63-54. The main problem today was that Pitt just could not make a shot. They missed open layups, they missed open threes, they missed and missed and then missed some more.
The other problem this afternoon was the recurring one of rebounding. It is not normally a good sign when your leading rebounder is your point guard, and Pitt did that again today for the second or third time already this season.
Duquesne had a nice run to open up a decent lead at the beginning and then Pitt made a comeback to take a one point lead in the second quarter. Duquesne followed that up with another nice run to take a 14 point lead midway through the third quarter. Then Pitt made a nice comeback to get it back down to three points after the first possession of the fourth quarter. And once again Duquesne made a nice run to get it back to 12 midway through the half. It was 61-49 half way through the fourth and I'm thinking that Pitt is going to need to come close to shutting them out the rest of the way to catch up considering how poorly they were shooting the ball. And damned if they didn't almost shut them out the rest of the way. Duquesne didn't score again until there were only 21 seconds left in the game. Unfortunately, in all that time Pitt only managed to score three points. Which isn't exactly the way to make a comeback. Duquesne went from 5:37 to 0:21 without scoring, and Pitt almost matched that by going from 4:30 to 1:03 without a point. To say the least, it was a frustrating afternoon for the Panthers.
I'm not sure what is up with Aysia Bugg, but her game has completely deteriorated. 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers in 16 minutes. Benched twice for poor play. I don't know what is up but she simply has to play better for this team to be better.
Kauai Bradley also shot 1-6. Destinie Gibbs gave 19 minutes of 1-4. Cassidy Walsh was 1-3 in 17 minutes. That's four players who played a total of 77 minutes and went 4-18 from the field. Of the nine players who got into the game the only one to make half or more of her shots was Kalista Walters, who ended up 4-6 from the field.
The other problem this afternoon was the recurring one of rebounding. It is not normally a good sign when your leading rebounder is your point guard, and Pitt did that again today for the second or third time already this season.
Duquesne had a nice run to open up a decent lead at the beginning and then Pitt made a comeback to take a one point lead in the second quarter. Duquesne followed that up with another nice run to take a 14 point lead midway through the third quarter. Then Pitt made a nice comeback to get it back down to three points after the first possession of the fourth quarter. And once again Duquesne made a nice run to get it back to 12 midway through the half. It was 61-49 half way through the fourth and I'm thinking that Pitt is going to need to come close to shutting them out the rest of the way to catch up considering how poorly they were shooting the ball. And damned if they didn't almost shut them out the rest of the way. Duquesne didn't score again until there were only 21 seconds left in the game. Unfortunately, in all that time Pitt only managed to score three points. Which isn't exactly the way to make a comeback. Duquesne went from 5:37 to 0:21 without scoring, and Pitt almost matched that by going from 4:30 to 1:03 without a point. To say the least, it was a frustrating afternoon for the Panthers.
I'm not sure what is up with Aysia Bugg, but her game has completely deteriorated. 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers in 16 minutes. Benched twice for poor play. I don't know what is up but she simply has to play better for this team to be better.
Kauai Bradley also shot 1-6. Destinie Gibbs gave 19 minutes of 1-4. Cassidy Walsh was 1-3 in 17 minutes. That's four players who played a total of 77 minutes and went 4-18 from the field. Of the nine players who got into the game the only one to make half or more of her shots was Kalista Walters, who ended up 4-6 from the field.
