williams 1,027 2015- Chandler Gorman, Maddie Soboleski, Sabrina Panthers lone contest against the Cardinals will Starks and Natalie Steibel. feature the ACC Co-Champions, as the two teams ASSISTS • The 2018 class fills Pitt’s need of depth and will shared the 2017 title after recording the same # Student-Athlete Record Years make the Panthers more physical at the net. conference record. Louisville came out on top in 1. Carrie Norris 4,727 1999-02 2. Annemarie Mernagh 4,456 1991-94 five sets in the lone meeting of last season, earning 3. Stephanie Dufresne 3,931 1994-96 THREE NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 4. Kamalani Akeo 3,591 2015- • The Panthers landed three student-athletes on the • ACC play will feature a new format this season, 5. Lindsey Zitzke 3,521 2011-14 18-member 2018 Preseason All-ACC Team, including in which all 15 teams will play each other once 6. Azadeh Borouman 3,200 2003-06 2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans Nika throughout the first seven weeks of conference 7. Jenelle Lantagne 3,116 2012-15 Markovic and Stephanie Williams, as well as 2017 action, before moving on to RPI specific opponents 8. Jenna Jacobson 2,367 2012-15 AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team member in the final four contests which occur over a three- 9. Nicole Taurence 2,229 2005-08 Kamalani Akeo. week span. The benefit behind the switch is to help 10. Lindsey Macke 1,898 2001-04 • Williams, a redshirt junior, earned multiple teams aiming for a postseason run by increasing DIGS accolades in 2017 including AVCA Honorable the level of competition based on RPI, but also # Student-Athlete Record Years Mention All-America, AVCA All-East Coast Region decreasing the amount of contests played in order 1. Megan McGrane 2,424 2002-05 First Team and All-ACC First Team honors. Williams for student-athletes to recover. 2. Angela Seman 1,658 2014- finished the 2017 season with a team-high eight 3. Delaney Clesen 1,602 2011-14 double-doubles while placing second in both kills 4. Michelle Rossi 1,530 2006-09 (377) and digs (259). 5. Sara Mitchell 1,492 1992-95 • A junior from Braslovce, Slovenia, Markovic 6. Ann Marie Lucanie 1,480 1990-93 7. Margy Acton 1,414 2010-12 received AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, 8. Marcia Thiesen 1,266 1997-00 AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team and All-ACC 9. Annemarie Mernagh 1,109 1991-94 First Team honors in 2017. Last season, Markovic 10. Diana Andreyko 1,089 2004-07 led the team in points with 426 kills, good for third overall in the ACC, and 509 points. • Akeo, a senior, was named to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team and All-ACC First Team in 2017. The Hawaii native ranked first on the team in assists (1,258) and assists per set (10.75) in 2017. • The list of honorees included student-athletes from 10 of the 15 conference schools. Louisville led all teams with four selections, while Pitt was second with three.

THE SCHEDULE • Pitt looks to notch its fifth 20-plus win season in as many years, but will not have an easy path as the squad is set to face some of the top talent in

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes AVCA POLL - WEEK 6 2018 NCAA RPI TOP 50 PITT IN THE POLLS/RPI # School TP Record PW # Team Conf. Record Preseason August 8 1 Stanford Pac-12 12-1 AVCA Coaches Poll #20 1 BYU (60) 1596 15-0 1 2 BYU WCC 15-0 NCAA RPI N/A 3 Illinois Big Ten 14-1 2 Stanford (4) 1540 12-1 2 Week 1 August 27 4 Southern California Pac-12 11-4 3 Nebraska 1464 13-1 3 AVCA Coaches Poll #14 5 Texas Big 12 8-3 NCAA RPI N/A 4 Texas 1382 8-3 4 6 Pittsburgh ACC 15-0 7 Washington Pac-12 11-3 Week 2 September 3 5 Minnesota 1362 10-2 6 8 Nebraska Big Ten 13-1 AVCA Coaches Poll #13 NCAA RPI N/A 6 Wisconsin 1245 10-2 5 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 10-2 10 Kentucky SEC 9-4 7 Illinois 1206 14-1 7 Week 3 September 10 11 Michigan Big Ten 13-2 AVCA Coaches Poll #9 8 Pittsburgh 1157 15-0 8 12 Purdue Big Ten 13-2 NCAA RPI N/A 13 Marquette Big East 12-4 9 Penn State 1072 11-3 9 14 UCF AAC 12-3 Week 4 September 17 AVCA Coaches Poll #9 10 Creighton 983 12-4 10 15 Minnesota Big Ten 10-2 NCAA RPI N/A 16 Cal Poly Big West 15-1 11 Florida 959 13-3 11 17 Washington St. Pac-12 11-3 Week 5 September 24 12 Southern California 875 11-4 T-13 18 South Carolina SEC 13-1 AVCA Coaches Poll #8 19 Baylor Big 12 10-5 NCAA RPI N/A 13 Cal Poly 842 15-1 15 20 UNI MVC 10-6 Week 6 October 1 14 Purdue 711 13-2 16 21 Creighton Big East 12-4 AVCA Coaches Poll #8 22 Penn St. Big Ten 11-3 NCAA RPI #6 15 Washington 659 11-3 T-13 23 UCLA Pac-12 7-4 16 Michigan 616 13-2 17 24 Saint Mary’s (CA) WCC 11-3 Week 7 October 8 25 Rice C-USA 12-4 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A 17 UCLA 562 7-4 18 26 Florida SEC 13-3 NCAA RPI N/A 18 Kentucky 533 9-4 19 27 Alabama SEC 13-4 Week 8 October 15 28 Dayton Atlantic 10 12-5 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A 19 Marquette 420 12-4 20 29 Georgia SEC 11-4 NCAA RPI N/A 20 Oregon 409 9-5 12 30 Syracuse ACC 8-4 31 Texas Tech Big 12 14-3 Week 9 October 22 21 Arizona 327 14-2 24 32 Oregon Pac-12 9-5 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A NCAA RPI N/A 22 Washington State 312 11-3 22 33 Kansas Big 12 9-4 34 Texas St. Sun Belt 13-5 Week 10 October 29 23 Baylor 283 10-5 21 35 Arizona Pac-12 14-2 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A NCAA RPI N/A 24 Utah 107 9-6 25 36 Louisville ACC 11-4 37 Notre Dame ACC 9-5 25 Louisville 63 11-4 NR 38 Ohio St. Big Ten 10-6 Week 11 November 5 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A 39 UC Irvine Big West 8-7 NCAA RPI N/A 40 San Diego WCC 7-7 New to Poll 41 Missouri SEC 12-4 Week 12 November 12 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A No. 25 Louisville 42 Wichita St. AAC 7-7 43 Utah Pac-12 9-6 NCAA RPI N/A 44 Indiana Big Ten 11-4 Week 13 November 19 45 Arizona St. Pac-12 12-4 Others Receiving Votes AVCA Coaches Poll N/A 46 Cincinnati AAC 12-4 NCAA RPI N/A Colorado 39; San Diego 13; South Carolina 11; Arizo- 47 SFA Southland 17-2 48 Austin Peay OVC 14-2 Week 14 November 26 na State 10; Texas Tech 8; St. Mary’s (CA) 7; Northern 49 Iowa Big Ten 10-5 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A NCAA RPI N/A Iowa 6; Tennessee 6; Cincinnati 3 50 ETSU SoCon 13-4 Final December 17 AVCA Coaches Poll N/A *AVCA Poll Updated Through Oct. 1, 2018 *NCAA RPI Updated Through Sept. 30, 2018 NCAA RPI N/A 6

2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2018 PITT'S RECORD WHEN... 2018 20 (+) - KILL MATCHES Kayla Lund 8 Overall...... 16-0 Kayla Lund 3 Date Statistics Opponent Date Statistics Opponent At Home...... 12-0 08/24 13 kills, 11 digs Butler 08/24 20 kills Cal Poly 08/25 12 kills, 12 digs Pepperdine On the Road...... 2-0 09/14 23 kills Charleston 08/31 15 kills, 13 digs Oklahoma At Neutral Site...... 2-0 10/05 21 kills Syracuse 09/01 12 kills, 11 digs Seton Hall vs. Nationally Ranked Teams...... 2-0 09/01 13 kills, 10 digs VCU 09/07 14 kills, 11 digs Kennesaw State vs. Teams Ranked in the Top 5...... 0-0 09/30 14 kills, 13 digs Florida State vs. Teams Ranked in the top 10...... 0-0 10/05 21 kills, 12 digs Syracuse vs. Teams Ranked in the top 15...... 1-0 Kamalani Akeo 4 vs. Teams Ranked in the top 20...... 0-0 Date Statistics Opponent vs. Teams Ranked in the top 25...... 1-0 09/07 39 assists, 12 digs Dayton 09/15 32 assists, 10 digs High Point When Leading 1-0...... 11-0 09/19 25 assists, 10 digs Virginia When Leading 2-0...... 11-0 09/30 24 assists, 10 digs Florida State When Leading 2-1...... 8-0 Nika Markovic 2 When Tied 1-1...... 5-0 Date Statistics Opponent When Tied 2-2...... 1-0 08/31 17 kills, 13 digs Oklahoma 09/30 11 kills, 10 digs Florida State When Trailing 1-0...... 5-0 When Trailing 2-0...... 0-0 Stephanie Williams 1 When Trailing 2-1...... 0-0 Date Statistics Opponent 09/30 11 kills, 11 digs Florida State Hit % is Higher Than Opponent’s...... 15-0 Opponent’s Hit% is Higher Than Pitt’s...... 1-0 When Pitt Out-Kills Opponent...... 15-0 When Opponent Out-Kills Pitt...... 1-0 When Pitt Out-Digs Opponent...... 16-0 When Opponent Out-Digs Pitt...... 0-0 When Pitt Out-Blocks Opponent...... 8-0 When Blocks are Tied...... 1-0 When Opponent Out-Blocks Pitt...... 7-0 When Pitt Serves More Aces...... 15-0 When Service Aces are Tied...... 1-0 When Opponent Serves More Aces...... 0-0 On Wednesdays...... 1-0 On Thursdays...... 0-0 On Fridays...... 9-0 On Saturdays...... 5-0 On Sundays...... 1-0 7

2018 Pitt volleyball Notes MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICAL LEADERS Date Rank Opp. Kills Attacks Assists Digs Blocks

Aug. 24 [20/-] Butler Van Buskirk [13] Van Buskirk [21] Akeo [18] Semen [14] Van Buskirk [5]

Aug. 24 [20/24] Cal Poly Lund [20] Lund [38] Akeo [32] Three Players [9] Van Buskirk [6]

Aug. 25 [20/-] Pepperdine Lund [12] Lund [26] Akeo [25] Lund [12] Starks [6]

Aug. 31 [14/-] Oklahoma Markovic [17] Markovic [41] Akeo/Levers [25] Seman [15] Starks [6]

Sept. 1 [14/-] Seton Hall Ndee [14] Lund [27] Akeo [28] Lund [11] Markovic [3]

Sept. 1 [14/-] VCU Lund [13] Lund [23] Akeo [18] Seman [13] Van Buskirk/Markovic [3]

Sept. 7 [13/-] Kennesaw State Lund [14] Markovic [33] Akeo [26] Seman [17] Van Buskirk [8]

