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Pittsburgh ranks second in state for LGBTQ friendliness Meagan Hart Staff Writer Sarita Brady, a genderqueer person, feels restricted in daily life.

Brady only feels comfortable at the Rainbow Alliance office and chooses to use gender-neutral bathrooms.

“It means that I feel compartmentalized as a queer and genderqueer person,” Brady, a freshman, said.

There is at least one single-user, gender-neutral bathroom in 33 out of 74 buildings on the campus map, and most of those 33 buildings contain two or more.

Ning Jan, bioengineering, graduate student, performs in front of judges at the Global Ties talent Despite not feeling completely show. Nate Smith | Staff Photographer comfortable in Pittsburgh, Brady, Rainbow Alliance’s communications chair, said the city is slowly

Pitt faculty honored nationwide Lauren Wilson For The Pitt News

Very little of what students learn in the classroom may apply to real-life campaigning, at least according to Pitt political science professor William Dunn.

Dunn is one of this year’s National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) fellows and a former policy analyst and speechwriter for Ronald

Reagan’s gubernatorial campaign in 1966. While his time spent on the campaign was a great professional experience, he recognized that he wanted to apply his political science education to other endeavors.

“In this case, I discovered how little of political science theory and research could be applied in political campaigns, particularly one driven by an ideology I did not personally support,” Dunn said.

NAPA, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization that advises government organizations to improve public management, inducted Dunn and his fellow Pitt professor John T. S. Keeler last Thursday as fellows.

Dunn is a professor of public and international affairs, Keeler is the Dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

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improving the quality of life for LGBTQ people.

The improvements show in a new ranking by the Human Rights Campaign’s 2014 municipal equality index (MEI), which grades cities based on how well they support LGBTQ rights. In the report, which was released Nov. 14, Pittsburgh ranked as the second-best city in the state, behind Philadelphia.

The Human Rights Campaign scored Pittsburgh a 90 out of 100, a 25 percent increase from last year’s score of 72 points. The average city score was 59 points, with 25 percent of cities scoring more than 80 points.

The MEI bases its ratings on 47 criteria that fall under six main cat-

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a city contractor non-discrimination ordinance and anti-discrimination protections in city employment.

It lost three points in the “Municipal egories: non-discrimination laws, relationServices” section for a lack of ship recognition, municipal employment anti-bullying policies and eight laws, municipal leadership on matters of points in the “Law Enforceequality, law enforcement and inclusiveness ment” section for lack of an of city services. New to this year’s criteria, LGBTQ police liaison or task cities are now required to include transgenforce. Pittsburgh gained 14 der-inclusive healthcare coverage to get a bonus points for providing perfect score. services to LGBTQ youth, Representatives from the Human Rights elderly, homeless and those Campaign did not respond to multiple reliving with HIV/AIDS. quests for comment via phone and email.

In contrast, Philadelphia Christine Bryan, director of mardid not lose any points keting and development for the Delta and gained 16 bonus Foundation of Pittsburgh, said she is points, although scores pleased about the results, despite not were not able to exceed taking first place. The Delta Founda100. Philadelphia tion is an organization that focuses is one of only 38 on producing change in the LGBTQ cities out of the community in Pittsburgh.

358 rated that got “That is something to be proud a perfect score. of,” Bryan said.

Aby Briner | Staff Illustrator “It starts with Pittsburgh lost 13 points in the “Munici- the government,” Bryan said. “Mayor Peduto pality as Employer” section for its lack of and [Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter] are transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits, both very supportive of the LGBTQ commu-

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nity. People are continuing to get more and more comfortable with themselves.”

But there are still areas to improve, Bryan said, such as creating statewide anti-discrimination laws in Pennsylvania.

Marc Reed, community outreach chair of Pitt’s Rainbow Alliance, said the equality index is fairly accurate.

“On the law aspect, the LGBTQIA community is making strides in equality,” Reed, a freshman, said.

What is true on paper, Reed said, is not always reflective of reality.

“Laws are much easier to change than society,” Reed said. “Pittsburgh is doing an excellent job in the political aspect of supporting equality, but we have to focus more on unlearning problematic mindsets and educate ourselves about the struggles of others.”

Brady said while Pittsburgh is advanced when it comes to equality movements, there is a cultural clash between the progressive city cultures and the more conservative and religious Midwestern cultures.

“It makes for a strange dynamic of being able to talk about your partner with strangers, but, in the same day, someone will scream slurs at you while you walk down

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the street hand-in-hand with someone of a similar gender,” Brady said in an email.

