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Nov. 20, 2014

Virginia hosts Georgia Tech, Pitt
GT Date/Time Friday, November 21, 7 p.m.
GT Multimedia/Game Info – Live Video ($) – Parking Map
Pitt Date/Time Sunday, November 23, 1 p.m.
Pitt Multimedia/Game Info – Live Video ($) – Parking Map
Location Charlottesville, Va. | Memorial Gymnasium
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-The Virginia volleyball team hosts its final two home matches of the season this weekend when it faces Georgia Tech on Friday (Nov. 21) at 7 p.m. and Pitt on Sunday (Nov. 23) at 1 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium.

Live stats for the match will be available through VirginiaSports.com and the match video will be streamed live through the Cavaliers Live subscription package.

Single-match general admission tickets are $5. Youth, senior and faculty/staff general admission tickets are $4 and group tickets (20 or more) are $3 per ticket. Fans can order tickets online at VirginiaSports.com and by phone through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 800-542-UVA1 (8821) or 434-924-UVA1 (8821). Tickets are also available at the gate beginning one hour prior to the start of each match.

Game-day parking for volleyball matches is available free of charge at the Culbreth Road Garage, located behind Carr’s Hill Field. Limited parking is available at the Central Grounds Garage (hourly rates apply).

Sunday’s match will be Senior Day and the Cavaliers will honor their four seniors, Morgan Blair (Long Valley, N.J.), Tori Janowski (Sterling, Va.), Sydney Shelton (Stockton, Calif.) and Abbey Welborn (Pasadena, Calif.), before the match. Pom-poms will also be given out to the fans in attendance.

The Cavaliers (15-12, 8-6 ACC) have dropped their last three matches, including a 3-1 loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 14 at Memorial Gymnasium. Junior Lauren Fuller (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) ranks third in the ACC with 10.64 assists per set, while fellow junior Natalie Bausback (Carlsbad, Calif.) is eighth in hitting percentage at a .342 clip.

Georgia Tech (12-15, 5-9 ACC) comes into the weekend on the heels of a 3-2 win over Boston College on Nov. 14 in Atlanta. Teegan Van Gunst leads the Yellow Jackets with 3.44 kills per set. Georgia Tech leads the all-time series, 33-19, but the Cavaliers have won the last two meetings, including 3-2 in Atlanta last year.

Pitt (21-6, 9-5 ACC) fell to Miami, 3-0, and Virginia Tech, 3-1, last weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa. Jessica Wynn leads the Panthers with 3.27 kills per set. Pitt leads the all-time series, 6-2, after the two teams split a pair of matches in 2013.

Up next, the Cavaliers will finish the regular season on the road with matches at Boston College on Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. and Syracuse Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.

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