Sept. 7 [13/-] Dayton Lund [18] Lund [36] Akeo [39] Seman [18] Ndee [3]

Sept. 8 [13/12] Washington Lund [16] Williams [25] Akeo [19] Seman [13] Van Buskirk [5]

Sept. 14 [9/-] College of Charleston Lund [23] Lund [43] Levers [29] Seman [21] Starks [6]

Sept. 15 [9/-] High Point Lund [14] Lund [39] Akeo [32] Seman [17] Starks [2]

Sept. 19 [9/-] Virginia Williams [13] Lund [28] Akeo [25] Seman [12] Ndee [5]

Sept. 21 [9/-] Virginia Tech Markovic [14] Lund [28] Akeo [22] Seman [18] Van Buskirk [9]

Sept. 28 [8/-] Miami Lund [10] Lund [17] Akeo [11] Seman [12] Three tied [4]

Sept. 30 [8/-] Florida State Van Burkirk [16] Lund [37] Levers [27] Lund [13] Van Buskirk [8]

Oct. 5 [8/-] Syracuse Lund [21] Lund [44] Akeo [24] Williams [13] Van Buskirk [9]

Oct. 7 [8/-] Boston College

Oct. 9 North Dakota

Oct. 12 North Carolina

Oct. 14 NC State

Oct. 19 Notre Dame

Oct. 21 Louisville

Oct. 26 Wake Forest

Oct. 28 Duke

Nov. 2 Georgia Tech

Nov. 4 Clemson

Nov. 11 Duke

Nov. 16 Florida State

Nov. 18 Miami

Nov. 21 Georgia Tech

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 NCAA/ACC TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS Category Nat. Rank ACC Rank Stat National Leader Stat ACC Leader Stat Aces Per Set (334 ranked) 79 5 1.47 Denver 2.11 Miami (FL) 1.84 Assists Per Set (334 ranked) 7 1 13.70 Fla. Atlantic 14.88 Pittsburgh 13.70 Blocks Per Set (334 ranked) 44 7 2.48 Penn St. 3.18 Syracuse 2.93 Stanford 3.18 Digs Per Set (334 ranked) 294 11 12.85 Northern Ky. 20.42 Notre Dame 16.96 Hitting Percentage (334 ranked) 3 1 0.308 BYU 0.338 Pittsburgh 0.308 Kills Per Set (334 ranked) 10 1 14.43 Fla. Atlantic 15.69 Pittsburgh 14.43 Match W-L Pctg. (333 ranked) 1 1 1.000 Pittsburgh 1.000 Pittsburgh 1.000 BYU 1.000 Opp Hitting % (334 ranked) 24 3 0.158 Nebraska 0.110 Notre Dame 0.147 Team Assists (334 ranked) 128 3 726 Bryant 1,065 Clemson 867 Team Attacks Per Set (334 ranked) 324 15 30.72 Northern Ky. 42.26 Notre Dame 38.43 Team Digs (334 ranked) 300 11 681 Valparaiso 1,318 Georgia Tech 1,061 Team Kills (334 ranked) 142 3 765 Bryant 1,141 Clemson 909 Team Service Aces (334 ranked) 153 5 78 St. John’s (NY) 139 Georgia Tech 88 Team Total Attacks (334 ranked) 311 13 1,628 Bryant 3,044 Georgia Tech 2,367 Team Total Blocks (334 ranked) 114 7 131.5 Wyoming 208.0 Georgia Tech 149.0

PITT PLAYERS IN THE NCAA AND ACC Category Pitt Player Nat. Rank ACC Rank Stat ACC Leader Stat Aces Per Set (149 ranked) Kayla Lund 59 2 0.42 Haley Templeton, Miami (FL) 0.42

Blocks Per Set (298 ranked) Layne Van Buskirk 39 5 1.28 Taryn Knuth, Florida St. 1.48

Hitting Percentage (150 ranked) Layne Van Buskirk 12 2 0.414 Jasmine Bennett, Louisville 0.416

Kills Per Set (149 ranked) Kayla Lund 47 3 4.04 Polina Shemanova, Syracuse 4.28

Points (149 ranked) Kayla Lund 107 2 244.5 Mariana Brambilla, Georgia Tech 281.5

Points Per Set (150 ranked) Kayla Lund 39 3 4.61 Payton Caffrey, Florida St. 4.76

Service Aces (136 ranked) Kayla Lund 83 1 22 Kayla Lund, Pittsburgh 22

Total Blocks (197 ranked) Layne Van Buskirk 83 4 68 Taryn Knuth, Florida St. 74

Total Digs (297 ranked) Angela Seman 234 6 211 Makenzie Kuchmaner, NC State 271

Total Kills (148 ranked) Kayla Lund 108 2 214 Mariana Brambilla, Georgia Tech 254

*Rankings Summary Updated Through 10/04/18 9

2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS #1 • HANNA MARKEWYCZ #7 • LAYNE VAN BUSKIRK

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS N/A KILLS 1, at Wake Forest [10/09/16] 16, Florida St. [09/30/18] KILLS 16, Florida St. [09/30/18] N/A ATTEMPTS 1 (3x), last vs. Iowa State [09/02/17] 26 (2x), Florida St. [09/30/18] ATTEMPTS 28, at Florida State [10/16/16] N/A HITTING % N/A .619, High Point [09/15/18] HITTING % .909, UC Santa Barbara [09/15/17] N/A ASSISTS 1 (3x), last vs. Iowa State [09/02/17] 1 (4x) last Syracuse [10/05/18] ASSISTS 1 (15x), last Syracuse [10/05/18] 1, Oklahoma [08/31/18] ACES 6, vs. Iowa State [09/02/17] N/A ACES N/A 2, High Point [09/15/18] DIGS 3 (4x), last North Carolina [10/20/17] 2, at Seton Hall [09/1/18] DIGS 3 (2x), last at Syracuse [10/13/2017] N/A BLOCKS N/A 9 (3x), last Syracuse [10/05/18] BLOCKS 9 (3x), last Syracuse [10/05/18]

#3 • KAMALANI AKEO #9 • ALEX DREIER

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS 1, Dayton [09/07/18] KILLS 2, at Virginia Tech [09/28/16] 2, Virginia [09/19/18] KILLS 4, Lehigh [09/17/16] 1 (3x), last High Point [09/15/18] ATTEMPTS 5, at Miami [10/14/16] 4, Virginia [09/19/18] ATTEMPTS 6 (2x), last at Duke [10/07/16] N/A HITTING % N/A N/A HITTING % N/A 39, Dayton [09/01/18] ASSISTS 60, Syracuse [09/22/17] 1, Virginia [09/19/18] ASSISTS 1, Virginia [9/19/18] 2 (2x), last Virginia Tech [09/21/18] ACES 4, vs VCU. [12/01/17] N/A ACES N/A 12, Dayton [09/07/18] DIGS 18, at Virginia Tech [09/28/16] N/A DIGS N/A N/A BLOCKS 3 (2x), last vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] N/A BLOCKS 3, at Duke [10/07/16]

#4 • EMILY HORNER #10 • ZOI FAKI

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS N/A KILLS 1, Clemson [09/25/16] 3, Oklahoma [08/31/18] KILLS 3, Oklahoma [08/31/18] N/A ATTEMPTS 2 (2x), last Eastern Kentucky [09/16/17] 14, Oklahoma [08/31/18] ATTEMPTS 14, Oklahoma [08/31/18] N/A HITTING % N/A .143, Oklahoma [08/31/18] HITTING % .143, Oklahoma [08/31/18] N/A ASSISTS N/A 1, at Seton Hall [08/31/18] ASSISTS 1, at Seton Hall [08/31/18] 2, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] ACES 2 (2x), last Kennesaw State [09/07/18] 1 (2x), last Charleston [09/14/18] ACES 2, vs. CSU Bakersfield [09/03/16] 2 (2x), last at Seton Hall [09/01/18] DIGS 4, at Syracuse [11/18/16] 6, Oklahoma [08/31/18] DIGS 6, Oklahoma [08/31/18] N/A BLOCKS 1, Clemson [09/25/16] N/A BLOCKS N/A

#5 • CHINAZA NDEE #11 • SABRINA STARKS

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS 13, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] KILLS 14, vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] 10, Charleston [09/14/18] KILLS 10, Charleston [09/14/18] 26, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] ATTEMPTS 28, vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] 16, High Point [09/15/18] ATTEMPTS 16, High Point [09/15/18] .636, #24 Cal Poly [08/24/18] HITTING % .700, vs. East Tenn. St. [09/09/17] .571, Charleston [09/14/18] HITTING % .571, Charleston [09/14/18] 1 (2x) last Virginia Tech [09/21/18] ASSISTS 1 (4x), last Virginia Tech [09/21/18] 2, Virginia [09/19/18] ASSISTS 2, Virginia [09/19/18] N/A ACES N/A N/A ACES N/A 4, Virginia [09/19/18] DIGS 4, (2x), last vs. Virginia [09/19/18] 2, High Point [09/15/18] DIGS 2, High Point [09/15/18] 5, (2x) last vs. Virginia [09/19/18] BLOCKS 8, Boston College [09/24/17] 6 (3x), last Charleston [09/14/18] BLOCKS 6 (3x), last Charleston [09/14/18]

#6 • KYLEE LEVERS #12 • AVERY PEROSA

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS 2, (2x) last Syracuse [10/05/18] KILLS 2, (2x) last Syracuse [10/05/18] N/A KILLS N/A 4, Oklahoma [08/31/18] ATTEMPTS 4, Oklahoma [08/31/18] N/A ATTEMPTS N/A N/A HITTING % N/A N/A HITTING % N/A 29, Charleston [09/14/18] ASSISTS 29, Charleston [09/14/18] N/A ASSISTS N/A N/A ACES 1, at Boston College [10/15/17] 1 (3x), last Miami [09/28/18] ACES 1 (3x), last Miami [09/28/18] 4, Syracuse [10/05/18] DIGS 5, vs. Iowa State [09/02/17] 8, Charleston [09/14/18] DIGS 8, Charleston [09/14/18] 5, (2x), last Syracuse [10/05/18] BLOCKS 5, (2x), last Syracuse [10/05/18] N/A BLOCKS N/A

*Must have at least 10 total attempts for hitting percentage.

