Pitt to Host Bucknell for Midweek Matchup

GAME 12: BUCKNELL (6-4, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) VS. PITT (6-5, 0-0 ACC)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 | 2 p.m. ET
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center (12,508)
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GAME NOTES

PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's basketball (6-5, 0-0 ACC) will host its third opponent from the state of Pennsylvania when it takes on Bucknell (6-4, 0-0 Patriot League) Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Petersen Events Center.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, with Kevin Wheeler on the call and Amanda Silay as analyst.
Live stats will be available at PittsburghPanthers.com.
On the radio, fans can find the game on KDKAFM – HD3 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

The Panthers continue to lead the ACC with 7.5 blocked shots per game, good for fourth place in the NCAA. Pitt's total blocked shots (82) is ranked second in the nation, behind William & Mary (84).
Junior center Kalista Walters holds the best field goal percentage in the ACC at 67.1 percent (57-of-85), ranking fifth in the NCAA.
Pitt is the only team in the ACC with two or more players who list three or more double-doubles each this season. Redshirt junior forward Yacine Diop and junior center Kalista Walters are two of 11 student-athletes in the ACC with three or more double-doubles on the year.

A WIN WOULD…

Tie the Panthers' non-conference home win total from last season (seven).
Improve Pitt's all-time record against the Bison to 2-1.
Be the Panthers' first against a team from Pennsylvania this season (0-2: Duquesne, Penn State).

LAST TIME OUT

Junior forward Danielle Garven posted the first double-double of her Pitt career in a 59-48 loss for the Panthers against Penn State Sunday afternoon at Petersen Events Center.
Garven had 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, tying her personal best on the boards. Junior guard Kauai Bradley drained a career-high four 3-pointers and went 3-of-3 from the free throw line to lead Pitt in scoring with 15 points.
As a team, Pitt had the advantage in rebounding (42-38). The Lady Lions held a 17-1 differential in bench scoring. Junior guard Teniya Page had a career-high 27 points for Penn State on 10-of-18 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from long range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line.

SCOUTING THE BISON

Defending Patriot League champion Bucknell (6-4, 0-0) had its four-game win streak snapped by Fordham Sunday, 71-62, in Bronx, N.Y. The Bison are 3-2 when playing away from Lewisburg, Pa., this season, winning at Rider (Nov. 10), at Youngstown State (Nov. 24) and Iona (Dec. 3). Bucknell's other road loss came against Drexel (Nov. 18).
The Bison list three double-figure scorers, led by junior guard Kyi English (12.8 ppg) and rounded out by junior forward Kaitlyn Slagus (12.6 ppg) and junior guard Kate Walker (10.4 ppg). Slagus is the team's leading rebounder with 8.7 boards per outing.
Pitt is 1-1 all-time against the Bison, with both games played in Pittsburgh. The Panthers dropped the first meeting by one point (58-57), Nov. 20, 2001. The second meeting marked Suzie McConnell-Serio's first win as the Panthers' head coach – a 66-51 victory at Petersen Events Center Nov. 8, 2013.

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