A day after drawing in their first preseason match of the 2017 season, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds recorded their first win. Sunday, the team took on the Duke University men's soccer team, and Pittsburgh won the match, 2-0. Tallying goals for the club were captain Kevin Kerr in the 53’ minute and veteran midfielder Stephen Okai in the 55’ minute. Starting the match for the Riverhounds in goal was Keasel Broome. Against North Carolina FC, Trey Mitchell earned the start and Broome played the ... Read More
Panthers lost eighth game in a row, fall to Blue Devils 72-64
The Pittsburgh Panthers had to be wary when going up against the No. 21 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night. The first reason? The return of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski, who returned after missing four weeks because of back surgery. The second? The infamous tripping antics of Duke junior guard Grayson Allen. Allen, indeed, was called for a tripping foul in the second half of the game on Pitt senior forward Jamel Artis. However, even with the tripping, the Blue Devils claimed ... Read More
Grayson Allen called for tripping foul (again) on Pitt forward Jamel Artis
College basketball has a villain, and his name is Grayson Allen. Saturday, the Duke Blue Devils guard, who has been embroiled in a tripping controversy since he started playing in the NCAA (he was suspended for a game earlier this season because of it), was called again for a tripping foul. In the Blue Devils' game against the Pitt Panthers, Allen's foot was planted when Pitt senior forward Jamel Artis drove past Allen. Another game, another Grayson Allen tripping. ... Read More
Pitt powers to 7-4 record behind 56-14 blowout of Duke
Possessing a dynamic offense has rarely — if ever — been a problem for the Pitt Panthers (7-4) this season. And Saturday, Pitt rang up 56 points in a thorough 56-14 waxing of the Duke Blue Devils (4-7) in a game that, for once, didn’t come down to the wire. A week after a huge upset of the then-No. 2 Clemson Tigers, the Panthers' defense came out the chute with decidedly more bite than usual. On the second play from scrimmage, linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu punched the ball out of running ... Read More
Pitt rebounds with road win vs. Duke
Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers football team entered Saturday’s ACC contest at Duke with an opportunity to show what they are really made of after dropping their past two contests. Pitt quarterback Nate Peterman threw three touchdown passes, two in the third quarter, and the Panthers defense had a solid effort as Pitt showed they can bounce back nicely, defeating Duke 31-13. This one didn’t have the 206 combined points that the past two meetings between the two schools featured, but ... Read More
Pitt vs. Duke: Preview, Prediction, Analysis and more
When Pitt and Duke have hooked up the past two seasons, the guy with the toughest job in the stadium has been the scoreboard operator. In their two ACC meetings, the Panthers and Blue Devils have combined to score 212 points (106 each). The two teams meet again on Saturday with a lot on the line. Both are riding two-game losing streaks. Pitt was beaten at home by Notre Dame 42-30, while the Blue Devils were crushed by North Carolina 66-31. Pitt is looking to stay in the ACC Coastal ... Read More
Robert Morris can’t match Blue Devils
Tonight, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3) faced the 16th seed Robert Morris Colonials (20-15, 12-6) in Charlotte, NC. The Colonials came in winning seven straight games, but this would be their toughest test yet, and an undersized Robert Morris team fell to Blue Devils, 56-85 Duke came out playing like a number one seed, making its first 10 shots, four of them being 3-pointers. With Robert Morris over pursuing around the perimeter and finding itself out of position, senior guard ... Read More
Robert Morris will face a tough test in Duke
Tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 16th-seeded Robert Morris Colonials (20-14, 12-6) will take on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3). With the Colonials coming off of two nail biting wins in the last week, they will look to challenge one of the upper echelon teams in the NCAA. Freshman Frenzy: If Robert Morris wants to make this a contest, they must start by challenging a Duke team that has great interior offense and defense. Duke’s freshman center Jahlil Okafor has been the ... Read More
Pitt falls victim to Duke long-range attack
The Pitt Panthers haven’t visited Cameron Indoor Stadium in 36 years. After watching the Duke Blue Devils put on a shooting display from behind the arc, they may wait 36 more years before they come back. No. 5 Duke shot 48 percent from three-point range and Blue Devils’ head coach Mike Krzyzewski moved one victory from 1,000 for his Hall of Fame career as Duke cruised to a 79-65 ACC victory. Pitt’s Jamel Artis turned in a second consecutive outstanding game, leading the team with 21 ... Read More
Pitt preparing for tough guantlet of ACC games
After putting up back-to-back ACC victories to move to 3-2 in the conference, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers are about to find out how difficult conference play can be beginning Monday night. Beginning with a trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on No. 4 Duke, the remainder of the Panthers schedule shapes up as a very tough gauntlet for a young team to run. Needless to say, if Pitt doesn’t win some big games during this upcoming stretch, there’s a good chance that they won’t be dancing come ... Read More