Prediction: Cavaliers to take down Panthers
By Abbot Zuk | Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
Filed under Football
Both the Pitt and Virginia programs are having surprising seasons so far. For the Panthers, it’s because of their relentless disappointments and their revolving door situation at the quarterback position. But for the Cavaliers it’s because they are currently 5-2 overall and 2-1 in ACC play — much be...
Pitt tennis remains winless in ACC
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
April 17, 2017
Filed under Sports / Other Varsity Sports
The struggling Pitt tennis team, which hasn't won a team match since March 11, went into this weekend completely winless in the ACC. That didn't change over Easter weekend as the Panthers (3-14, 0-13 ACC) lost at home Friday against the No. 40 Virginia Cavaliers and Sunday to the No. 45 Miami Hurricane...
Panthers baseball swept by Virginia Cavaliers
By Kevin Bertha | Staff Writer
April 10, 2017
Filed under Sports / Other Varsity Sports
After coming back to win its series against the Duke Blue Devils last weekend and defeating in-state rival Penn State 3-2 Tuesday, the Pitt baseball team sought to continue its winning form against the Virginia Cavaliers this weekend. But the Pitt baseball team (14-15, 6-9 ACC) instead struggled in...
No. 21 Virginia eliminates Pitt from ACC Tournament, 75-63
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
March 9, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
The Pitt men’s basketball team’s first season under head coach Kevin Stallings — and first losing season in 17 years — appears to be over. The Panthers (16-17) fell to the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers (22-9), 75-63, in the second round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday night at the Barclays Cen...
Panthers drop regular season finale at No. 23 Virginia, 67-42
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
March 4, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
The Pitt men’s basketball team’s streak of 16 straight winning seasons came to a crashing halt Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Panthers (15-16 overall, 4-14 ACC) put on their worst offensive performance of the season in the regular season finale against the No. 23 Virginia...
Think Twice: Pitt wrestling defeats Iowa State and UVA
By Rebecca Sauers | For The Pitt News
February 13, 2017
Filed under Sports / Other Varsity Sports
After a tumultuous month in which the Pitt wrestling team underwent a midseason coaching change and dropped its first three conference matches, the Panthers hit their stride this weekend. No. 24 Pitt (10-5 overall, 1-3 ACC) went 2-0 over the weekend, defeating the Iowa State Cyclones at home Friday...
Wise, Panthers hold off Hoos, 62-54
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 23, 2017
Filed under Women's Basketball
At the beginning of the season, pundits and coaches picked the Pitt women’s basketball team to be one of the worst in the ACC. But after Sunday afternoon’s back-and-forth 62-54 win over Virginia at the Petersen Events Center, the team has continued to exceed expectations and is now 3-3 in confer...
Beating UVA helps ease sting of last-second losses for Pitt
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 6, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns
As the clock ticked down Wednesday night at the Petersen Events Center, the Pitt men’s basketball team’s New Years Eve meltdown had to be fresh in the players’ minds. For Pitt’s seniors, who had yet to defeat Virginia in four tries, another haunting memory seemed to be replaying itself. ...
Panthers knock off No. 11 Virginia in OT, 88-76, for first ACC win
By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer
January 5, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
It wasn’t a full house at the Petersen Events Center Wednesday night, but it sure sounded like it when the Pitt men’s basketball team started pulling away in overtime against No. 11 Virginia. The game was almost a repeat performance from the Panthers’ ACC opener on New Year’s Eve, when No. 24 Notre...