Demon Deacons Outlast Panthers, 57-48

Sunday, February 5

Winston-Salem, NC

2:00 PM

Pitt

12-11 (3-7)

Wake Forest

14-9 (5-5)

Pitt

Wake Forest

Demon Deacons Outlast Panthers, 57-48

2/6/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 5, 2017

Box Score | Final Book

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sophomore forwards Brenna Wise and Kalista Walters had 16 and 15 points, respectively, to lead Pitt women's basketball (12-11, 3-7 ACC) on the road at (RV) Wake Forest (14-9, 5-5 ACC) Sunday afternoon at LJVM Coliseum.

The Panthers dropped to 0-7 in road games this season.

Wake Forest jumped out to a 4-0 start, but a quick triple by Alayna Gribble put the Panthers within one at 8:14. Pitt tied it up 5-5 on a layup by Walters at 7:10, and went without another field goal for the rest of the period and trailed by five at the first break, 14-9.

The Panthers' scoring woes continued for the first three minutes of the second quarter, until Kauai Bradley hit a 3-pointer at 7:02. That bucket kicked off a 7-0 run for Pitt, which included back-to-back jumpers by Wise and resulted in the Panthers' first lead (18-16) at the 5:00 mark. The Deacs tied the game for the third time at 4:09, but another triple from Bradley gave Pitt its largest lead of the half (21-18) at 3:26. Wake Forest outscored the Panthers 6-2 to end the period and went into the locker room with a 24-23 advantage.

Although Pitt trailed by as many as five during the first five minutes of the period, the Panthers were able to cut it to a one-point margin heading into the final quarter, down 40-39, and scored the first basket of the fourth to take a 41-40 advantage. It was Pitt's first lead since the second quarter.

The game was tied for the fourth time after a Walters layup with 4:37 to go, but a Elisa Penna jumper at 4:08 gave the Deacs a lead that they never surrendered. Alex Sharp hit Wake's first triple of the game at the 3:25 mark, and Amber Campbell made a put-back layup to give the Deacs a 50-44 lead with 2:41 to play. Pitt came as close as four points away (50-46) with 2:16 to go after another Walters layup, but WFU kept its momentum and made free throws down the stretch to win by nine, 57-48.

Wake Forest out-shot the Panthers, 39.6 percent (19-of-48) to 28.1 percent (16-of-57) and had a 40-33 advantage on the boards.

EXPERIENCE THE ACTION

All individual tickets for Pitt women's basketball home games are general admission and available for purchase for $5 each by calling the Panthers Ticket Office at 800-643-7488 or by visiting PittsburghPanthers.com. Group tickets and season tickets are also on sale.

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The Panthers will return home to host Clemson Thursday night at Petersen Events Center with a 6:30 p.m. ET tip on RSN.

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