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Pitt Traveling For Sunday Matinee at No. 14 Duke
1/4/2025 4:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Facing a nationally-ranked opponent for the second time in as many games, the Pitt women's basketball team will travel to face No. 14 Duke Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Tipoff is slated for 12:00 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network.
Need to Know - Game 16
Pitt (8-7, 0-2 ACC) at No. 14 Duke (11-3, 2-0 ACC)
Sunday, Jan. 5, 2024 – 12:00 p.m.
Durham, N.C. – Cameron Indoor Stadium
The Opening Tip
Double Double Machine
Graduate center Khadija Faye has recorded six double doubles this season, which ranks 20th nationally. Faye is averaging 17.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She leads the league in offensive boards per contest at 5.1, while ranking third in the conference in blocked shots with 31. She is also anchoring a Panther defense that allows only 62.6 points per 40 minutes - good for eighth in the league.
Perfect From the Stripe
Pitt went perfect (13-of-13) from the free throw line in its last game against No. 13 Georgia Tech.
Washenitz on the Defensive End
As a unit, the Panthers average 8.87 steals per game, led by junior guard Marley Washenitz who averages 2.1. Notably, Washenitz tied her career-high with five steals against Utah Tech.
Matching Last Season's Win Total
Despite last week's setback at No. 13 Georgia Tech, the Panthers have already matched last year's win total (8) midway through the season.
Series History
- Sunday will mark the 17th meeting between Pitt and Duke, as the Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 16-0.
Scouting the Blue Devils
- No. 14 Duke is off to an 11-3 start, including a 2-0 mark in ACC play.
- The Blue Devils own wins over two nationally-ranked foes (then-No. 9 Kansas State and then-No. 8 Oklahoma).
- Duke is coming off an 86-59 win over Boston College on Thursday evening.
- The Blue Devils are led in the scoring column by freshman Toby Fournier.
- Fournier is averaging 12.9 points per contest, while shooting 57.4 percent from the field.
- Reigan Richardson and Ashlon Jackson also average over 12 points per contest.
- As a unit, Duke scores 81.1 points per game, while holding opponents to just 64.2.
Last Time Out - at No. 13 Georgia Tech
Pitt fell to No. 13 Georgia Tech, 100-61, last Sunday evening at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Tech started the contest on a 7-0 run, before a Miles triple opened the scoring for Pitt. After a Yellow Jacket layup, the Panthers scored five unanswered to pull within one at 9-8. Georgia Tech outscored Pitt, 10-4, over the ensuing 90 seconds of play to regain its seven-point advantage. The two sides exchanged field goals for the following five minutes, but Georgia Tech scored five unanswered to close the period and held a 31-18 advantage after 10 minutes of play.
Faye opened the second quarter with a steal and a breakaway layup, but the Yellow Jackets responded with a 15-4 run over the ensuing four minutes to take a 21-point lead at the midway point of the second frame. The Panthers were unable to cut into the deficit and trailed, 53-28, at the halftime break. Of note, Pitt tallied seven assists on 11 made baskets in the first half.
Pitt and Georgia Tech exchanged baskets for the first six minutes of the third period, but the Yellow Jackets closed the quarter on an 18-4 run to take an 85-47 lead into the fourth quarter. The Panthers were unable to cut the deficit in the final period and eventually fell, 100-61.
Up Next
The Panthers will return home to face Louisville on Thursday, Jan. 9. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m., and the game can be streamed via ACCNX.
