Pitt category, Page 102

Less than four years ago, Pitt men’s soccer coach Jay Vidovich was painfully honest while describing what playing in the powerful ACC was like in the school’s first years in the conference. “That’s being put out in the ocean without a life raft and then putting bricks on your shoulder,”...

Taysir Mack’s life as a Pitt wide receiver revolves around watching video. Sometimes, he is checking out an opposing cornerback’s susceptibility to a receiver’s unique body twitch. Perhaps Mack is especially proud of a block he leveled on a linebacker that opened a lane for his running back. Or maybe,...

Nate Santos, the first prospect in the class of 2021 to say yes to Jeff Capel, signed his national letter of intent and officially joined the Pitt basketball team Thursday. Santos gave Capel a verbal commitment April 6. All Glory To God, COMMITTED @Pitt_MBB #h2p ?? pic.twitter.com/O1uuJfQGBT— Nate Santos (@n_santos33)...

Give Kayla Lund credit. She revels in the Pitt women’s volleyball team’s many victories, but she also doesn’t run from one unfortunate truth: The second round of the NCAA Tournament has been a problem for Pitt. The Panthers reached the second round for the fifth consecutive season with a 3-0...

Pitt women’s basketball coach Lance White expects to get a boost next season from 6-foot-3 Youngstown State graduate transfer Mary Dunn, who signed her letter of intent with the Panthers on Wednesday. Dunn, a graduate of Trinity High School, appeared in 114 games (65 starts) for YSU over the past...

Only once during his 20-minute video conference call with reporters Tuesday did Pat Narduzzi respond to a question with the dreaded words, “I don’t want to tell you.” For the most part, Pitt’s coach was willing to offer his take on what developed at the Panthers’ scrimmage Saturday at Heinz...

No one is saying 7-foot-1, 235-pound Efton Reid would be a first-round draft choice if he decided to skip college and go directly to collecting paychecks from the NBA. But he is good — make no mistake about it — and if the five-star center gives Jeff Capel the thumbs-up...

Dan Fisher doesn’t crave attention. In fact, he is happy just laying low this week in Omaha, Neb., preparing Pitt, the 19th-ranked women’s volleyball team in the nation, for another opportunity in the NCAA Tournament. Pitt has qualified for its 16th tournament appearance — fifth in a row — but...

Pitt hit several milestones while scoring 30 runs in its three-game sweep of No. 15 Miami at Charles L. Cost Field. The series concluded Sunday with No. 17 Pitt’s 12-5 victory. The Panthers also won, 12-6 and 6-4, Friday and Saturday. Pitt (17-10, 12-9) set a school record for ACC...

After Central Valley defensive tackle Sean Fitzsimmons verbally committed to Pitt on Friday, the last topic coach Mark Lyons wanted to discuss five months before football season was the possibility of repeating as PIAA Class 3A champion. But he did allow himself one tiny glimpse into the future. “With Sean...

Some people run from change. John Petrishen embraces it like he’s making a new friend, constantly seeking ways to redefine himself as a student and athlete. The oldest player on the Pitt football team (42 days older than wide receiver Tre Tipton with whom he played AAU basketball in the...

They will be socially distanced and wearing masks, but football fans will be permitted inside Heinz Field when Pitt holds its Blue-Gold Spring Game at 1 p.m. April 24. Pitt officials announced Thursday that, with expanded gathering limits in Pennsylvania, a maximum of 5,000 people will be seated in pods...

Xavier Johnson, who started 81 games in nearly three seasons at Pitt before leaving this year with two weeks left in the regular season, announced Wednesday on Instagram that he will transfer to Indiana and play for new Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson. He chose Indiana over national champion Baylor, Final...

Russell Battistoni likes everything about Nate Santos’ ability on the basketball court. “He’s always been able to shoot the ball. He’s always been able to handle the ball and be really skilled and defend and has a lot of toughness,” said Battistoni, the coach at Loomis Chaffee School, a boarding...

Pitt’s Chris Gomez and two relief pitchers kept West Virginia bats in check, and No. 17 Pitt unleashed a 12-hit attack Tuesday in a 5-1 victory in the baseball version of the Backyard Brawl at Charles L. Cost Field. West Virginia (11-12) managed only seven hits while Gomez and Pitt...

Pitt vs. Temple? Pitt vs. Duquesne? Do we dare? Pitt vs. Penn State? Those are matchups you’re not soon to see in the fall, but Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi would have no problem with practice games against nearby schools in lieu of instrasquad games in the spring. It’s a notion...

The seemingly basic procedure of conducting spring football drills has turned out to be more difficult than usual this year. Not that Pat Narduzzi is surprised. “It’s still around,” Pitt’s coach said of the coronavirus that forced him to postpone a week’s worth of drills last month. But everyone is...

After postponing a week of practice sessions last month for covid-related protocols, Pitt officials decided to move the date of the Blue-Gold Spring Game to April 24. The game had been scheduled for April 17. Start time (1 p.m.) and admission cost (free) at Heinz Field remain the same. Coach...

Pitt’s volleyball team, ranked No. 18 in the nation, earned its fifth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance — and 16th overall — garnering an at-large selection Sunday. The tournament will be April 14-24 in Omaha, Neb. The Panthers (16-4, 14-4 ACC) will confront LIU (8-5, 8-4 Northeast Conference) in the first...

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, one of five Pitt players who entered the NCAA transfer portal since the latter days of the season, said Friday he has decided to transfer to St. Bonaventure. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (@abdoul_k12) Coulibaly, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward, started...

Pitt’s Jordan Addison and Wendell Davis will enter the 2021 football season thinking they can do better after significantly different outcomes a year ago. Addison was Pitt’s most impactful first-year wide receiver since Tyler Boyd in 2013. Davis won the starting middle linebacker job in training camp and played in...

Au’Diese Toney, who was one of Pitt’s most prolific rebounders over the past three seasons, will transfer to Arkansas. Toney announced the commitment on his Twitter account, with the words, “Last Stop.” Last stop? 256✈️479 #committed #WPS pic.twitter.com/5dFuCVaoeL— A.M.T (@thefuturetoney) April 1, 2021 After appearing in 79 games and starting...

The University of Pittsburgh, already under shelter in place and elevated risk mandates, will restrict attendance at on-campus spring athletic events for the remainder of the season. An update on spring athletic event capacity. #H2P pic.twitter.com/VHM7yE7xk1— Pitt Athletics (@Pitt_ATHLETICS) April 1, 2021 Only families of student-athletes and staff members and...

Keith Gavin, who led Pitt wrestling to its best team finish at the NCAA championships since 1970, was named ACC Co-Coach of the Year. Gavin shared the honor with N.C. State’s Pat Popolizio after a vote by conference head coaches. Pitt wrestlers Nino Bonaccorsi, Gregg Harvey, Cole Matthews, Micky Phillippi...