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...
No. 20 Syracuse sinks Pitt on Senior Day, 73-57
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 27, 2017
Fans packed the Petersen Events Center for the 10th annual “Pink the Petersen” game for breast cancer awareness Sunday, but the support wasn’t enough to get the Panthers a win. The Pitt women’s basketball team (13-16 overall, 4-12 ACC) lost its final regular season game to the No. 20 Syracuse Or...
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 ...
Panthers swarmed by Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, 71-57
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
February 20, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team had a great opportunity Sunday to win its second straight game and move back above .500 with two games left in the regular season. Instead, the Panthers’ chances at a winning season took a serious hit in Atlanta, Georgia. Pitt (13-14 overall, 4-10 ACC) fell to th...
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...
Panthers fall prey to Deacons, 57-48
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 6, 2017
The Panthers and the Demon Deacons each claimed the lead twice Sunday, but when the Panthers failed to put a stop to the Deacons’ rampant scoring, the game ended with a familiar outcome for the men’s and women’s basketball teams: a Panther loss. The Pitt women’s basketball team (12-11, 3-7 ACC) suffered its...
No. 18 NC State snaps Pitt’s two-game winning streak, 55-42
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 27, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team rode a two-game winning streak into Raleigh, North Carolina, but that momentum came to end Thursday night against the No. 18 North Carolina State Wolfpack. NC State (16-5 overall, 6-2 ACC) used its stingy defense to contain the Panthers’ outside threats in a 55-...
No. 11 Miami throttles Pitt women’s basketball, 82-50
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 2, 2017
The Pitt women’s basketball team’s ACC opener against the Miami Hurricanes went a lot like the teams’ last meeting at last year’s ACC tournament — a dominant victory for Miami. The No. 11 Hurricanes (12-2 overall, 1-1 ACC) defeated the Panthers (9-5 overall, 0-1 ACC), 82-50, on Monday ni...
Pitt women’s basketball team rolls to 71-46 win over UTEP
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
December 19, 2016
The Pitt women’s basketball team recovered from its most lopsided loss of the season with a resounding 25-point win in game one of the Patrick Harrington Tournament in Niceville, Florida. With eight days of rest following a 91-62 defeat against Penn State Dec. 10, Pitt (8-3) made the trip to Florida...