Source: pittnews.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
After a promising start to the season, the Pitt women’s Basketball team wrapped up its nonconference schedule in disappointing fashion in the City Game Thursday night. The Panthers (9-4) suffered a 63-54 loss to the cross-town rival Duquesne Dukes (7-7) at the A.J. Palumbo Center, giving Duquesne a City Game season sweep along with the men’s team’s 64-55 win over Pitt Dec. 2. The Panthers still hold a 20-15 lead in the all-time series against the Dukes, but Thursday’s game marked the third win in a row for Duquesne in the rivalry. “It was a disappointing performance for us, offensively,” Pitt head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said in a press release. “We had every good look at the basket. We had wide-open threes, we had wide-open layups, we had jumpers. For whatever reason we just struggled to score the Basketball and it becomes contagious.” The Panthers have typically gotten off to fast starts so far this season, but instead dug themselves a big hole early on Thursday. Dukes guard Julijana Vojinovic started the scoring with a 3-pointer, then Pitt sophomore forward Brenna Wise answered with a three. A layup and another three by Vojinovic gave Duquesne a 10-5 lead, then two more 3-pointers by the Dukes made it 16-5 midway through the first quarter. The Panthers responded with a 15-3 run to take their first lead at 20-19 midway through the second. But Vojinovic drained a jumper in the paint to reclaim the lead for Duquesne, and the ...
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