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The Pitt News

Leading the Panthers’ score box with 18 points and seven rebounds, Yacine Diop couldn’t stop the Panthers’ losing streak as they fell to West Virginia Thursday. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Panthers fall in Backyard Brawl, 73-52

By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer December 7, 2017

The Pitt women’s basketball team traveled to West Virginia Thursday night to rekindle the Backyard Brawl rivalry that had been inactive since 2012. The Panthers were outmatched by their Big 12 opponent,...

With only two scholarship players returning from last year's team, head coach Kevin Stallings will use this season's nonconference slate to find out how to get the most out of his new recruits. (TPN File Photo)

Men’s basketball releases nonconference schedule

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor July 11, 2017

The Pitt basketball team announced its 13-game nonconference schedule for the 2017-18 season Monday as head coach Kevin Stallings has just under four months to get his young players ready to compete. A...

Redshirt senior Jacob Wright went 1-4 with a double and a strikeout in Pitt's 2-0 loss Tuesday at West Viginia. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Mountaineers outlast Panthers, earn season sweep

By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer May 16, 2017

The last time Pitt and West Virginia met on the diamond, it was an offensive battle as the Mountaineers got an 8-4 win on the road in March. West Virginia took the season sweep Tuesday in a much more defensive...

The 2017 Backyard Brawl matchup will be Pitt Head Coach Suzie McConnell-Serio's first time coaching in the series. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Women’s basketball renews Backyard Brawl

By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer April 20, 2017

The Backyard Brawl is returning to yet another sport — women’s basketball. Pitt announced in a press release Thursday afternoon that its rivalry with the West Virginia University women’s basketball...

Pitt first-year gymnast Lucy Jones posted a score of 9.575 on the beam in the Panthers' win over No. 21 West Virginia. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt gymnastics conquers No. 21 WVU for first time in 26 years

By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor January 17, 2017

Pitt gymnastics head coach Debbie Yohman knows her team has struggled on the beam, so she decided to try something new at practice this week. “We got [into the Fitzgerald Field House] and I said,...

Pitt senior Dominic Giordano set the school record in the 1M dive on Saturday. Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Giordano breaks record, Pitt swims past WVU

Dominic Giordano has already enjoyed incredible success as a diver for the Pitt Panthers, winning the NCAA Championship in the 3-meter last year. Saturday afternoon, the senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania,...

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Pitt renews Backyard Brawl with West Virginia

By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor September 10, 2015

Pitt announced four future matchups with rival West Virginia, with the first scheduled for 2022 in Pittsburgh. The Panthers will host the Mountaineers on Sept. 17, 2022.  The next matchup will be...

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