Syracuse stifles Pitt, 62-53
By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer
February 20, 2018
The Pitt women’s basketball team was blown out at the Carrier Dome, 70-52, in its first matchup of the season against rival Syracuse Jan. 21. During Monday night’s home stand, the Panthers played much better but still lost to the Orange, 62-53. The Panthers (10-17 overall, 2-12 ACC) kept the final margin clo...
Pitt tops Georgia Tech, gets first ACC win of the season
By Grant Burgman | Sports Editor
January 14, 2018
Pitt sophomore guard Alayna Gribble scored her last point of the day at the free throw line to give the Pitt women’s basketball team a 68-62 lead with one second left in Sunday’s game against Georgia Tech. Gribble scored a career-high 29 points in Pitt’s 68-62 victory as the Panthers claimed their f...
Pitt women’s basketball team maintains status quo in 2016-17 season
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
March 14, 2017
Around the time North Carolina guard Jamie Cherry buried her fifth 3-pointer of the game in the first round of the 2017 ACC Tournament, the Pitt women’s basketball team was starting to realize its season was over. The Panthers ended the regular season with a 13-16 overall record and a 4-12 record...
Panthers’ season ends in 72-60 loss vs. UNC at ACC Tournament
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
March 2, 2017
In last year’s ACC Tournament, North Carolina’s Jamie Cherry tried her best to spoil the Pitt women’s basketball team’s season, but the Panthers prevailed. This time around, the Tar Heels’ sharp-shooting guard single-handedly sent Pitt home. Cherry scored a career-high 32 points in UNC’s 72...
Pitt women’s basketball team falls at No. 8 Florida State, 79-48
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 24, 2017
Once again, Pitt sophomore forward Brenna Wise lit up the scoreboard for the Panthers, but it wasn’t enough to get the win. The Pitt women’s basketball team (13-15 overall, 4-11 ACC) lost its final road game — and its last chance at a winning season — in a 79-48 defeat to the No. 8 Florida ...
Wise drops career-high 31 on Hokies to lead Panthers to 72-64 win
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 17, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team snapped its six-game losing streak Thursday night, and it might not have happened without sophomore forward Brenna Wise breaking a program record. Wise tallied a career-high 31 points — including 25 in the second half — while shooting a perfect 13-for-13 from the ...
Pitt women fall to the No. 14 Blue Devils, 62-48
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 13, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team’s once-promising season has lost direction and postseason hopes have diminished, as the Panthers seem destined for their sixth losing season in seven years. The Panthers (12-13 overall, 3-9 ACC) fell to another ranked opponent Sunday, losing to the No. 14 Duke...
Pitt women’s basketball team drops fifth straight vs. Clemson, 54-46
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 10, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team continued its trend of playing well in the first half of games and failing to perform in the second half in yet another loss Thursday night. Returning to the Petersen Events Center after a two-game road trip, the Panthers (12-12 overall, 3-8 ACC) fell to the Clemson T...
Pitt women’s basketball slips up at No. 24 Syracuse, 93-65
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
February 3, 2017
Continuing a recurring theme of the 2016-17 season, the Pitt women’s basketball team put up a fight against a ranked opponent Thursday, but couldn’t finish the job. Pitt led Louisville at halftime last Sunday only to give up the first 14 points of the third quarter and fade down the stretch. Th...
Pitt women’s basketball drubbed by No. 6 Notre Dame, 86-54
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 13, 2017
For the second game in a row, the Pitt women’s basketball team faced the unenviable task of trying to knock off a top-10 team on the road. Against the No. 8 Louisville Cardinals on Sunday, the Panthers played a mostly competitive game that eventually turned into a 73-52 loss. Facing a tough opponent...
Pitt women’s basketball trounced by Penn State, 91-62
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
December 10, 2016
After suffering a 29-point thumping Saturday afternoon against her alma mater, Pitt women’s basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio had one question. “Who thought igniting this rivalry was a good idea?” McConnell-Serio said after the Panthers’ blowout defeat against the Penn State Nitta...
Pitt women’s basketball suffers first loss of season vs. Purdue, 67-61
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
December 1, 2016
The Pitt women’s basketball team could do nothing to stop Purdue point guard Ashley Morrissette Wednesday night, and it resulted in their first loss of the season. “It wasn’t our best game. We struggled offensively the whole night,” Pitt head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said. “Give Purdue c...
Pitt women’s basketball cruises to 89-54 season-opening win
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
November 12, 2016
Many fans and analysts wondered how the Pitt women’s basketball team would deal with the offseason transfers of forward Stasha Carey and guard Fred Potvin. If the Panthers’ regular season opener Saturday vs. Mount St. Mary’s is any indication, recruiting first-year guards Jasmine Whitney and Al...
Winning Ways: Whitney brings championship pedigree to Panthers
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | For The Pitt News
October 31, 2016
At Pitt’s first open practice of the year, first-year point guard Jasmine Whitney controls the Petersen Events Center court with a quiet calmness. She doesn’t frantically shout out a play — rather, she stands at the top of the key and directs her teammates to open spots on the court. She hold...
Pitt Women’s Basketball Season Preview: A Transition Year
By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer
October 31, 2016
It seems like the same refrain year after year, but it holds true again this season — Pitt women’s basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio is once again fielding a young team. Out of 12 players on the Panthers’ roster, eight are first- and second-year players, and only two are seniors. Bu...
Local recruit Alayna Gribble feels right at home at the Pete
By Katie Cassidy / Staff Writer
August 21, 2016
On Feb. 27, 2016, the undefeated Norwin High School Knights –– led by star junior Alayna Gribble –– trailed the North Allegheny Senior High School Tigers, 49-36, entering the fourth quarter of the WPIAL AAAA championship game at the Petersen Events Center. At 24-0, the reigning WPIAL champion Knights...
Women’s basketball aiming to improve from increased experience
By Logan Hitchcock / Staff Writer
March 15, 2016
The Pitt women’s basketball players’ season ended earlier than they might have wanted — but don’t expect them to wallow in the offseason. “Obviously we’re all sad and disappointed that we didn’t have a postseason, but at the same time, we finished with pride and went down fighting,” fresh...