After a surprising three-game run in which Pitt held its own against Minnesota and Virginia and defeated Colgate, the team slipped into its old struggles when it faced Monmouth at the Petersen Events Center on Sunday. And as a result, the Panthers fell to the Hawks 56-52.
Monmouth got off to a strong start, as George Papas knocked down two threes in a span of 30 seconds to give the Hawks an early 6-2 lead, and four minutes into the game, the visitors would be up 9-2. The Panthers simply had no answers for the Hawks, as their sloppy play offered them opportunity after opportunity, and King Rice’s squad continually cashed in.