Pitt Heads To Boston College For Tuesday Night Clash

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team (11-13, 2-11 ACC) hits the road for their first of three straight this week as they travel to Boston to take on the Boston College Eagles on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on ACC Network Extra.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Tuesday's game will air live on ACC Network Extra. You can watch the game by clicking HERE.
You can also listen to the game on the radio on WJAS 1320 AM or 99.1 FM as the voice of Pitt women's basketball, Josh Rowntree, will have the call from Louisville starting at 6:45 pm. Listen to the call by clicking HERE.
Live stats of the game can be found by clicking HERE.
Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women's basketball account @Pitt_WBB.

THE SERIES WITH BOSTON COLLEGE

This meeting marks the 52nd between the two teams with Boston College owning the 32-19 mark against Pitt.
Boston College is 17-7 against Pitt in games played in Boston.
The Eagles have won six of the last seven in the series with Pitt's last win coming on the road on Feb. 16, 2021.

ABOUT THE EAGLES

Boston College enters Tuesday's game with a 15-9 overall record and a 6-7 ACC mark. The Eagles have lost two straight.
The Eagles are led offensively by Taylor Soule who is averaging a team-high 15.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 50.8% from the floor.
Cameron Swartz is enjoying a career year as she is averaging 15.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while knocking down 40 three-pointers and shooting 41.1% from the floor.
Freshman Maria Gakdong has made an impact as she is averaging 8.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and a team-high 21. blocks while shooting 59.9% from the floor.
As a team, Boston College is averaging 72.5 points per game while connecting on 44.9% of their field goal attempts which ranks 3rd in the ACC.

STORYLINES

The Panthers have continued to put an emphasis on rebounding the basketball and it has paid off in a major way. Pitt currently leads the ACC and ranks 8th in the NCAA in rebounds per game (45.0) and 7th in total rebounds (1,079). The Panthers have grabbed at least 35 rebounds in all 24 games to start the season, a new program record.
As a team, the Panthers have been strong defensively including blocking shots. Pitt currently ranks 2nd in the ACC and 18th in the NCAA in blocked shots (117). Junior Rita Igbokwe has 53 blocks on the year and is now tied for 10th place on the Panthers' all-time blocks list with 142.

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt hits the road for the first of three straight on the road Tuesday night as they head to Boston College for a 7pm tip on ACC Network Extra.
Pitt and South Carolina (#1 FG% defense) are the only Power 5 teams to hold all 24 opponents to 45% or less shooting from the floor this season.
Senior Jayla Everett is leading the Panthers and ranks 12th in the ACC in scoring (13.6 ppg) so far this season. Last time out, Everett netted her 17th game in double figures as she finished with 11 points while grabbing a season-high seven rebounds and hitting three triples.

LAST TIME OUT VS. SYRACUSE

Despite leading by as many as 13 in the first half, the Panthers fell to Syracuse on Sunday afternoon in the 15th annual Pink The Pete game, 67-65. The Orange hit a game-winning shot with nine seconds left to secure the road win.
Junior Amber Brown led the way for Pitt with her seventh career double-double as she netted 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 26 minutes of work.
Rita Igbokwe finished off her afternoon with 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, her 13th multi-block game of the season. Jayla Everett chipped in with 11 points and a career-high seven rebounds in the loss.
The Panthers continued to attack the offensive glass as they grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and scored 44 points in the paint in the loss.

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