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Panthers Host Duquesne Wednesday for City Game
12/3/2024 7:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Looking to remain unbeaten at home this season, the Pitt women's basketball team will host crosstown foe Duquesne on Wednesday evening at the Petersen Events Center.
Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m., and the game can be streamed via ACCNX.
Need to Know - Game 10
Pitt (5-4, 0-0 ACC) vs. Duquesne (4-2, 0-0 A10)
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 - 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
Beyond the Arc
The Panthers rank fourth in the ACC, averaging eight 3-pointers per game and fifth in the ACC in 3-point shooting percentage (39.3 percent).
No Swiping
Pitt has recorded 83 steals this season - the seventh most in the ACC.
Biggs' Career Night
Freshman guard Audrey Biggs logged a career high in scoring for the second-consecutive game, notching 10 points to go along with five rebounds against Northern Iowa. Biggs also registered a career-high four assists, while committing zero turnovers.
Series History
- Pitt leads the City Game series 23-18, including winning three of the last five meetings.
- At home, the Panthers are 13-7 all-time against Duquesne.
- In their last meeting on Nov. 18, 2023, Duquesne edged Pitt 56-55 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Scouting the Dukes
- Duquesne, who plays just two miles from the Petersen Events Center, enters Wednesday's contest 4-2.
- The Dukes had a signature 76-66 win over Princeton to open their season. Duquesne is led by guard Megan McConnell, who is one of four players in the nation with a triple-double this season.
- McConnell is ranked first in the A-10 in assists (17) and steals (9) and averages 18.5 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game and 6.3 assists per game.
- The senior guard earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team and Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team honors last season after leading the Dukes in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
Last Time Out - vs. Northern Iowa
Pitt fell to Northern Iowa, 90-74, to close the 2024 Paradise Jam Saturday evening on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.
Pitt jumped out to a 7-2 lead behind baskets from Biggs and Raeven Boswell. Northern Iowa responded with a 6-2 burst to pull within one at 9-8. Biggs then drained her second triple of the contest, giving Pitt a 12-8 lead at the 6:40 mark. The two teams traded baskets for the remainder of the period, as Pitt held a 26-21 lead at the end of the frame.
Northern Iowa opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take the lead, but Pitt immediately responded with five unanswered. Northern Iowa outscored Pitt by a 25-10 ledger for the remainder of the period and took a 54-41 lead into the halftime break. Offensively, Pitt shot 78 percent from three-point range in the first half.
Both sides came out strong offensively in the third quarter, as Northern Iowa maintained its 13-point lead over the first five minutes of play. Northern Iowa eventually settled in and began to pull away, going on a 10-2 spurt – increasing its lead to 21. Perkins capped off her stellar third period with a triple just before the buzzer, as she finished the frame with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting.
After a Northern Iowa triple increased its lead to 17 with just over five minutes left, Pitt went on a 7-0 run to pull within 10 at the 3:58 mark. Northern Iowa outscored Pitt, 9-3, to close the contest and sealed the 90-74 victory.
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
The Panthers remain home to host Saint Peter's on Sunday, Dec. 8. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m., and the game can be streamed via ACCNX.
