Pitt has actually been using three setters in their current rotation without Akeo. This has to be incredibly frustrating as an opposing coach to know that Pitt has so many P5-level setters that we can’t even use them all.
Fairbanks starts in the back row and sets for three rotations. Fairbanks had been rotating to front row attacker, except she’d play one rotation as front row setter while Buzzerio served and attacked from the back row.
Fisher has been trying Starks at RS instead of playing Fairbanks in the front row. So now when Buzzerio serves, there is no other setter on the floor. In the Duke match, it was very clear that Buzzerio was looking for the second touch and playing as the setter.
After her service is complete, Buzzerio then subs out for Ennis to finish the last two rotations before Fairbanks comes back in.
Beyond just the silly depth to do that, our attackers deserve a lot of credit for managing to play with 4 different setters in major matches before October.