Eagles Drop Match to Undefeated Pitt

Sunday, October 7

Pittsburgh, PA

1:00PM

Boston College

12-6, 2-4

Pittsburgh

17-0, 6-0

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Boston College	22	22	21	0
Pitt	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Young Kim

October 07, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

BC falls on the road to No. 8 Panthers

By: Athletic Communications

PITTSBURGH – The Boston College Volleyball team put up a fight against undefeated No. 8 Pittsburgh but eventually fell, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon in Fitzgerald Field House.

The Eagles (12-5, 2-4 ACC) attacked at a .277 clip (43 kills – 15 errors – 101 total attempts) and out dug Pittsburgh, 37-33. The Panthers (17-0, 6-0 ACC) hit at .311 percent (46 – 14 – 103) and recorded nine blocks to BC's five.

The Eagles were able to rebound several times during the match when Pitt took substantial leads, but no rally was powerful enough to overtake the Panthers, who are one of two unbeaten teams remaining in the nation.

Freshman Jewel Strawberry had a career day in the loss, notching 14 kills to lead the Eagles. Junior Jane DeJarld led the Eagles with 20 assists while junior Jill Strockis' 12 digs led the squad. Junior Carly Kutschke had three blocks for BC.

Pittsburgh 3, Boston College 0
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fitzgerald Field House
October 7, 2018

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- BC hit .277 percent in the loss, well over the season average clip of .221. The Eagle defense is still holding opponents to hitting just .169 percent.
- Pittsburgh's four receiving errors were the second-most in a match this season for the Panthers. Pitt also recorded its second-fewest digs all season.
- Freshman Jewel Strawberry hit a career-high kills with 14, followed by sophomore Clare Naughton with eight. Strawberry also committed just three errors for a .478 hitting percentage.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – Pittsburgh won the first set by a much closer margin than the Panthers may have liked, 25-22. BC began the set with a 3-1 lead, but Pitt went 4-1 to take a lead, 5-4. The teams traded points, with Pittsburgh leading 11-8, before BC came back with three-straight points to tie it, 11 all. Pitt hit a 5-2 run for a 16-13 advantage, widening the gap to 20-15 with another 5-2 tear. The Eagles took a timeout when Pitt went up 22-17, then put in freshman Jewel Strawberry who hit four kills off the bench to bring the Eagles within striking distance, 23-22. Pittsburgh claimed the next two points in order to take a 1-0 lead.

Set 2 – With another close start to the frame, the teams battled through six ties, up to 6-6. The Panthers went up 12-7 on a 6-1 run until BC doubled up on Pittsburgh 10-5 to knot the frame 17 all. The Eagles took a timeout after a 6-4 Pitt run had the Panthers up 23-21 and managed to hold off a set point but fell, 25-22, in the second set.

Set 3 – The Panthers took the match with a 25-21 victory in the final set. Pittsburgh opened up a 3-0 lead early, pulling away to lead by five, 8-3. BC gained ground on a 4-1 run (9-7 Pittsburgh) but four unanswered point from the Panthers opened the lead back to 13-7. The Panthers doubled up on BC, 16-8, but a 7-3 tear had BC back in the set, trailing just 19-15. A 5-2 run gave Pitt match point at 24-17, but the Eagles fought to the end with four-straight points to hold off the Panthers until a BC attack error gave Pitt the 25-21 win.

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to the Heights for a pair of ACC matches, Oct. 12 and 14. BC will welcome Florida State for a 7:30 p.m. match on Friday before facing Miami at noon on Sunday. Both matches will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.