Pitt volleyball star Valeria Vazquez Gomez chosen in 4th round of Pro Volleyball Federation draft
No one doubted that Pitt sixth-year senior volleyball player Valeria Vazquez Gomez had a future as a pro. But the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball Federation verified it Monday by choosing her sixth in the fourth round of the second all-time PVF draft. She will have the opportunity to...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi offers no update on Eli Holstein’s injury but decries manner in which he was hurt
There were topics Pat Narduzzi wanted to discuss with reporters Monday at his final regular-season news conference of 2024. Eli Holstein wasn’t one of them. But the manner in which Pitt’s starting quarterback suffered a lower-body injury was certainly up for discussion. The last question of the 18-minute news conference...
Pitt men’s soccer to play Kansas City in NCAA Round of 16
Midfielder Arnau Vilamitjan buried a penalty kick in the 45th minute, and the Pitt men’s soccer team made the score hold up for a 1-0 victory over Cornell in the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday night at Pitt’s Ambrose Urbanic Field. The No. 2-seeded Panthers (13-5) played down...
Pitt struggled to handle Wisconsin’s John Tonje, but Jeff Capel said Panthers learned ‘great lesson’ in defeat
The consolation game went into triple overtime and the shot clock wasn’t working at the outset. So, the start of the Greenbrier Tipoff championship game in White Sulpher Springs, W.Va., was delayed 75 minutes. Then, while Pitt was attempting to deal with No. 19 Wisconsin in its most difficult test...
Pitt suffers 1st loss, falling to undefeated No. 19 Wisconsin in Greenbrier Tipoff
Two undefeated teams met Sunday night in the championship game of the Greenbrier Tipoff in White Sulpher Springs, W.Va., and No. 19 Wisconsin’s late surge was enough to hand Pitt (6-1) its first loss of the season 81-75. Pitt played almost the entire game without guard Damian Dunn, who suffered...
Analysis: Eli Holstein’s head, ankle injuries only part of the issues plaguing Pitt
The air was electric inside Acrisure Stadium during Pitt’s prime-time victory against Syracuse precisely one month ago. Larry Fitzgerald was in the house among nearly 50,000 fans, Pitt returned three interceptions for touchdowns, went into halftime with a 31-0 lead and eventually crafted its first 7-0 start in 42 years....
Pitt loses quarterback Eli Holstein to leg injury before losing game to Louisville
There aren’t many moments in a football game worse than losing your starting quarterback in the opening 10 minutes. But after Eli Holstein left the field at L&N Stadium on a cart with a serious injury — his left leg in a boot, his day finished — Pitt found several...
Pitt basketball notebook: Panthers await tough challenge from No. 19 Wisconsin
In a venue layered in history that once was a Cold War safe haven for U.S. congressmen and served as host for 28 presidents, Pitt gets a chance Sunday to open eyes across the college basketball landscape. The Panthers play No. 19 Wisconsin in the championship of the Greenbrier Tipoff...
Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein will play against Louisville
Given medical clearance by Pitt doctors, quarterback Eli Holstein will play Saturday against Louisville after a one-game absence. This situation marks the second time in the past 3½ weeks Holstein has been cleared by doctors to play. He was injured in the Syracuse game Oct. 24, but played at SMU...
Pitt wins 6th in row vs. LSU in Greenbrier Tipoff
Matt McMahon isn’t an NBA scout, only a guy who coaches LSU and saw his team get punched in the mouth Friday afternoon by Pitt and its guard combination of Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett. Four days after recording a triple-double against VMI, Lowe did a little bit of everything...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers’ final 2 games could be most revealing of the season
On some teams in Pitt’s situation — a three-game losing streak, only two games to go, both away from home — there might be a tendency to treat the end of the season as an afterthought. By all accounts from remarks made by players and coaches, that’s not the case...
Quarterback Eli Holstein cleared to play, but Pitt’s starter vs. Louisville remains mystery
If he chooses to use them, Pat Narduzzi will have both quarterbacks available Saturday when Pitt visits Louisville. Narduzzi said Thursday that Eli Holstein, who left the Syracuse and Virginia games with apparent head injuries, has been cleared medically to play. “He’s cleared to play right now,” Narduzzi said, without...
