PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women’s basketball team (5-5, 0-0 ACC) collected their third straight win as they defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-2, 0-0 Patriot League) 94-82 Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. The 94 points scored by the Panthers marked the most in a game for Pitt since Nov. 23, 2016 against Slippery Rock.
Leading the Panthers offensive attack was Jala Jordan who tied a career-high with 23 points and five rebounds off the bench while Bella Perkins also netted a career-high 22 points, five assists and three rebounds. Perkins knocked down four three-pointers and, as a team, the Panthers shot 50% from behind the arc in the win.
Marley Washenitz recorded her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 13 points and recording a career-high 10 rebounds, which tied for the most in the game. Liatu King notched 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds, marking her seventh double-double of the season as se is one of four players in the nation to record seven double-doubles.
Pitt’s defense forced a season-high 11 steals, led by King who had four. The Panthers defense forced four turnovers in the final 2:26 minutes of the contest to cement the win. As a team, Pitt held the 41-32 edge in rebounds and the 50-18 advantage in scoring inside the paint.
“We have to play great defense,” said Head Coach Tory Verdi postgame. “We have to be tough, and we were… We made them quit.”
The Panthers opened up the scoring with a quick Aislin Malcolm bucket but found themselves down 17-10 at the media…
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