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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

First-year student Julia Lam, one of three Pitt students aiming to revive the Pitt Archery Club, participates at the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials. | Courtesy of Julia Lam

Archers Unite: First-year Pitt students come together to revive Pitt Archery Club

By Molly Appezzato | Staff Writer November 16, 2016

It was happenstance that first-year Pitt students Julia Lam, from East Brunswick, New Jersey, and Anjna Nair, from Fairfax, Virginia, got paired to share a practice target at the 2016 U.S. Archery National...

Pitts James Conner (24) is the winner of the 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. | Courtesy Pitt Athletics

Pitt football players continue to reap rewards

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 16, 2016

As the old saying goes, to the victor goes the spoils. After one of the biggest victories in program history, the Pitt football team is still reaping the benefits. Panthers quarterback Nathan Peterman,...

This will be Pitt baseball head coach Joe Jordanos 20th season with the Panthers.
Photographer: Pete Madia/Pitt Athletics

Pitt baseball, track and field coaches announce 2016-17 schedules

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 16, 2016

For Pitt head baseball coach Joe Jordano and head track and field coach Alonzo Webb, revealing their teams’ respective 2016-17 schedules on Tuesday meant new opportunities for their teams to show significant...

Pitt sophomore forward Brenna Wise (50) led the Panthers with 18 points in a 94-48 win over Slippery Rock on Wednesday. Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Pitt women’s basketball pummels Youngstown State, 63-50

By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer November 15, 2016

After the two youngest players on the Pitt women’s basketball team led the way in the regular season opener, a familiar name emerged at the top of the stat sheet in game two: Brenna Wise. A team-record...

Pitt forward Ryan Luther started his first career game.  Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s basketball waxes Gardner-Webb, 99-80

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 14, 2016

Despite his team’s easy 99-80 win over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, Pitt men’s basketball head coach Kevin Stallings was disgruntled after the game. “With all due respect to Gardner-Webb,...

Linebacker Saleem Brightwell (39) made a game-saving interception and 70-yard return in the fourth quarter of Pitts 43-42 win against the No. 2 Clemson Tigers. Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams (7) made a touchdown-saving tackle. Courtesy Pete Madia / Pitt Athletics

Team effort pays off for Pitt football against Clemson

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 14, 2016

After back-to-back losses, the unranked Pitt football team was an unlikely match for the No. 2 Clemson Tigers this weekend. But in a shocking upset thanks in large part to kicker Chris Blewitt in the final...

Pitt redshirt junior Ryan Solomons victory in the 285-pound match secured the Panthers 20-16 victory against Edinboro Sunday. Courtesy Pete Madia / Pitt Athletics

Wrestlers edge out Edinboro in final matches, 20-16

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 14, 2016

The No. 22 Pitt wrestling team faced its toughest test of the season against the Edinboro Fighting Scots, but came away unscathed to return home undefeated. The Panthers (3-0) used back-to-back victories...

Gillian Schriever is the second ever Pitt runner to race as an individual competitor in the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Pitt’s Gillian Schriever to race in NCAA Cross Country Championship

Sophomore runner Gillian Schriever told The Pitt News two weeks ago that she’s had to push herself to achieve the unlikely. After placing 41st out of 131 competitors in last year’s ACC Championships,...

Mariah Bell (10) accumulated 30 kills over the weekend for the Panthers. Edward Major II / TPN File Photo

Volleyball splits weekend matches at home against Wake Forest and Duke

By David Leftwich | Staff Writer November 14, 2016

After losing to both the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Duke Blue Devils on the road in October, the Pitt volleyball team managed to vanquish only one of the two hellish opponents over the weekend....

Chris Blewitts final field goal secured Pitts victory against No. 2 Clemson on Saturday.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Chris Nailedit: Panthers upend No. 2 Clemson, 43-42

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 12, 2016

Pat Narduzzi has his signature win. Thanks to a game-winning 48-yard field goal with six seconds left by kicker Chris Blewitt, the Pitt football team pulled off perhaps the biggest upset of the college...

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