Women's Hoops Set For Showdown With Hurricanes On ACC Network Thursday Night
1/20/2021 1:59:00 PM
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HOW TO FOLLOW
- Thursday's game will be aired live on ACC Network with Pam Ward and LaChina Robinson on the call. Tune in by clicking HERE.
- You can also listen to the game on 1320AM WJAS radio as the voice of Pitt women's basketball, Josh Rowntree, will have the call from the Pete starting at 5:45 pm with the pregame show. The radio call can be heard by clicking HERE.
- Live stats of the game can be found by clicking HERE.
- Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women's basketball account @Pitt_WBB.
- Thursday's meeting marks the 33rd of all-time between the two programs with Miami holding the 23-9 edge in the series.
- The Panthers and Hurricanes have each won six games in Pittsburgh with Pitt's last win in the series coming at the Pete on Feb. 1, 2015.
- The Hurricanes have won six straight in the series including a 73-54 victory over Pitt last season in Coral Gables in the regular season finale.
- The Panthers struggled offensively against Florida State as they shot a season-low 30.4% from the floor in a 67-53 road loss.
- The Panthers were led offensively by Dayshanette Harris who netted a team-high 18 points while Gabbie Green added 11 points in the loss. For the second straight game, Cynthia Ezeja led the Panthers in rebounding with 11 rebounds in the loss.
- Pitt struggled to take care of the ball as they committed 23 turnovers while also missing multiple layups and easy shots in the lane.
- For the game, Pitt held the 47-38 edge in rebounds including a 19-8 edge in offensive boards.
- Junior Jayla Everett has been great for the Panthers early on as she leads the team and tied for second in the ACC in scoring (17.7 ppg). The St. Louis, MO native has also connected on 23 three-pointers and ranks first in the ACC in three-point shooting percentage (47.9%).
- Rebounding has always been an emphasis for head coach Lance White and the Panthers are starting to take it to heart. Pitt is averaging 43.8 rpg so far this season, +4.1 rpg margin from a season ago and a +8.3 rpg margin since White took over the program prior to the 2018-19 season.
- Pitt returns to action Thursday, Jan. 21 against Miami at the Petersen Events Center after a 32-day hiatus. Tip is set for 6:00 pm with the game airing on ACC Network.
- The Pitt backcourt duo of Jayla Everett and Dayshanette Harris are the highest scoring backcourt in the ACC overall this season (33.7 ppg) and the highest scoring backcourt in ACC games only (35.3 ppg - min. 2 GP).
- The Pitt offense is off to a great start this season as they have netted 70+ points in five of their first six games of the season, marking the first time they've done so since 2007-08 when they advanced to the Sweet 16.
- The Pitt offense is off to its best start to a season since joining the ACC as they have connected on 43.9% from the floor and 37.0% from behind the arc through six games.
- The Panthers have shot at least 40% from the floor in five of their first six games this season, the first time they have done so since 2001-02 when they did it in each of the first six games of the season.
- The 41.4% field goal percentage through the first six games of the season is the best for Pitt since shooting 47.2% through the first six games in 2010-11.
- The three-point shooting has been the biggest area of improvement as the Panthers went from 13th in the conference last season in three-point field goal percentage (29.1%) to seventh in the ACC this season (33.9%).
- As a team, Pitt has connected on 42 three-pointers through the first six games, the most through the first six games since 2014-15 when they netted 46 triples.
- The Panthers have shot a better percentage from the floor than five of their six opponents this season. Under Coach White, Pitt owns a 17-6 record when they shoot a higher percentage than their opponent and just a 2-43 record when being outshot by their opponent.
- The Panthers have scored 70+ points in five of their six games this season, marking the first time Pitt has done so to start a season since the 2007-08 campaign when they opened the season with seven straight games with 70+ points scored. The 2007-08 Pitt team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
- Pitt scored 70+ points in each of their first two ACC games for the first time in program history.
- In the win over Clemson, the Panthers netted 80 points for just the fifth time in an ACC game in program history. The Panthers are 5-0 when they score at least 80 points in a conference game.
- The offense has also put together two of the best scoring quarters since the NCAA switched to the four quarter format in 2015-16. Pitt netted 32 points in the 1st quarter vs. Virginia Tech and 31 points in the 4th quarter vs. Clemson.
Date Opponent Quarter Points
12/10/20 Virginia Tech 1st 32
2/6/17 Virginia Tech 4th 32
12/13/20 Clemson 4th 31
11/23/16 Slippery Rock 2nd 30
11/9/18 New Orleans 2nd 30
12/20/15 Rider 3rd 29
12/17/19 Miami (OH) 4th 29
COUNTING DOWN TO 500 CAREER POINTS
- Sophomore Dayshanette Harris is closing in on 500 career points as she is just 24 points shy of the mark.
- Through 36 career games, Harris is averaging 13.2 ppg.
- When Harris surpasses the 500 career point plateau she will be in the top-10 for quickest in program history.
Wanda Randolph 1976-77 25
Pam Miklasevich 1979-80 29
Debbie Lewis 1978-79 29
Lorri Johnson 1988-89 32
Jennifer Bruce 1982-83 33
Marcedes Walker 2005-06 36
Jonna Huemrich 1991-92 39
Brianna Kiesel 2012-13 39
Mandy Wittenmyer 2000-01 41
(Dayshanette Harris - 476pts, 36 games)
NEXT UP
- Pitt will return to action Sunday, Jan. 24 as they head to Boston to take on the Boston College Eagles. Sunday's game will air on RSN (AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh locally) at 1:00 pm.
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