Preview:
We take on Pitt at Maples on Thursday evening at 7pm. I cannot remember ever having played them before--I could be wrong--so this will be an entirely new experience.
Pitt is 1-7 in conference, 9-12 overall, roughly tied with Wake at the bottom. Massey has them at 132 (and has us at 39.) Pitt is behind its opponents, statistically, in almost all categories except for free throws and rebounding. They play in front of a very paltry fan base, so even Maple's anemic attendance will feel like big time to them.
But they do have some talent on their team. They are led by a 6'4" center from Senegal, Khadija Faye, who averages 17.5 ppg and 9 rpg. She is a senior shooting 48%, and has not made a trey this year. I expect she explains the Pitt rebounding advantage. She also has more than 50 blocks. In this guard-oriented conference, she certainly stands out as an anomaly.
Pitt next has two players who each average 10-11 ppg. Mikayla Johnson, a 6'1" redshirt sophomore guard, just transferred in from Colorado, so we have a scouting report on her from last year. She has taken more three point shots than anyone else on their team, but is making only 24% of them.
They also have a 6'3" forward who just transferred in from Clemson, and a bevy of 5'8" to 5'10 guards, although a couple of good ones have not played since November--I presume injury.
The coach is Tony Verdi, a long time former coach of U Mass.
We take on Pitt at Maples on Thursday evening at 7pm. I cannot remember ever having played them before--I could be wrong--so this will be an entirely new experience.
Pitt is 1-7 in conference, 9-12 overall, roughly tied with Wake at the bottom. Massey has them at 132 (and has us at 39.) Pitt is behind its opponents, statistically, in almost all categories except for free throws and rebounding. They play in front of a very paltry fan base, so even Maple's anemic attendance will feel like big time to them.
But they do have some talent on their team. They are led by a 6'4" center from Senegal, Khadija Faye, who averages 17.5 ppg and 9 rpg. She is a senior shooting 48%, and has not made a trey this year. I expect she explains the Pitt rebounding advantage. She also has more than 50 blocks. In this guard-oriented conference, she certainly stands out as an anomaly.
Pitt next has two players who each average 10-11 ppg. Mikayla Johnson, a 6'1" redshirt sophomore guard, just transferred in from Colorado, so we have a scouting report on her from last year. She has taken more three point shots than anyone else on their team, but is making only 24% of them.
They also have a 6'3" forward who just transferred in from Clemson, and a bevy of 5'8" to 5'10 guards, although a couple of good ones have not played since November--I presume injury.
The coach is Tony Verdi, a long time former coach of U Mass.
