Pitt Volleyball continued its strong start to the season on Wednesday night by defeating Penn State at the Petersen Events Center.

No. 1 Pitt Volleyball Dominates No. 3 Penn State in Statement Win

In front of a record crowd of 11,800 fans, Pitt took home the victory. Several Pitt basketball players were in attendance for the game against the Nittany Lions. Check out the photo shared on Pitt’s athletic department’s social media of the MBB players in attendance.

From left to right: Pitt basketball players Jaland Lowe, Marlon Barnes, Papa Amadou Kante, Ishmael Leggett and Guillermo Diaz Graham at the Pitt volleyball game.

Pitt dominated No. 3 Penn State at the Petersen Events Center Wednesday night, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18, going nearly from start to finish in the statement win over an in-state rival. Pitt controlled the game for the most part, allowing the Nittany Lions to stay close only through their own aggressive play.

Pete’s raucous fans watched Pitt pull off a huge win on a fun, record-breaking night in Pittsburgh, with an entire community in attendance — and watching on television.

“We dropped the ball a couple times at the end of the game, but overall we played great,” Dan Fisher told ACC Network after the game.

Penn State fought back in the final set, forcing Pitt to call a double timeout at 18-14. But as it had been all night, Pitt was simply too good for Penn State. A Vazquez Gomez ace set up a match point at 24-17, and despite a serving ace on the next point, the Panthers pulled out a 25-18 third-set win.

Match over. 21 straight sets and a win against No. 3 Penn State.

Pitt stays home to finish out its non-conference slate, hosting East Carolina at Fitzgerald Fieldhouse on Friday night. Marquette and UMBC are scheduled for the weekend. ACC play begins next Friday against Clemson.

View the full match report here.