Pitt volleyball: What went wrong in ANOTHER Final Four exit? Is 2026 the year for Olivia Babcock?

On a special solo edition of Serving Up Pitt, Post-Gazette Pitt insider Abby Schnable gives a postmortem on the Panthers' volleyball team's season after their fifth straight Final Four loss and answers reader questions about the upcoming year. This show is presented by Fanduel. What were Abby's top takeaways from the season? How should this version of Dan Fisher's team be remembered? What led to the massive growth from the beginning of the season to the end of it? Does Olivia Babcock even have a ceiling? Which players stepped up, including names like Marina Pezelj and Blaire Bayless? Abby then answers some fan questions. What was with the constant shuffling with the team's liberos? What went wrong in the Final Four? Why did Ryla Jones enter the transfer portal? And where does Izzy Starck fit in? Abby tackles those topics, then looks ahead to 2026. Is that finally the year the Panthers break through and win a national title? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.