Thursday, January 17
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
50
vs
82
Syracuse
No. 12 Syracuse Uses Big Third Quarter To Surge Past Panthers, 82-50
1/17/2019 9:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team (9-9, 0-4 ACC) dropped their fourth straight conference game on Thursday night inside of the Petersen Events Center as the #12 Syracuse Orange used a big third quarter spurt to down the Panthers 82-50. The Panthers trailed by six at halftime but shot only 21% in the second half as the Orange pulled away to improve to 15-2 overall and 4-0 in ACC play.
"Again, life in the ACC and being in the best conference is that you must play at a certain standard and I think tonight we proved we can play a half with a really good basketball team but we weren't able to play a whole game," stated head coach Lance White after the loss. "We just couldn't sustain that high level of play for as long as we needed to against a really good team tonight."
After the Orange pushed their lead out to 9-4 early on with a triple, junior Jasmine Whitney responded with a three of her own to cut into the Syracuse lead. The Orange were then able to score five straight to take the 14-7 edge but Pitt responded over the next two minutes with a 9-0 that was capped by a Cara Judkins layup and a Kauai Bradley three-pointer to give the Panthers the 16-14 lead. The quarter ended with Syracuse going on a 7-0 run to take the 21-16 lead through 10 minutes.
Pitt got out to a great start in the second quarter as Jahsyni Knight gave the Panthers some energy off the bench. The Panthers opened the quarter on a 5-0 run to tie the game, 21-21, as Cassidy Walsh finished off a layup and Danielle Garven hit a pair of free throws. After Syracuse pushed the lead out to seven, 31-24, Walsh caught fire for the Panthers as she drilled a pair of triples and a runner in the lane at the buzzer of the second quarter to send the teams to the locker room with Syracuse clinging to a 38-32 lead. Kalista Walters made a strong impact on the game down the stretch of the second quarter as she forced three straight turnovers that turned into five Pitt points.
The Orange were able to take control of the game in the third quarter as they outscored the Panthers 28-8 in the quarter. After Kyla Nelson drilled a three to cut the Syracuse lead to five, 40-35, the Orange were able to go on 22-2 run to take control of the game and finishing the quarter with the 66-40 lead.
Syracuse continued to press the Panthers and were able to outscore Pitt 16-10 over the final 10 minutes. Walsh and Nelson drilled triples while Ismini Prapa nailed a runner in the lane as the Panthers dropped their fourth straight conference game, 82-50.
Walsh led the way for Pitt on Thursday night as she netted 13 points, four rebounds and two assists across 28 minutes of work while Whitney finished her night with seven points, a team-high four assists and two rebounds. Garven finished with seven points and four boards while Judkins netted five points and a team-high seven boards in the loss.
As a team, the Orange out-rebounded the Panthers 51-32 for the game while they turned 18 offensive rebounds into 26 second chance points. Syracuse also held the 30-10 edge in scoring inside the paint while also turning 18 Pitt turnovers into 22 points.
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"Again, life in the ACC and being in the best conference is that you must play at a certain standard and I think tonight we proved we can play a half with a really good basketball team but we weren't able to play a whole game," stated head coach Lance White after the loss. "We just couldn't sustain that high level of play for as long as we needed to against a really good team tonight."
After the Orange pushed their lead out to 9-4 early on with a triple, junior Jasmine Whitney responded with a three of her own to cut into the Syracuse lead. The Orange were then able to score five straight to take the 14-7 edge but Pitt responded over the next two minutes with a 9-0 that was capped by a Cara Judkins layup and a Kauai Bradley three-pointer to give the Panthers the 16-14 lead. The quarter ended with Syracuse going on a 7-0 run to take the 21-16 lead through 10 minutes.
Pitt got out to a great start in the second quarter as Jahsyni Knight gave the Panthers some energy off the bench. The Panthers opened the quarter on a 5-0 run to tie the game, 21-21, as Cassidy Walsh finished off a layup and Danielle Garven hit a pair of free throws. After Syracuse pushed the lead out to seven, 31-24, Walsh caught fire for the Panthers as she drilled a pair of triples and a runner in the lane at the buzzer of the second quarter to send the teams to the locker room with Syracuse clinging to a 38-32 lead. Kalista Walters made a strong impact on the game down the stretch of the second quarter as she forced three straight turnovers that turned into five Pitt points.
The Orange were able to take control of the game in the third quarter as they outscored the Panthers 28-8 in the quarter. After Kyla Nelson drilled a three to cut the Syracuse lead to five, 40-35, the Orange were able to go on 22-2 run to take control of the game and finishing the quarter with the 66-40 lead.
Syracuse continued to press the Panthers and were able to outscore Pitt 16-10 over the final 10 minutes. Walsh and Nelson drilled triples while Ismini Prapa nailed a runner in the lane as the Panthers dropped their fourth straight conference game, 82-50.
Walsh led the way for Pitt on Thursday night as she netted 13 points, four rebounds and two assists across 28 minutes of work while Whitney finished her night with seven points, a team-high four assists and two rebounds. Garven finished with seven points and four boards while Judkins netted five points and a team-high seven boards in the loss.
As a team, the Orange out-rebounded the Panthers 51-32 for the game while they turned 18 offensive rebounds into 26 second chance points. Syracuse also held the 30-10 edge in scoring inside the paint while also turning 18 Pitt turnovers into 22 points.
UP NEXT:
- The Panthers will return home on Sunday afternoon as they welcome the Clemson Tigers to the Petersen Events Center for a 2:00 pm tip.
- Following Sunday's game against Clemson, the Panthers will wrap up their four-game homestand on Thursday, Jan. 24 as they welcome Virginia to town for a 7:00 pm tip.
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- With the loss, Pitt falls to 19-42 all-time against the Orange including a 12-18 mark at home.
- Pitt falls to 9-9 overall and 0-4 in ACC play as they have now lost 10 straight conference games dating back to last season.
- The Panthers started a lineup of Whitney, Walsh, Garven, Bradley and Judkins for the sixth time this season and fourth straight game.
- Pitt forced 13 Syracuse turnovers as they have now forced 10+ turnovers 16 times this season including in 11 straight games.
- She is the lone Panther to start all 18 games this season
- Finished off her night with a team-high 13 points, four rebounds and two assists
- Has connected on at least one three pointer in 11 straight games for the Panthers
- Finished the game playing 28 minutes but she has played 30+ minutes a career-high 12 times this season
- Started her 15 straight game for the Panthers at point guard on Thursday
- Finished off the game with seven points, a team-high four assists and two rebounds
- Has recorded 4+ assists 11 times on the year while leading the team in assists 12 times including in five straight games
- Connected on a three-pointer in the loss as she now has a career-high 13 triples on the year
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