According to Brady, one way to help support the LGBTQ community is to question language and gender roles. People shouldn’t assume that gender is binary, Brady said, or assume that just because people have certain genitals doesn’t mean that they identify with the gender associated with those genitals.

He pointed out the stereotypes that society assigns to certain genders, such as men not showing emotion and women being submissive.

“In reality, those aren’t learned patterns of biology and behavior at all but ridiculous beliefs that we developed rather recently,” Brady said.

Brady said while Pittsburgh has the resources to support equality, there is still a lot of progress ahead.

“If people are looking to relocate here, I think [LGBTQ equality] is a factor that people take into account,” Brady said. “They want to go to places that are welcome and there are events, bars, restaurants and a thriving community. Pittsburgh is finally getting recognized for what it is — we want everyone to be treated equally.”

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FELLOWS “It is very gratifying to receive recognition of my research and professional service from such a distinguished organization,” Keeler said. “It also makes me feel fortunate to have worked with great colleagues without whom most of what I have achieved would not have been possible.”

Dunn said the induction is an “exceptional honor.”

Lisa Trahan, the Director of Fellow Relations at the NAPA, said there are 800 fellows nominated and elected each year by congresspeople, state and local government administrators and other academic scholars for their “substantial scholarly contributions in public administration.”

Keeler, an undergraduate alumnus of the University of Southern California who received his doctorate in political science from Harvard University, has been the Dean of Pitt’s Graduate School of International Affairs since 2007. He is a specialist of transatlantic relations, comparative policy public policy and European politics.

William Dunn and John Keeler were honored last week. | Photo courtesy of William Dunn

Before coming to Pitt in 2007, he was a political science professor at the University of Washington in Seattle and served as Director of the Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center of Excellence while there.

Keeler also won the American Political Science Association’s Gabriel A. Almond Award in 1979 and the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992.

Keeler’s research involves conducting data analysis and interviewing foreign policymakers.

“In retrospect, I made a very prudent choice of specialization, because conducting such research has allowed me to interact

with fascinating people while also spending months in Paris, the French countryside (when I worked on agricultural policy), London, Oxford and other wonderful places,” Keeler said in an email.

Dunn has been a professor at Pitt since 1969. He teaches public and international affairs and has published several works on United States public policy.

Dunn’s motivation to apply research to policy solutions, he said, stems partly from his time spent as a research assistant to former member of the U.S. Foreign Service, Fred Warner Neal, who studied international economics, international relations theory and diplomatic history, and then linked these theories

3 to foreign policy. Dunn said his time spent in the Peace Corps also inspired his career path.

“I have tried to transmit this spirit of public service to students and faculty, whose selfperception as social scientists sometimes fails to recognize that the social sciences sustain themselves by bringing theories, methods and data to bear on practical problems,” Dunn said.

Dunn said from his observation, much of the reading assigned in courses is “not easily or successfully linked to practice.”

Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs has two other academy fellows on faculty: Professor Carolyn Ban, elected in 1997, and Professor Louise Comfort, elected in 2006.

Both fellow-elects said they are committed to making a difference in government and public policy.

“In my view, what connects theory and practice is the ethos of public service. This ethos is of special importance to the National Academy of Public Administration, which is an important balance to misleading and false views about what government does, how it does it and what difference it makes,” Dunn said.

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OPINIONS COLUMN

Black Friday or Black Thursday? A Sales Façade Courtney Linder Columnist

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Casual Fridays

I’m made of plastic; it’s fantastic The formerly blond, disproportionately thin Barbie has undergone a makeover. Er, well, let’s just say that there’s more realistic version of her now. The new dolls are known as “Normal Barbies,” or, “Lammily dolls,” named after their designer, Nickolay Lamm. She’s a brunette, has the body proportions of the average woman and even comes with stickers that can give her acne, cellulite and stretch marks. Lamm, told The Huffington Post that the idea was to give dolls a “real treatment” because “Things like acne, stretch marks and cellulite are a natural part of who we are.” To make things even more realistic, “Normal Barbie” also comes with a plastic surgeon action figure.

Groundhog day A New Hampshire man had an altercation with a groundhog on Wednesday that ended in bloodshed. In recounting

the incident to his local news station, Gary McGrath asserted that he was working in his garage when the groundhog charged him. He tried to push him away with his foot to no avail — the groundhog refused to stop terrorizing him and his garage. McGrath promptly called animal control while seeking refuge in his truck.

When the animal control officer came, he put the groundhog down. Naturally, the forest community is outraged that the groundhog was executed before receiving his due process.

