Pitt Falls Short At Syracuse On Sunday

Sunday, February 16

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Pitt Falls Short At Syracuse On Sunday

2/16/2020 5:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SYRACUSE, NY – The Pitt women's basketball team came up short on the road on Sunday afternoon as the Syracuse Orange completed the season sweep of the Panthers with a 71-53 victory inside the Carrier Dome on Sunday afternoon.

Freshman Dayshanette Harris was the best player on the court for the Panthers on Sunday as she tied a career-high in ACC play with 18 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists across 34 minutes of action. Fellow freshman Amber Brown finished off her third straight strong game with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals across 34 minutes.

After the Orange opened the scoring with a pair of free throws, Harris knocked down a triple and Gabbie Green hit a floater in the lane to give Pitt the early 5-4 lead. Syracuse was then able to take control of the opening quarter as they went on a 16-2 run to take the 20-7 lead and force a Pitt timeout. The quarter came to a close with a Rita Igbokwe free throw and a steal and layup by Harris as the Panthers went to the second quarter trailing 24-12.

The two squads opened the second quarter exchanging some buckets before Harris netted five straight to cut the Orange lead down to 10, 29-19. After the media timeout, the Orange were able to go on a 7-0 run to take the 38-20 lead but the Panthers responded with the final four points of the game as Brown finished off a layup and Green knocked down a jumper in the lane to send the game to halftime with Syracuse leading 38-24.

The third quarter continued to give the Panthers trouble on Sunday afternoon as the Orange were able to outscore Pitt 21-11 to extend their lead out to 59-35 through 30 minutes. Syracuse was able to connect on four three-pointers in the third while Pitt was led offensively by Brown who netted six points in the quarter.

The Panthers were able to get into a rhythm offensively in the fourth quarter but it came just a little too late as they outscored the Orange 18-12 over the final 10 minutes, cutting the deficit to as low as 13 in the final quarter. Harris was the catalyst for Pitt all day long as she netted six points in the final quarter while Brown also scored six in the final frame as the Panthers fell 71-53 on the road.

Igbokwe made her first career start on Sunday and battle some foul trouble all afternoon as she finished with seven points, four rebounds and a steal in 21 minutes of action while Green added eight points, two rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of work.

As a team, the Orange held the dominant 48-32 edge in rebounds including a 12-5 lead in offensive boards. Pitt won the battle in the paint 34-22 but the Orange bench was able to contribute 27 points to the Panthers six.

NEXT UP

Pitt will stay on the road for their next conference game as they head to Boston, Mass. to take on the Boston College Eagles on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 pm.

PITT NOTES
TEAM

With the loss, Pitt falls to 19-45 all-time against the Orange including a 7-24 record in games played in Syracuse.
Pitt scored 34 points in the paint, marking their ninth game this season with 30+ points inside the paint.

Dayshanette Harris

Finished off her game with a team-high 18 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists across 34 minutes of action. She went 7-for-16 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the free throw line in the loss.
The 18-point effort by Harris tied her career-high for points in an ACC game as she also netted 18 points at #5 Louisville.
She has now scored in double figures in six of her last seven games while leading Pitt in scoring in all six of those games.
After notching three steals on Sunday, she has recorded 15 multi-steal games this season and five with at least three thefts.
With three assists on Sunday, she has now posted six straight games with multiple assists.
The freshman has 10 games this season with double figure points scored.
She has played 20+ minutes in 20 games while notching 30+ minutes nine times this season.

Amber Brown

Finished off her afternoon with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals across 34 minutes of action.
Went 5-for-12 from the floor and 4-for-7 from the free throw line in the loss.
She has now scored in double figures in three straight games, the first time she has done that in ACC play. Overall this season she has 14 games with 10+ points.
She has now grabbed 4+ rebounds in 24 of her 25 career games for the Panthers.
The freshman has also posted 20+ minutes in all 25 of her career games while notching 30+ minutes 19 times including in seven straight.

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