Demon Deacons send Panthers packing in ACC tournament
By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer
March 1, 2018
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Riding a seven-game losing streak and with one last chance to turn the season around in the ACC tournament, the Pitt women’s basketball team was blown out in Wednesday’s first round by Wake Forest, 72-38. At the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Demon Deacons (15...
Demon Deacons dunk on Panthers, 63-57
By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
In a game where neither team led by more than seven points, the Pitt men’s basketball team battled fellow ACC bottom-dweller Wake Forest Wednesday but couldn’t convert enough opportunities down the stretch and suffered its 16th straight loss, 63-57. A home game against the Wake Forest Demon De...
Wake Forest tops Pitt, 58-49
By Grant Burgman | Sports Editor
January 4, 2018
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Yacine Diop hit a three-pointer to bring Pitt within one point of Wake Forest with 2:53 remaining in the fourth quarter. The three gave Diop 26 points on the night, a team high; but they would be the last points both she and Pitt scored as it fell to Wake Forest 58-49 on Thursday night. After a t...
Pitt suffers devastating 63-59 defeat at Demon Deacons
By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer
February 22, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
The Pitt men’s basketball team had its fourth win in five games all but secured late in the first half Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Instead, the Panthers blew a 19-point lead to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in what might be the team’s most excruciating loss in a season fille...
How to sneak past the Deacs: Can Pitt beat Wake?
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Men's Basketball
Just when it seemed like the Pitt men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament chances were disappearing, the Panthers beat their second top-25 team of the season and kept some hope alive. Pitt’s 80-66 win over the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles Saturday was arguably the team’s most impressive all...
Panthers fall prey to Deacons, 57-48
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Staff Writer
February 5, 2017
Filed under Women's Basketball
The Panthers and the Demon Deacons each claimed the lead twice Sunday, but when the Panthers failed to put a stop to the Deacons’ rampant scoring, the game ended with a familiar outcome for the men’s and women’s basketball teams: a Panther loss. The Pitt women’s basketball team (12-11, 3-7 ACC) suffered its...
Volleyball splits weekend matches at home against Wake Forest and Duke
By David Leftwich | Staff Writer
November 13, 2016
Filed under Sports, Sports / Other Varsity Sports
After losing to both the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Duke Blue Devils on the road in October, the Pitt volleyball team managed to vanquish only one of the two hellish opponents over the weekend. On Friday at the Fitzgerald Field House, Pitt (overall 20-7, 11-4 ACC) crippled Wake Forest (overa...
Volleyball loses first conference games in North Carolina
By David Leftwich | Staff Writer
October 9, 2016
Filed under Sports, Sports / Other Varsity Sports
The Pitt volleyball team left for North Carolina with a flawless ACC record, but returned with a pair of losses against the Duke Blue Devils and Wake Forest Demon Deacons over the weekend. The Panthers (13-5-0 overall, 4-2 ACC) first took on Duke (10-5-0 overall, 4-1-0 ACC) Friday in Durham, North...