So far free of adversity, Pitt opens difficult portion of schedule against LSU
After only five games — all victories by an average margin of 28.6 points against mid-major competition — Pitt coach Jeff Capel doesn’t have enough information to have a definite idea of what to expect this season. He is pleased the Panthers are averaging 88.6 points per game and shooting...
Pitt linebacker Kyle Louis’ study habits matter just as much as his athleticism
At the end of Pitt’s football season — when Kyle Louis finally has a chance take a deep breath and go home to East Orange, N.J. — he will arrive bearing a special gift for his mom, Kesha Chisolms. It’s a game-worn jersey, but this one Kesha won’t have to...
Pitt assistant Jeremy Darveau working to fix issues on offensive line
When T.J. Parker lined up at defensive end for Clemson against Pitt, it was his 10th game this season. He came into the game with five sacks. In one afternoon, he had four. His teammates had four more. So went the game as Pitt lost its third in a row....
Former Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. enjoying break from coaching
Frank Cignetti Jr. woke up Saturday morning, back in Pittsburgh from his home in Florida, wondering what he might do next. Normally, in his life as a coach, he was getting ready to navigate a game plan and mentor his quarterbacks through another football Saturday. This Saturday was different. “I’m...
Jaland Lowe’s triple-double leads Pitt to 93-48 victory against VMI
Sometime after the Washington Wizards game late Monday night, Bub Carrington’s phone buzzed with the news. Carrington, a guard for the Wizards, no longer is the only Pitt player to record a triple-double in the past 26 years. Jaland Lowe, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, hit the historic milestones in Pitt’s 93-48...
Pitt men’s soccer awarded No. 2 overall seed for NCAA Tournament; Robert Morris, WVU also qualify
Pitt’s men’s soccer team was rewarded for a strong regular season with the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. The Panthers (12-5) earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of Cornell and Fordham at 5 p.m. Sunday, in the round of 32. Ohio State...
With Eli Holstein still not cleared medically, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has high praise for Nate Yarnell
Two days after one of the most crushing defeats among the 125 times he has walked the Pitt sideline, Pat Narduzzi emphasized two points important to him under unfortunate circumstances. One was expected. “They’re playing their tails off,” he said of his players’ effort during the 24-20 loss to Clemson...
Pitt’s sloppy play leads to too many penalties, 3 losses in a row
Let’s examine one of Pat Narduzzi’s statements after Pitt’s 24-20 loss to Clemson, the Panthers’ third in a row and the second that could have been avoided in any number of ways. “We have a good football team,” said the coach, who is looking more and more despondent with every...
Clemson stuns Pitt on QB Cade Klubnik’s late 50-yard touchdown run
So much of what happened to Pitt in its 24-20 loss to Clemson on Saturday was bad that it’s difficult to believe the Panthers actually fooled everyone and looked like winners in the game’s final 90 seconds. • Start with the dagger that stretched Pitt’s losing streak to three, the...
Nate Yarnell replaces Eli Holstein as Pitt’s starting quarterback against Clemson
After two head injuries in the past three games, Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein didn’t start Saturday when the Panthers met Clemson at Acrisure Stadium. Nate Yarnell made his fourth career start — and first this season — in a make-or-break game for Pitt (7-2, 3-2 ACC) against the Tigers (7-2,...
Pitt roughs up West Virginia in Backyard Brawl
The Pitt/West Virginia rivalry is called the Backyard Brawl, and Pitt’s Guillermo Diaz Graham was ready to take that label literally only 34 seconds into the Panthers’ 86-62 victory Friday night at Petersen Events Center. Diaz Graham was hit in the mouth while trying to block a shot by West...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers get chance to keep alive streak of beating ranked teams
In the midst of Pitt’s two-week stretch of misery, a streak of positivity could emerge Saturday at Acrisure Stadium when the Panthers meet No. 20 Clemson. Every year from 2016-23, Pitt has defeated at least one nationally ranked opponent, ranging from second-ranked Clemson and Miami in 2016 and 2017 to...
Pitt signs 6-foot-4 guard Omari Witherspoon to letter of intent
Jeff Capel ventured into a fertile area for basketball talent and was rewarded when Omari Witherspoon signed a letter of intent to play for Pitt. Witherspoon, a 6-foot-4, guard, plays at St. John’s College Prep in Washington D.C. “That’s an area that we want to try and recruit,” Capel said...
