University of Pittsburgh Athletics

11/14/2026 2:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pitt women's basketball team made history again, topping Charleston Southern 102-33 Saturday at the Petersen Events Center to become the first team in program history to score 100 points in back-to-back games.
Pitt (4-0) forced 22 steals and turned them into 40 fast-break points, while holding Charleston Southern to 33 — the fewest points the Panthers have allowed since holding Mount St. Mary's to 30 in 2010.
The game started as a back-and-forth affair, tied at 7 after Iva Cholakoska hit a three for the Buccaneers. Pitt answered with a 13-0 run fueled by four forced turnovers.
Taylor Barbot stole the ball and Alancia Ramsey finished the play to give Pitt a 9-7 lead. Taryn Barbot added a steal and score, then another, and capped the run with a three-pointer to make it 18-7. Meredith Venner's layup pushed the lead to 20-7. Macie Arzner's three at the buzzer made it 25-12 after one.
The Panthers kept the pressure on in the second quarter, opening with a Taryn layup and holding Charleston Southern scoreless for 3:59 to start the period. The Panthers outscored the Buccaneers 25-8 in the quarter, with Maysen Hill scoring six points and collecting three of the team's seven steals. Ramsey's layup put Pitt up 20, and Jamisen Hill's free throw gave the Panthers a 50-20 halftime lead.
Pitt opened the second half on a 26-3 run, with Hill scoring 10 of the points.Charleston Southern entered the fourth trailing 86-28 and was held to just five points in the final quarter. Madison Crawford and Jazmyne Bynum played most of their minutes in the fourth and each added five points.
Taryn led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting, marking her fourth straight game with 20 or more points. Hill set a career high with 18 points and added six steals. Taylor dished out 10 assists, and Venner grabbed 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes.
Ramsey finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, and Arzner added 10 points and six assists.
Pitt shot 41-of-80 from the field and outrebounded Charleston Southern 47-24.















