2020-21 Pitt Women's Basketball Game Notes
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2020-21 PITT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Women’s Basketball Contact: Louie Spina | (716) 429-5464 | [email protected] GAME NOTES THE MATCHUP 2020-21 SCHEDULE PITT PANTHERS HOFSTRA VS OVERALL: 1-0 | ACC: 0-0 1-0 | 0-0 ACC 1-0 | 0-0 CAA Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Head Coach: Lance White Head Coach: Danielle Santos Atkinson Date Opponent Time/Result Record at Pitt: 17-46 (.270) / 3rd year Record at Hofstra: 4-27 (.129) / 2nd year N25 GEORGE MASON W, 72-57 Career Record: 17-46 (.270) / 3rd year Career Record: 4-27 (.129) / 2nd year N29 HOFSTRA 2:00 PM Against Hofstra: 0-0 Against Pitt: 0-0 D6 DELAWARE 6:00 PM GAME 2 | PITT vs. Hofstra - Nov. 29, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center (12,508) D10 at Virginia Tech* 6:00 pm BREAKING DOWN THE MATCHUP D13 CLEMSON* 12:00 PM PITT CATEGORY Hofstra D20 at Florida State* 2:00 pm 72.0 Scoring Offense 81.0 57.0 Scoring Defense 78.0 D31 BOSTON COLLEGE* 2:00 PM 42.0% FG % 43.2% J3 NORTH CAROLINA* TBA 20.0% FG % Defense 51.0% 31.6% 3PT FG % 10.0% J7 at Louisville* TBA 16.0% 3PT FG % Defense 38.1% 53.0 Rebounds/Game 41.0 J10 CLEMSON* TBA PITTSBURGHPANTHERS.COM GOHOFSTRA.COM 21.0 Turnovers/Game 8.0 J14 at Notre Dame* TBA 8.0 Steals/Game 8.0 J21 MIAMI* TBA FRONT PAGE NEWS J24 at Boston College* TBA J28 at Syracuse* TBA THE SERIES STORYLINES THE OPENING TIP • Sunday’s meeting marks the • The Panthers will welcome • Pitt hosts Hofstra at the J31 VIRGINIA* TBA first meeting between the two back three former Panthers on Petersen Events Center Sunday, F4 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA Nov. 29 (2 p.m. - ACC Network programs all-time. Sunday afternoon as Hofstra comes to town. Former Associ- Extra) in the first meeting F7 SYRACUSE* TBA • Pitt holds a 19-8 overall record between the two programs. Jeff ate head coach Danielle Santos against teams from the Colonial Hathhorn and Shayla Scott will F11 at Wake Forest* TBA Atkinson now leads the Pride Athletic Association. call the action on ACCNX. F14 at Duke* TBA while Jahsyni Knight (2018-20) • Pitt opened up year three and Jaala Henry (2017-19) return under Lance White with a strong F18 LOUISVILLE* TBA A WIN WOULD... to the Pete for their first game showing as they downed George F22 NOTRE DAME* TBA • Be the Panthers first win all- against their former team. Mason, 72-57, to improve to 34- time against the Pride. • Pitt will be looking for a 2-0 13 all-time in home openers. F25 at NC State* TBA • Give Pitt 20 victories over • Junior New Mexico transfer start to the season after opening F28 at Georgia Tech* TBA teams from the Colonial Athletic the season with an impressive Jayla Everett made an instant impact for the Panthers as she M3-7 at ACC TOURNAMENT# TBA Association. defensive showing as they held netted a team-high 18 points, • Give Pitt their fifth 2-0 start to George Mason to just 20% shoot- three rebounds and two blocks a season since joining the ACC in ing from the field and forced 17 while connecting on 4-of-7 from All Times Eastern | * - ACC Game 2013-14. turnovers in the win. behind the arc in the win. PROBABLE STARTERS ALL CAPS Games Played at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA # - ACC Tournament (Greensboro, NC) BROADCAST INFO Pitt Sports Network #20 #1 #12 #5 #23 Channel: 1320 AM WJAS Jayla Everett Dayshanette Harris Gabbie Green Amber Brown Rita Igbokwe Talent: Josh Rowntree, Play-by-Play 5-10 • JR • G 5-7 • SO • G 5-7 • SR • G 6-0 • SO • F 6-4 • SO • C Stream: PittsburghPanthers.com Stream: ACC Network Extra PPG 11.5 PPG 11.0 PPG 4.0 PPG 7.0 PPG 4.0 Talent: Jeff Hathhorn (Play-by-Play) RPG 3.0 RPG 10.0 RPG 1.0 RPG 2.0 RPG 6.0 Shayla Scott (Analyst) APG 3.4 APG 6.0 APG 1.0 APG 3.0 BPG 1.0 SPG 1.6 SPG 2.0 SPG 1.0 FG% 100% FG% 50% 1 2020-21 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / PITTSBURGHPANTHERS.COM / @PITT_WBB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded 1787 Conference Atlantic Coast (ACC) Enrollment 34,580 Colors Blue (PMS 289) & Gold (PMS 4515) Nickname Panthers Mascot Roc Chancellor Dr. Patrick Gallagher Director of Athletics Heather Lyke Sport Administrator Bethany Wagner Home Arena (Cap.) Petersen Events Center (12,508) COURT FACTS PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER Year Built 2002 PITT ROSTER Capacity 12,508 NO. NAME HT. POS. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) Record at The Pete 146-130 (.529), 18th season 0 Sandrine Clesca 5-9 G Fr. Laval, Quebec, Canada / Winston-Salem Christian School Largest Crowd Last Year 6,730 vs. FDU (11/19/19) 1 Dayshanette Harris 5-7 G So. Youngstown, OH / Ursuline 2 Liatu King 6-0 G Fr. Washington, DC / Bishop McNamara TEAM HISTORY 3 Taisha Exanor 6-0 G Fr. Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada / Dawson College 4 Emy Hayford 5-8 G Fr. Maastricht, Netherlands / Calandlyceum First Season of Basketball 1974-75 5 Amber Brown 6-0 G So. Monroe, LA / Little Rock Christian Academy All-Time Overall Record 633-701 (45 seasons) 10 Ismini Prapa 5-7 G Jr. Athens, Greece / American Community School of Athens All-Time ACC Record 25-89 (5 seasons) 11 Cara Judkins 6-2 C Sr. Bethesda, MD / Our Lady of Good Counsel All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 6-4 12 Gabbie Green 5-7 G Sr. Bellville, TX / Bellville (South Plains College) All-Time ACC Tournament Record 2-7 13 Tracey Hueston 6-2 F Fr. Roanoke, VA / Northside NCAA Appearances/Last 4 / 2015 14 Cynthia Ezeja 6-3 F R-Fr. Athens, Greece / 20th High School of Athens WNIT Appearances/Last 5 / 2010 20 Jayla Everett 5-10 G Jr. St. Louis, MO / Kirkwood (New Mexico) 21 Marcella Lamark 6-4 C Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil / Divino Salvador (Texas Tech) COACHING STAFF 23 Rita Igbokwe 6-4 F So. Jonesboro, GA / Mundy’s Mill Head Coach Lance White (Texas Tech ‘96) 31 Destiny Strother 5-9 G So. Flint, MI / Carmen-Ainsworth (Marquette) Career Record/Year 17-46 (3rd Season) Record at Pitt/Year 17-46 (3rd Season) COACHING STAFF Assoc. Head Coach Terri Mitchell (3rd season) PITT STAFF Assistant Coach Josh Petersen (3rd season) Head Coach: Lance White (3rd Season) Lance White Head Coach Assistant Coach Bridgette Mitchell (2nd season) Associate Head Coach: Terri Mitchell (3rd Season) Dir. of Operations Ali Hoesly (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Josh Petersen (3rd Season) Director of Video Sean Sullivan (1st season) Assistant Coach: Bridgette Mitchell (2nd Season) Dir. of Creative Content Daymon Long (2nd season) Strength & Conditioning: Rhen Vail (3rd Season) Dir. of Recruiting Ops Sheana Vega (3rd season) Athletic Trainer: Brittany Buchheit (2nd Season) Administrative Assistant Felisha Hamiel Terri Mitchell Athletic Trainer Brittany Buchheit (2nd season) Director of Basketball Ops: Ali Hoesly (3rd Season) Associate HC Strength & Conditioning Rhen Vail (3rd season) Director of Recruiting Ops: Sheana Vega (3rd Season) Equipment Manager Alec Kopatich (2nd season) Director of Video: Sean Sullivan (2nd Season) Academic Coordinator Tilly Sheets Director of Creative Content: Daymon Long (2nd Season) MEDIA RELATIONS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Josh Petersen Assistant Coach Director of Media Relations Louie Spina Taisha Exanor Tie - E - Shuh Email [email protected] Cynthia Ezeja Eh - zay - zuh Office Phone (412) 648-7774 Emy Hayford Amy Cell Phone (716) 429-5464 Tracey Hueston Houston Media Relations Fax (412) 648-8248 Rita Igbokwe Ig-Bok-Way Press Row Phone (412) 648-2318 Cara Judkins Care-Uh Bridgette Mitchell Mailing Address P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, PA Liatu King Lee - uh - two Assistant Coach 15213-0436 Marcella Lamark Mar-Sell-Uh Overnight Address 3719 Terrace St., Pittsburgh, PA Ismini Prapa Is-Me-Knee Prop-Ah 15261 Destiny Strother STRUH - ther MEDIA RELATIONS Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to SOCIAL cover Pitt women’s basketball home games should email Louie Spina at the following email @Pitt_WBB @pitt_wbb Pitt Women’s Basketball address: [email protected]. 2020-21 PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / PITTSBURGHPANTHERS.COM / @PITT_WBB 2 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BY THE NUMBERS The Panthers had a strong first The Pitt offense began firing on Junior guard Jayla Everett opened game on the boards as they all cylinders in the third quarter up her Pitt career on Wednesday on Wednesday as they netted grabbed 53 rebounds including a season-high 26 points while with a game-high 18 points on 14 offensive boards in the win shooting 52.6% in the quarter. 6-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-7 over George Mason. Pitt turned The 26 points in the third was from three. The 18 points marked 26 more than Pitt scored in the 18 53 the most in a Pitt debut since Gab- those 14 offensive boards into 11 third quarter over the past two second chance points. seasons. bie Green netted 18 last season. TEAM NOTES LAST TIME OUT - GEORGE MASON rebounds and turned those chances into » The Panthers opened their 2020-21 11 second chance points on Wednesday. season with a victory as they downed » Pitt went from 238th in the NCAA George Mason 72-57 at the Pete on in 2018-19 to 58th in the NCAA last Wednesday afternoon. season in total rebounds and from » Pitt was able to lead wire-to-wire as 250th in 2018-19 to 75th in the NCAA in they shot 42% from the floor overall rebounds/game last season.