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Pitt Set to Square Off With Robert Morris Saturday
11/22/2024 2:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – For the first time since the 2006-07 season, the Pitt women's basketball team will face crosstown foe Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center.
Tipoff is slated for 1:00 p.m., and the game can be streamed via ACCNX.
Need to Know - Game 6
Pitt (4-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Robert Morris (2-2, 0-0 Horizon League)
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 - 1 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
Faye Making Strides
Graduate center Khadija Faye scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and tied a career-high with 14 rebounds for her third double-double of the season against Delaware State. 11 of Faye's 14 rebounds were offensive. Her 11 offensive boards tied the most for a Pitt player in 12 years. She is averaging a career-high 10.6 rebounds per game, which is the third-most per game among ACC players.
Finding Form
Against Delaware State, Pitt set a new season-high in rebounds (44), assists (22), made 3-pointers (nine) and points allowed in a quarter (six).
Johnson's New Career-High
Redshirt sophomore guard Mikayla Johnson recorded a new career-high, logging 13 points in the win over Delaware State. She notched her first-ever double-double (10 points and 12 rebounds) in the previous game against Binghamton.
Mile Gets Going
Senior guard Brooklynn Miles scored 12 points on perfect (5-of-5) shooting from the field, while dishing out a career-high nine assists.
Key Starters Expected to Miss Time
Junior guard Amiya Jenkins will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after suffering a season-ending knee injury, while sophomore forward Lauren Rust is expected to miss a significant period of time due to a leg injury, as announced by head coach Tory Verdi Monday morning.
Series History - Robert Morris
- Pitt is 24-0 all-time, and 12-0 at home, against Robert Morris.
- The crosstown opponents have not met since Dec. 5 2006, when Pitt won at home 79-69.
Scouting the Colonials
- Robert Morris enters the contest 2-2 after going 6-24 during the 2023-24 campaign.
- The Colonials are led by junior guard Noa Givon, who is averaging 12.8 points per game.
- Givon is backed up by 6-foot-2 center Danielle Vuletich, who is averaging 10.8 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game.
- Robert Morris lost its last matchup on Wednesday night, 58-55, at home against Saint Francis, but has a signature 59-53 win against Akron.
- Givon led RMU with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Vuletich earned her first double-double (points, rebounds) against the Zips earlier this season.
Last Time Out - vs. Delaware State
Propelled by a second half offensive outburst, Pitt (4-1) defeated Delaware State, 80-45, on School Day in front of 2,622 fans at the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday morning.
The Panthers sprinted into a 12-2 run to open the contest, sparked by two Faye buckets in the paint and a MaKayla Elmore transition 3-pointer. A Miles fast break pull-up 3-point shot extended the Panthers' lead, forcing Delaware St. into an early timeout. Pitt led 20-14 at the end of the first following a Faye turnaround jump shot as time expired.
Delaware State battled back in the second quarter, hitting three contested 3-pointers to tie the game. Pitt overcame an over-three minute field-goal-made drought by a Marley Washenitz corner 3-pointer off a Miles assist to retake the lead, 27-24. At the 2:15 mark in the second quarter, Faye secured her 10th rebound (eighth offensive) of the game to give her a first-half double-double. Pitt ended the first half on an 8-0 run and forced the Hornets into a 4:25 scoring drought, to lead 35-27 at halftime.
Pitt opened the third quarter on a 17-0 run, ignited by the Panthers' tenacious defense. Pitt's aggressive full-court press led to three consecutive steals, including a steal from Faye who leapt into the Hornet's bench to save a ball. Miles and Johnson both hit transition 3-point jump shots off of Delaware State turnovers. Pitt held the Hornets scoreless over an 11-minute stretch from the 4:27 mark in the second quarter to the 3:09 mark in the third quarter. The Panthers outscored Delaware State 25-6 in the third frame.
Pitt's offensive momentum carried into the fourth quarter, where Bella Perkins buried a pull-up 3-pointer off an Aislin Malcolm assist. Malcolm followed with a 3-pointer of her own in the corner to extend the Pitt lead to 33. Washenitz added to the 3-point barrage with a deep corner jump shot off of an inbounds pass from Aaryn Battle. Pitt finished the game on a 7-0 run, including a jump shot from freshman Audrey Biggs.
Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2024-25 Pitt women's basketball season are on sale now through the Panthers Ticket Office. Season tickets can be purchased for $75 each. The Panthers' schedule promises another exciting campaign in the ACC, which boasts multiple nationally ranked foes.
Secure your new 2024-25 season tickets HERE. Season ticket holders from last season who want to renew their season tickets can log onto their account online and renew HERE. All seating in the Petersen Events Center will be General Admission, excluding VIP Courtside.
Up Next
Following Saturday's clash, the Panther will travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a trio of games against Kansas, Auburn and Northern Iowa.
