#10 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS • 25-1, 13-1 ACC WEEK 11 Duke • Nov. 11 • 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 #10 PITT PANTHERS Kamalani Akeo SR | S | 5’8” 8/31 [14/-] + vs. Oklahoma W, 3-1 2018 Record [ACC] 25-1 [13-1] #3 Kapolei, Hawaii 9/1 [14/-] + at Seton Hall W, 3-0 AVCA DI Coaches Poll #10 [14/-] + vs. VCU W, 3-0 NCAA RPI #9 Head Coach Dan Fisher 9/7 [13/-] & Kennesaw State W, 3-2 [13/-] & Dayton W, 3-1 Record at Pitt 143-46 [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 Virginia Tech W, 3-0 DUKE BLUE DEVILS 2018 Record [ACC] 14-9 [8-6] 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 #41 Head Coach Jolene Nagel 10/5 [8/-] * Syracuse W, 3-1 Record at School 425-194 [20th Season] 10/7 [8/-] * Boston College W, 3-0 Stephanie Williams 10/9 [6/-] North Dakota W, 3-0 SERIES INFORMATION #13 R-JR | OH | 6’0” Eastlake, Ohio 10/12 [6/-] * at North Carolina W, 3-0 PITT • DUKE 10/14 [6/-] * at NC State W, 3-1 Meeting 17th 10/19 [6/-] * Notre Dame W, 3-0 Series Record 8-8 10/21 [6/21] * Louisville W, 3-1 Record at Home 1-4 Angela Seman Record at Opponent 2-3 #16 R-SR | L | 5’9” 10/26 [5/-] * at Wake Forest W, 3-0 Pittsburgh, Pa. 10/28 [5/-] * at Duke L, 3-1 Record at Neutral Site 5-1 First Meeting 10/27/78 - N - W, 2-1 11/2 [10/-] * at Georgia Tech W, 3-0 11/4 [10/-] * at Clemson W, 3-1 Last Meeting 10/28/18 - L, 3-1 Streak Duke W1 Nika Markovic 11/11 [10/-] * 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/2JMKynt 11/21 [-/-] * Georgia Tech 7 p.m. Live Stats https://bit.ly/2M8dINb 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 13-1 0.929 25-1 0.962 Preseason All-ACC 08/03/18 Florida State 12-2 0.857 16-8 0.667 Louisville 12-3 0.800 19-7 0.731 Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team 09/08/18 Syracuse 11-3 0.786 15-7 0.682 Notre Dame 9-6 0.600 15-10 0.600 Kayla Lund Miami 9-6 0.600 13-9 0.591 Duke 8-6 0.571 14-9 0.609 ACC Player of the Week 08/27/18 NC State 7-8 0.467 13-12 0.520 Panther Challenge MVP 08/25/18 Georgia Tech 5-9 0.357 16-11 0.593 Seton Hall All-Tournament Team 09/01/18 Clemson 5-9 0.357 14-13 0.519 Virginia Tech 5-10 0.333 14-13 0.519 Panther Invitational MVP 09/07/18 Wake Forest 4-11 0.267 9-18 0.333 ACC Player of the Week 09/10/18 Virginia 4-11 0.267 8-17 0.320 Boston College 3-12 0.200 13-14 0.481 North Carolina 2-12 0.143 6-17 0.261 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. ACC Player of the Week 10/08/18 1. Pittsburgh 18-2 0.900 26-7 0.788 2 Louisville 18-2 0.900 24-7 0.774 3. Florida State 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.621 Layne Van Buskirk 4. Notre Dame 12-8 0.600 22-10 0.688 Panther Challenge All-Tournament Team 08/25/18 5. Duke 11-9 0.550 19-12 0.613 6. North Carolina 11-9 0.550 14-14 0.500 Seton Hall All-Tournament Team 09/01/18 7. Miami 15-5 0.750 22-6 0.786 8. NC State 15-5 0.750 21-12 0.636 Stephanie Williams 9. Syracuse 12-8 0.600 18-11 0.611 10. Georgia Tech 8-12 0.400 13-18 0.419 Preseason All-ACC 08/03/18 11. Virginia Tech 4-16 0.200 10-21 0.323 Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team 08/09/16 12. Clemson 2-18 0.100 7-25 0.219 ACC Co-Player of the Week 10/22/18 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 2 2018 Pitt volleyball Notes HOW TO FOLLOW at Georgia Tech and Clemson. ACC Championship (2017), the seniors have also • Pitt’s match can be seen live on ACC Network Extra • This marks the Panthers’ ninth consecutive week been a part of back-to-back NCAA Tournament via WatchESPN. ranked in the top 10. appearances (2016, 2017), which are the first for • Live stats will be available via PittsburghPanthers. • Pitt’s top ranking prior to the 2018 season came in Pitt since 2004. com. 1990 when the squad was No. 17. • A native of Kapolei, Hawaii, Akeo ranks fourth • Fans can follow along with live updates on Twitter • The Panthers are down one spot, to No. 9, in all-time at Pitt with 3,809 career assists. She @Pitt_VB. the sixth release of the NCAA Volleyball Rating was named the 2016 ACC Setter of the Year and Percentage Index (RPI), released Monday, Nov. 5. earned nods to the All-ACC First Team (2017) and LAST TIME OUT All-ACC Second Team (2016) over her four years of • Pitt completed a four-match road swing with a 3-1 STILL ON TOP competition. She is also a two-time member of the victory at Clemson Sunday at Jervey Gym. With the • Despite suffering their first loss of the season at AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team (2016, 2017). win (26-24, 25-22, 19-25, 25-16), the Panthers remain Duke, the Panthers still hold the lead in the ACC • All the way from Mission Viejo, Calif., Horner has atop the ACC standings with just one loss. with a 13-1 record. Florida State is second at 12-2, competed in 50 matches at Pitt since transferring • Junior right side Nika Markovic led the way for the followed by Louisville at 12-3. from Providence following her freshman season in Pitt offense with 16 kills, followed by junior middle 2015. Best known for her long-bomb top-spin serve, Layne Van Buskirk with 13 kills. Van Buskirk made LEADING THE LEAGUE Horner has produced 11 aces for the Panthers. just one error on 23 attempts for a .522 attack • Pitt paces the ACC in four categories: assists per • Markewycz, a defensive specialist out of Oak Brook, percentage. Markovic added nine digs and six set (13.84, fifth nationally), hitting percentage Ill., has competed in 83 matches over her four years blocks for the Panthers. (.302, third nationally), kills per set (14.62, seventh as a Panther. Her tough serving has been key for • Sophomore middle Chinaza Ndee had seven kills nationally) and total service aces (134). Pitt, leading to 17 aces, including a career-high six with just one error on 11 attempts to hit .545, and • Sophomore outside hitter Kayla Lund leads the at Iowa State in 2017. classmate Kayla Lund had a near double-double league in aces per set (0.40) and total service aces • After redshirting her freshman season, Seman has with nine kills and eight digs. (36). Junior middle hitter Layne Van Buskirk is the become the anchor of the Pitt defense over the last • Senior setter Kamalani Akeo had a team-high 27 league leader in hitting percentage (.421), ranked four years, recording the second-most digs of any assists and contributed eight digs.