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Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics
Pitt Drops High Scoring Affair To Delaware, 85-79
12/6/2020 9:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Despite scoring a season-high 79 points, the Pitt women's basketball team (2-1, 0-0 ACC) closed out their non-conference slate with an 85-79 loss to Delaware on Sunday night. Junior Jayla Everett netted a team-high 20 points and four assists in the loss for Pitt.
"Obviously, I am really disappointed in the loss," said head coach Lance White. "I think that was a game that we should have won. You turn it over 24 times and they get 25 points off of that and you can't compete."
Everett led the Panthers in scoring for the third straight game Sunday as she netted a team-best 20 points while connecting on four three-pointers and adding a season-best four assists in the loss. Rita Igbokwe had her best game of the season in the loss as she notched her second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes of work.
After a slow start offensively, the Panthers were able to tie the game, 6-6, just over four minutes in as Everett knocked down her first triple of the game. The Blue Hens responded with a quick 8-2 spurt to take the 14-8 lead but Gabbie Green stopped that run with her first three-pointer of the game from the corner. After Cynthia Ezeja finished off a layup to cut the Pitt deficit to three, 16-13, Delaware got hot offensively and ended the quarter on a 8-2 run to take the 24-15 lead into the second quarter.
The visitors were able to gain their biggest lead of the game, 29-19, just over two minutes into the second quarter as Paris McBride knocked down a triple from the wing. The Panthers were able to respond over the next three minutes to cut the deficit to just one, 31-30, as Destiny Strother knocked down a triple and Green scored five straight points. Pitt wouldn't get any closer down the stretch of the first half as they headed to the locker room trailing for the first time this season, 40-37.
The Panthers came out of the locker room strong as Green netted a triple and Igbokwe finished off back-to-back layups to tie things up, 44-44, just over two minutes into the third quarter. The Panthers gained their first lead of the game as Brown hit a free throw and Everett knocked down a jumper to make it 47-44 at the media timeout. Out of the timeout, Pitt was able to secure their biggest lead of the game, 53-46, as Ezeja finished off a layup after a great feed from Everett but Pitt wasn't able to hold onto the lead as Delaware scored the final four points of the quarter to send it to the final 10 minutes tied, 62-62.
The fourth quarter turned into a back-and-forth battle as Everett opened the scoring with a triple to give Pitt the three-point lead but the Blue Hens responded right away with a triple of their own to tie it back up. The visitors took the 70-67 lead with just over five minutes to play but Igbokwe finished off a layup and Dayshanette Harris sank a pair of free throws to give Pitt the 73-72 lead. The Panthers had no answer for McBride down the stretch as she netted six points including a pair of late free throws to secure the 85-79 road victory for Delaware.
Green finished off her strong game with 13 points while also knocking down a season-best three triples while Harris finished her game with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in the loss. Amber Brown had an efficient night for Pitt as she netted seven points, a team-high 11 rebounds and three assists across 33 minutes of work while Ezeja had a career-high seven points and four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Strother hit a pair of triples for the second straight game and finished with six points off the Pitt bench.
For Delaware, Paris McBride had a career night in the win as she netted a career-high 29 points including four three-pointers while Jasmine Dickey finished off her night with 20 points and nine rebounds.
For the game, Pitt was able to win the rebounding battle 47-34 and shot 49.2% from the floor while holding Delaware to just 39.5% shooting in the loss. Pitt turned the ball over 24 times and the Blue Hens turned those chances into 25 points while the Panthers were only able to turn 10 Delaware turnovers into two points in the loss.
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"Obviously, I am really disappointed in the loss," said head coach Lance White. "I think that was a game that we should have won. You turn it over 24 times and they get 25 points off of that and you can't compete."
Everett led the Panthers in scoring for the third straight game Sunday as she netted a team-best 20 points while connecting on four three-pointers and adding a season-best four assists in the loss. Rita Igbokwe had her best game of the season in the loss as she notched her second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes of work.
After a slow start offensively, the Panthers were able to tie the game, 6-6, just over four minutes in as Everett knocked down her first triple of the game. The Blue Hens responded with a quick 8-2 spurt to take the 14-8 lead but Gabbie Green stopped that run with her first three-pointer of the game from the corner. After Cynthia Ezeja finished off a layup to cut the Pitt deficit to three, 16-13, Delaware got hot offensively and ended the quarter on a 8-2 run to take the 24-15 lead into the second quarter.
