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SMu WBB
59
SMU SMU 10-7,2-3 ACC
72
Winner Pittsburgh UP 9-9,1-4 ACC
SMU SMU
10-7,2-3 ACC
59
Final
72
Pittsburgh UP
9-9,1-4 ACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SMU SMU 32 17 0 10 59
Pittsburgh UP 7 11 28 26 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Mustangs Drop Road Game To Pitt

Box Score | Final Game Book 
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (SMU) –  The SMU women's basketball team fell 72-59 to Pitt on Sunday inside the Petersen Events Center.

The Mustangs are now 10-7 (2-3 ACC) overall, while Pitt holds a record of 9-9 (1-4 ACC).

SMU had a strong start to the game outscoring Pitt 49-18 in the first half. The Mustangs went 10-19 from three-point range in the half as Nya Robertson scored 21 points. However Pitt answered with a 31-0 run spanning the entire third quarter and the start of the fourth. The Panthers outscored SMU 54-10 in the second half and held SMU scoreless in the third.

Robertson ended her night with a game-high 23 points. She led the charge to start scoring 17 points, shooting 4-of-6 from behind the arc. SMU held Pitt to just one field goal in the quarter (1-12) and led 32-7 at the end of the first.

Kylie Marshall and Kaysia Woods both scored nine points and went a combined 6-12 from beyond the arc.

Jessica Peterson secured 11 rebounds, and Zanai Jones added 10 points and five assists.

 // NEXT GAME
vs (19/18) North Carolina | Thursday, Jan. 16 | David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum | 7 p.m. CT | TV: ACCNX | Radio: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store)
// NOTES // ADDITIONAL NOTES
  • Zanai Jones (#1 G, Gs)
    • 10 points, 5 assists
    • Eighth game this season with five assists.
  • Nya Robertson (#3 G, Jr.)
    • 23 points, 6 rebounds
    • Scored in double figures for the 24th game in a row dating back to last season
    • 58th career game scoring in double figures
    • 10th game this season with 20 points scored
    • 29thcareer 20-point game
  • Kaysia Woods (#4 F, Sr.)
    • 9 points, 7 rebounds
  •  Jessica Peterson (#35 C, Sr.)
    • 4 points, 11 rebounds
    • Entered the game third in the NCAA in rebounds per game (12.2)
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