Join the Team! First PSN Meeting Sept. 1 9PM @ the William Pitt Union

Welcome to Panther Sports Network (PSN)! We are the University of Pittsburgh's student run media organization covering the whole campus sports scene. Throughout the year we will show highlights of Pitt sports, produce our own original shows, and post articles on this blog. If you are interested in sports or television production come to our first meeting of the year on Wednesday September 1 at 9PM in the William Pitt Union. There will be many opportunities to be involved on camera, or behind the scenes depending on your skills and interests.

Weekend Highlight #1: Pitt beats Nova

Pitt rode another rollicking Petersen Events Center Crowd to a 70-65 victory over No. 3 Villanova. The Panthers were led by Ashton Gibb's 21 points and Gilbert Brown's 16, and 7 points and 10 rebounds from Gary McGhee. 8 of those rebounds came on the offense end, and Pitt's 18 offensive rebounds overall was the key to victory on a day when the Panthers shot only 35% from the field.

The win puts the Panthers into a tie with West Virgina for third place in the Big East with 10-4 conference record. The top 4 teams receive a double-bye in the Big East Tournament, and Pitt is one game ahead of fifth place Louisville and holds the head-to-head tie breaker. All this remember, after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason Big East coaches poll. With another marquee win against a top 5 opponent, the Panthers have also put themselves in position for a good seed in the NCAA tournament as well. Hopefully, they will move up when the new polls are released this week. If the Panthers finish off their remaining slate (at Notre Dame, at St. John's, Providence, and Rutgers) and thus get the automatic bye into the Big East quarterfinals, they could go as high as a 3 seed in the NCAAs.