PITT HISTORY/TRADITION BIG EAST TOURNAMENT DOMINATION Year
Champion
Runner-up Final Match Score
1982 Pittsburgh def. Georgetown 15-7, 15-6, 15-13 1983 Providence def. Pittsburgh 19-17, 15-7, 15-10 1984 Pittsburgh def. Providence 15-8, 6-15, 15-12, 15-9 1985 Providence def. Pittsburgh 15-5, 15-8, 3-15, 14-16, 15-3 1986 Pittsburgh def. Providence 15-6, 14-16, 15-2, 15-12 1988 Pittsburgh def. Syracuse 15-8, 15-8, 15-9 1989 Pittsburgh def. Syracuse 15-17, 15-3, 15-9, 15-10 1990 Pittsburgh def. Georgetown 15-6, 11-15, 15-4, 13-15, 15-5 1991 Pittsburgh def. Syracuse 15-10, 15-11, 15-8 1992 Pittsburgh def. Providence 15-8, 15-3, 15-10 1993 Pittsburgh def. Seton Hall 9-15, 9-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-9 1994 Pittsburgh def. Seton Hall 15-11, 13-15, 12-15, 15-11, 15-10 1995 Notre Dame def. Pittsburgh 15-5, 7-15, 1-15, 4-15 1996 Notre Dame def. Pittsburgh 5-15, 6-15, 15-13, 10-15 2003 Pittsburgh def. Notre Dame 30-20, 30-26, 31-29 2004 Notre Dame def. Pittsburgh 24-30, 26-30, 26-30 * Regular season champions were first crowned in 1990.
Regular Season Champion
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Seton Hall, Pittsburgh, Providence Pittsburgh Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall Notre Dame Notre Dame Pittsburgh, Notre Dame Notre Dame
Tournament Championships: Pittsburgh (11), Notre Dame (8), Providence (3), Georgetown (1) , Louisville (1)
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ince the Pittsburgh Panthers volleyball team began play in the Big East Conference in 1982, no other team has dominated within the league like the Panthers. In 25 years of competition, the Panthers have captured an impressive 11 Big East Tournament titles, including seven straight from 198894 and have been the runner-up in the tournament five times. Additionally, the Panthers have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 11 times since they became a member of the Big East. Following are the Panthers’ accomplishments in Big East Volleyball competition: • Pittsburgh holds 11 Big East Tournament titles, including seven straight from 1988-94. • Pittsburgh has 11 players who have been recognized as the Big East Tournament Outstanding Player. • Forty Panthers have earned all-conference honors since 1982. • Six Panthers have been named the Big East Player of the Year, while three were named Rookie of the Year (Ann Marie Lucanie-1990, Jenelle Lantagne-1987 & Diana Andreyko-2004) and three were named Coach of the Year (Shelton Collier-1987, Sue Woodstra-1990 & Chris Beerman-2003). In addition, Megan McGrane was the inaugural Big East Libero of the Year in 2003 and earned that honor again in 2005. • Former Panthers standout Ann Marie Lucanie is the only three-time Big East Volleyball Player of the Year honoree. • The Panthers hold a 47-11 (.810) record in Big East Tournament competition from 1982-2007.
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2008 2009PITT PITTVOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL
Former Panther head coach Sue Woodstra and Ann Marie Lucanie with the 1991 Big East regular season championship trophy.