Women beat Clemson

[MajorMajors]

Pitt somehow scored 72 points! The women looked like they could shoot today, going 60% from the floor and 54% from three. Yikes!

Faye had a double-double with 21/10. What a find she was.

Here’s what’s crazy - Pitt had 26 turnovers to Clemson 7 ( if the box score is correct).

 

[pittchagg]

Pleased with the fight from this team down the stretch, especially with the thin bench and a few midseason departures.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Pleased with the fight from this team down the stretch, especially with the thin bench and a few midseason departures.

I’ve only watched a little bit of them, but two things stood out. They are really scrappy and play hard. Lack of talent and depth is holding them back.

 

[ThePanthers]

Win 12 games for the first time in 8 years

 

[Franb]

Pitt somehow scored 72 points! The women looked like they could shoot today, going 60% from the floor and 54% from three. Yikes!

Faye had a double-double with 21/10. What a find she was.

Here’s what’s crazy - Pitt had 26 turnovers to Clemson 7 ( if the box score is correct).

26 turnovers and only 40 shots. Crazy combination.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Here’s what’s crazy - Pitt had 26 turnovers to Clemson 7 ( if the box score is correct).

Yeah, the box score is correct. It was like we had two outcomes on offense, turnover or basket.

With all these big scoring games that Faye is having, I just wonder how much more she would score if we had anyone on this team that could consistently make good passes into the post. So many times we just force the ball to her, today often when she was triple teamed, and one time when they had collapsed FOUR players on her. And other times she's in the post one on one with the ball on the wing and has the defender on her hip, where a good pass to the opposite shoulder is going to most likely result in a layup or a foul, and we don't pull the trigger on the pass.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

BTW, after today we are in a three way tie for 14th with Miami and Syracuse. So the game at Syracuse on Thursday is huge for making the ACC tournament. If we win that one we have a really good chance to make it. If we lose that one we are probably going to need to beat tied for last place Wake Forest (again, on the road) next Sunday and have at least one or two other results go our way.

 

[AllegeneeGenacGenac]

It's nice to see one team improving as the season goes along! They've still got a big hole to climb out of but hopefully they can build on this for next year

 

[Pittnerski]

Nice to see them improving and hopefully have a little momentum going into portal season

 

[Chescat1]

Here’s what’s crazy - Pitt had 26 turnovers to Clemson 7 ( if the box score is correct).

You guys know how I always cite A/TO stats. Well, I have to admit I've never seen anything
like this. First of all a ratio of 12/26 isn't just bad, it's AWFUL, for them to win this game? Incredible,
but yup we win it despite the odds against. But here's the crazy part, we somehow in the same
game shoot 60% from the field and 53% on our threes, beat them 39 to 26 on the boards
and hold them to very poor shooting %'s.

Want more crazy stuff?...Marley who couldn't put the ball in the ocean last game, goes for
60% in both FG's and 3's. Johnson and the other three starters all over 50%. That's ALL FIVE
of them. The two subs didin't even shoot. This is essentially a five player team doing
all this. Clemson btw, had 18 steals, which normally would be a killer. None of this makes
sense. What does make sense is these young women have heart, don't give up and are capable
off pulling off a game like this. They deserve a great deal of credit IMO. I'm amazed and so happy
for every one of them.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

BTW, since someone asked about remaining eligibility the other day, Faye, Elmore and Miles were all honored for senior day.

 

[MajorMajors]

Seems to me that “turnovers” is an odd stat in women’s basketball. I haven’t looked up any stats, but it doesn’t seem that unusual to see a good team have 15 turnovers.

 

[MajorMajors]

BTW, each Pitt starter today played between 36 and 39 minutes. The two subs played a total of 14 minutes.

 

[Chescat1]

Seems to me that “turnovers” is an odd stat in women’s basketball. I haven’t looked up any stats, but it doesn’t seem that unusual to see a good team have 15 turnovers.

Yeah, good point. I'm just amazed by it knowing what men's TO's look like. 26 TO's, bad as it is seems is no
great surprise when there have been several women teams with 30 or more in one game this season.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Seems to me that “turnovers” is an odd stat in women’s basketball. I haven’t looked up any stats, but it doesn’t seem that unusual to see a good team have 15 turnovers.

The average number of turnovers per team per game in men's basketball is around 12. The average number for the women is around 16.

The Pitt men are averaging 9.9 per game, which is tied for 23rd in the NCAA. The women average 17.1, which is 234th.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

BTW, the Niagara women average the most turnovers per game, 24.0 per game. Ouch!

The worst men's team is Tarleton State at 18.0. There are only four men's teams greater than 16.0 right now, which, as I said, is around average for women's teams.