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12/18 23:15 CST Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in
semifinal, secure berth in championship game
Stowers, Lednicky lead Texas A&M to sweep Pittsburgh in semifinal, secure berth
in championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34
points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on
Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game.
Texas A&M will face Kentucky in the title game on Sunday.
Stowers led with 18 points and 16 kills on a 53% kill rate, while Lednicky had
16 points and 14 kills on a 45% kill rate. It was Lednicky's 22nd consecutive
match with double-digit kills. Maddie Waak had 47 assists.
The No. 3 seed Aggies (28-4) advance to the final for the first time in program
history after never advancing past the Elite Eight. En route to the final, the
Aggies knocked off two No. 1 seeds in a previously undefeated Nebraska team,
and Pitt, along with No. 2 seed Louisville.
Pitt had not been swept a single time this season before Thursday.
Olivia Babcock, a finalist for American Volleyball Coaches Association National
Player of the Year, led the Panthers (30-5) with 25 points, finishing with 22
kills and a 54% kill rate. No other Panthers player had double-digit points.
Brooke Mosher had 31 assists.
