Pitt Defeats Bryant, 76-60, to Snap Two-Game Skid

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Pitt Defeats Bryant, 76-60, to Snap Two-Game Skid

12/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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Dec. 6, 2016

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PITTSBURGH - Sophomore forward Brenna Wise recorded the 10th double-double of her career and her third of the season for Pitt women's basketball (7-2, 0-0 ACC) in a 76-60 win over Bryant (4-4, 0-0 NEC) Tuesday night at Petersen Events Center.

With the win, the Panthers snapped a two-game losing skid. It marked the 600th victory in program history, improving the all-time record to 600-620 (.492).

Wise was two points off of her career high with 23 points while grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. She knocked down a career-high 10 field goals, going 10-of-21. Joining her in double-figure scoring was freshman guard Jasmine Whitney with 14 points, posting her first game of 10 or more points since Nov. 21 against Loyola Maryland (10). Junior point guard Aysia Bugg had 10 points and led the team with four assists.

The teams kept it close in the first quarter, trading leads four times with no margin larger than three points. The Panthers held a one-point lead at the end of the quarter, up 16-15.

After Bryant took a 17-16 lead on a Sydney Holloway layup to open the second period, Pitt held the Bulldogs without a field goal until the 00:50 mark. The Panthers reached a margin of nine points (32-23) after Brandi Harvey-Carr hit a jumper in the paint at 2:58. Bryant scored two free throws and a jumper to make it 32-27 at halftime.

The Panthers reached their first double-figure lead (38-27) after Wise made a layup at 8:23 in the third quarter. After a 6-0 run, Pitt held a 13-point lead at 5:36, up 44-31. Wise reached the 20-point mark (21) with 58 seconds remaining in the period, giving the Panthers a 50-39 lead on a layup. Bryant climbed back within single-digits of Pitt to close the third, down 52-43.

The Bulldogs came as close as within six points of the Panthers with 7:54 remaining in the game (52-46), but Pitt regained its composure and a double-figure lead with a Cassidy Walsh layup at 7:13 (56-46). An 11-2 run put the Panthers in front by 16 (64-48) with 5:28 to go. Alayna Gribble hit a 3-pointer to give Pitt its largest lead of 19 points (76-57) with 10 seconds remaining, but Bryant's Stephanie Lesko returned the favor at the buzzer to seal the final score at 76-60.

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UP NEXT

The Panthers will make their first road trip of the season when they head to Penn State Saturday for a 2 p.m. ET tilt with the Nittany Lions in State College, Pa.

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