COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Pitt graduate Rachel Fairbanks earned MVP honors as The U.S. accomplished an undefeated run by means of the 2026 Girls’s Last Six by sweeping Mexico Sunday, 25-20, 25-15, 25-22.

The U.S. received all seven of its matches within the match, dropping solely 4 units alongside the best way. Fairbanks ran an offense that hit .427 within the finals.

Over the course of seven days, Workforce USA received seven matches. The run started with sweeps of Canada and Cuba earlier than 4 set victories over the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Within the semifinals, Workforce USA beat Cuba 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21 earlier than the sweep of Mexico within the finals.

Fairbanks performed at Pitt from 2021-24, incomes 4 journeys to the NCAA semifinals. She is one in every of solely two gamers in program historical past to be a two-time first-team All-American (together with present Panther Olivia Babcock) and added a 3rd group All-American honor in 2022. She performed in 127 matches over the course of her profession with 3,093 assists, 115 aces, 781 digs and 150 blocks. Fairbanks ranks among the many prime 10 gamers in program historical past in profession assists. Within the 25-point scoring period (since 2008), she has three of the highest 10 help seasons at school historical past.