Panthers to Close Home Stand with Towson Sunday

GAME 4: TOWSON (0-2, 0-0 CAA) AT PITT (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY
Sunday, Nov. 19 | 2 p.m. ET
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center (12,508)
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GAME NOTES

PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's basketball (2-1, 0-0 ACC) will look to get back in the win column as it hosts Towson (0-2, 0-0 CAA) Sunday at 2 p.m. at Petersen Events Center for the teams' first meeting since 2005.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, with Mike Nicastro on the call and Kevin Wheeler as analyst.
Live stats will be available at PittsburghPanthers.com.
On the radio, fans can find the game on 1320AM WJAS in the Pittsburgh area with George Von Benko on the call and Jesse Irwin as analyst.
Fans may follow live updates on Twitter and Instagram at @Pitt_WBB.

PAW PRINTS

Junior center Kalista Walters leads the ACC through three games this season with 11.7 rebounds per outing. Her career-high 16 boards against Youngstown State in the season opener (Nov. 10) stands as the single-game high mark for the league so far.
Walters ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage at .700 (21-of-30) and fourth in blocked shots per game (2.7) while ranking 15th in scoring (15.3 ppg).
Pitt is one of four ACC teams which rosters boast two or more players with a 20-point performance so far (Yacine Diop, Kalista Walters). The others are Florida State, NC State and North Carolina.

A WIN WOULD…

Keep the Panthers unbeaten against the Tigers in the all-time series, improving to 5-0.
Improve Pitt's allt-time record against CAA schools to 17-8.
Improve the Panthers' record in November to 9-2 since last season.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY

Sunday is Special Olympics Day at Petersen Events Center. Local Special Olympics athletes will join the starting lineup announcements for both Pitt and Towson.
The Olympic Flames basketball team will play a halftime scrimmage.

LAST TIME OUT

Redshirt junior forward Yacine Diop and junior center Kalista Walters combined for 43 of Pitt's 53 points as Pitt suffered its first loss of the season to Duquesne, 66-53, Thursday night at Petersen Events Center.
Diop had a team-high 22 points on 9-of-20 shooting, recording her first 20-point outing since scoring a career-high 26 at Michigan in December 2015. Walters followed with 21 points on 9-of-14, and added nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals in a career-high 40 minutes played. It was her first 20-point game since scoring 22 points in the 2015 edition of the City Game as a freshman.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Towson (0-2, 0-0 CAA) is looking for its first win of the season after dropping contests at Massachusetts (72-49) and against George Washington (66-43). Sophomore guard Nukiya Mayo leads the Tigers with 12.5 points per game while senior forward Mary Cuevas paces the team on the boards with 8.5 rebounds per game.
The contest will be the first between Pitt and Towson since Nov. 26, 2005, when the Panthers defeated the Tigers during the Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament, 69-50.

UP NEXT

The Panthers will make their first road trip of the season, visiting Cincinnati, Tuesday at 7 p.m. The game will be played at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Panthers to Close Home Stand with Towson Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Yacine Diop

Kalista Walters

Panthers to Close Home Stand with Towson Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Yacine Diop

Kalista Walters

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