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WOMEN’S HOOPS HOLDS FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF 2022-23 CAMPAIGN ON WEDNESDAY
9/29/2022 10:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team held their first official team practice of the 2022-23 campaign on Wednesday afternoon inside the Petersen Events Center.
The Panthers return four starters from last year's squad that posted a 11-19 overall record. The Panthers wrapped up their non-conference slate a season ago with a 9-2 record, the best record against non-conference opponents since the 2006-07 campaign. As a team, Pitt led the ACC and ranked ninth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (43.9 rpg) while also leading the ACC and ranking 14th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.6 orpg).
The Panthers return seven of their eight top scorers from a season ago including senior captain Dayshanette Harris who led the squad averaging 9.6 points, 2.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds while shooting a career-high 34.0% from behind the arc. Harris also became the fastest player in program history to record at least 700 points, 250 rebounds and 175 assists, doing so in just 60 career games.
Fellow senior Amber Brown has started all 80 career games for the Panthers at forward and is coming off of her best offensive season of her career last season as she finished averaging 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 47.2% from the floor. Liatu King will be looking to build on her impressive sophomore season that saw her average career-highs in scoring (7.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg) while also posting a team-high four double-doubles. Destiny Strother is looking to make another step this season after coming off the bench and averaging 5.3 ppg while connecting on a career-high 44 three-pointers. Senior Emy Hayford started a career-high 19 games and posted 4.2 ppg and 1.8 apg across 20.0 mpg a season ago.
A group of five newcomers (three freshmen and two transfers) will look to make an immediate impact on the squad that finished off last season with a 11-19 record while posting their best non-conference mark (9-2) since 2008-09. Gabby Hutcherson came to Pittsburgh after two seasons at Ohio State while Channise Lewis transferred in after four seasons at perennial power Maryland. The freshman trio of Aislin Malcolm, Avery "Ace" Strickland and Marley Washenitz look poised to provide Pitt with some much-needed shooting for the highly anticipated 2022-23 season.
Season tickets for the upcoming 2022-23 campaign are $50 and are available to purchase HERE. Group tickets, and single-game tickets will be available at a later date.
Led by fifth-year head coach Lance White, the Panthers will open up their 2022-23 campaign on the road Monday, Nov. 7 as they travel to Baltimore, MD to take on Coppin State at 7:00 pm.
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The Panthers return four starters from last year's squad that posted a 11-19 overall record. The Panthers wrapped up their non-conference slate a season ago with a 9-2 record, the best record against non-conference opponents since the 2006-07 campaign. As a team, Pitt led the ACC and ranked ninth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (43.9 rpg) while also leading the ACC and ranking 14th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.6 orpg).
The Panthers return seven of their eight top scorers from a season ago including senior captain Dayshanette Harris who led the squad averaging 9.6 points, 2.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds while shooting a career-high 34.0% from behind the arc. Harris also became the fastest player in program history to record at least 700 points, 250 rebounds and 175 assists, doing so in just 60 career games.
We're BACK????#H2P pic.twitter.com/pKSAbFRFjX
— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_WBB) September 28, 2022
Fellow senior Amber Brown has started all 80 career games for the Panthers at forward and is coming off of her best offensive season of her career last season as she finished averaging 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 47.2% from the floor. Liatu King will be looking to build on her impressive sophomore season that saw her average career-highs in scoring (7.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg) while also posting a team-high four double-doubles. Destiny Strother is looking to make another step this season after coming off the bench and averaging 5.3 ppg while connecting on a career-high 44 three-pointers. Senior Emy Hayford started a career-high 19 games and posted 4.2 ppg and 1.8 apg across 20.0 mpg a season ago.
A group of five newcomers (three freshmen and two transfers) will look to make an immediate impact on the squad that finished off last season with a 11-19 record while posting their best non-conference mark (9-2) since 2008-09. Gabby Hutcherson came to Pittsburgh after two seasons at Ohio State while Channise Lewis transferred in after four seasons at perennial power Maryland. The freshman trio of Aislin Malcolm, Avery "Ace" Strickland and Marley Washenitz look poised to provide Pitt with some much-needed shooting for the highly anticipated 2022-23 season.
Team first. #Day1 // #H2P pic.twitter.com/q7uQr1zqnO
— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_WBB) September 28, 2022
Season tickets for the upcoming 2022-23 campaign are $50 and are available to purchase HERE. Group tickets, and single-game tickets will be available at a later date.
Led by fifth-year head coach Lance White, the Panthers will open up their 2022-23 campaign on the road Monday, Nov. 7 as they travel to Baltimore, MD to take on Coppin State at 7:00 pm.
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