KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky mixed for 34 factors to steer Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching its ticket to the nationwide championship recreation in girls’s volleyball.
Stowers led the best way with 18 factors and 16 kills on a 53% kill fee, whereas Lednicky had 16 factors and 14 kills on a forty five% kill fee. It was Lednicky’s twenty second consecutive match with double-digit kills. Maddie Waak had 47 assists.
The No. 3-seeded Aggies (28-4) reached the ultimate for the primary time in program historical past after by no means having superior past the Elite Eight. It is the second No. 1 seed the Aggies have defeated within the event after gorgeous beforehand undefeated Nebraska in a regional last. Texas A&M additionally knocked off No. 2 seed Louisville.
Pitt had not been swept this season earlier than Thursday.
Olivia Babcock, a finalist for American Volleyball Coaches Affiliation Nationwide Participant of the 12 months, led the Panthers (30-5) with 25 factors, ending with 22 kills and a 54% kill fee. No different Panthers participant had double-digit factors. Brooke Mosher had 31 assists.
Texas A&M will play the winner of Thursday’s late match between Wisconsin and Kentucky.
