Pitt's hope for Notre Dame game: Escape last place in the ACC
Pitt is on its way to a third consecutive losing season for the first time since 2000, but there is still an important matter to resolve Saturday.
The Panthers (12-18, 2-15) can escape last place in the ACC by defeating Notre Dame (13-17, 3-14) at Petersen Events Center.
A victory would give Pitt the No. 14 seed in the ACC Tournament and a first-round game against the 11th seed (Georgia Tech, Miami, Boston College or Wake Forest) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
A loss means No. 15 Pitt will play the No. 10 seed (Georgia Tech, Boston College or Miami) at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Senior Jared Wilson-Frame isn’t focused on the ACC standings or the pregame Senior Day activities. He just wants to break Pitt’s 13-game losing streak.
“It’s not something that’s in the forefront of my thoughts,” Wilson-Frame said of Senior Day. “It’s an opportunity for us to get another win. That’s all I’m really focused on.”
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Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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