Pitt Hosts ACC Foe Clemson Sunday Afternoon At The Pete

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team (7-9, 0-5) returns home Sunday afternoon as they welcome the Clemson Tigers to the Petersen Events Center for an ACC battle. Sunday's game will tip at 2:00 pm and air on ACC Network Extra.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Sunday's game will air live on ACC Network Extra and can be viewed 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.

STORYLINES

Junior Liatu King has been the Panthers' best player all season long as she leads the squad averaging 11.4 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 44.5% from the floor. King ranks 6th in the ACC in rebounds (8.5 rpg) and blocks (1.6 bpg).
Senior Amber Brown is on a roll for Pitt as she netted her fifth straight game in double figures at Louisville, finishing with 20 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists. Over her past five games, Brown is averaging a team-high 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 54.9% from the floor.

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers return home to the Pete Sunday, Jan. 15 as they welcome the Clemson Tigers for a 2pm tip on ACC Network Extra.
The undersized forward duo of Liatu King and Amber Brown are combining to average 22.0 points and 14.0 rebounds while shooting 48.2% from the floor on the year.
The Panthers have used eight different starting lineups through 16 games this season including last time out at Louisville. The freshman duo of Marley Washenitz and Avery Strickland both earned the start for the first time together and they delivered. Washenitz netted 10 points while Strickland added nine points and four boards.

THE SERIES WITH CLEMSON

This meeting marks the 18th between the two programs with Pitt holding the slim 9-8 lead in the all-time series.
The Panthers have won three straight in the series including a 78-73 overtime road win over the Tigers last season.
Pitt holds the 4-3 advantage in the series at home winning the last game in Pittsburgh in 2020, 80-71.

BROWN MAKING 97^TH STRAIGHT START SUNDAY

Senior captain Amber Brown hasn't missed a game over her four-year career and has earned the start in every single game.
The do-it-all player has started all 96 career games for the Panthers while averaging 28.0 minutes per game in her career.
Brown will be making her 97th straight start to begin her career Sunday, marking the most consecutive starts to begin a career for a Pitt player since Brianna Kiesel started a program record 122 straight games (2011-14).
Brown's streak of 96 straight games to start a career are the most by any active ACC player without missing a game. Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley has earned 102 starts in a row to start her career but she has missed games over her career as a Hokie.

FREE THROW IMPROVEMENT

The Panthers have made a big improvement from the free throw line this season as they are shooting 70.5% from the line as a team.
The 70.5% from the line marks the Panthers' best percentage in a season since 2016-17 when they shot 75.4% for the season.
Pitt ranks 10th in the ACC on the year in free throw percentage after finishing last season 14th in the conference shooting just 63.4%.
The 7.1% improvement from the line this year marks the 3rd biggest improvement in the ACC behind Georgia Tech (+11.8%) and Duke (+10.2%).
The Panthers have six players shooting at least 70% from the line on the year led by Maliyah Johnson (11-13, 85.7%).
Last time out against Louisville, the Panthers connected on 15-for-16 from the charity stripe. The 93.8% free throw percentage marked the best percentage in a game for Pitt (when attempting at least 15 free throws) since Dec. 6, 2015 against Holy Cross (18-for-19, 94.7%).

FREE THROW % BY SEASON (Since joining ACC)
Year             FTM-FTA             FT%
2022-23       170-241            70.5%
2021-22       352-555            63.4%
2020-21       208-321            64.8%
2019-20       314-502            62.5%
2018-19       279-458            60.9%
2017-18       230-350            65.7%
2016-17       316-419            75.4%
2015-16       302-471            64.1%
2014-15       372-521            71.4%
2013-14.       414-603             68.7%

NEXT UP

The Panthers return home Thursday, January 19 as they welcome No. 13 Virginia Tech to the Petersen Events Center for an ACC showdown.
Thursday's game will tip at 6:00 pm and air live on ACC Network Extra.

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