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2017 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS #13 • STEPHANIE WILLIAMS #21 • MADDIE SOBOLESKI

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS‌ CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS 16, Charleston [09/14/18] KILLS 25, American [09/10/16] N/A KILLS N/A 31, (2x) Syracuse [10/05/18] ATTEMPTS 68, Michigan [09/10/16] N/A ATTEMPTS N/A .480, #12 Washington [09/08/18] HITTING % .696, Wake Forest [11/11/16] N/A HITTING % N/A 3 (3x), last Virginia [09/19/18] ASSISTS 7, at Penn State [10/03/16] N/A ASSISTS N/A 3, Dayton [09/07/18] ACES 4 (4x), last at Clemson [11/19/17] N/A ACES N/A 13, Syracuse [10/05/18] DIGS 19, at Florida State [10/06/17] N/A DIGS N/A 7, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] BLOCKS 7, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] N/A BLOCKS N/A

#14 • CHANDLER GORMAN #23 • KAYLA LUND

SEASON HIGHS‌ CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS N/A KILLS N/A 23, Charleston [09/14/18] KILLS 23, Charleston [09/14/18] N/A ATTEMPTS N/A 44, Syracuse [10/05/18] ATTEMPTS 44, Miami [11/03/17] N/A HITTING % N/A .769, Butler [08/24/18] HITTING % .769, Butler [08/24/18] N/A ASSISTS N/A 4, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] ASSISTS 4, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] N/A ACES N/A 4 (2x), last High Point [09/15/18] ACES 4, (2x), last High Point [09/15/18] N/A DIGS N/A 13 (2x), Florida St. [09/30/18] DIGS 16, vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] N/A BLOCKS N/A 2 (4x), last Virginia Tech [09/21/18] BLOCKS 4, at Boston College [10/15/17]

#16 • ANGELA SEMAN

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS N/A KILLS 1 (3x), last at Virginia Tech [11/24/17] 1, High Point [09/15/18] ATTEMPTS 2, at NC State [11/14/15] N/A HITTING % N/A 7, Florida St. [09/30/18] ASSISTS 8, Virginia [11/27/15] 3, Miami [09/28/18] ACES 6, WKU [09/16/16] 21, Charleston [09/14/18] DIGS 33, at Duke [10/23/15] N/A BLOCKS N/A

#17 • NIKA MARKOVIC

SEASON HIGHS CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS 18, Syracuse [10/05/18] KILLS 26, at WKU [09/08/17] 41, Oklahoma [08/31/18] ATTEMPTS 57, vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] .469, Syracuse [10/05/18] HITTING % .708, Boston College [09/24/17] 4, Dayton [09/07/18] ASSISTS 7, Miami [11/03/17] 4, Seton Hall [09/01/18] ACES 4 (4x), last at Seton Hall [09/01/18] 13, Oklahoma [08/31/18] DIGS 27, vs. Saint Mary’s [08/26/17] 7, Kennesaw State [09/07/18] BLOCKS 7, Kennesaw State [09/07/18]

#18 • NATALIE STEIBEL

SEASON HIGHS‌ CATEGORY CAREER HIGHS N/A KILLS N/A N/A ATTEMPTS N/A N/A HITTING % N/A N/A ASSISTS N/A N/A ACES N/A N/A DIGS N/A N/A BLOCKS N/A

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 06, 2018) All matches 2018 PITT SEASON/CAREER STATISTICAL COMPARISON

SEASON CAREER

Attack Set Attack Set ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts/s 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 157 2.75 39 287 .4 1 1 4 0.07 - 286 677 2.37 209 1338 .3 5 0 17 0.06 - 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 124 2.18 39 257 .3 3 1 3 0.05 - 171 311 1.82 106 683 .3 0 0 6 0.04 - 11 Sabrina Starks 22 31 1.41 10 65 .3 2 3 2 0.09 - 22 31 1.41 10 65 .3 2 3 2 0.09 - 23 Kayla Lund 57 235 4.12 86 486 .3 0 7 24 0.42 - 148 465 3.14 214 1052 .2 3 9 37 0.25 - 17 Nika Markovic 46 146 3.17 55 326 .2 7 9 8 0.17 - 266 805 3.03 279 1827 .2 8 8 91 0.34 - 6 Kylee Levers 54 9 0.17 3 22 .2 7 3 272 5.04 - 81 9 0.11 4 24 .2 0 8 351 4.33 - 13 Stephanie Williams 47 116 2.47 44 286 .2 5 2 19 0.40 - 315 1027 3.26 385 2509 .2 5 6 116 0.37 - 9 Alix Dreier 4 3 0.75 2 7 .1 4 3 1 0.25 - 22 12 0.55 8 27 .1 4 8 1 0.05 - 10 Zoi Faki 13 8 0.62 5 27 .1 1 1 1 0.08 - 27 8 0.30 5 27 .1 1 1 1 0.04 - 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 1 0.02 1 4 .0 0 0 395 6.93 - 418 19 0.05 21 99 - .0 2 0 3591 8.59 - 4 Emily Horner 24 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 - 80 1 0.01 0 4 .2 5 0 0 0.00 - 12 Avery Perosa 29 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 - 39 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0.00 - 154 1 0.01 2 4 - .2 5 0 3 0.02 - 16 Angela Seman 57 0 0.00 0 1 .0 0 0 54 0.95 - 414 3 0.01 3 17 .0 0 0 369 0.89 - PITT 57 830 14.56 284 1769 .3 0 9 783 13.74 - Opponents 57 597 10.47 315 1782 .1 5 8 568 9.96 -

Serve Dig Blocking Serve Dig Blocking Player sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/s sa sa/s se dig dig/s bs ba total b/s Layne Van Buskirk 0 0.00 3 11 0.19 11 66 77 1.35 0 0.00 4 39 0.14 30 229 259 0.91 Chinaza Ndee 0 0.00 1 18 0.32 2 40 42 0.74 0 0.00 1 48 0.28 7 132 139 0.81 Sabrina Starks 0 0.00 0 3 0.14 4 24 28 1.27 0 0.00 0 3 0.14 4 24 28 1.27 Kayla Lund 23 0.40 20 151 2.65 3 12 15 0.26 38 0.26 57 341 2.30 7 44 51 0.34 Nika Markovic 13 0.28 10 86 1.87 2 39 41 0.89 86 0.32 85 588 2.21 8 176 184 0.69 Kylee Levers 0 0.00 0 19 0.35 0 25 25 0.46 1 0.01 0 35 0.43 0 29 29 0.36 Stephanie Williams 13 0.28 14 80 1.70 3 28 31 0.66 81 0.26 98 704 2.23 18 129 147 0.47 Alix Dreier 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 0.00 0 6 6 0.27 Zoi Faki 3 0.23 5 9 0.69 0 0 0 0.00 6 0.22 14 13 0.48 0 0 0 0.00 Kamalani Akeo 9 0.16 3 102 1.79 0 0 0 0.00 69 0.17 80 791 1.89 3 44 47 0.11 Emily Horner 5 0.21 14 5 0.21 0 0 0 0.00 11 0.14 39 20 0.25 0 1 1 0.01 Avery Perosa 3 0.10 3 26 0.90 0 0 0 0.00 3 0.08 5 38 0.97 0 0 0 0.00 Hanna Markewycz 1 0.04 5 8 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 16 0.10 32 43 0.28 0 0 0 0.00 Angela Seman 10 0.18 4 221 3.88 0 0 0 0.00 84 0.20 90 1658 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 PITT 80 1.40 82 739 12.96 25 234 142.0 2.49 Opponents 39 0.68 112 519 9.11 28 219 137.5 2.41

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##1 • HANNA MARKEWYCZ ##3 • Kamalani Akeo ##4 • Emily Horner SR • L • 5-7 SR • L • 5-8 SR • RS • 6-0 Oak Brook, Ill. Kapolei, Hawaii Mission Viejo, Calif.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS HONORS & AWARDS 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

• Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC AVCA All-East Coast region First Team 2017 • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC Championship, claiming the title after defeating All-ACC First Team 2017 Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season ACC Setter of the Year 2016 Virginia to end the regular season • Helped the team to their second appearance in two AVCA All-East Coast region First Team 2016 • Helped the team to their second appearance in years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in ALL-ACC Second Team 2016 two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State VCU in the opening round, before falling to No 1. • Notched a season high six service aces in a loss to 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Penn State No. 25 Iowa State • Logged two digs in a win over Saint Mary’s • Recorded two service aces in a sweeping win over • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC • Tallied one dig in a win over ETSU Santa Barbara Championship, claiming the title after defeating • Recorded two service aces against NC State • Notched one service ace and two digs in a shutout Virginia to end the regular season • Notched one dig in a win over Florida State win over Eastern Kentucky • Helped the team to their second appearance in two • Landed a service ace against VCU in the first round • Logged an assist, a service ace and three digs in years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in of the NCAA Tournament a win at Syracuse the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State • Put down two service aces and two digs in a win • Led the team in assists with 1,258, good for second FUN FACTS over Boston College in the ACC and 35th in the NCAA • Tallied three digs against North Carolina • Finished the season with 10.75 assists per set, • Terrified by birds landing her at first in the ACC • Has a brother with Down syndrome FUN FACTS • Kicked off the season with a 36-assist game on 40 • Grew up playing soccer attempts for a percentage of .900 • Oldest of four siblings • Performed Ukrainian Dance for 13 years of her life. • Notched 58 assists and 14 digs against Saint Mary’s • Certified junior lifegaurd • Hates peanut butter • Tallied 47 kills against WKU • Named after a city in Maui, Hawaii • Tallied a season high 60 assists to go along with • Went to the same school from kindergarten five digs in a win against Syracuse through high school • Landed 44 assists to go along with six digs against Boston College • Collected 42 assists in a sweeping victory over Virginia • Logged 55 assists in a win at Florida State • Notched 51 assists and nine digs in a late season win over Duke • Ended with 90 total assists in the NCAA Tournament, 44 coming in a victory over VCU and 46 coming in the team’s loss to No. 1 Penn State

FUN FACTS

• Danced Hula for seven years of her life • Played softball until her sophomore year of high school • One of five children, the oldest being 35 years old • Originally recruited to Pitt as a libero, not a setter

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##5 • Chinaza Ndee ##6 • kylee Levers ##7 • Layne Van Buskirk so • Mh/rs • 5-11 RS-So • S • 6-0 Jr • MH • 6-3 Jersey Village, Texas Washington, pa. Windsor, Ontario

HONORS & AWARDS 2017 HIGHLIGHTS HONORS & AWARDS

ACC All-Freshman Team 2017 • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC ACC All-Freshman Team 2016 Championship, claiming the title after defeating 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Virginia to end the regular season 2017 HIGHLIGHTS • Helped the team to their second appearance in two • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC Championship, claiming the title after defeating the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season • Played 27 sets on the season, recording 79 assists, Virginia to end the regular season • Helped the team to their second appearance in 16 digs, four total blocks and one service ace • Helped the team to their second appearance in two two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating • Tallied 14 assists and five digs in a loss to Iowa State years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 • Logged a season high 18 assists to go along with the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State Penn State four digs in a sweep at Dayton • Recorded double-digit kills in 13 matches • Recognized as the ACC Freshman of the week twice • Recorded 12 assists and two digs in a sweep vs • Notched 10 kills against No. 9 Creighton • Honored as part of the All-ACC Academic team Saint Louis • Tallied 10 kills in a loss against No. 25 Iowa State. • Tallied 14 kills and six blocks in a victory against • Notched seven assists and one dig in a win over • Added 10 kills and had a hitting percentage of .909 Saint Mary’s Eastern Kentucky in a victory against UC Santa Barbara • Added 10 kills and three blocks at Florida State • Notched eight digs in a close loss to Louisville • Posted 11 kills and a hitting percentage of .625 when • Recorded six kills and six blocks in a victory against • Collected one assist in the team’s win over VCU in Pitt topped Eastern Kentucky Boston College the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Recorded 13 kills and recorded a hitting percentage • Tallied nine kills and six blocks in a victory against of .435 in a victory against Boston College Florida State FUN FACTS • Posted 13 kills in a win at Florida State • Posted eight kills and four blocks against VCU in • Tallied 10 kills in a loss against NC State the opening round of the NCAA Tournament • Owns a pet cockatoo • Posted 12 kills in a home victory against Florida • Grew up horse-back riding State FUN FACTS • Has a niece and a nephew • Added 12 kills in a landslide victory against Wake • Kissed a dolphin Forest • Born in Nigeria and came to the United States at • Grew up on a 15-acre farm • Recorded 13 kills and tallied a hitting percentage five years old of .474 in a victory against Duke • Does not know how to ride a bike • Posted 13 kills and a .458 hitting percentage against • Loud and proud “Beyhive” member [Beyonce Fan VCU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Club] • Posted 11 kills in Pitt’s loss to No. 1 Penn State in the • Exclusively uses barbecue sauce second round of the NCAA Tournament • Afraid of heights and deep water • Finished her sophomore season with 273 kills and a team-high 106 blocks

