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The Pitt News

Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe (15) drives the ball during Pitt men’s basketball’s game against Syracuse on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Petersen Events Center.

Pitt men’s basketball loses to Georgia Tech

By Conor Hutchison, Senior Staff Writer February 25, 2025

The Panthers brutally lost their second-straight ACC game by a score of 73-67 to Georgia Tech in their return to the Petersen Events Center. Pitt’s two misses in one of its last possessions of the game...

Head coach Jeff Capel speaks to the team during a game against Notre Dame at the Petersen Events Center on Feb. 4.

Pitt men’s basketball faces Notre Dame in critical ACC clash

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

Pitt men’s basketball (16-10, ACC 7-8) travels to South Bend, Indiana, this weekend to take on Notre Dame in a conference matchup for the Panthers as they inch closer to the end of the regular season.  The...

Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe dribbles the ball around a Syracuse defender on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Pitt men’s basketball comes back from 16 point deficit to beat Syracuse

By Joshua Prescott, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

Pitt men’s basketball (16-10, 7-8 ACC) overcame a 16-point deficit to smash the struggling Syracuse Orange (11-16, 5-11 ACC) 80-69 — marking its 25th all-time victory against the Orange. Defense won...

Senior guard Ishmael Leggett attempts to drive past Miami defense on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Lowe-less Pitt men’s basketball beats Miami

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor February 15, 2025

Pitt men’s basketball (15-10, ACC 6-8) matched up with struggling Miami (6-19, ACC 2-12) without 30% of its season scoring with graduate student guard Damian Dunn and sophomore guard Jaland Lowe out...

Junior guard Marley Washenitz walks past former Pitt women's basketball player Liatu King on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.

Liatu King returns to Pittsburgh as No. 2 Notre Dame dominates Pitt women’s basketball

By Ella Cool, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Pitt women’s basketball (11-15, ACC 3-10) ended its two-game win streak on Thursday night, with a loss to No. 2 Notre Dame (22-2, ACC 13-0), 88-57.  The talented Fighting Irish team secured its seventh...

Pitt men’s basketball walk on the court during the game against UNC in the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Pitt men’s basketball trampled by SMU

By Kaitlyn Griffin, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

After falling by one to North Carolina, Pitt men’s basketball (14-10, 5-8 ACC) traveled to Dallas to take on SMU (19-5, 10-3 ACC) in a game that was a must-win to keep any hopes of a March Madness tournament...

Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe (15) celebrates his first basket of the game during Pitt men’s basketball game against Clemson at the Petersen Events Center on Jan. 18.

Pitt men’s basketball ends losing skid with a road win over Syracuse.

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor January 25, 2025

Pitt men’s basketball earned a much-needed 77-73 win against Syracuse, ending its four-game losing skid.  Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe led all scorers on Saturday with 22 points — 17 coming in the...

Pitt women’s basketball observes the game against Louisville in the Petersen Events Center on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Wolfpack takes a bite out of Pitt women’s basketball

By Kaitlyn Griffin, Staff Writer January 16, 2025

Coming off of a record-breaking 32-point comeback against SMU last week, Pitt women’s basketball (9-10, 1-5 ACC) looked to build upon that momentum and add another win to its ACC record as it traveled...

First-year forward Lasse Dahl shoots ball against Kansas City on Sunday Dec. 1.

Pitt men’s soccer defeats Kansas City 3-2 in extra time, returning to the Elite Eight

By Alex Porter and Joshua Prescott December 1, 2024

No. 2 Pitt men’s soccer (14-5-0) triumphed on Sunday evening, knocking Kansas City (14-5-3) out in the Sweet Sixteen 3-2. This is the Panthers' fourth Elite Eight appearance in five years. The match...

Pitt men's soccer huddles prior to its game against Denver on Monday, Oct. 7 at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

Virginia wins, crushes Pitt men’s soccer’s ACC title hopes

By Joshua Prescott, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

After securing the program’s first ACC outright regular season championship, No. 9 Pitt men’s soccer suffered a 2-0 defeat to Virginia just 16 days after their last meeting at Ambrose Urbanic Field....

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