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Women’s Hoops Powers Past George Mason In Home Opener, 63-45
11/12/2022 9:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team (2-0, 0-0 ACC) collected a 63-45 home opening win over the George Mason Patriots Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. With the win, Pitt improves to 2-0 for the third straight season.
"I thought there were some moments of really good basketball," said head coach Lance White. "Even as poorly as we shot it, I thought we got the shots we needed to and now we just got to knock those down. I really think this group has a chance to be a really, really good defensive team and overall I'm happy with the win and our growth."
After trailing early on, the Panthers regained the lead in the first quarter as Gabby Hutcherson netted a straight on three after checking into the game two minutes in. The two sides struggled offensively during the middle portion of the first quarter but Amber Brown took over down the stretch as she netted five straight points to send Pitt to the second quarter leading 11-8.
The Patriots had a strong start to the second as they cut the Pitt lead to one, 15-14, just over three minutes into the quarter. The Panthers fought right back with a 11-0 run as Aislin Malcolm netted her first career triple and Taisha Exanor netted four straight to give the Panthers the 26-14 lead. Liatu King closed out the scoring in the half with a free throw to give the Panthers the 27-16 lead through 20 minutes.
The Panthers got going early in the third and pushed their lead out to 18, 48-30, as Maliyah Johnson netted a triple to start things and Channise Lewis connected on a four-point play. The Patriots came right back and cut the Pitt lead to nine, 38-27, but Avery Strickland connected on her first career triple and Brown finished off a layup to close the scoring and send Pitt to the fourth leading 45-35.
Pitt controlled the fourth quarter thanks to senior Dayshanette Harris who was able to net eight points in the quarter to lead Pitt. Brow chipped in with six points in the quarter as the Panthers pulled away to earn a 63-45 victory as they outscored the Patriots by eight in the fourth.
Brown led the Panthers in scoring as she netted 15 points and five rebounds while King had a big night with seven points, 11 rebounds, four steals and four blocks in 30 minutes of work. Harris finished off her night with 12 points and four boards while Johnson chipped in with five points and eight boards in the win.
As a team, Pitt shot 34.9% from the floor while they held George Mason to just 32.7% from the floor and 20% from behind the arc. The Panthers forced 22 George Mason turnovers and scored 14 points off those mishaps. Pitt also held the 45-40 lead in rebounds while notching 15 steals in the win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return home Wednesday morning as they welcome the Bryant Bulldogs to the Petersen Events Center for their School Day game. Wednesday's game will tip at 11:00 am as students from around the Pittsburgh area will be in attendance for the non-conference battle.
PITT NOTES
Team
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"I thought there were some moments of really good basketball," said head coach Lance White. "Even as poorly as we shot it, I thought we got the shots we needed to and now we just got to knock those down. I really think this group has a chance to be a really, really good defensive team and overall I'm happy with the win and our growth."
After trailing early on, the Panthers regained the lead in the first quarter as Gabby Hutcherson netted a straight on three after checking into the game two minutes in. The two sides struggled offensively during the middle portion of the first quarter but Amber Brown took over down the stretch as she netted five straight points to send Pitt to the second quarter leading 11-8.
The Patriots had a strong start to the second as they cut the Pitt lead to one, 15-14, just over three minutes into the quarter. The Panthers fought right back with a 11-0 run as Aislin Malcolm netted her first career triple and Taisha Exanor netted four straight to give the Panthers the 26-14 lead. Liatu King closed out the scoring in the half with a free throw to give the Panthers the 27-16 lead through 20 minutes.
The Panthers got going early in the third and pushed their lead out to 18, 48-30, as Maliyah Johnson netted a triple to start things and Channise Lewis connected on a four-point play. The Patriots came right back and cut the Pitt lead to nine, 38-27, but Avery Strickland connected on her first career triple and Brown finished off a layup to close the scoring and send Pitt to the fourth leading 45-35.
Pitt controlled the fourth quarter thanks to senior Dayshanette Harris who was able to net eight points in the quarter to lead Pitt. Brow chipped in with six points in the quarter as the Panthers pulled away to earn a 63-45 victory as they outscored the Patriots by eight in the fourth.
Brown led the Panthers in scoring as she netted 15 points and five rebounds while King had a big night with seven points, 11 rebounds, four steals and four blocks in 30 minutes of work. Harris finished off her night with 12 points and four boards while Johnson chipped in with five points and eight boards in the win.
As a team, Pitt shot 34.9% from the floor while they held George Mason to just 32.7% from the floor and 20% from behind the arc. The Panthers forced 22 George Mason turnovers and scored 14 points off those mishaps. Pitt also held the 45-40 lead in rebounds while notching 15 steals in the win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return home Wednesday morning as they welcome the Bryant Bulldogs to the Petersen Events Center for their School Day game. Wednesday's game will tip at 11:00 am as students from around the Pittsburgh area will be in attendance for the non-conference battle.
PITT NOTES
Team
- With the win, Pitt improves to 3-0 all-time against George Mason
- Pitt is now 36-13 all-time in home openers including a 16-5 mark in home openers at the Pete
- The win gives Pitt three straight home opening wins as they are 2-0 for the third straight season
- Pitt has held each of their first two opponents to under 35% shooting from the floor and under 25% from behind the arc
- 10 Panthers netted at least two points in the win while six scored at least five
- Finished her night with a season-high 15 points and five rebounds
- Went 6-for-9 from the floor and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe in the win
- She now has 37 career games with 10+ points and 60 games with 5+ rebounds for the Panthers
- Led the Panthers in scoring for the 11th time in her career
- King finished off her strong game with seven points, a team-high 11 rebounds, four blocks and four steals in 30 minutes of work
- The 11-rebound game marked her eighth career game with 10+ boards
- The four blocks and four steals both tied career-highs for the junior
- She now has five career games with 30+ minutes played
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Team Stats
GMU
UP
FG%
.327
.349
3FG%
.200
.227
FT%
.417
.609
RB
40
45
TO
22
14
STL
6
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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