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Weekend Sports: Baseball, softball suffer sweeps

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor • March 25, 2019

While the sun came out for the first time in a long time, it was a bleak, dark weekend for Pitt athletics.

Weekend Sports: Baseball takes three in Kissimmee

By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer • March 4, 2019

In a busy weekend for Pitt athletics, the baseball team stood out among the competition with three wins in four games at the Russmatt Central Florida Invitational.

Weekend Sports: Baseball, wrestling excel down south

By Andrew Kelly, Staff Writer • February 25, 2019

The weekend in Pitt sports saw the wrestling team close the regular season with a win over a ranked opponent and the baseball team sweep its tournament competition.

Weekend Recap: Swimming and Diving gets only team win of long week

By Tessa Sayers, assistant sports editor • January 21, 2019

Redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi was the lone bright spot of Pitt’s 36-9 loss to No. 3 Oklahoma State this weekend. Phillippi upset the No. 2 ranked 133 pound wrestler in the country, Daton Fix.

Weekend Sports: Wrestling, gymnastics notch quality finishes

By Kate Hall and Trent Leonard • January 14, 2019

Several of Pitt’s athletic teams put on a strong showing over weekend, with the gymnastics team breaking multiple program records and the wrestling team continuing its dominant start to the season.

Thanksgiving Recap: Volleyball, basketball gobble up wins

By Kate Hall, Staff Writer • November 26, 2018

Pitt football fell to Miami, but three other Panther sports picked up the slack with a winning Thanksgiving weekend both home and away.

Weekend Sports: Women’s basketball, volleyball win big

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • November 12, 2018

Pitt sports had an impressive weekend collectively, as all six teams playing were victorious in one way or another.

Weekend Recap: Wrestling starts season and Daigneault continues to roll

By Jack Clay, Staff Writer • November 5, 2018

Valerie Daigneault is undefeated in her swimming events so far this season. The volleyball team improved to 25-1 on the season and the wrestling team only has one more week until their season begins. You can read about all of that and more in this week’s weekend sports recap.

Weekend Sports: Volleyball notches two ACC wins to stay unbeaten

By Stephen Thompson, Staff Writer • October 22, 2018

Pitt's volleyball team headlined the weekend with two record-breaking games for attendance, along with a fourth-set comeback win over No. 21 Louisville.

Weekend Sports: Homecoming brings mixed results

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • October 8, 2018

In addition to the football team's big win Saturday, several other Pitt sports teams contributed quality performances over the weekend, most notably the volleyball and soccer teams.