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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

The Panthers defeated Pepperdine 3-0 on Saturday, Aug. 25. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig | Staff Photographer)

Weekend Recap: Women’s volleyball, soccer teams roll through opening weekend

By Tessa Sayers, Staff Writer August 27, 2018

The first weekend back for students proved to be a successful one for Pitt sports. While the men's soccer team dropped its season opener, the women's volleyball and soccer teams picked up the slack by...

Players of the Pitt men’s soccer team huddle together on the field during a game. (Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics)

Pre-season preparation: Volleyball and soccer teams train in the offseason

By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer May 30, 2018

The beginning of summer sounds like freedom for many Pitt students. But for student athletes, it is just the beginning of a long grind that will continue from now until the end of their season. For...

Sophomore Luke Smutny finished 20th in the 500-yard freestyle and 11th in the 200-yard butterfly during the USA Swimming Winter National Championships at Ohio State University this past weekend. (Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics)

Weekend sports: swimmers compete at nationals, volleyball goes dancing

By TPN Staff December 4, 2017

It was a high-stakes weekend for Pitt sports, with celebrated wins and heartbreaking losses. As the volleyball team went dancing at the NCAA tournament, the swim team competed against former Olympians...

Returning from a season-long injury, redshirt junior forward Yacine Diop came back and dominated Pitt women’s basketball team’s two holiday break games. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

TPN Panther spotlight: Yacine Diop, Marcus Carr, Nika Markovic

By Brandon Glass | Staff Writer November 29, 2017

While the Pitt men’s and women’s basketball teams rounded into form over the holiday break, the women’s volleyball team punched its ticket to the 2017 NCAA tournament. Whether the team wins or...

Redshirt sophomore Stephanie Williams led the Panthers with 15 kills in their match against Virginia. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Pitt sports gobble up wins over Thanksgiving break

Pitt sports had a lot to be thankful for over the holiday break. Aside from turkey and stuffing, teams saw historic wins and conference championship titles on the menu. While the Pitt men’s basketball...

Pitt volleyball secured a slot in the 2017 NCAA tournament after clinching the ACC Championship title this weekend. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Pitt volleyball makes NCAA championship tournament for second year in a row

By Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor November 26, 2017

After claiming the ACC Conference title this past weekend on a nine-game winning streak, the Pitt women’s volleyball team has secured a slot in the NCAA championship tournament. This is the second...

Three Pitt divers placed in the top 20 for their events at the Ohio State Invitational this weekend. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Weekend sports: women sweep, while men suffer

As the fall sports teams near the end of their regular seasons and the winter teams get underway, five teams took the field, court, pool and mat this weekend. Women’s basketball triumphed over Towson...

Weekend sports: wrestling opens season, cross country wraps up, with wins

By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer November 13, 2017

Pitt’s revenue teams may not have fared so well this weekend, but other teams made up for it with quality showings. The cross country season wrapped up with top performances from the men’s and women’s...

Pitt beat Miami, Michigan State and James Madison this weekend during the Pink the Pool meet at Trees Pool. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Weekend sports: volleyball splits matches, while men’s soccer faces shut out

By Kait French | Staff Writer October 30, 2017

This weekend was cold and rainy in Pittsburgh, but it didn’t stop the Panthers from taking to the field, pitch and pool in heated competition. While football conquered their second ACC team in a row,...

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