The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The

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during the

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. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in

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, Pennsylvania as members of the

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(ACC). The Panthers started the season with two wins against non-Power 4 teams before facing

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in a

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game. The Mountaineers were ranked fifteenth in the nation at the time, and defeated the Pathers 82–54. The Panthers rebounded by winning three straight games. The Panthers then participated in the Paradise Jam, where they lost three straight games. The closest game of the event was their opener against

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, which they lost by six points. Upon returning to Pittsuburgh, the Panthers lost another

game to Duquesne by four points. They defeated Saint Peter's before losing their ACC opener against Miami (FL). They followed that with their biggest win of the season, a 94–34 defeat of

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. They defeated Utah Tech before losing three straight ACC games. Two of the games were against ranked opponents, number thirteen

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and number fourteen

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. The Panthers broke the losing streak with a 72–59 defeat of SMU. However, they could not build on that momentum, losing their next five games, of which three were against ranked opponents. They defeated

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and completed the series sweep of SMU before losing three more ACC games. They finished the season 2–1 with defeats of Clemson and Wake Forest but losing to

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. The Panthers finished the season 13–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with tenth-seeded

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. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Panthers started the 2023–24 season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against

. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular-season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with

. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule

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References

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