Pittsburgh pulled off a stunning 72-59 victory over SMU after overcoming a 32-point deficit on Sunday. That was tied for the largest comeback in NCAA women’s basketball history.
The last time a 32-point comeback happened was in 2006, when Texas State rallied to beat UTSA 73-71 in overtime.
The Panthers (9-9, 1-4 ACC) found their biggest deficit of the game at 46-14, with a minute to go in the second quarter. They went 6 for 28 in the first half, and Pitt guard Marley Washenitz admitted in a postgame interview that her team returned to the locker room not feeling too confident.
“We knew we had come come out and we had to change something. We were definitely deflated coming into halftime; even at halftime we were deflated” Washenitz said. “We were down. Coach said at halftime, ‘We just need one person to ignite us, we need one player to ignite us.'”
Washenitz turned out to be that person. She hit a 3-pointer early into the second half, and Mikayla Johnson made another one on Pitt’s next possession. The team went on…
