The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi defended his decisions to punt the ball away late in the fourth quarter of Pitts loss vs. Miami on Saturday. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Narduzzi defends conservative play calling vs. Miami

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 7, 2016

The Pitt football team and head coach Pat Narduzzi have taken a lot of flak for the way the defense has performed this season, especially when defending opponents’ passing games. Despite the criticism,...

Dom Forys, along with wrestlers Jake Wentzel and TeShan Campbell, won two matches at the season opening tournament this weekend. Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt wrestling sweeps Mountaineer Duals to open season, 2-0

By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer November 7, 2016

Sporting a No. 23 ranking in USA Today’s preseason poll, the Pitt wrestling team had high expectations going into its first dual meet of the season. The Panthers proved they deserved that ranking...

The Panthers fell to the Crimson Hawks in Sundays exhibition game. (Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt women’s basketball pummels IUP in exhibition game, 72-40

By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer November 7, 2016

The Petersen Events Center hosted the third straight McConnell family reunion on Sunday afternoon, pitting head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio against her brother in the women’s basketball exhibition matchup. For...

Redshirt freshman Stephanie Williams hit 22 kills and helped the Panthers maintain a sizeable lead against Georgia Tech. Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball dominates two more ACC competitors in weekend play

By David Leftwich | Staff Writer November 7, 2016

After grabbing its biggest win of the season against No. 8 North Carolina a week ago, the Pitt volleyball team surged forward with road victories against Clemson and Georgia Tech this weekend. The first...

Junior Meme Sharp won another individual title in the 1m dive over the weekend.  Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt swimming and diving trounced by Notre Dame and Virginia Tech

In Pitt’s second tri-meet of the season against ACC competitors Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were unable to edge past their competitors. The...

Cameron Johnson (23) scored 15 points in Pitts 75-70 win over Yale Tuesday night. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Panthers rout Pitt-Johnstown in exhibition matchup, 95-65

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 5, 2016

While the Pitt men's basketball team's record still sits at 0-0, the Panthers looked ready for regular season play on Saturday. In Pitt’s only exhibition game of the season, the Panthers crushed...

Pitt quarterback Nathan Peterman threw for 2,855 yards and 27 touchdowns in the 2016 season. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Miami squashes Pitt’s division title hopes in 51-28 pounding

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 5, 2016

Going into Saturday’s game, the Pitt football team had slim hopes of making it to the ACC Championship game. But the Miami Hurricanes extinguished the Panthers’ aspirations in convincing fashion...

Pitt RB James Conner (24) announced Saturday that he will forgot his senior season and declare for the 2017 NFL Draft. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

PREDICTION: Panthers to rebound with rare win vs. Miami

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 3, 2016

Though there are still four games left in the regular season, the Pitt Panthers and the free-falling Miami Hurricanes –– a team that’s lost its last four games in a row –– will collide in Miami...

Pitts club tennis team finished in seventh place out of 36 co-ed club and intramural teams at the USTA Tennis On Campus Fall Invitational in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Pictured from left to right: Anita Jain, Andrew Friedman, Rithika Reddy, Nick Kshatri and Grace Wang. Courtesy of Pitt Club Tennis

Pitt club tennis posts record performance at USTA Fall Invitational

By Mackenzie Rodrigues | For The Pitt News November 3, 2016

A youth movement helped propel the Pitt club tennis team to a record performance at the 2016 USTA Tennis On Campus Fall Invitational last weekend. The Panthers built off their 13th-place finish at last...

Josh Coan attempted Pitts only two shots on goal in a season-ending 4-0 loss to Syracuse Wednesday night. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s soccer squashed by Syracuse in season-ending 4-0 loss

By Alex Butelli | For The Pitt News November 3, 2016

The Pitt men's soccer team’s season came to a close Wednesday night with a shutout loss against the No. 5-seeded Syracuse Orange in the ACC Tournament. The Panthers (2-13-3 overall, 0-6-2 ACC) fell...

Load More Stories