Pitt Volleyball Receives Two Elite 2027 Commitments

Head coach Dan Fisher and the Pitt volleyball program have received two commitments for the Class of 2027.

Over the last two days, Kyla Williams and Peyton Kubik have announced their commitments to the Pitt program.

Williams is a 6-foot-4 middle blocker along with playing on the right side and attends Gilmour Academy in Gate Mills, Ohio, 15 miles from Cleveland. This is the same high school that former Pitt standout Emmy Klika attended (2021-24).

Williams helped lead Gilmour Academy to a 2024 OHSAA Division III state championship and had a tremendous season with 183 kills, 2.1 kills per set and 59 total blocks.

Courtesy Kyla Williams

Williams is rated by Prep Dig as the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2027 from Ohio and the No. 12 overall player in the country.

Next week, Williams will play with Team USA at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Kubik also announced her commitment to the Panthers program.

The 6’2″ outside hitter attends Blue West Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas.

Courtesy Peyton Kubik

Last season, she led her team with 419 kills, 4.4 kills per set, 37 aces, 2.3 digs per set and only 12 reception errors on 423 attempts. This performance led Kubik to received 2024 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honors.

Kubik is rated by PrepVolleyball as the No. 8 overall recruit in the Class of 2027.

The addition of Williams and Kubik give Pitt 7 commitments over the next two seasons.

Williams and Zubik join 2026 commitments Ayanna Watson and Trinity Thompson from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Jessica Smallwood from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Isabella Hoppe from Pine-Richland High School and Lola Sageer from Liverpool, New York.