The visitors were able to gain their biggest lead of the game, 29-19, just over two minutes into the second quarter as Paris McBride knocked down a triple from the wing. The Panthers were able to respond over the next three minutes to cut the deficit to just one, 31-30, as Destiny Strother knocked down a triple and Green scored five straight points. Pitt wouldn't get any closer down the stretch of the first half as they headed to the locker room trailing for the first time this season, 40-37.
The Panthers came out of the locker room strong as Green netted a triple and Igbokwe finished off back-to-back layups to tie things up, 44-44, just over two minutes into the third quarter. The Panthers gained their first lead of the game as Brown hit a free throw and Everett knocked down a jumper to make it 47-44 at the media timeout. Out of the timeout, Pitt was able to secure their biggest lead of the game, 53-46, as Ezeja finished off a layup after a great feed from Everett but Pitt wasn't able to hold onto the lead as Delaware scored the final four points of the quarter to send it to the final 10 minutes tied, 62-62.
The fourth quarter turned into a back-and-forth battle as Everett opened the scoring with a triple to give Pitt the three-point lead but the Blue Hens responded right away with a triple of their own to tie it back up. The visitors took the 70-67 lead with just over five minutes to play but Igbokwe finished off a layup and Dayshanette Harris sank a pair of free throws to give Pitt the 73-72 lead. The Panthers had no answer for McBride down the stretch as she netted six points including a pair of late free throws to secure the 85-79 road victory for Delaware.
Green finished off her strong game with 13 points while also knocking down a season-best three triples while Harris finished her game with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in the loss. Amber Brown had an efficient night for Pitt as she netted seven points, a team-high 11 rebounds and three assists across 33 minutes of work while Ezeja had a career-high seven points and four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Strother hit a pair of triples for the second straight game and finished with six points off the Pitt bench.
For Delaware, Paris McBride had a career night in the win as she netted a career-high 29 points including four three-pointers while Jasmine Dickey finished off her night with 20 points and nine rebounds.
For the game, Pitt was able to win the rebounding battle 47-34 and shot 49.2% from the floor while holding Delaware to just 39.5% shooting in the loss. Pitt turned the ball over 24 times and the Blue Hens turned those chances into 25 points while the Panthers were only able to turn 10 Delaware turnovers into two points in the loss.
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- Pitt will open up ACC play Thursday, Dec. 10 as they travel to Blacksburg, Va. to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies at 6:00 pm. Thursday's game will air live on the ACC Network Extra.
- The Panthers will return home Sunday, Dec. 13 for their first home ACC game of the season as they welcome the Clemson Tigers to the Petersen Events Center. Sunday's game will tip at 12:00 pm and will air live on the ACC Network.
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- With the loss, Pitt falls to 4-1 all-time against Delaware.
- The Panthers grabbed 47 rebounds in the loss as they have outrebounded their opponent and grabbed at least 42 boards in all three games.
- Pitt held the 34-22 edge in scoring in the paint while the Blue Hens outscored the Panthers in the fast break, 13-8.
- Pitt had four players score in double figures for the first time this season.
- Everett led all Pitt players in scoring for the third straight game as she netted 20 points and four assists across a season-high 35 minutes of action.
- She finished the game going 8-for-18 from the floor while knocking down a season-high four three-pointers on nine attempts.
- Everett has now scored 20+ points in back-to-back games as she has nine career games with 20+ points scored. It marks just the third time in her collegiate career she has scored at least 20 points in back-to-back games.
- Everett now has 35 career games scoring in double figures.
- Igbokwe finished off her night with 11 points, a team-high 11 rebounds (five offensive) and one block in 19 minutes of work.
- It marked her second career double-double and her seventh career game with 10+ rebounds for the Panthers.
- The sophomore went 4-for-6 from the floor while also going 3-for-4 from the free throw line in the loss.
- Green finished off her best game of the season with a season-high 13 points and two rebounds across just 15 minutes of work.
- She went 5-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-6 from behind the arc in the loss.
- The senior now has 20 games at Pitt with multiple three-pointers made.
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Team Stats
UD
Pitt
FG%
.395
.492
3FG%
.370
.409
FT%
.750
.588
RB
34
47
TO
10
24
STL
12
0
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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