Panthers Set For ACC Tournament First Round Matchup Against #10 Georgia Tech

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GAME 32

#15 Pitt vs. #10 Georgia Tech

Mar. 6, 2024 / 3:30 PM / Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum) / ACC Network

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PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women’s basketball team (8-23, 2-16 ACC) opens their 2024 Ally ACC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon as they battle #10 Georgia Tech down in Greensboro, NC at 3:30 pm. Wednesday’s first round game will air live on ACC Network.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Wednesday’s game will air on ACC Network and it can be streamed by clicking HERE.
Live stats for Wednesday’s game can be found by clicking HERE.
You can also listen to the game on pittsburghpanthers.com as the voice of Pitt women's basketball, Josh Rowntree, will have the call from the Greensboro Coliseum starting at 3:15 pm. To listen, click HERE.

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt opens the 2024 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Wednesday afternoon as they take on #10 Georgia Tech at 3:30 pm in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Senior Liatu King earned All-ACC First Team honors and ACC Most Improved Player recognition Tuesday afternoon, as announced by the conference office. King is just the second Panther in program history (Brianna Kiesel, 2015) to earn All-ACC First Team recognition.
King ranks inside the top-5 in the ACC in multiple categories including fifth in scoring (18.8 ppg), second in rebounding (10.4 rpg), first in offensive rebounds (3.4 orpg), third in blocks (1.5 bpg), fourth in field goal percentage (52.6%), fifth in minutes played (35.3 mpg) and second in double-doubles (18). She is the only player in the NCAA this season averaging at least 18.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals.
Junior sharpshooter Bella Perkins has given the Panthers a big boost over the last six games as she has connected on multiple triples in all six games. Over her last six games, Perkins is averaging 11.5 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 40.5% from deep.
The Pitt duo of Liatu King and Rapuluchi Ayodele are one of two in the NCAA this season (Angel Reese, Aneesah Morrow, LSU) to each have at least 95 total offensive rebounds.

ACC ACCOLADES ROLLING IN FOR LIATU KING

Senior forward Liatu King has put together one of the best seasons in Pitt program history this season and it has been recognized by ACC coaches and media.
As announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon, King earned All-ACC First Team honors while also being named ACC Most Improved Player.
She is just the second Panther in program history to earn All-ACC First Team honors joining Brianna Kiesel (2015) while also becoming the first Panther in program history to be named Most Improved Player and first to win a major ACC award in program history.
King posted a huge season for the Panthers as she became the first Panther since Jennifer Bruce in 1983-84 to average a double-double on the season. She is averaging 18.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52.6% from the floor on the year.
She is the only player in the NCAA this season averaging at least 18.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals.
There has only been one other player in the ACC over the past 15 seasons to post at least 18.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals in a season - Dearica Hamby, Wake Forest (2013-14). She earned Honorable Mention All-American honors that season.
King improved in every statistical category including scoring (+9.4 ppg), rebounding (+2.8 rpg), field goal percentage (+13.2 %), steals (+24 total) and double-doubles (+13 total).

Liatu King is the only player in the nation averaging at least 18.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals

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SERIES HISTORY – GEORGIA TECH

This meeting marks the 14th of all-time between the two programs with Georgia Tech holding the 9-4 edge in the series.
The Yellow Jackets collected the 68-58 victory over the Panthers earlier this season at the Pete.
Overall, Georgia Tech has won six of the last seven games against the Panthers.
The two teams last met in the ACC Tournament Second Round on Mar. 5, 2020, a game the Yellow Jackets won 68-58.

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech enters Wednesday’s game with a 16-14 overall record and a 7-11 ACC mark after closing out the regular season with a road overtime win over Miami Sunday, 71-66.
The Yellow Jackets are led offensively by Kara Dunn who is averaging 15.7 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 45.6% from the floor. Tonie Morgan has been great all year long averaging 15.2 points, a team-high 6.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists while shooting 46.2% from the floor.
Freshman Rusne Augustinaite is enjoying a strong first season as she is averaging 10.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while connecting on a team-high 66 three-pointers and shooting 35.7% from deep.
As a team, the Yellow Jackets are averaging 68.5 points per game while allowing 66.5 points per contest. They are averaging 37.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor.

LAST TIME AGAINST GEORGIA TECH

These two squads met in Pittsburgh on Jan. 7 and the Yellow Jackets pulled out the 68-58 road victory behind a game-high 26 points from Kara Dunn.
Aislin Malcolm led the Panthers with 19 points on five made three-pointers while Liatu King snagged a double-double with 15 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots.
As a team, Pitt shot just 35% from the floor while turning the ball over 17 times in the loss.

PITT IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT

Since joining the ACC in 2013-14, the Panthers own a 2-10 record in ACC Tournament games.
The Panthers collected their first ACC Tournament victory on Mar. 2, 2016 as they knocked off #13 North Carolina, 82-72 in overtime.
Pitt’s last ACC Tournament win came in 2020 as Dayshanette Harris hit a game-winning jumper with 2.7 seconds left to secure the win for the Panthers over Notre Dame. #15 Pitt claimed the 67-65 stunner over #10 Notre Dame as Harris finished with a double-double, 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Overall, Pitt has dropped four straight ACC Tournament games including a 71-53 loss to #10 Clemson last season.
The highest seed Pitt has been in the ACC Tournament is #7 while they have earned the #15 seed five times, including this season.
King has appeared in a team-high three ACC Tournament games while averaging 9.0 points and 9.0 rebounds across her past two tournament games.
The most points scored by a Pitt player in an ACC Tournament game is 25 by Brenna Wise in 2016.

NEXT UP

With a win, Pitt will take on #7 Duke on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 5:00 pm inside the Greensboro Coliseum. Thursday’s game will air live on ACC Network
With a loss, Pitt’s 2023-24 campaign will come to an end