#GamerAte One of the biggest problems for gamers is hunger — they simply cannot pause the game to go make a pizza.

Fortunately, Xbox One has found a solution to this conundrum. Whilst playing, gamers can now just yell, “feed me” at their Xbox One and the system will order a pie from nearest Dominos. As a result, Microsoft predicts that hangry rage quits will drop dramatically in the coming months.

They camp outside in tents, bundled up for the freezing temperatures outside.

They wait, meticulously counting down the seconds until the doors open. And, finally, after hours of waiting, they bust through, pointing credit cards like weapons at the clerks.

They’re Black Friday shoppers, and they’re an interesting breed.

It’s not so much the shoppers themselves that are seemingly nuts — it’s the businesses that fuel Black Friday. Traditionally, businesses open on midnight the Friday following Thanksgiving. This year, however, a handful of businesses are set to open on Thursday — Thanksgiving Day. Namely, Walmart, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, JCPenney and Toys“R”Us. These companies maintain a common mantra: Holiday season is the time to meet sales goals for the year. “Black Friday” derives its namesake from this concept. No, not because it’s pitch dark outside at 3 a.m. when you leave to shop, but because businesses go from being “in the red” to “in the black.” Being “in the red,” means that businesses are not yet profitable, while being “in the black” means the businesses surpassed the break-even point.

For instance, prior to the holiday season, Toys“R”Us is typically in the red.

Shopping flourishes during November and December because of the holidays, so this is when they conjure between 42 and 43 percent of their annual sales. It’s at this point that they enter the black and become profitable.

Many companies are following a similar pattern, and some are getting especially anxious. Take Target, for example.

In 2013, the store opened at 8 p.m. This year, the chain plans to open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Eventually Thanksgiving Day will be devoted to shopping, as

well — benefiting businesses even more.

But what about the customers, or even the employees?

The truth is, companies want to open earlier just so that they have a better chance of pushing out their inventory. If stock is still piled up by early December, the company will drive prices down to deplete its inventory. So, if consumers waited to buy things until early December, companies would be forced into giving lower prices.

Still, some consumers will always love Black Friday. They don’t find it nuts to wait in line. This is rational because it is a form of price discrimination — the best deals are given to the most desperate customers.

Essentially, stores are willing to give you a lower price at a cost — your time.

This is simple opportunity cost analysis.

For some, getting a TV for $100 off is worth 10 hours of waiting in line.

In reality, though, giving up your time is more beneficial for the business — Black Friday is just another ploy to get people in the store.

As experts in retail ergonomics will tell you, it’s all about generating foot traffic in the store. Retailers know that you think there will be great sales on everything when, in reality, there are a few good sales and the rest is fodder.

Sales floors are arranged according to this concept. Counterclockwise foot traffic results in increased spending because companies know you tend to enter the store and move to the right as you shop.

Imagine you are entering a department store with a central entrance. Typically, you would feel inclined to start walking to your right to shop, circling around until you eventually reach the left.

Consider the way in which you are reading this sentence — you are moving your eyes toward the right side of the

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page from the left. This is why department stores, like Macy’s, usually have a square path, so that you may follow a counterclockwise pathway easily.

Naturally, the few good sales will be hidden behind the average merchandise, which will be more expensive and usually put at eye level and to your right.

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giants like Macy’s and Target opening on Thanksgiving this year, over 391,000 consumers signed a petition on Change.org to ask retailers to refrain from opening on Thanksgiving.

Even if this petition fails, there are other alternatives to consider when shopping this holiday season.

Rather than spoiling whatever is left to the sanctity of Thanksgiving — not to mention breaking the bank — why not put more emphasis on Cyber Monday, Black Friday’s techy cousin?

Cyber Monday

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Waiting to shop until the Monday after Thanksgiving has not hurt the retail economy. In an age of technology, we should be using this convenience to make our lives easier. We can utilize Cyber Monday so that employees can stay home with their families on Thanksgiving rather than stand, miserable, behind a register.

In addition, we need to recognize that Black Friday — and now Black Thursday — is not beneficial for the average consumer.

So, we should support petitions that want to eradicate the practice of opening stores on Thanksgiving Day. This would benefit workers and save our wallets from being tricked into the Black Friday façade.

We need to ask ourselves if we really want to work for companies that exploit us for the sake of sales.

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Pitt set to play Syracuse with bowl berth on line Jasper Wilson Senior Staff Writer

With the end of the season near, the goal is clear for the Pitt football team.

