This 12 months’s match marks the primary time since 2008 that every No. 1 seed has superior to the match semifinals and the third straight 12 months that Pitt and Louisville have met within the NCAA match.
Although the Cardinals lead the collection 20-18, the Panthers have had the Cardinals’ quantity just lately, holding a four-match win streak. Pitt received each matches throughout the common season, handing Louisville two of its 5 common season losses.
Here’s a glance again at every Pitt-Louisville NCAA match matchup:
Dec. 9, 2023 — Regional Finals: Pitt, 3, Louisville 2
The Cardinals have been a set away from reaching its third-straight semifinal look, main 2-0 heading into the third set.
That’s when Pitt got here alive, outscoring Louisville 65-42 within the final three units to finish the reverse sweep towards the Cardinals and attain its third straight semifinals.
Rachel Fairbanks racked up 48 assists within the win, which was the second-most in program historical past in an NCAA match match. Torrey Stafford dropped her fourth double-double of the 12 months with 18 kills and 11 digs.
Dec. 15, 2022 — Semifinals: Louisville 3, Pitt 2
Louisville beat Pitt in a five-set thriller to achieve its first-ever nationwide title match, the place they ultimately have been swept by Texas.
Alongside posting a season-high with 19 kills, Elena Scott, Phekran Kong and Anna DeBeer set career-highs as nicely. Scott completed with a career-high in digs (28) and tied her career-best in aces (5) and assists (8).
Kong set a career-high in blocks (11), and DeBeer recorded a career-best in aces (5).
