Weekend Preview: Women’s basketball hosts Georgetown for Pink the Pete

A number of Pitt sports teams are preparing for action this weekend. Here’s a guide for all of this weekend’s games.

Friday

2:30 p.m. — Hilltopper Classic: Softball against South Dakota State

The Pitt softball team travels to Kentucky this weekend where it will compete in the Hilltopper Classic. The first game on the schedule for the Panthers is against South Dakota State. Pitt comes into the matchup with a 1-4 record. The team dropped a pair of games to top-ranked Texas A&M and fell to 23rd-ranked North Carolina last weekend before salvaging a split against Steven F. Austin State University. The Jack Rabbits enter this weekend with a record of 4-6.

4 p.m. — Baseball at Wofford

The Pitt baseball team rides a wave of momentum as it travels this weekend to Spartanburg, S.C., after having swept the Wichita State Shockers last weekend, outscoring the hosts 27-15 in three games. This weekend the Panthers will play three games against the Wofford Terriers. The Terriers are 3-1 on the season.

5 p.m. — Hilltopper Classic: Softball against Dayton

The Pitt softball team will take the field Friday for a second game of the day, this one against the Dayton Flyers, who will also be playing their second game of the day. The Flyers are winless on the year (0-5) and have been outscored 23-6 over the first five games of the season.

7 p.m. — Gymnastics against No. 17 Maryland, George Washington and Bridgeport

The Pitt women’s gymnastics team will once again face the Maryland Terrapins, this time in College Park, Md., as part of a quad meet. Back in January, Maryland barely outscored Pitt and narrowly finished in first place. The Panthers are coming off a third-place finish last weekend in North Carolina.

7 p.m. — Wrestling at No. 16 Edinboro

The No. 15 Pitt wrestling team (8-6, 2-1 Eastern Wrestling League) will travel to the home of the Edinboro Fighting Scotts (9-5, 3-1 Eastern Wrestling League) this weekend for its last EWL dual meet before the Panthers join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season. The Fighting Scotts are coming off a large loss at the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes. The Panthers are coming off a defeat to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Senior Night.

Saturday

10:30 a.m. — Hilltopper Classic: Softball against Western Michigan

The Pitt softball team will continue an extremely busy weekend when they face the Western Michigan Broncos. Western Michigan is 1-5 on the year. It will also be the Broncos’ third game of the weekend.

Noon — Women’s tennis against Villanova

The Pitt women’s tennis team will host the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center. Pitt is 3-4 after back-to-back losses last weekend in Syracuse to the hosting Orange and Binghamton University. The Wildcats lost their opening match of the season to Navy.

1 p.m. — Women’s basketball against Georgetown

The Pitt women’s basketball team (9-16, 0-12 Big East) will try and break its 32-game conference losing streak when it hosts the Georgetown Hoyas (13-12, 4-8 Big East) for the sixth-annual Pink the Pete game. The Panthers lost a tough contest Wednesday to the Cincinnati Bearcats, 59-50. Georgetown has lost three-straight games. The Hoyas beat Pitt on Jan. 26, 69-57.

1 p.m. — Hilltopper Classic: Softball against Valparaiso

The Pitt softball team plays its fourth game of the weekend against the Valparaiso Crusaders. Valparaiso comes into the weekend sporting a 1-0 record.

2 p.m. — Baseball at Wofford

The Pitt baseball team faces Wofford for the second game of its three-game series.

Sunday

Noon — Men’s basketball at St. John’s

The Pitt men’s basketball team tries to right the ship when it travels to Madison Square Garden to face the St. John’s Red Storm. After winning seven of eight games, the Panthers fell to Big East co-leader Marquette and Notre Dame last week. They come into the contest with a 20-7 record overall and a 8-6 record in Big East play. St. John’s come into the contest with an overall record of 16-10 and an 8-6 mark in Big East play after a win over South Florida on Wednesday night.

1 p.m. — Baseball at Wofford

The Pitt baseball team plays its third and final game of the weekend against the Wofford Terriers.

1 p.m. — Hilltopper Classic: Softball against Western Kentucky

The Pitt softball team plays its final game of the Hilltopper Classic against its host, the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers. WKU has a record of 2-2 after it split four games at the Bulldog Battle last weekend.