No. 4 Louisville Sweeps No. 7 Pitt on Senior Night

Friday, November 18

LOUISVILLE, KY

6:00 P.M.

University of Louisville

25-2,16-1ACC

Pittsburgh

25-3,15-1ACC

Pittsburgh

Louisville

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

November 18, 2022 | Women's Volleyball

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Chaussee records 20th double-digit kill performance of the season

By: Cortney VanLiew

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Led by graduate senior Claire Chaussee's double digit kill performance, the No. 4 University of Louisville volleyball team swept No. 7 Pittsburgh on Friday night at the L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

Following the 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 sweep, the Cardinals move to 16-1 in ACC play and 25-2 on the season. Chaussee led the team with 12 kills hitting .259 and had three aces, three digs, and one blocks. Both middle blockers led the team with six blocks each. Phekran Kong added a dig, while Amaya Tillman had six kills hitting .556. Nena Mbonu recorded nine kills, one dig, and one block. Aiko Jones hit .583 with eight kills, three aces, three digs, and four blocks. Raquel Lazaro recorded 32 assists, one kill, and two blocks, while Elena Scott had 13 digs and an ace.

Pittsburgh moved to 15-1 in ACC play and 25-3 on the season. The Panthers were led by Courtney Buzzerio, who had 10 kills, one ace, and two digs. Valeria Vazquez Gomez had eight kills and four digs.

The Cardinals travel to Notre Dame on Wednesday, Nov. 23 for the final match of the regular season.

Set by Set Recap
Set 1
The Cards jumped out to a 5-1 lead with kills from Tillman, Chaussee, and Jones. After another kill from Chaussee, Pitt called their first timeout at 7-3. UofL pushed their lead to 11-6 on a double block from Mbonu and Kong. A 3-0 run from the Panthers brought the score within two. Back-to-back kills from Mbonu and a 6-0 scoring run pushed the score to 16-9, forcing the Panthers to use their final timeout. An ace from DeBeer pushed the score to 21-10. The Cardinals won the first set 25-15 on an ace from Chaussee. Mbonu led UofL with four kills, one dig, and one block.

Set 2
The teams traded points until a block from Tillman and Chaussee and back-to-back aces from Jones gave the Cardinals a 5-2 lead. The 4-0 run caused Pitt to use their first timeout. The Panthers tied the score at 7-7. The Cards pushed the score to 12-10 on a block by Tillman and Jones. The Cardinals went on a 3-0 run, causing the Panthers to use their final timeout at 16-12. A 4-0 run from Pitt tied the score at 16-16. UofL used their first timeout. The Cardinals pushed the score to 19-17 on a kill by Tillman. Back-to-back kills from Chaussee gave UofL the 23-21 lead. The Cardinals won the second set 21-21 on a block by Jones and Tillman. Chaussee led the Cards with 9 kills, one ace, and one block. Tillman had four blocks and Kong had three.

Set 3
Chaussee got her 10th kill to put the Cards up 2-1 to start the third set. An ace from Chaussee gave UofL the 6-3 lead, causing the Panthers to call an early timeout. Another ace from Chaussee and a block solo by Tillman gave the Cards a five point lead. Back-to-back blocks from Jones and Kong pushed the UofL lead to 12-7. The Panthers used their final timeout at 13-7 due to a 4-0 run from the Cardinals. Another block from Jones and Tillman gave UofL the 18-9 lead. The Cards get 20 points on a kill by Tillman. A kill from Mbonu pushed the lead to 23-15. DeBeer got her first kill of the match to make the score 24-18. Louisville won the third set 25-18 on a kill from Chaussee, who ended the match with 13.

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