Pitt volleyball reaches Final Four for the first time in program history

By most indications, Pitt’s volleyball team this season is the best in program history. And this weekend, they took another step towards a potential national championship by reaching the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament — the first one in the history of the sport at the school.

The Panthers’ opponents this weekend were quality teams. But in the end, both were overmatched. After defeating UMBC and Penn State to reach the Sweet 16, No. 3 seed Pitt swept Kansas, 3-0, on Thursday. They then turned around and knocked off Purdue, 3-1, on Saturday, clinching the trip to Columbus. There, Pitt will face Nebraska on Thursday night in an ESPN-televised contest. Nebraska arrives on the scene after…