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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Marcedes Walker outmuscled James Madison at both ends of the court for 20 points and 15 rebounds and Pittsburgh shook off a stubborn Dukes squad for the first NCAA women's basketball victory in school history, winning 71-61 Sunday night.
Shavonte Zellous added 17 points for the eighth-seeded Panthers (24-8), who now meet top-seeded Tennessee in a second-round Dayton regional game Tuesday night — and on Pitt's home court. The Panthers not only are making their initial appearance in the tournament, this is the first time they have been a host school.
All those firsts added up to a disappointing last game of the season for James Madison (27-6), which stayed close for most of the game despite a subpar performance from leading scorer Meredith Alexis, who was held seven points below her 18 points-per- game average.
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