FUN FACTS

• Cannot put in contacts • Played tennis since she was five years old • Good at badminton • Great at Mario Kart • Does not like to drink water

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##9 • Alix Dreier ##10 • Zoi Faki ##11 • Sabrina Starks Jr • oh/rs • 6-1 jr • oh/rs • 6-1 Fr • MH • 6-2 Palm Desert, Calif. Athens, Greece Springfield, neb.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS 2017 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC • Attended Platteview High School in Springfield, Championship, claiming the title after defeating Championship, claiming the title after defeating Neb., where she played volleyball, basketball and Virginia to end the regular season Virginia to end the regular season. ran track and field • Helped the team to their second appearance in two • Helped the team to their second appearance in • One of 250 named to Prep Volleyball’s list of years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating Senior Aces the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 • Set the record for kills at Platteview High School • Recorded one block assist in a sweep over Penn State. during her final season with the Trojans, while Cleveland State • Did not play due to injury. breaking the career blocks record during her • Logged one block assist in a win over Syracuse junior year FUN FACTS • Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors, First FUN FACTS Team All-Conference accolades in her third year • Has twin brothers. of high school • Only person on the team without a sibling • Knows three languages: English, French and Greek. • Two-time Papillion Times First Team All-Area Team • Water polo goalie for her high school varsity team • Used to do Ballet. member • Terrified of the ocean • Only one in her family that has been to the United • Tabbed Second Team All-Conference following States. basketball season during her junior year, while earning Honorable Mention All-Conference in both volleyball and basketball her sophomore year • Four-time track and field letter winner • Three-time volleyball and basketball letter winner

FUN FACTS

• Cousin of WNBA superstar Candace Parker • First Division I student-athlete in her family • Cannot swallow a pill • Never been out of the country • Loves the TV Show “Bob’s Burgers”

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##12 • Avery Perosa ##13 • Stephanie Williams ##14 • Chandler Gorman RS-So • L • 5-7 RS-Jr • oh • 6-0 Fr • MH • 6-1 Orefield, Pa. Eastlake, ohio Houston, Texas

2017 HIGHLIGHTS HONORS & AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2017 • Attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas Championship, claiming the title after defeating AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team 2017 where she played volleyball Virginia to end the regular season All-ACC First Team 2017 • Earned First Team All-District honors during her • Helped the team to their second appearance in two AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2016 junior season, in addition to being named to the years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team 2016 Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches (TAVC) the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State All-ACC First Team 2016 All-Texas Team and Greater Houston Volleyball • Recorded seven digs against UC Santa Barbara. Coaches Association Fab 50 • Added three digs against Cleveland St 2017 HIGHLIGHTS • One of 250 named to Prep Volleyball’s list of Senior Aces FUN FACTS • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC • Awarded First Team All-District honors in her Championship, claiming the title after defeating final season at Stratford High School • Played lacross in high school Virginia to end the regular season • Owns chickens at home • Helped the team to their second appearance in two FUN FACTS • Really good with chopsticks years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State • Afraid of snakes and heights • Notched 13 kills and a .462 hitting percentage in a • Used to play piano landslide victory against Dayton • Registered a season high 21 kills in a victory against ETSU • Posted 15 kills and a .433 hitting percentage in a landslide victory against Virginia • Finished with 15 kills in a win at Florida State • Recorded 14 kills in a victory against Miami • Notched 14 kills and a .429 hitting percentage in a win against Syracuse • Tallied a double-double at Notre Dame, recording 13 kills and 11 digs in addition to four service aces • Recorded 11 digs, 11 kills and four service aces at home against Miami en route to another double- double • Posted 14 kills and three aces against Florida State at home • Recorded double-digit kills with 12 against Duke at home • Tallied her seventh double-double of the season against VCU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament with 12 kills and 10 digs

FUN FACTS

• Puts hot sauce on everything • Loves to watch Food Network and HGTV, as well as romantic comedies • Wanted to be on American Idol when she was younger • Favorite type of music is rap

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##16 • Angela Seman ##17 • Nika Markovic ##18 • Natalie Steibel RS-Sr • L • 5-9 Jr • rs • 6-0 Fr • oh • 6-1 pittsburgh, Pa. braslovce, slovenia mason, ohio

2017 HIGHLIGHTS HONORS & AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2017 • Attended Mount Notre Dame High School where Championship, claiming the title after defeating AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team 2017 she played volleyball Virginia to end the regular season All-ACC First Team 2017 • 2017 Under Armor Honorable Mention All- • Helped the team to their second appearance in two ACC All-Freshman Team 2016 American years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in • Named to Prep Volleyball’s list of 150 Senior Aces the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State 2017 HIGHLIGHTS • Led Mount Notre Dame to an Ohio State • Put up 20 digs and four assists against Saint Mary’s Championship in just her sophomore year, while in the Husky Invitational • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC helping her team to a runner-up finish her junior • Added 19 digs and two assists against Dayton Championship, claiming the title after defeating year • Tallied 17 digs, two assists and one service ace Virginia to end the regular season • Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in against ETSU • Helped the team to their second appearance in two her third year of high school, while also being • Notched 15 digs, five assists and one service ace years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in tabbed First Team All-Conference, First Team All- against UC Santa Barbara the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State City and Second Team All-District • Posted a season-high 23 digs in four sets over • Earned ACC Player of the Week during the week • Earned multiple accolades following her senior Florida State of Nov. 27 year including GGCL Volleyball Athlete of the • Logged 19 digs and five service aces against Miami • Notched a monstrous 23 kills and 27 digs in the Year and First Team honors amongst the state, • Added four service aces and 19 digs at Louisville squad’s first win of the season over Saint Mary’s district and conference • Recorded 22 digs, three service aces and three • Tallied 19 kills and nine digs in a win over Syracuse • Two-time Team MVP assists against Duke on the team’s home court • Collected another double-double in a shutout • Posted 19 digs and three assists in three sets victory over Virginia, putting up 17 kills and 14 FUN FACTS against Notre Dame digs to go along with three assists, a service ace • Logged 15 digs against Georgia Tech and two blocks • Loves to watch NASCAR - favorite driver is #42 • Tallied 19 digs and two assists in three sets against • Tabbed 21 kills and 13 digs to go along with four Kyle Larson Dayton assists and three blocks in a win over Florida State • Has played the piano since she was five years old • Added five assists and 10 digs in a win over Boston • Logged 12 kills, three assists, six digs and four • Likes to fold origami and has displayed her work College blocks in a shutout win at Notre Dame at art galleries • Finished the season with a team-high 419 total digs, • Helped Pitt to a shutout win over Wake Forest, • Had the opportunity to play an original Stradivari averaging 3.58 digs per set contributing 17 kills, two assists, two service aces, violin that was made in the 1600s four digs and two total blocks FUN FACTS • Notched 20 kills, one assist, six digs and a block in a win at Virginia Tech • Did gymnastics for five years • Collected another double-double against Virginia, • Has traveled to Italy three times tallying 10 kills and 10 digs to go along with four • Loves to bake, especailly cupcakes assists, one service ace and three total blocks • Has three sisters that play Division I volleyball • Recorded 17 kills and 13 digs to go along with four • Her mom, dad and uncle all went to Pitt assists and four total blocks in Pitt’s win over VCU • Is writing a book in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

FUN FACTS

• Speaks English, Serbian and Croatian • Played two years of soccer • Has visited 10 different countries • Whole family played volleyball • Played club for 10 years before coming to Pitt

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes ##21 • maddie Soboleski ##23 • Kayla Lund fr • s/rs • 6-0 so • oh • 6-0 edinboro, Pa. pasadena, calif.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS HONORS & AWARDS

• Attended General Mclane High School in AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year 2017 Edinboro, Pa., where she played volleyball ACC All-Freshman Team 2017 • Three-time All-State honoree, receiving the accolades sophomore through senior year 2017 HIGHLIGHTS • Named to the All-District Team following every year of her high school career • Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC • Two-Time Preseason Player of the Year nominee Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season FUN FACTS • Helped the team to their second appearance in two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in • Grew up with former Pitt football player and the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State current Steelers player James Conner • Named ACC Freshman of the Week for four weeks • Younger siblings are fraternal twins during the 2017 season • Recorded 13 kills and nine digs in her second career game in a loss to Creighton • Notched eight kills and 16 digs in a win over Saint Mary’s in the Husky Invitational • Tallied nine kills, one assist, 13 digs and two block assists in a sweeping win over Eastern Kentucky • Recorded 12 kills, one assist, three service aces, eight digs, and two block assists in a sweeping win over Cleveland State • Collected her first double-double of the season against Louisville, tallying 12 kills and 10 digs to go along with an assist, a service ace and a block assist • Logged a career high 19 kills to go along with seven digs, one service ace, two assists, and three block assists • Assisted Pitt in a sweeping win over Wake Forest, notching her second double-double with 11 kills, 10 digs and a block • Tallied 10 kills and 13 digs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Pitt’s win over VCU for her third double-double of the season • Contributed 13 kills and 11 digs against Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament while also adding two assists and a block

FUN FACTS

• Middle child of three, two boys • Born in Texas • Mother and father were athletes at Notre Dame • Played five other sports before playing volleyball

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes Dan Fisher Head coach • Sixth season • Pacific, ‘99

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 Pan Am Cup Head Coach / Bronze Medal Three Preseason All-ACC selections (three honors) 2015 Pan Am Games Head Coach / Gold Medal Five ACC All-Academic selections (six honors) AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year (2017) Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Appearances (2016-2017) ACC Coach of the Year (2017) 209 career wins ACC Volleyball Champions (2017) 134-45 overall record at Pitt Five All-America selections (seven honors) .749 overall win percentage at Pitt Six All-Region selections (nine honors) Four straight top-50 RPI seasons 13 All-ACC selections (17 honors)

