March 4, 2010

Pitt Game Notes l 2009-10 Pitt Media Guide l Big East Championship Central

Series History - Louisville leads 4-2
At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 2-1
At Louisville: Louisville leads 2-0
At Neutral Sites: Louisville leads 1-0
Current Streak: Pittsburgh - 1
Most Pittsburgh Points: 76 (76-67) in 2007-08
Most Louisville Points: 75 (75-51) in 2008-09
Biggest Pittsburgh Win: 9 (76-67) in 2007-08
Biggest Louisville Win: 25 (75-51) in 2008-09

PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team enters the 2010 Big East Championship as the No. 12 seed, playing 13th-seeded Louisville in the tournament-opening game on Mar. 5 at Noon here at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

The Panthers (16-13, 5-11 Big East) will take on the Cardinals (13-16, 5-11 Big East) for the second time in the last three weeks. Pitt downed Louisville in the third annual Pink the Pete game, 72-69, in Pittsburgh on Feb. 14.

Both the Panthers and Cardinals tied for 12th place in the regular-season standings, but the tiebreaker favored Pitt following the Valentine's Day win.

Louisville holds a slight 4-2 edge in the all-time series history. The Cardinals swept last season's games, including a 69-63 win in the semifinals of the Big East Championship.

Friday's game will be broadcast on Big East TV with Phil Giubileo handling the play by play duties and Jennifer Thomas with the color analysis. Fans can also listen to the game live on FOX Sports 970 AM. Joel Godett and Jen Tuscano will share calling duties for the first-round matchup.