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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pitt women’s basketball falls to Duquesne 69-73 in the 42nd City Game

Pitt women’s basketball falls to Duquesne 69-73 in the 42nd City Game

By Sara Meyer and Kaitlyn Griffin • December 4, 2024

Pitt women’s basketball (5-5, 0-0 ACC) fell to its crosstown foe Wednesday evening in the 42nd edition of the City Game against Duquesne (5-2, 0-0 A10). The last time the pair met, the Dukes escaped...

A Pitt women’s basketball team player drives toward the hoop during their game against Canisius at the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Pitt’s winter sports well underway and preparing for holiday break contests

By Sara Meyer, Grace McNally • November 21, 2024

Wrestling Pitt wrestling (1-0, ACC 0-0) is in full swing and hosts Lehigh this Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Fitzgerald Field House. Several Panthers have already taken home hardware this season, including...

Senior guard Brooklynn Miles (0) drives the ball down the court at the game against Pitt Johnstown in the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Women’s basketball enters the new season with a refined roster

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • November 5, 2024

Pitt women’s basketball has sat at the bottom of the ACC food chain for over a decade. Previous Athletic Director Heather Lyke hired Pitt’s 10th women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi in April...

Senior forward Sarah Shupansky (5) prepares to kick the ball at Pitt women’s soccer’s game against Clemson at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Pitt women’s soccer faces uncertain future in postseason after dreary stint in conference play

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • November 4, 2024

Pitt women’s soccer (9-6-3, 3-5-2 ACC) concluded conference play with a 3-2 loss against No. 13 Notre Dame last Thursday. The loss extended its losing streak to three, and Pitt finished the regular season...

Halle works with a number of Pitt sports teams, including women’s soccer pictured at a game against UNC at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

‘She inspires me’: Giving Halle Angelo her flowers

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • September 26, 2024

Every sports game Pitt Athletics hosts is a production from start to finish. From graphics advertised on social media to updating fans when athletes make history, there’s always so much more that goes...

Fifth-year midfielder Chloe Minas (15) waves a Pitt soccer flag in celebration of their win against Louisville on Saturday.

Volleyball, cross country, women’s soccer tally successful weekend and look forward to future battles

By Sara Meyer, Grace McNally, and Matthew Scabilloni • September 15, 2024

Volleyball The Pitt women’s volleyball team is still undefeated in sets and matches. The Panthers have won all 18 sets they have played and are now 6-0 heading into their biggest match of the season.  Pitt...

Pitt women’s cross country in the Panther Open in Schenley Park on Friday, Aug. 30.

Volleyball, cross country and women’s soccer prepare for a weekend of competition and hopeful success.

By Grace McNally, Sara Meyer, and Matthew Scabilloni • September 12, 2024

Volleyball The No. 1 ranked Pitt women’s volleyball team concludes its three-game California road trip with two games in Malibu this weekend. The first of the two games is on Friday at 9:30 p.m. against...

Pitt fans tailgating outside of Heinz Field on Saturday.

Pitt students share favorite spots and snacks for a game day tailgate

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • August 26, 2024

There are many aspects of the college football season that Pitt students look forward to — dressing up in royal blue and gold, the view of Pittsburgh from Acrisure Stadium, the victory lights that illuminate...

Pitt women’s soccer huddles on Saturday, April 13 for a game against West Virginia at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

Pitt women’s soccer faces mixed results in its first four matches of the season

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • August 25, 2024

Pitt women’s soccer (2-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) kicked off its regular season with four August contests against Georgia, Duquesne, Buffalo and Bucknell. After commendable performances against the Bulldogs and...

Sophomore midfielder Deborah Abiodun (8) strikes the ball during a game against Ohio State.

Pitt women’s soccer looks to pick up historical conference wins in the 2024 season

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer • August 20, 2024

Since 2017, head coach Randy Waldrum has patiently turned Pitt women’s soccer around. Starting his inaugural season at Pitt with a substandard 3-12-3 record in the 2017 regular season, Waldrum rounded...

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