2017 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Potts finished her career under Fisher as Pitt’s all-time leader in total • Named AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the blocks (573) and block assists (509) and ranks fifth in program history Year after leading the Panthers to their first ACC Championship in program with 64 solo blocks history, sharing a piece of it with Louisville • Led Pitt back to the NCAA Tournament, marking the programs first back- 2015 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh to-back appearance since 2003-2004, where they defeated VCU in the • Led Pitt to a 23-9 record - the team’s second straight 20-win season, which opening round marked the first back-to-back 20-win seasons since the team posted three • Led the Panthers to a 26-7 record – the team’s fourth-straight 20-win straight in ’02, ’03 and ’04 season and highest win total during Fisher’s era • Recorded a 13-7 record in the ACC, the second consecutive year with 13 • Coached redshirt sophomore Stephanie Williams to her second AVCA wins Division I Honorable Mention All-America honors, while leading sophomore • Steered Amanda Orchard to her second consecutive Honorable Mention Nika Markovic to her first All-America honor, AVCA All-Region accolade and first team All-ACC award • Guided Williams, Markovic and junior Kamalani Akeo to AVCA All-East Coast in her final season with the Panthers. She was also named to the 2015 Region accolades and All-ACC First Team honors Senior CLASS Award First Team. • Saw Kayla Lund earn AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the year • Orchard ranked 18th in the nation in hitting percentage (.410) and second • Coached Lund and fellow freshman Chinaza Ndee to the ACC All-Freshman in the ACC Team • Oversaw Kadi Kullerkann’s successful transfer to Pitt. Kullerkann joined Orchard as an Honorable Mention All-America honoree, All-Region award 2016 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh winner and All-ACC first team standout after becoming one of the Panthers’ • Coached the first Pitt volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament in 12 most dominate hitters years and the first to advance to the second round in 13 years • Led a team which ranked fourth in the country and first in the ACC in • Led the Panthers to a 25-9 record – the team’s third straight 20-win assists (13.87/game) as well as being 10th in the country and second in the season, which marked the first time the team had three consecutive 20- ACC in kills (14.48/set) win seasons since the Panthers posted three straight in ’02, ’03 and ’04 • Logged a 15-5 record in the ACC 2014 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Coached Stephanie Williams, after a season ending injury her freshman • Led the Panthers to a 25-6 overall record, marking the program’s most year, towards AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America recognition, victories since 2003 (26) AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team and First Team All-ACC • Improved the team’s conference record to 13-5 after going 11-9 in the ACC • Guided freshman Layne Van Buskirk towards ACC All-Freshman Honors and in 2013 and 7-8 in the Big East in 2012 two separate ACC Freshman of the Week selections • Oversaw the development of junior middle hitter Amanda Orchard, who • Coached Jenna Potts towards AVCA Division I All-American Honorable became the first Pitt player since 2011 to earn Honorable Mention All- Mention recognition, AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team honors, All- America honors ACC First Team honors and the Preseason All-ACC Team

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes • Guided the team to a number one ranking in the ACC in aces (1.74/set), and 2012 runner-up in opponent hitting percentage (1.66), assists (13.61/set) and kills • Aided in Team USA’s Gold Medal run as an assistant coach at the Pan (14.32/set) American Cup – aced as the team’s offensive coordinator, specifically • Earned his 100th career win as a head coach in a 3-0 victory against working with the setters, and also coordinated opponent scouting Duquesne on Sept. 12 2007 2013 • Head Coach • University of Pittsburgh • Served as an assistant for Team USA during the World University Games • Coached Pitt to a 19-14 record in his first season with the squad – the most in Thailand wins since 2009 (20) • Improved the team's conference record by four wins from 7-8 in its final 2006 year in the Big East to an 11-9 inaugural ACC campaign • Assisted with the USA Volleyball Boys Youth Select program • Finished fifth in the ACC after being selected 13th in the preseason poll • Guided Pitt to its highest totals in the following categories since 2009: Playing Career hitting percentage (.230), kills/set (13.27), total kills (1725), assists/set • Spent five years playing professionally in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland (12.58), total assists (1635) and total aces (208) after college graduation • Helped the Panthers improve from a conference winning percentage of • Competed for five years on the AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Tour .548 in 2012 to .576 in 2013 earning a pair of 13th place finishes • Represented his country on multiple occasions donning the red, white and 2011-12 • Head Coach • Concordia University blue during tournaments in Japan and France in 2000 and 2001 • Guided the Eagles women's volleyball program to an overall record of 75-2 (.974), including a National Championship in 2012 and a National Runner-up Education finish in 2011 • Earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of the Pacific • Coached six NAIA All-Americans, seven All-GSAC players and five GSAC in May of 1999 and a Master of Arts in sports science from Pacific in 2008 scholar-athletes in his two seasons, including Brooke Marino, who was named the NAIA Player of the Year in 2011 and was a two-time GSAC Player Personal of the Year honoree • A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., Fisher resides in Pittsburgh with his wife • Led Concordia to its first NAIA National Championship in 2012, finishing the Joni and daughter Eden season with a perfect 38-0 record • Named NAIA Tournament Coach of the Year in 2012 • Coached Concordia to a national runner-up finish in his first year with a FISHER CAREER COACHING RECORD 37-2 overall record and 18-0 conference record Year School Overall Rec. (%) Conf. Rec. (%) Conf. • Named the NAIA/AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2011 2011 Concordia (DII) 37-2 .949 18-0 1.000 Pacific West

2009-11 • Associate Men’s Head Coach • University of Hawaii 2012 Concordia (DII) 38-0 1.000 14-0 1.000 Pacific West • Helped the Warriors earn a No. 4 national ranking in 2010 and coached three AVCA All-Americans during his tenure 2013 Pitt 19-14 .576 11-9 .550 ACC

2014 Pitt 25-6 .806 13-5 .722 ACC 2007-09 • Associate Women’s Head Coach • University of San Francisco • Helped San Francisco to an NCAA Tournament berth after finishing second 2015 Pitt 23-9 .719 13-7 .650 ACC in the West Coast Conference in 2008 2016 Pitt 25-9 .735 15-5 .750 ACC 2004-07 • Assistant Men’s Head Coach • University of the Pacific 2017 Pitt 26-7 .788 18-2 .900 ACC • Worked primarily with the men’s squad but did additional work with the women’s team (assistant coach/camp director) 2018 Pitt 16-0 1.000 5-0 .1000 ACC

International Coaching At Pitt 134-45 .749 75-28 .728 2016 Career 209-47 .816 107-28 .793 • Named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the Pan American Cup – led Team USA to a Bronze Medal

2015 • Led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a Gold Medal at the Pan American Games as head coach – marked the first time since 1967

2014 • Coached the USA/BIP Developmental Team at the Global Challenge in Europe

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2018) 2018 OVERALLAll matches STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 16-0 12-0 2-0 2-0 CONFERENCE 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 11-0 8-0 1-0 2-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 157 2.75 39 287 .4 1 1 4 0.07 0 3 0.00 1 11 0.19 11 66 77 1.35 6 0 - 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 124 2.18 39 257 .3 3 1 3 0.05 0 1 0.00 0 18 0.32 2 40 42 0.74 3 0 - 11 Sabrina Starks 22 31 1.41 10 65 .3 2 3 2 0.09 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.14 4 24 28 1.27 0 0 - 23 Kayla Lund 57 235 4.12 86 486 .3 0 7 24 0.42 23 20 0.40 7 151 2.65 3 12 15 0.26 3 2 - 17 Nika Markovic 46 146 3.17 55 326 .2 7 9 8 0.17 13 10 0.28 1 86 1.87 2 39 41 0.89 1 0 - 6 Kylee Levers 54 9 0.17 3 22 .2 7 3 272 5.04 0 0 0.00 0 19 0.35 0 25 25 0.46 3 5 - 13 Stephanie Williams 47 116 2.47 44 286 .2 5 2 19 0.40 13 14 0.28 18 80 1.70 3 28 31 0.66 2 0 - 9 Alix Dreier 4 3 0.75 2 7 .1 4 3 1 0.25 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 10 Zoi Faki 13 8 0.62 5 27 .1 1 1 1 0.08 3 5 0.23 1 9 0.69 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 - 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 1 0.02 1 4 .0 0 0 395 6.93 9 3 0.16 0 102 1.79 0 0 0 0.00 0 11 - 4 Emily Horner 24 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 5 14 0.21 0 5 0.21 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - 12 Avery Perosa 29 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 3 3 0.10 3 26 0.90 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0.00 1 5 0.04 0 8 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 16 Angela Seman 57 0 0.00 0 1 .0 0 0 54 0.95 10 4 0.18 7 221 3.88 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - TEAM ------1 ------PITT 57 830 14.56 284 1769 .3 0 9 783 13.74 80 82 1.40 39 739 12.96 25 234 142.0 2.49 20 20 - Opponents 57 597 10.47 315 1782 .1 5 8 568 9.96 39 112 0.68 80 519 9.11 28 219 137.5 2.41 41 22 -

Team Statistics UP OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK 08/24/18 BUTLER W 3-0 25-14,25-23,25-12 379 K i l ls 830 597 08/24/2018 #24 CAL POLY W 3-1 22-25,25-15,25-17,25-19 1007 E r r o r s 284 315 08/25/2018 PEPPERDINE W 3-0 25-23,25-20,25-13 440 Total Attacks 1769 1782 Aug 31 vs Oklahoma W 3-1 16-25,25-19,25-21,25-22 102 Attack Pct .3 0 9 .1 5 8 #Sep 01 at Seton Hall W 3-0 25-20,25-18,25-21 153 K i l ls /S e t 14.6 10.5 Sep 01 vs VCU W 3-0 25-16,25-20,25-11 94 SET 09/07/18 KENNESAW STATE W 3-2 23-25,26-24,25-16,20-25,15-7 168 A s s is t s 783 568 Sep 07 DAYTON W 3-1 20-25,28-26,25-14,25-7 574 A s s is t s / S e t 13.7 10.0 Sep 08 #12 WASHINGTON W 3-0 25-18,25-13,25-17 468 SERVE 09/14/18 CHARLESTON W 3-1 25-16,25-19,22-25,25-11 371 A c e s 80 39 09/15/18 HIGH POINT W 3-1 25-21,25-19,18-25,25-22 350 E r r o r s 82 112 *09/19/18 VIRGINIA W 3-0 25-17,25-23,25-21 420 A c e s / S e t 1.4 0.7 *Sep 21 at Virginia Tech W 3-0 25-16,25-18,25-20 672 SERVE RECEPTIONS *09/28/18 MIAMI W 3-0 25-15,25-8,25-13 604 E r r o r s 39 80 *09/30/18 FLORIDA STATE W 3-1 21-25,25-20,25-13,25-17 897 E r r o r s / S e t 0.7 1.4 *10/05/18 SYRACUSE W 3-1 25-9,25-23,23-25,25-11 1081 DEFENSE D ig s 739 519 Record in 3-set matches: 8-0 D ig s /S e t 13.0 9.1 Record in 4-set matches: 7-0 BLOCKING Record in 5-set matches: 1-0 Block Solo 25 28 Block Assist 234 219 Total Blocks 142.0 137.5 B lo c k s / S e t 2.5 2.4 Block Errors 20 41 Ball handling errors 20 22 ATTENDANCE T o ta l 6759 825 Dates/Avg Per Date 12/563 2/412 Neutral site #/Avg 2/98 Current win streak 16 - Home win streak 12 -

