showdowns: upset Pitt and then later got whooped by Washington St.

Win or lose, BYU-GT was fairly even by going to 5 sets and 15-13 in the 5th set.

looks like the Last non-conference chance for a top 25 win will be against Oregon this week.

Despite losing Texas, Big 12 is again good this year for volleyball and BYU could get an in conference top 25 chance against Kansas and several more top 30/40 matches.