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Virginia Victorious Over Pitt in ACC Action
10/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Pitt swimming & diving teams were both defeated by perennial Atlantic Coast Conference power Virginia on Friday evening at the UVA Acquatic Center.
Both dual meets finished with similar scores as the Pitt men (1-2, 1-2 ACC) were bested by the Cavaliers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) by a score of 186.5-108.5 while the Pitt women (2-1, 2-1 ACC) were downed by Virginia's nine-time defending ACC championship-winning women (1-0, 1-0 ACC) by a margin of 187-108.
Pitt head coach John Hargis praised Virginia but also thought his Panthers showed significant improvement in their second competitive meet of the 2016-17 campaign.
"Give credit to Virginia. They're really, really good. I'd be surprised if anyone stops their women from winning another ACC title this season," Hargis said. "But I was proud of the way we competed. We were better than our first meet, which is what we as coaches wanted to see. We'll watch some film, work on our technique and aim to keep improving going forward."
Competing against Virginia's talented team, which includes 2016 Summer Olympics gold and bronze medalist distance freestyle swimmer Leah Smith, Pitt pulled off nine victories out of 32 events. Henrique Machado (100 back), Amanda Richey (400 IM), Zach Lierley (400 IM), Meme Sharp (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving), Dominic Giordano (1-meter diving, 3-meter diving) and both 200 free relay teams emerged with event wins.
Next up for Pitt will be the team's 2016-17 home opener and Coach Hargis' first competitive meet at Trees Pool as the Panthers host Buffalo next Friday night for a meet starting at 4 p.m.
"We're really looking forward to competing at home in front of our fans," Hargis added. "We'll need to be ready to face a talented Buffalo team next Friday night."
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