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2018) 2018Conference ACC STATISTICS matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 10 Zoi Faki 3 2 0.67 0 2 1.000 0 0.00 1 0 0.33 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 9 Alix Dreier 2 2 1.00 0 4 .5 0 0 1 0.50 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 7 Layne Van Buskirk 17 43 2.53 9 85 .4 0 0 1 0.06 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.18 4 31 35 2.06 2 0 - 5 Chinaza Ndee 17 34 2.00 11 68 .3 3 8 2 0.12 0 0 0.00 0 8 0.47 0 13 13 0.76 0 0 - 17 Nika Markovic 14 47 3.36 16 92 .3 3 7 2 0.14 3 1 0.21 0 24 1.71 0 10 10 0.71 0 0 - 6 Kylee Levers 17 3 0.18 1 7 .2 8 6 79 4.65 0 0 0.00 0 9 0.53 0 16 16 0.94 1 2 - 13 Stephanie Williams 17 40 2.35 16 106 .2 2 6 6 0.35 5 4 0.29 7 37 2.18 1 10 11 0.65 1 0 - 23 Kayla Lund 17 68 4.00 36 154 .2 0 8 7 0.41 6 5 0.35 2 44 2.59 0 6 6 0.35 0 1 - 11 Sabrina Starks 3 2 0.67 1 6 .1 6 7 2 0.67 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 4 4 1.33 0 0 - 12 Avery Perosa 14 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0.07 0 4 0.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 16 Angela Seman 17 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 18 1.06 6 1 0.35 1 63 3.71 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 4 Emily Horner 4 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0.25 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - 3 Kamalani Akeo 17 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 106 6.24 5 2 0.29 0 36 2.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 8 - 1 Hanna Markewycz 5 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - TEAM ------1 ------PITT 17 241 14.18 90 524 .2 8 8 224 13.18 28 16 1.65 11 231 13.59 5 90 50.0 2.94 4 12 - Opponents 17 159 9.35 103 526 .1 0 6 149 8.76 11 37 0.65 28 152 8.94 6 91 51.5 3.03 14 4 -

Team Statistics UP OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK *09/19/18 VIRGINIA W 3-0 25-17,25-23,25-21 420 K i l ls 241 159 *Sep 21 at Virginia Tech W 3-0 25-16,25-18,25-20 672 E r r o r s 90 103 *09/28/18 MIAMI W 3-0 25-15,25-8,25-13 604 Total Attacks 524 526 *09/30/18 FLORIDA STATE W 3-1 21-25,25-20,25-13,25-17 897 Attack Pct .2 8 8 .1 0 6 *10/05/18 SYRACUSE W 3-1 25-9,25-23,23-25,25-11 1081 K i l ls /S e t 14.2 9.4 SET Record in 3-set matches: 3-0 A s s is t s 224 149 Record in 4-set matches: 2-0 A s s is t s / S e t 13.2 8.8 Record in 5-set matches: 0-0 SERVE A c e s 28 11 E r r o r s 16 37 A c e s / S e t 1.6 0.6 SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 11 28 E r r o r s / S e t 0.6 1.6 DEFENSE D ig s 231 152 D ig s /S e t 13.6 8.9 BLOCKING Block Solo 5 6 Block Assist 90 91 Total Blocks 50.0 51.5 B lo c k s / S e t 2.9 3.0 Block Errors 4 14 Ball handling errors 12 4 ATTENDANCE T o ta l 3002 672 Dates/Avg Per Date 4/750 1/672 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 5 - Home win streak 4 -

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Match Results (as of Oct 06, 2018) 2018 MATCHAll matches RESULTS

Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att. 08/24/18 BUTLER W 3-0 25-14,25-23,25-12 1-0 0-0 1:21 379 08/24/201 #24 CAL POLY W 3-1 22-25,25-15,25-17,25-19 2-0 0-0 1:46 1007 08/25/201 PEPPERDINE W 3-0 25-23,25-20,25-13 3-0 0-0 1:21 440 Aug 31 vs Oklahoma W 3-1 16-25,25-19,25-21,25-22 4-0 0-0 2:06 102 # Sep 01 at Seton Hall W 3-0 25-20,25-18,25-21 5-0 0-0 1:30 153 Sep 01 vs VCU W 3-0 25-16,25-20,25-11 6-0 0-0 1:11 94 09/07/18 KENNESAW STATE W 3-2 23-25,26-24,25-16,20-25,15-7 7-0 0-0 2:13 168 Sep 07 DAYTON W 3-1 20-25,28-26,25-14,25-7 8-0 0-0 1:43 574 Sep 08 #12 WASHINGTON W 3-0 25-18,25-13,25-17 9-0 0-0 1:16 468 09/14/18 CHARLESTON W 3-1 25-16,25-19,22-25,25-11 10-0 0-0 1:46 371 09/15/18 HIGH POINT W 3-1 25-21,25-19,18-25,25-22 11-0 0-0 1:52 350 * 09/19/18 VIRGINIA W 3-0 25-17,25-23,25-21 12-0 1-0 1:26 420 * Sep 21 at Virginia Tech W 3-0 25-16,25-18,25-20 13-0 2-0 1:25 672 * 09/28/18 MIAMI W 3-0 25-15,25-8,25-13 14-0 3-0 1:08 604 * 09/30/18 FLORIDA STATE W 3-1 21-25,25-20,25-13,25-17 15-0 4-0 1:52 897 * 10/05/18 SYRACUSE W 3-1 25-9,25-23,23-25,25-11 16-0 5-0 1:51 1081

Team Record W-L-T Attend Dates Total Avg. Overall: 16-0 Total: 16 7780 486 Conference: 5-0 Home: 12 6759 563 Home: 12-0 Away: 2 825 412 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 2 196 98 Neutral: 2-0 3 sets: 8-0 4 sets: 7-0 5 sets: 1-0

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / BHE 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 1 5 4 0 1 3 3 6 4 0 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / BE 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 8 7 6 8 6 2 12 32 20 28 26 10 / / 10 20 / / / / 12 12 / / / / / / BA / / / / 8 6 18 16 25 14 4 8 14 14 17 16 15 21 16 22 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / BS 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 6 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 8.0 3.5 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 15.0 10.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 / / 18.0 13.0 12.0 / / 15.0 / / / / / / / / / / / / Blocks 5.0 9.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 10.5 9.0 5.0 9.5 10.0 11.0 9.0 11.0 10.5 18.5 34 51 21 30 32 30 19 40 46 30 47 33 30 29 22 25 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Digs 2018) 45 57 40 56 49 44 31 58 49 43 54 60 38 40 41 34 06, 3 3 5 7 2 6 9 2 5 3 8 5 6 7 5 4 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / RE 2 2 2 3 0 4 2 1 3 1 8 3 1 3 1 3 Oct 6 4 7 8 3 6 8 5 6 7 4 8 6 / 10 12 12 of / / / / / / / / / / / / SE / / / 5 8 2 5 3 2 5 3 4 8 7 4 13 4 5 4 (as 3 2 2 2 3 0 4 2 1 8 3 1 3 1 1 3 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / SA 5 3 3 5 7 2 6 9 2 8 5 6 7 5 3 4 58 48 33 41 44 19 46 43 32 20 37 27 31 24 35 30 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Volleyball 54 52 60 60 56 42 60 65 45 24 57 41 42 38 43 44 Assists matches Comparison Pitt All .175 .237 .088 .151 .193 .036 .214 .215 .198 .157 .133 .183 .092 .241 .149 -.023 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Hit% 2018 OPPONENT COMPARISON / .225 .246 .242 .387 .188 .307 .356 .395 .290 .319 .381 .364 .244 .333 .425 .377 96 87 160 84 86 90 131 125 126 135 126 121 121 98 87 / / 109 / / / / / / / / / / / / / category TA / 88 61 84 90 87 100 88 102 138 138 132 119 154 118 129 141 each Match-by-Match 33 23 20 17 19 18 14 19 15 18 20 24 11 22 for 24 18 2018 PITT / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 8 9 Errors 25 15 30 17 19 20 18 20 12 10 21 28 16 16 Team 61 42 46 20 46 44 33 22 38 27 38 51 35 32 31 31 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Kills Pitt 56 61 59 44 61 71 47 31 65 44 42 55 60 50 46 38 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 TEAM/OPPONENT Score format the in STATE Tech STATE Hall displayed POINT POLY are VCU Oklahoma Seton Virginia Opponent BUTLER CAL PEPPERDINE vs vs KENNESAW DAYTON CHARLESTON HIGH VIRGINIA MIAMI FLORIDA SYRACUSE at WASHINGTON at totals 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 Match 31, 01, 07, 01, 08, 21, Date 08/24/18 08/24/2018 08/25/2018 Aug Sep 09/07/18 Sep 09/14/18 09/15/18 09/19/18 09/28/18 09/30/18 10/05/18 Sep Sep Sep Note:

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Category Leaders (as of Oct 06, 2018) All matches 2018 PITT STATISTICAL LEADERS

# ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct # KILL (by K) S K K/S 23 Kayla Lund 57 235 4.12 86 486 . 3 0 7 23 Kayla Lund 57 235 4.12 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 157 2.75 39 287 . 4 1 1 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 157 2.75 17 Nika Markovic 46 146 3.17 55 326 . 2 7 9 17 Nika Markovic 46 146 3.17 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 124 2.18 39 257 . 3 3 1 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 124 2.18 13 Stephanie Williams 47 116 2.47 44 286 . 2 5 2 13 Stephanie Williams 47 116 2.47 11 Sabrina Starks 22 31 1.41 10 65 . 3 2 3 11 Sabrina Starks 22 31 1.41 6 Kylee Levers 54 9 0.17 3 22 . 2 7 3 6 Kylee Levers 54 9 0.17 10 Zoi Faki 13 8 0.62 5 27 . 1 1 1 10 Zoi Faki 13 8 0.62 9 Alix Dreier 4 3 0.75 2 7 . 1 4 3 9 Alix Dreier 4 3 0.75 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 1 0.02 1 4 . 0 0 0 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 1 0.02 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 16 Angela Seman 57 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 16 Angela Seman 57 0 0.00

# SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 395 6.93 - - 23 Kayla Lund 57 23 20 0.40 - - 6 Kylee Levers 54 272 5.04 - - 13 Stephanie Williams 47 13 14 0.28 - - 16 Angela Seman 57 54 0.95 - - 17 Nika Markovic 46 13 10 0.28 - - 23 Kayla Lund 57 24 0.42 - - 16 Angela Seman 57 10 4 0.18 - - 13 Stephanie Williams 47 19 0.40 - - 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 9 3 0.16 - - 17 Nika Markovic 46 8 0.17 - - 4 Emily Horner 24 5 14 0.21 - - 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 4 0.07 - - 12 Avery Perosa 29 3 3 0.10 - - 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 3 0.05 - - 10 Zoi Faki 13 3 5 0.23 - - 11 Sabrina Starks 22 2 0.09 - - 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 1 5 0.04 - - 9 Alix Dreier 4 1 0.25 - - 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 0 1 0.00 - - 10 Zoi Faki 13 1 0.08 - - 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 0 3 0.00 - - 12 Avery Perosa 29 0 0.00 - - 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 - - # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 16 Angela Seman 57 221 3.88 1 # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 23 Kayla Lund 57 151 2.65 2 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 11 66 77.0 1.35 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 102 1.79 11 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 2 40 42.0 0.74 17 Nika Markovic 46 86 1.87 0 17 Nika Markovic 46 2 39 41.0 0.89 13 Stephanie Williams 47 80 1.70 0 13 Stephanie Williams 47 3 28 31.0 0.66 12 Avery Perosa 29 26 0.90 0 11 Sabrina Starks 22 4 24 28.0 1.27 6 Kylee Levers 54 19 0.35 5 6 Kylee Levers 54 0 25 25.0 0.46 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 18 0.32 0 23 Kayla Lund 57 3 12 15.0 0.26 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 11 0.19 0 12 Avery Perosa 29 0 0 0.0 0.00 10 Zoi Faki 13 9 0.69 0 10 Zoi Faki 13 0 0 0.0 0.00 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 8 0.29 0 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 0 0 0.0 0.00 4 Emily Horner 24 5 0.21 1 11 Sabrina Starks 22 3 0.14 0 9 Alix Dreier 4 0 0.00 0

# RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 13 Stephanie Williams 47 18 0.38 - - 23 Kayla Lund 57 7 0.12 - - 16 Angela Seman 57 7 0.12 - - 12 Avery Perosa 29 3 0.10 - - 10 Zoi Faki 13 1 0.08 - - TM TEAM - 1 0.02 - - 17 Nika Markovic 46 1 0.02 - - 7 Layne Van Buskirk 57 1 0.02 - - 3 Kamalani Akeo 57 0 0.00 - - 5 Chinaza Ndee 57 0 0.00 - - 1 Hanna Markewycz 28 0 0.00 - - 6 Kylee Levers 54 0 0.00 - - 11 Sabrina Starks 22 0 0.00 - -

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Match Highs (as of Oct 06, 2018) All matches

2018 PITTINDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL MATCH MATCH HIGHS HIGHS

ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 12 kills .727 (16- 0-22) Kayla Lund vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) .619 (13- 0-21) Layne Van Buskirk vs High Point (09/15/18) .545 (14- 2-22) Chinaza Ndee at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) .480 (15- 3-25) Stephanie Williams vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) .469 (18- 3-32) Nika Markovic vs Syracuse (10/05/18) .462 (16- 4-26) Layne Van Buskirk vs Florida State (09/30/18) .440 (14- 3-25) Nika Markovic at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) .429 (16- 4-28) Stephanie Williams vs Charleston (09/14/18) .429 (13- 4-21) Layne Van Buskirk vs Butler (08/24/18) .423 (12- 1-26) Kayla Lund vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) KILLS (K-E-TA) 23 (23- 7-43) 4s Kayla Lund vs Charleston (09/14/18) 21 (21-10-44) 4s Kayla Lund vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 20 (20- 5-38) 4s Kayla Lund vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 18 (18- 5-36) 4s Kayla Lund vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 18 (18- 3-32) 4s Nika Markovic vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 17 (17- 8-41) 4s Nika Markovic vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 16 (16- 3-31) 4s Nika Markovic vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 16 (16- 4-28) 4s Stephanie Williams vs Charleston (09/14/18) 16 (16- 0-22) 3s Kayla Lund vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 16 (16- 4-26) 4s Layne Van Buskirk vs Florida State (09/30/18) KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 16 (16- 0-22) Kayla Lund vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 15 (15- 3-25) Stephanie Williams vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 14 (14- 2-22) Chinaza Ndee at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 14 (14- 3-25) Nika Markovic at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 13 (13- 7-23) Kayla Lund vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 23 (23- 7-43) Kayla Lund vs Charleston (09/14/18) 21 (21-10-44) Kayla Lund vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 20 (20- 5-38) Kayla Lund vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 18 (18- 5-36) Kayla Lund vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 18 (18- 3-32) Nika Markovic vs Syracuse (10/05/18) KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 14 (14- 6-32) Kayla Lund vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 13 (13- 4-26) Layne Van Buskirk vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 13 (13- 3-26) Chinaza Ndee vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 10 (10- 8-33) Nika Markovic vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 5 ( 5- 3-17) Stephanie Williams vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 44 (21-10-44) 4s Kayla Lund vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 43 (23- 7-43) 4s Kayla Lund vs Charleston (09/14/18) 41 (17- 8-41) 4s Nika Markovic vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 39 (14- 6-39) 4s Kayla Lund vs High Point (09/15/18) 38 (20- 5-38) 4s Kayla Lund vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 37 (14- 8-37) 4s Kayla Lund vs Florida State (09/30/18) 36 (18- 5-36) 4s Kayla Lund vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 33 (15- 9-33) 4s Kayla Lund vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 33 (10- 8-33) 5s Nika Markovic vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 32 (18- 3-32) 4s Nika Markovic vs Syracuse (10/05/18) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 28 (11- 8-28) Kayla Lund vs Virginia (09/19/18) 28 (12- 8-28) Kayla Lund at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 27 (12- 4-27) Kayla Lund at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 26 (12- 1-26) Kayla Lund vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 25 (14- 3-25) Nika Markovic at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 44 (21-10-44) Kayla Lund vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 43 (23- 7-43) Kayla Lund vs Charleston (09/14/18) 41 (17- 8-41) Nika Markovic vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 39 (14- 6-39) Kayla Lund vs High Point (09/15/18) 38 (20- 5-38) Kayla Lund vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 33 (10- 8-33) Nika Markovic vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 32 (14- 6-32) Kayla Lund vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 26 (13- 4-26) Layne Van Buskirk vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 26 (13- 3-26) Chinaza Ndee vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 17 ( 5- 3-17) Stephanie Williams vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18)

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ASSISTS 39 (4s) Kamalani Akeo vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 32 (4s) Kamalani Akeo vs High Point (09/15/18) 32 (4s) Kamalani Akeo vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 29 (4s) Kylee Levers vs Charleston (09/14/18) 28 (3s) Kamalani Akeo at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) ASSISTS 3-SETS 28 Kamalani Akeo at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 25 Kamalani Akeo vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 25 Kamalani Akeo vs Virginia (09/19/18) 22 Kamalani Akeo at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 19 Kamalani Akeo vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) ASSISTS 4-SETS 39 Kamalani Akeo vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 32 Kamalani Akeo vs High Point (09/15/18) 32 Kamalani Akeo vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 29 Kylee Levers vs Charleston (09/14/18) 27 Kamalani Akeo vs Charleston (09/14/18) ASSISTS 5-SETS 26 Kamalani Akeo vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 22 Kylee Levers vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 4 Kayla Lund vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 2 Angela Seman vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) DIGS 21 (4s) Angela Seman vs Charleston (09/14/18) 18 (3s) Angela Seman at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 18 (4s) Angela Seman vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 17 (4s) Angela Seman vs High Point (09/15/18) 17 (5s) Angela Seman vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) DIGS 3-SETS 18 Angela Seman at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 14 Angela Seman vs Butler (08/24/18) 13 Angela Seman vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 13 Angela Seman vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 12 Kayla Lund vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) DIGS 4-SETS 21 Angela Seman vs Charleston (09/14/18) 18 Angela Seman vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 17 Angela Seman vs High Point (09/15/18) 15 Angela Seman vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 13 Nika Markovic vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) DIGS 5-SETS 17 Angela Seman vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 11 Kayla Lund vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 10 Stephanie Williams vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 3 Kamalani Akeo vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 3 Nika Markovic vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) ACES 4 Kayla Lund vs High Point (09/15/18) 4 Nika Markovic at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 4 Kayla Lund vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 3 Nika Markovic vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 3 Stephanie Williams vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 9 ( 0- 9) Layne Van Buskirk vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 9 ( 0- 9) Layne Van Buskirk at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 8 ( 2- 6) Layne Van Buskirk vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 8 ( 1- 7) Layne Van Buskirk vs Florida State (09/30/18) 7 ( 1- 6) Nika Markovic vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 7 ( 1- 6) Stephanie Williams vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 6 ( 2- 4) Sabrina Starks vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 6 ( 1- 5) Sabrina Starks vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 6 ( 1- 5) Layne Van Buskirk vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 6 ( 1- 5) Chinaza Ndee vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18)

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Match Highs (as of Oct 06, 2018) All matches

2018 PITTTEAM TEAM MATCH MATCH HIGHS HIGHS

ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) .425 (46- 9- 87) vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) .395 (71-20-129) vs Charleston (09/14/18) .387 (61-15-119) vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) .381 (44-12- 84) vs Butler (08/24/18) .377 (31- 8- 61) vs Miami (09/28/18) .364 (42-10- 88) vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) .356 (61-19-118) vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) .333 (50-16-102) at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) .319 (65-20-141) vs Syracuse (10/05/18) .307 (44-17- 88) vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) KILLS (K-E-TA) 71 (71-20-129) 4s vs Charleston (09/14/18) 65 (65-20-141) 4s vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 61 (61-15-119) 4s vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 61 (61-19-118) 4s vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 60 (60-28-132) 4s vs Florida State (09/30/18) 59 (59-30-154) 4s vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 56 (56-25-138) 5s vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 55 (55-21-138) 4s vs High Point (09/15/18) 50 (50-16-102) 3s at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 47 (47-18-100) 3s vs Virginia (09/19/18) KILLS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 50 (50-16-102) at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 47 (47-18-100) vs Virginia (09/19/18) 46 (46- 9- 87) vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 44 (44-17- 88) vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 44 (44-12- 84) vs Butler (08/24/18) KILLS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 71 (71-20-129) vs Charleston (09/14/18) 65 (65-20-141) vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 61 (61-15-119) vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 61 (61-19-118) vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 60 (60-28-132) vs Florida State (09/30/18) KILLS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 56 (56-25-138) vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 154 (59-30-154) 4s vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 141 (65-20-141) 4s vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 138 (56-25-138) 5s vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 138 (55-21-138) 4s vs High Point (09/15/18) 132 (60-28-132) 4s vs Florida State (09/30/18) 129 (71-20-129) 4s vs Charleston (09/14/18) 119 (61-15-119) 4s vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 118 (61-19-118) 4s vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 102 (50-16-102) 3s at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 100 (47-18-100) 3s vs Virginia (09/19/18) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 3-SETS (K-E-TA) 102 (50-16-102) at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 100 (47-18-100) vs Virginia (09/19/18) 90 (38-16- 90) at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 88 (42-10- 88) vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 88 (44-17- 88) vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 4-SETS (K-E-TA) 154 (59-30-154) vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 141 (65-20-141) vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 138 (55-21-138) vs High Point (09/15/18) 132 (60-28-132) vs Florida State (09/30/18) 129 (71-20-129) vs Charleston (09/14/18) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 5-SETS (K-E-TA) 138 (56-25-138) vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18)

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Match Highs (as of Oct 06, 2018) 2018 PITT TEAMAll matches MATCH HIGHS

