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Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics
Judkins' Career Night Not Enough As Panthers Fall To Virginia
1/24/2019 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – A strong third quarter push wasn't enough on Thursday night as the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team (9-11, 0-6 ACC) dropped another tough ACC test against Virginia, 74-57 inside the Petersen Events Center.
"This one for me, hurts," stated head coach Lance White. "Watching them on film and in person even, they're a team that I feel like we can play with and we just didn't make enough plays that we needed to in crucial situations. I thought we started the game pretty flat and then ramped it up and I thought we had a pretty good third quarter and then to let up on the gas again was really disappointing."
The Panthers were paced offensively by a pair of post players on Thursday night as Danielle Garven went to work in the second half and posted 19 points and five assists on 9-for-12 from the floor while sophomore center Cara Judkins finished off her strong night with a career-high 18 points, three rebounds and two blocks while going 8-for-14 from the floor.
Both teams started slow offensively on Thursday night as the Cavaliers opened the game with the first four points before Judkins finished off a layup and Garven drilled a jumper to send the game to the first media timeout with Virginia leading 6-4. A Cassidy Walsh triple was the lone field goal over the final 16 shots of the quarter as the Cavaliers took the 9-7 lead into the second quarter.
The Cavaliers came out strong in the second quarter but Walsh nailed a triple and Judkins finished off her first layup of the second quarter to cut the Virginia lead to 18-14 a couple minutes into the quarter. The Cavaliers then used a 10-2 run to take the 28-16 lead over the Panthers with three minutes to go in the opening half. Judkins scored four of the final five points for Pitt to end the half with 10 as Virginia went to the locker room with the 31-21 lead.
After the Cavaliers built up a 11-point lead, 37-26, early on in the third quarter, the Panthers were able to go on a 11-0 run that was sparked by a pair of Kauai Bradley triples to force Virginia to take a timeout with the scored tied, 37-37. The Cavaliers responded quickly with a 10-2 run to take the 47-39 lead that forced a Pitt timeout. Judkins and Garven finished the scoring for the Panthers in the third quarter as the Cavaliers took the 50-32 lead into the final quarter.
The Panthers continued to fight in the fourth quarter as a Garven runner in the lane cut the Cavaliers lead down to six, 57-51, but Virginia responded and used a 14-0 run to put the game out of reach down the stretch. A pair of and one layups by Kyla Nelson and Garven finished the scoring for the Panthers as they fell 74-57 in front of the home fans.
Bradley finished off her night with 10 points and seven rebounds while Walsh tied a career-high with eight rebounds, six points, three assists and two steals in the loss.
As a team, Pitt won the rebounding battle 34-32 and also the battle of paint scoring as they out-scored the Cavaliers 34-24 inside. Virginia forced 17 Pitt turnovers and turned those chances into 15 points as they collected their second ACC win of the season.
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Team
"This one for me, hurts," stated head coach Lance White. "Watching them on film and in person even, they're a team that I feel like we can play with and we just didn't make enough plays that we needed to in crucial situations. I thought we started the game pretty flat and then ramped it up and I thought we had a pretty good third quarter and then to let up on the gas again was really disappointing."
The Panthers were paced offensively by a pair of post players on Thursday night as Danielle Garven went to work in the second half and posted 19 points and five assists on 9-for-12 from the floor while sophomore center Cara Judkins finished off her strong night with a career-high 18 points, three rebounds and two blocks while going 8-for-14 from the floor.
Both teams started slow offensively on Thursday night as the Cavaliers opened the game with the first four points before Judkins finished off a layup and Garven drilled a jumper to send the game to the first media timeout with Virginia leading 6-4. A Cassidy Walsh triple was the lone field goal over the final 16 shots of the quarter as the Cavaliers took the 9-7 lead into the second quarter.
The Cavaliers came out strong in the second quarter but Walsh nailed a triple and Judkins finished off her first layup of the second quarter to cut the Virginia lead to 18-14 a couple minutes into the quarter. The Cavaliers then used a 10-2 run to take the 28-16 lead over the Panthers with three minutes to go in the opening half. Judkins scored four of the final five points for Pitt to end the half with 10 as Virginia went to the locker room with the 31-21 lead.
After the Cavaliers built up a 11-point lead, 37-26, early on in the third quarter, the Panthers were able to go on a 11-0 run that was sparked by a pair of Kauai Bradley triples to force Virginia to take a timeout with the scored tied, 37-37. The Cavaliers responded quickly with a 10-2 run to take the 47-39 lead that forced a Pitt timeout. Judkins and Garven finished the scoring for the Panthers in the third quarter as the Cavaliers took the 50-32 lead into the final quarter.
The Panthers continued to fight in the fourth quarter as a Garven runner in the lane cut the Cavaliers lead down to six, 57-51, but Virginia responded and used a 14-0 run to put the game out of reach down the stretch. A pair of and one layups by Kyla Nelson and Garven finished the scoring for the Panthers as they fell 74-57 in front of the home fans.
Bradley finished off her night with 10 points and seven rebounds while Walsh tied a career-high with eight rebounds, six points, three assists and two steals in the loss.
As a team, Pitt won the rebounding battle 34-32 and also the battle of paint scoring as they out-scored the Cavaliers 34-24 inside. Virginia forced 17 Pitt turnovers and turned those chances into 15 points as they collected their second ACC win of the season.
UP NEXT:
- The Panthers will hit the road for another tough test on Sunday afternoon as they head to #4 Louisville for a showdown with the Cardinals at 2:00 pm.
- After Sunday's game, the Panthers will return home on Thursday, Jan. 31 as the Virginia Tech Hokies come to town for a 7:00 pm tip.
Team
- With the loss, Pitt is now 5-4 all-time against Virginia and have lost two straight to the Cavaliers.
- Pitt falls to 9-11 overall and 0-6 in ACC play as they have now lost 12 straight conference games dating back to last season.
- Pitt is 0-6 in ACC play for the second time since joining the conference.
- The Panthers saw three players score in double figures for the second straight game and second time in conference action this season.
- The Panthers had 18 assists on their 23 made field goals in the loss as four players had multi-assist games.
- Started her 16 game of the season and sixth straight for the Panthers on Thursday
- Had a career day for Pitt as she finished the night with a career-high 18 points, three rebounds and two blocks across 26 minutes of work
- She was an efficient 8-for-14 from the floor in the loss
- Has now scored in double figures five times on the year
- Judkins has now played 20+ minutes on 13 occasions this season, a new career-high
- Has started 19 games so far this season for Pitt including 16 straight
- Finished off her night with a team-high 19 points and a season-best five assists
- Went 9-for-12 from the floor across 33 minutes of work
- Has played 30+ minutes in four straight games and 10 times on the year overall
- She has now scored in double figures nine times on the season
- Bradley has started nine straight games and 12 overall this season
- Finished off her night with 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists across 33 minutes
- She has now scored in double figures for the second straight game and for the third time overall this season in the loss
- Has played 30+ minutes eight times this season and 27 times in her Pitt career
Team Stats
VA
UP
FG%
.434
.418
3FG%
.389
.333
FT%
.875
.500
RB
32
34
TO
9
17
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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