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PITTSBURGH -- It is another big season for the second-ranked University of Pittsburgh women’s volleyball team.
Pitt players Abbey Emch and Olivia Babcock each earned weekly awards from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on Monday.
Each was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week and Babcock the ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
No. 2 Pitt went 2-0 on the week, sweeping Duke and then-No. 20 North Carolina.
Emch, a 6-foot-4 sophomore who was an All-Ohioan at Crestview High School, received the award for the first time this season and second time in her career.
Emch had nine blocks across six sets over the weekend, including five in the sweep of North Carolina. She also hit .588 on 17 swings for the weekend.
She has played in 62 sets over 21 matches this season, totaling 95 kills, nine assists and one ace. She also has six blocks and 89 block assists.
Babcock, a a 6-foot-4 senior, received the offensive honor for the sixth time this season and 15th time in her career.
She had 14 kills, six digs and four blocks, while hitting .324, in a three-set sweep of Duke. Babcock then followed that up with 15 kills and nine digs, posting another four blocks and hitting .333 in a three-set sweep of North Carolina.
Pitt is 23-1 overall and 13-1 in the in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one win behind Louisville.
The Panthers will take a nine-match winning streak into Wednesday when they host Notre Dame at 7 p.m. It will be televised on the ACC Network.
The Panthers will host No. 3 Louisville at 8 p.m. Sunday in a showdown of the top two teams in the ACC. That match will be televised on ESPN.