Panthers head To Atlanta For Sunday Afternoon Meeting With Georgia Tech

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team (8-16, 1-12 ACC) hits the road for their second straight away home Sunday afternoon as they travel to Atlanta to take the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 2:00 pm. Sunday's game will air on ACC Network Extra.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Thursday's game will air live on ACC Network and can be viewed HERE.
Live stats of the game can be found by clicking HERE.
The game will also air live on the radio on 1320 AM WJAS and can be listened to by clicking HERE. The voice of the Panthers Josh Rowntree will get things started with the pregame show at 1:45 pm from Atlanta, GA.
Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women's basketball account @Pitt_WBB.

STORYLINES

Senior captain Dayshanette Harris is finding her groove over the past five games as she has led Pitt in scoring in four of those games. She netted a season-high 20 points at #10 Notre Dame Thursday and has posted averages of 13.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 54.3% from the floor over the past five games.
Junior Liatu King is enjoying the best season of her career as she is averaging a career-high 10.0 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 40.4% from the floor. King ranks 4th in the ACC in blocks (1.5 bpg) and 5th in rebounds (7.6 rpg).

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers stay on the road Sunday as they travel to Georgia Tech for a 2pm tip on ACC Network Extra.
Senior Amber Brown is enjoying her best offensive season of her career as she is averaging a team-high 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 50.6% from the floor. Brown is closing in on 1,000 career points as she currently has 938 points.
The Panthers have hung tough against some of the best competition in the country this season as they have led or been within five points of the lead in the fourth quarter in eight of 13 ACC games including last time out at #10 Notre Dame.

THE SERIES WITH GEORGIA TECH

This meeting marks the 12th between the two programs with Georgia Tech holding the 8-3 edge in the all-time series.
The Yellow Jackets have won five straight in the series including a 63-52 win at Pitt last season.
Georgia Tech holds the slim 3-2 edge in the series in games played in Atlanta.
Pitt's last win against Georgia Tech came on Jan. 14, 2018.

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets enter Sunday's game with a 12-12 record and a 3-10 ACC mark. They have lost two straight including a 57-41 loss at Clemson on Thursday.
The Yellow Jackets are led offensively by transfer Cameron Swartz who is averaging 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals while connecting on a team-high 40 triples. Bianca Jackson is enjoying a strong season as she is averaging 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists while hitting 20 three-pointers.
Freshman Tonie Morgan is having a nice season as she is averaging 9.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and a team-high 3.6 assists while shooting 40.1% from the floor in 23 starts.
As a team, the Yellow Jackets are averaging 60.8 points per game while allowing 60.4 points per contest.

BROWN MOVING UP THE REBOUNDING CHARTS

Senior captain Amber Brown has been the Panthers' best rebounder since stepping foot on campus in 2019.
She currently ranks second on the team in rebounds per game this season (5.0 rpg), marking the third straight season ranking second on the squad. She led Pitt in rebounding as a freshman, averaging a career-high 7.7 rebounds per game.
For her career, Brown has grabbed 652 rebounds including 216 on the offensive end of the court. She currently ranks 11th in program history but sits just 12 shy of 10th place on the all-time charts.

CAREER REBOUNDS TOP-10 CHART
# Name                                        Years                                    Rebounds
1. Marcedes Walker                   2004-08                                     1,162
2. Wanda Randolph                    1976-79                                     1,107
3. Gail Aughburns                       1978-82                                     1,007
4. Chelsea Cole                           2007-11                                     1,003
5. Jennifer Bruce                        1981-85                                      998
6. Pam Miklasevich                     1979-83                                      968
7. Jonna Huemrich                     1990-94                                      954
8. Lorri Johnson                          1987-91                                      908
9. Shavonte Zellous                    2005-09                                      753
10. Latia Howard                        1994-97                                      664
11. Amber Brown                     2019-Pres.                                    652

BENCH MAKING KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

The Pitt bench has made a big impact so far this season as the Panthers' depth has really shined.
Last time out, the Panthers' bench posted 36 points in a road loss to #10 Notre Dame. It marked the second straight game with 30+ bench points.
Pitt has scored 73 points from their bench over the past two games, the most over a two-game span since joining the ACC in 2013-14.
Pitt has scored 30+ bench points in back-to-back games three times this season, a program record for a single season.
In the win over Loyola (MD), Pitt netted a season-high 46 points from the bench. The 46 points were the most by the Panthers in a game since Nov. 7, 2018 against New Orleans.
The Panthers bench is averaging 23.6 points per game so far this season. Pitt set a program record last season scoring an average of 22.4 points per game from their bench.
On the year, Pitt has eight games with 30+ bench points after posting only four such games all last season. The eight games with 30+ points for their bench are the most such games in a single season in program history.
Pitt has also scored 20+ bench points in 15 of the past 22 games.

NEXT UP

Pitt returns home for a two-game homestand starting Thursday night at 6:00 pm as they welcome the Boston College Eagles. Thursday's game will air live on ACC Network Extra.

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