ASSISTS 65 (4s) vs Charleston (09/14/18) 60 (4s) vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 60 (4s) vs Florida State (09/30/18) 60 (4s) vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 57 (4s) vs Syracuse (10/05/18) ASSISTS 3-SETS 45 vs Virginia (09/19/18) 44 vs Washington (Sep 08, 2018) 43 at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 42 vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 42 vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) ASSISTS 4-SETS 65 vs Charleston (09/14/18) 60 vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 60 vs Florida State (09/30/18) 60 vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 57 vs Syracuse (10/05/18) ASSISTS 5-SETS 54 vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) DIGS 60 (4s) vs Florida State (09/30/18) 58 (4s) vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 57 (4s) vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 56 (4s) vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 54 (4s) vs High Point (09/15/18) DIGS 3-SETS 44 vs Virginia (09/19/18) 43 vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 41 vs Butler (08/24/18) 40 at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 40 vs VCU (Sep 01, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) DIGS 4-SETS 60 vs Florida State (09/30/18) 58 vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 57 vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 56 vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 54 vs High Point (09/15/18) DIGS 5-SETS 49 vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) ACES 9 vs Miami (09/28/18) 8 vs High Point (09/15/18) 7 vs Dayton (Sep 07, 2018) 7 at Seton Hall (Sep 01, 2018) 6 at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) BLOCKS 18.5 vs Kennesaw State (09/07/18) 11.0 vs Pepperdine (08/25/2018) 11.0 at Virginia Tech (Sep 21, 2018) 10.5 vs Syracuse (10/05/18) 10.5 vs Cal Poly (08/24/2018) 10.0 vs Miami (09/28/18) 9.5 vs Virginia (09/19/18) 9.0 vs Charleston (09/14/18) 9.0 vs Oklahoma (Aug 31, 2018 in South Orange, N.J.) 9.0 vs Florida State (09/30/18)

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 Pitt Volleyball Pitt Team Match-by-Match (as of Oct 06, 2018) 2018 PITT MATCHAll- matchesBY-MATCH

attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points score 08/24/18 BUTLER 3 44 12 84 .3 8 1 41 - - 5 7 - - 1 - - 41 1 14 1 8.0 0 - 3-0 08/24/2018 CAL POLY 4 61 15 119 .3 8 7 60 - - 3 13 - - 2 - - 45 2 17 3 10.5 2 - 3-1 08/25/2018 PEPPERDINE 3 42 10 88 .3 6 4 42 - - 3 4 - - 1 - - 43 4 14 1 11.0 1 - 3-0 Aug 31, 2018 vs Oklahoma 4 59 30 154 .1 8 8 56 - - 3 5 - - 2 - - 57 1 16 4 9.0 0 - 3-1 Sep 01, 2018 at Seton Hall 3 50 16 102 .3 3 3 43 - - 7 8 - - 3 - - 40 2 8 3 6.0 0 - 3-0 Sep 01, 2018 vs VCU 3 44 17 88 .3 0 7 42 - - 5 8 - - 2 - - 40 1 8 1 5.0 0 - 3-0 09/07/18 KENNESAW STATE 5 56 25 138 .2 2 5 54 - - 5 5 - - 3 - - 49 6 25 0 18.5 2 - 3-2 Sep 07, 2018 DAYTON 4 61 19 118 .3 5 6 60 - - 7 2 - - 3 - - 56 2 6 1 5.0 0 - 3-1 Sep 08, 2018 WASHINGTON 3 46 9 87 .4 2 5 44 - - 4 4 - - 3 - - 34 0 14 0 7.0 1 - 3-0 09/14/18 CHARLESTON 4 71 20 129 .3 9 5 65 - - 2 5 - - 0 - - 49 0 18 2 9.0 2 - 3-1 09/15/18 HIGH POINT 4 55 21 138 .2 4 6 52 - - 8 5 - - 8 - - 54 1 4 0 3.0 0 - 3-1 09/19/18 VIRGINIA 3 47 18 100 .2 9 0 45 - - 6 3 - - 4 - - 44 2 15 1 9.5 2 - 3-0 Sep 21, 2018 at Virginia Tech 3 38 16 90 .2 4 4 38 - - 6 4 - - 1 - - 38 0 22 0 11.0 2 - 3-0 09/28/18 MIAMI 3 31 8 61 .3 7 7 24 - - 9 2 - - 2 - - 31 2 16 1 10.0 0 - 3-0 09/30/18 FLORIDA STATE 4 60 28 132 .2 4 2 60 - - 5 3 - - 3 - - 60 1 16 1 9.0 5 - 3-1 10/05/18 SYRACUSE 4 65 20 141 .3 1 9 57 - - 2 4 - - 1 - - 58 0 21 1 10.5 3 - 3-1 Pitt 57 830 284 1769 .3 0 9 783 - - 80 82 - - 39 - - 739 25 234 20 142.0 20 - Opponents 57 597 315 1782 .1 5 8 568 - - 39 112 - - 80 - - 519 28 219 41 137.5 22 -

Sets played: 57 Service aces per set: 1.40 Ball handling errors per set: 0.35 Kills per set: 14.56 Digs per set: 12.96 Reception errors per set: 0.68 Assists per set: 13.74 Blocks per set: 2.49

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORY Name of School...... University of Pittsburgh First Year...... 1974 City/Zip...... Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 All-Time Record...... 1,066-482-1 [45th season] Founded...... 1787 All-Time ACC Record...... 74-28 Enrollment...... 34,580 All-Time Big East Record...... 178-84 Nickname...... Panthers Yrs. in NCAA Tournament...... 13 School Colors...... Blue & Gold [PMS 289/ PMS 4515] ...... ‘82, ‘84, ‘86, ‘87, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘03, ‘04, ‘16, ‘17 Facility...... Fitzgerald Field House ACC Reg. Season Titles...... 1 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I ...... ‘17 Conference...... Atlantic Coast [ACC] Big East Reg. Season Titles...... 6 Chancellor...... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher ...... ‘90, ‘91 ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘03 Athletics Director...... Heather Lyke Big East Tournament Titles...... 11 ...... ‘82, ‘84, ‘86, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘03 COACHING STAFF Most Single Season Wins...... 41 [‘78, ‘80, ‘82] Head Coach...... Dan Fisher Highest Single Season Win %...... 860 [37-6 in ‘87] Alma Mater...... Pacific, ‘99 Overall Record at Pitt...... 134-45 [6th Season] SPORTS INFORMATION ACC Record at Pitt...... 75-28 Volleyball SID...... Carly Weisenbach Career Record...... 209-47 [8th Season] Office Phone...... 412-648-9014 Cell Phone...... 412-277-8860 Assistant Coach...... Lindsey Behonick [Concordia, ‘08 | 6th season] Email...... [email protected] Assistant Coach...... Kellen Petrone [Duquesne, ‘08 | 5th season] SID Mailing Address...... P.O. Box 7436 Director of Ops...... Mike Becker [Springfield College, ‘13 | rd3 season] ...... Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436 Volunteer Assistant...... Shaughn McDonald [Saint Francis (PA), ‘18 | 1st season] Overnight Address...... ...... 3719 Terrace Street TEAM INFORMATION ...... Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 2017 Overall Record (H/A/N)...... 26-7 [12-1 / 10-4 / 4-2] 2017 ACC Record (Finish)...... 18-2 [T-1st | ACC Co-Champions (Louisville)] WEB / SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION NCAA Finish...... Second Round (University Park, Pa.) Website...... PittsburghPanthers.com ...... Defeated VCU (3-1) | Lost to No. 1 Penn State (3-1) Twitter...... @Pitt_VB Starters Returning / Lost...... 6 + Libero / 0 Instagram...... @Pitt_VB Letterwinners Returning / Lost...... 9 / 2 Facebook...... /PittVolley Newcomers...... 4 Athletics Twitter...... @Pitt_ATHLETICS

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL PRONUNCIATION 1 Hanna Markewycz SR L 5’7” Oak Brook, Ill. / Timothy Christian HS Haw-Na Mar-ka-Witz 3 Kamalani Akeo SR S 5’8” Kapolei, Hawaii / Kamehameha HS Kuh-muh-law-nee Uh-kay-Oh 4 Emily Horner SR RS 6’0” Mission Viejo, Calif. / Capistrano Valley HS / Providence 5 Chinaza Ndee SO MH/RS 5’11” Jersey Village, Texas / The Kinkaid School Chi-NAW-Zuh En-Day 6 Kylee Levers R-SO S 6’0” Washington, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston HS Kylee LEE-vers 7 Layne Van Buskirk JR MH 6’3” Windsor, Ontario / Holy Names Catholic HS 9 Alix Dreier JR OH/RS 6’1” Palm Desert, Calif. / Xavier College Prep Alex Dryer 10 Zoi Faki JR OH/RS 6’1” Athens, Greece / The Moraitis School Zoey Fah-KEY 11 Sabrina Starks FR MH 6’2” Springfield, Neb. / Platteview HS 12 Avery Perosa R-SO L 5’7” Orefield, Pa. / Parkland HS 13 Stephanie Williams R-JR OH 6’0” Eastlake, Ohio / Notre Dame - Cathedral Latin 14 Chandler Gorman FR MH 6’1” Houston, Texas / Stratford HS Chandler Gor-min 16 Angela Seman R-SR L 5’9” Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seneca Valley HS Angela See-min 17 Nika Markovic JR RS 6’0” Braslovce, Slovenia / Gimnazija Celje-Center Knee-Kuh Mar-ka-Witz 18 Natalie Steibel FR OH 6’1” Mason, Ohio / Mount Notre Dame HS Natalie Sty-BOWL 21 Maddie Soboleski FR S/RS 6’0” Edinboro, Pa. / General Mclane HS Maddie So-BA-les-ski 23 Kayla Lund SO OH 6’0” Pasadena, Calif. / Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

PITT COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dan Fisher [Pacific, ‘99 | 6th Season] Assistant Coach: Lindsey Behonick [Concordia, ‘08 | 6th Season] Lindsey Buh-HON-ick Assistant Coach: Kellen Petrone [Duquesne, ‘08 | 5th Season] Director of Operations: Michael Becker [Springfield College, ‘13 | 3rd Season] Volunteer Assistant: Shaughn McDonald [Saint Francis (PA), ‘18 | 1st Season]

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2018 Pitt volleyball Notes 2018 ROSTER

Hanna Markewycz Kamalani Akeo Emily Horner Chinaza Ndee Kylee Levers Layne Van Buskirk #1 SR | L | 5’7” #3 SR | S | 5’8” #4 SR | RS | 6’0” #5 SO | MH/RS | 5’11” #6 R-SO | S | 6’0” #7 JR | MH | 6’3” Oak Brook, Ill. Kapolei, Hawaii Mission Viejo, Calif. Jersey Village, Texas Washington, Pa. Windsor, Ontario

Alix Dreier Zoi Faki Sabrina Starks Avery Perosa Stephanie Williams Chandler Gorman #9 JR | OH/RS | 6’1” #10 JR | OH/RS | 6’1” #11 FR | MH | 6’2” #12 R-SO | L | 5’7” #13 R-JR | OH | 6’0” #14 FR | MH | 6’1” Palm Desert, Calif. Athens, Greece Springfield, Neb. Orefield, Pa. Eastlake, Ohio Houston, Texas

Angela Seman Nika Markovic Natalie Steibel Maddie Soboleski Kayla Lund #16 R-SR | L | 5’9” #17 JR | RS | 6’0” #18 FR | OH | 6’1” #21 FR | S/RS | 6’0” #23 SO | OH | 6’0” Pittsburgh, Pa. Braslovce, Slovenia Mason, Ohio Edinboro, Pa. Pasadena, Calif.

Dan Fisher Lindsey Behonick Kellen Petrone Michael Becker Shaughn McDonald Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Volunteer Assistant Sixth Season Sixth Season Fifth Season Third Season First Season

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