SMU Hands #2 Pitt Its First Loss of the Season

#6 SMU walked into Pittsburgh and ended one of the most imposing starts in college volleyball, beating previously unbeaten #2 Pitt 21-25, 25-19, 38-36, 25-22 on Wednesday night. The Mustangs improved to 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the ACC, won their seventh consecutive match and handed the Panthers their first loss of the season. Pitt fell to 14-1 and 4-1 in conference play.

Pitt controlled the opening set, leading by as many as seven before closing it 25-21. SMU flipped the match in the second, erasing an early 7-3 deficit, moving ahead with a four-point run and pulling away to even the match at a set apiece.