{"id":285319,"date":"2026-09-13T20:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/285319\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T20:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T20:54:09","slug":"raiders-fall-to-unbeaten-pittsburgh-in-panther-invitational-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/285319\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders fall to unbeaten Pittsburgh in Panther Invitational finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITTSBURGH, PA \u2013 The Wright State volleyball team closed play at the Panther Invitational on Sunday afternoon with a three-set loss to host Pittsburgh inside Victory Heights Arena.
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\nWright State (4-5) will head up to East Lansing, Michigan to compete in the Kathy DeBoer Invitational. Wright State will take on Drake Friday afternoon and the host Spartans on Saturday evening.
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\nThe Panthers earned the sweep by scores of 25-10, 25-14 and 25-14. Pittsburgh hit .476 as a team and recorded 43 kills while limiting Wright State to a .043 attacking percentage.
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\nPittsburgh established control early in the opening set, using a 13-3 run to build a double-digit advantage before taking the frame 25-10. The Panthers continued their efficient offensive performance in the second set, hitting .533 while recording 17 kills to move within a set of the match. Wright State battled throughout the third set and trimmed the deficit to 16-14 midway through the frame, but Pittsburgh closed the match on a 9-0 run to complete the sweep.
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\nThe Raiders finished the afternoon with 27 kills, 23 assists, 63 digs and seven service aces. Wright State also recorded 26 assists and held a 29-26 advantage in digs.
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\nMya Ayro<\/a> and Reilly Zegunis<\/a> paced the Raiders with nine kills each. Haley Robinson<\/a> added six kills while hitting .417, and Katie Sowko<\/a> chipped in five kills. Abbey Knight<\/a> recorded two kills, while Olivia Schmidt<\/a> added one kill.
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\nLauren Yacobucci<\/a> directed the offense with 23 assists and six digs. Taygan Corstange<\/a> anchored the back line with a match-high 26 digs, while Sowko added 17 digs and Greta McKee<\/a> contributed four digs.
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\nAyanna Watson led Pittsburgh with 13 kills and hit .650, while Olivia Babcock added 13 kills and posted a .765 attacking percentage. Izzy Starck recorded 28 assists as the Panthers remained undefeated through 10 matches.
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