Pitt Offense Shines in 78-56 Win over Tennessee State

Sunday, November 25

Nashville, Tenn.

6 p.m.

Pitt

4-4

Tennessee State

0-7

Tennessee State

Pitt

Pitt Offense Shines in 78-56 Win over Tennessee State

11/25/2018 9:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Four Panthers Finish in Double-Digit Scoring

NASHVILLE – The University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team dominated Tennessee State, 78-56, Sunday night in the final day of the Challenge in Music City at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

With the win, the Panthers improve to 4-4 on the year. Tennessee State remains winless at 0-7 overall.

At the conclusion of the game, senior forward Danielle Garven was named to the All-Tournament Team following a season-best 17-point effort while recording 44 points through the three games.

Pitt's shots were falling tonight as the squad finished shooting 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from beyond the arc. The stellar long-range effort was led by senior Cassidy Walsh and sophomore Kyla Nelson, who both knocked down three apiece. Nelson finished a perfect 3-of-3 from three.

"I'm proud of our effort and energy today," said head coach Lance White. "Our players did what they needed to get us the win."

The Panthers used four three's to lead 18-8 at the end of the first quarter. Walsh finished with six points off 2-of-4 shooting from behind the arc, while Whitney and Nelson both drained three's of their own.

Pitt continued its scoring ways in the second, putting up 23 points and shooting 76.9 percent from the field (10-of-13). Garven, who recorded nine through the 10 minutes, led the Panthers' scoring surge as they headed to the locker room with a 41-21 lead.

Another 20-point quarter would give Pitt a 61-38 advantage after three quarters of play. Half of the Panthers' third-quarter points came from the free throw line as the team went 10-of-12 from the charity stripe.

Pitt reached its largest lead of the night in the fourth quarter, going ahead by 25 points with 7:06 to go. Although securing the win, Tennessee State outscored the Panthers 18-17 in the final frame. However, the Tigers were unable to battle back as Pitt went on a 5-3 run over the final two minutes of action en route to the victory.

The Panthers resume action Thursday, Nov. 29 when they travel to Evanston, Ill., to face Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at 8 p.m.

PITT NOTES
Team

The Panthers were without redshirt senior point guard Aysia Bugg and junior guard Alayna Gribble tonight due to health reasons.
Pitt used its third consecutive lineup of Jasmine Whitney, Cassidy Walsh, Kyla Nelson, Danielle Garven and Cara Judkins. The Panthers are now 2-1 when using this lineup.
Pitt finished shooting 61.5 percent from beyond the arc … the last time the Panthers finished shooting 60 percent or better from three was a year ago today (Nov. 25, 2017) against Arkansas State.
Found success in transition, outscoring TSU 13-0 in fast break points.

Danielle Garven

Finished in double-digit scoring for the fifth time this season and 10^th time in her career … scored in double-digits in each game of the Challenge in Music City.
Finished with a season-best 17 points of 7-of-11 shooting from the field … went 3-of-4 from the line.
Named to the Challenge in Music City All-Tournament Team … recorded 44 points through three games.

Cassidy Walsh

Finished in double-digit scoring for the fifth time this season and in her career.
Recorded 13 points off 4-of-7 shooting from the field, including 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.

Cara Judkins

Finished with a career-high 14 points off 6-of-8 shooting from the field … first double-digit scoring effort of her career.
Pulled down five rebounds through 17 minutes of action.

Jasmine Whitney

Finished in double-digit scoring for the second time this season and 30^th time in her career.
Recorded 11 points off 3-of-4 shooting from the field … finished 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line.
Dished out a season-best seven assists.

Jahsyni Knight