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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

Pitt womens basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio and the Panthers will face their first ACC opponent, Miami, on Monday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.

Calling the shots: McConnell-Serio’s career a string of successes

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor November 2, 2015
Suzie McConnell-Serio’s basketball career has been a string of successes. Nikki Moriello | Visual EditorSuzie McConnell-Serio was going to play with the boys. Long before the native Pittsburgher was gracing the sidelines of the Petersen Events Center and revitalizing the University of Pittsburgh’s women’s basketball team as its head coach, she was just a fourth grader shooting hoops in a gymnasium. Talented but teamless, her school — Our Lady of Loreto, a Catholic school in Brookline — didn’t h
Jamel Artis led Pitt with 21 points

Jamel’s journey: Junior forward steps into leadership role

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer November 2, 2015

High school projections say Jamel Artis’ basketball career wasn’t supposed to go this way — becoming the team’s offensive focal point by his sophomore year and earning NBA draft mentions. Artis...

Mens basketball coach Jamie Dixon increases the emphasis on analytics this year.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Dixon, staff find hidden benefits in advanced analytics

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer November 2, 2015

Trailing by one point with less than 15 seconds left against Notre Dame last season, James Robinson took the ball to his right, spun and hit the game-winning floater. The point guard’s basket may have...

Sterling Smith is one of Pitts three graduate transfers this year.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Trio of transfers prepare for final season at new school

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor November 2, 2015

Rafael Maia, Alonzo Nelson-Ododa and Sterling Smith aren’t going to set school career records for Pitt men’s basketball — but it’s not for lack of talent. Their Pitt careers will only last one...

Former Pitt player Monica Wignot joins the womens basketball coaching staff.  Pitt News File Photo

Wignot transitions from women’s hoops player to team graduate assistant

By Logan Hitchcock / Staff Writer November 2, 2015

As a Pitt women’s basketball practice comes to a close, four of last year’s starters made their way to center court to huddle with the rest of the team. Only three — Stasha Carey, Aysia Bugg and...

The Pitt womens soccer team fell in its ACC opener against Louisville on Saturday night.  Andrew Shin | Staff Photographer

Panthers cannot complete upset over No. 1 Virginia in 6-0 season finale loss

By Adam Richman / for The Pitt News November 1, 2015

After achieving its winningest season in program history, Pitt’s women’s soccer team couldn’t cap the run with a monumental upset win. Squaring off against No. 1 Virginia on Saturday, Pitt’s women’s...

Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer

Fans fill Panther Pitt for Thursday night game at Heinz Field

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor October 30, 2015

Alex Kunisky spent his Thursday night in the North Shore instead of his public speaking class — but it wasn’t to skip out on a speech. Kunisky’s professor canceled class so students could go watch...

Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Tar Heeled: UNC’s Williams runs wild on No. 23 Panthers in 26-19 loss

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 30, 2015

On a breezy Thursday night, North Carolina senior quarterback Marquise Williams routinely blew by Pitt defenders. Williams threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, completing 14 of 23 passes and running...

Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

No. 23 Pitt cannot complete second-half comeback in 26-19 loss to UNC

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer October 29, 2015

Pat Narduzzi’s second-half adjustments have saved the Panthers time and time again this season, but on Thursday night, the halftime deficit proved too much for his team to overcome. In its first ACC...

Pitt looks for their first win against UNC as a member of the ACC
Pitt News File Photo

Pitt football readies for up-tempo Tar Heels

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer October 28, 2015

With a tough opponent, a national audience on ESPN and prime-time slot at 7 p.m., Pitt football’s Thursday night game against North Carolina has all the markings of a crucial matchup. Still, Pitt defensive...

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