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Pitt Drops Road Contest At #5 Louisville On Sunday
1/26/2020 6:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Pitt women's basketball team dropped a road game to the #5 Louisville Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at the KFC YUM! Center by the score of 83-49. Freshman Dayshanette Harris led all Pitt players with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Pitt had a strong start to the game as Cara Judkins finished off a layup for the first bucket of the game. Aysia Bugg then knocked down a triple and Dayshanette Harris hit a mid-range jumper to give Pitt the early 7-4 lead over the nationally-ranked Cardinals. The home team responded over the next five minutes with a 14-0 run to take the 18-7 lead and forced the Panthers to take a timeout. Pitt was able to come out of the timeout and net back-to-back triples from Bugg and Gabbie Green to send the game to the second quarter with Louisville holding onto a 21-13 lead.
Harris had a strong start to the second quarter for Pitt as she netted a layup on the opening possession and then knocked down a step-back triple to cut the deficit to eight, 28-20, midway through the quarter. The Cardinals however, closed out the second quarter on a 13-4 run as Amber Brown finished the half for Pitt with a layup to send the teams to the locker room with the home team leading, 41-24.
The Cardinals came out of the locker room on fire on Sunday as they went on a 12-3 run to push their lead out to 53-27 midway through the third. After the media timeout, Brown was able to finish off a layup and Bugg knocked down a jumper as the two teams went to the fourth quarter with Louisville leading, 66-35.
The Panthers weren't able to get any closer in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals outscored Pitt 17-14 over the final 10 minutes as they cruised to the 83-49 home victory.
Harris led all Pitt players with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals across 31 minutes of work while Brown notched six points and a team-high nine rebounds in the loss. Judkins finished with six points and seven rebounds while Rita Igbokwe grabbed eight boards off the bench.
As a team, Louisville shot 47.7% while the Panthers were held to just 29.7% shooting in the road loss. The Cardinals won the rebounding battle 42-40 while Pitt ripped down 18 offensive rebounds and nine second chance points.
NEXT UP
TEAM
Pitt had a strong start to the game as Cara Judkins finished off a layup for the first bucket of the game. Aysia Bugg then knocked down a triple and Dayshanette Harris hit a mid-range jumper to give Pitt the early 7-4 lead over the nationally-ranked Cardinals. The home team responded over the next five minutes with a 14-0 run to take the 18-7 lead and forced the Panthers to take a timeout. Pitt was able to come out of the timeout and net back-to-back triples from Bugg and Gabbie Green to send the game to the second quarter with Louisville holding onto a 21-13 lead.
Harris had a strong start to the second quarter for Pitt as she netted a layup on the opening possession and then knocked down a step-back triple to cut the deficit to eight, 28-20, midway through the quarter. The Cardinals however, closed out the second quarter on a 13-4 run as Amber Brown finished the half for Pitt with a layup to send the teams to the locker room with the home team leading, 41-24.
The Cardinals came out of the locker room on fire on Sunday as they went on a 12-3 run to push their lead out to 53-27 midway through the third. After the media timeout, Brown was able to finish off a layup and Bugg knocked down a jumper as the two teams went to the fourth quarter with Louisville leading, 66-35.
The Panthers weren't able to get any closer in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals outscored Pitt 17-14 over the final 10 minutes as they cruised to the 83-49 home victory.
Harris led all Pitt players with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals across 31 minutes of work while Brown notched six points and a team-high nine rebounds in the loss. Judkins finished with six points and seven rebounds while Rita Igbokwe grabbed eight boards off the bench.
As a team, Louisville shot 47.7% while the Panthers were held to just 29.7% shooting in the road loss. The Cardinals won the rebounding battle 42-40 while Pitt ripped down 18 offensive rebounds and nine second chance points.
NEXT UP
- Pitt will return home for their next three games, starting on Thursday, Jan. 30 as they welcome Wake Forest to the Pete for a 7:00 pm tip.
- The Panthers will then host Florida State on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 5:00 pm in their annual Pink The Petersen Game.
TEAM
- With the loss, Pitt falls to 2-19 all-time against the Cardinals and have lost 15 straight in the series overall. The Cardinals also own a 10-0 record in games held in Louisville.
- Finished off her night with a team-high 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals across 31 minutes of action.
- Her 18-point effort marked her career-high for points in an ACC contest.
- The freshman now has three games with 5+ assists.
- She has now scored in double figures six times this season including three times in ACC play.
- The freshman has played 30+ minutes six times this season and 20+ minutes 16 times.
- She made her 13th start of the season at point guard for Pitt in the loss.
Team Stats
Pitt
LOU
FG%
.297
.477
3FG%
.214
.292
FT%
.625
.737
RB
40
42
TO
22
10
STL
4
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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