Pitt women beat No. 3 seed Baylor, 67-59

Monday, March 24, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jake Schoellkopf/Associated Press

Pitt's Shavonte Zellous reacts after Pitt defeated Baylor 67-59 Monday night at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. Zellous led all scorers with 19 points.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Pitt women's basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

The Panthers advanced courtesy of a 67-59 upset of No. 3 Baylor tonight at The Pit in an NCAA Basketball Tournament second round game.

Shavonte Zellous scored 19 points and Marcedes Walker added 17 to lead the Panthers. Pitt took a 30-28 lead early in the second half and controlled the game the rest of the way, never relinquishing their lead.

Pitt (24-10), which entered as the No. 6 seed in the Spokane Regional, will face the winner of No. 2 seed Stanford and UTEP next weekend in Spokane. The Lady Bears (25-7) were the No. 3 seed in the region.

Paul Zeise can be reached at pzeise@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1720.

First published on March 24, 2008 at 9:11 pm