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3 weeks ago | 
pittnews.com | Matthew Scabilloni |Sara Meyer
Young women have something now that was not even comprehensible 52 years ago, when Title IX was initially passed — they have women role models in sports. These young women can go to a sporting event at Pitt and see athletes like junior opposite hitter Olivia Babcock play volleyball in front of sellout crowds and say to themselves, “I can do that someday.” This isn’t something that has always been possible.
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Sara Meyer |Alex Porter
Pitt men’s basketball’s (16-12, 7-10 ACC) season remains on life support. Without an improbable ACC tournament run, the Panthers will watch March from their couches once again. Fans may question the point of these final games with a seemingly inevitable postseason outcome. In actuality, these games become far more important for different reasons — the future health of the program depends on them. If the team “quits” over these last few games, why would any transfer buy into the program?
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Sara Meyer |Ella Cool
Thursday afternoon, Pitt baseball (5-2, ACC 0-0) hosted its home opener at Charles L. Cost Field but fell 7-3 to Bucknell (4-3, Patriot League 0-0). After starting the season with a promising 5-0 record and sweeping Eastern Michigan in their opening weekend series, the Panthers have dropped two games in a row and show significant room for improvement if they hope to challenge the talented ACC field this spring.
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Sara Meyer
Pitt’s student-athletes are pushed in every aspect of their collegiate lives, whether that be in the classroom or on the field. As a result, much of their college career is centered around their commitment to athletics, with a varsity bag or electric scooter to signify their status. But without the staple of a Pitt-administered backpack, it’s easy to miss the student-athletes on campus who compete at a similar caliber but lack the varsity title.
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Trinity Foster |Sara Meyer
Even though school is out for spring break, Pitt athletics remains in full swing. Winter sports are preparing for their final stretch of regular season games while spring sports prepare for regular season play. SoftballPitt softball (8-7,0-0 ACC) heads to Long Beach, California, to kick off spring break and compete in the Louisville Slugger Invitational. The tournament starts Friday, Feb.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Sara Meyer |Kaitlyn Griffin |Alex Kiger
December 5, 2024 When the Pittsburgh Pirates released their list of players who were tendered contracts for 2025, some notable names weren’t on it. Along with outfielder Connor Joe and relief pitcher Hunter Stratton, the team decided to let right fielder Bryan De La Cruz walk. De La Cruz was one of three trade additions Pirates general manager Ben Cherington made last season, along with utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa and lefty reliever Jalen Beeks.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Sara Meyer |Kaitlyn Griffin
Pitt women’s basketball (5-5, 0-0 ACC) fell to its crosstown foe Wednesday evening in the 42nd edition of the City Game against Duquesne (5-2, 0-0 A10). The last time the pair met, the Dukes escaped with a 56-55 win despite last year’s junior guard Bella Perkins’ six-point push in the final 11 seconds of the game. The Panthers faced the Dukes again, only this time without Perkins, who was dismissed from the team by head coach Tory Verdi an hour before the matchup.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Ava Nicholas |Sara Meyer |Grace McNally
WrestlingPitt wrestling (1-0, ACC 0-0) is in full swing and hosts Lehigh this Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Fitzgerald Field House. Several Panthers have already taken home hardware this season, including No. 18 graduate student Reece Heller. Heller showed out in the Panther’s last meet on Nov. 10 at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic where he went unbeaten and earned first place. First-years Kade Brown and Matt Marlow also joined the podium during their college debuts earlier this month.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Conor Hutchison |Sara Meyer
12:29 am Pitt women’s basketball has sat at the bottom of the ACC food chain for over a decade. Previous Athletic Director Heather Lyke hired Pitt’s women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi in April of 2023 when the program desperately needed rehabilitation after head coach Lance White’s unsuccessful and short tenure. Despite the change, Verdi’s inaugural season was less than impressive, ending the season with eight wins (8-24, 2-16 ACC). “You have to start at the bottom.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Pitt swim |Grace McNally |Sara Meyer
Pitt women’s soccer (9-6-3, 3-5-2 ACC) concluded conference play with a 3-2 loss against No. 13 Notre Dame last Thursday. The loss extended its losing streak to three, and Pitt finished the regular season at No. 11 in the ACC while unranked nationally. As a result, the Panthers will not advance to the ACC Championships. Pitt’s losses this season took a similar form each time.
