The Pitt football team plays Connecticut on Saturday, but that’s not the only Panther… The Pitt football team plays Connecticut on Saturday, but that’s not the only Panther athleticss event taking place this weekend. Here are the other sports also in action:

Volleyball

Pitt women’s volleyball will try to ride the high of defeating defending Big East champion Louisville duringinto two big matches this weekend.

The Panthers (11-7, 3-1 Big East) head down to Washington D.C. tonight to face Georgetown (11-9, 1-3 Big East) at the McDonough Arena. Georgetown and Pitt are heading in opposite directions in the standings. The Hoyas have lost four of their last five matches, while the Panthers are winners of five of their last six.

Pittsburgh willthen squares up against South Florida (9-4, 2-1 Big East) Sunday afternoon. South Florida’s Alli Arbogast leads the nation in blocks per set with 1.74. The Bulls overall are strong at the net, standing fourth in the nation as a team in blocks per set.

Women’s Soccer

Pitt women’s soccer is undefeated in its last six games, partly thanks to the stellar defensive play of junior Kat Weiler.

Weiler won the Big East Defensive Player of the Week this week, and the Panthers hope she can keep up her performanceplay when Pitt (6-2-4, 1-0-4 Big East) takes on St. John’s (9-2-1, 3-1-1 Big East) tonight at Founders Field.

St. John’s continues to climb the national polls, currently ranked No. 11 in Soccer America’s Top 25.

After St. John’s, Pitt faces Syracuse (4-6-3, 1-3-1 Big East) at home Sunday afternoon. The Panthers will honor seniors Katie Caslin, Molley Griganavicious, Alison Finch, Maura Caslin and Ashley Habbel as part of Senior Recognition Day.

Men’s Soccer

On the men’s side of the pitch, the Panthers are on the road to face Georgetown Saturday afternoon.

Pitt (1-9-1, 0-5-1 Big East) hopes to pull out of the basement against the Hoyas (7-3-1, 4-2 Big East). A 0-0 tie (0-0) Tuesday against West Virginia broke a nine-game losing streak for the Panthers.

Cross Country

Carnegie Mellon University hosts Pitt’s cross country team on Saturday afternoon for the CMU Invitational.

The eight-kilometer run will be the Panthers’ fourth of the season. Junior Josh Christopher is coming off a strong race of 24:55 in the Paul Short Run, the fastest time for any Pitt runner.