Mired in its longest losing streak since 2007, a trip to the ACC conference game is mathematically no longer possible for Pitt (4-6, 2-4 ACC), following last week’s loss to UNC. Instead, there’s a familiar number — six — signifying bowl eligibility and, also, in a personal sense, the team’s regular season win total the last two years, in reach.

“But you gotta win five first,” sophomore running back James Conner said.

Syracuse, Pitt’s opponent on Saturday at Heinz Field, already knows it can’t make a bowl game.

It’s known as much since a Nov. 8 loss to Duke, which made it impossible for the Orange (3-7, 1-5 ACC) to finish the season having won at least half of its games — a requirement for postseason eligibility.

But just because that’s true doesn’t mean that the players are approaching Saturday’s visit unmotivated, according to Syracuse freshman quarterback A.J. Long.

“If we can spoil somebody’s season, then great, let’s do it,” Long said.

The last two meetings between the former Big East schools have been lowscoring and close. Pitt clinched its bowl eligibility with a 17-16 victory last year, while Syracuse won 14-13 the season before.

Given this recent history, Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has a sense of what the keys to success for his team will be, citing Pitt’s offensive line and blockers against Syracuse’s defensive line.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Barrage of 3-pointers leads Pitt past Michigan Kevin Wheeler Staff Writer

What a difference a week can make.

Behind a strong defensive showing and senior point guard Brianna Kiesel’s offensive performance, the Pitt women’s basketball team defeated the Michigan Wolverines 8564 in dominating fashion at the Petersen Events Center, improving its record to 2-1 on the season.

Pitt has looked much more effective on both sides of the basketball since its loss to Princeton on opening day last Friday.

To stray from the norm, head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio started three freshmen for the first time this season — Aysia Bugg, Yacine Diop and Stasha Carey — and she may have found a starting lineup that can be more effective.

Pitt was able to share the ball on offense and play stingy defense, which made everything easier for the team down the stretch.

“Offensively, with 25 assists on 30 field goals, that’s something, as a coach, that you’re very proud of, because you’re letting the offense work and your players are making the extra pass,” McConnell-Serio said. “Then, defensively, being able to force 20 turnovers ... I’m just very proud of the way we executed on both ends of the floor tonight.”

The Panthers started the game off tough, forcing Michigan to turn the ball over 12 times, which resulted in them winning the points off turnovers margin in the game, 31-12.

Pitt’s scoring was efficient, too.

The Panthers shot more than 50 percent from the field on their way to setting a new school record for 3-point field goals in a game with 13. Their 43 points at halftime, which were good enough for a 15-point lead, equaled their total from the Princeton loss last Friday.

“What we saw tonight was what we expected from our players in being able to score the basketball,” McConnell-Serio said. “We had seen it all preseason. We had seen it in practice. We have multiple players that can score, so Friday was very frustrating, because

Forward Monica Wignot contributed nine points and eight rebounds to Pitt’s win over Michigan. Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer

we know what we’re capable of.”

The new-look Panthers may have found a special one-two combination in freshman forward Carey and Kiesel.

In the first half, Carey had her game rolling.

Following up on her double-double in the

Niagara contest, Carey finished the first half with a stat line of 12 points on a perfect 5-5 shooting against Michigan, accompanied by five boards and one assist.

If Carey’s play through the first two games

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VOLLEYBALL

Seniors take home court for last time on Friday night Caitlin Hinsey Staff Writer

Friday night’s match means a lot to Kate Yeazel. It’ll be the last time the opposite — along with teammates Delaney Clesen, Jessica Wynn, Lindsey Zitzke and Mechael Guess — will wear a Pitt jersey at the Fitzgerald Field House.

“It’s definitely crazy. It’s such a cliche, but your four years go so fast,” Yeazel said.

“I don’t think it has actually sunk in yet.”

Head coach Dan Fisher said the seniors “deserve to be recognized,” especially after what they have done in the two years with him coaching the team. The Panthers went from having a 119 RPI in 2012 to improving 37 spots in that category last season. Pitt currently ranks 54th in the nation.

“Now we’re on the verge of making the tournament, and I think they have a big part of that,” Fisher said. “Hopefully it will be a decent crowd and a special day

for them.”

When the Panthers (21-6, 9-5 ACC) take the court Friday at 7 p.m. to honor their five senior players, the team won’t just be trying to win for them, but also to return to its winning ways. Pitt has struggled against its last two opponents, winning only one of seven sets in those losses.

“We’re just trying to get back into the swing of things and get the bases down,” junior middle hitter Amanda Orchard said.

Yeazel also said the team concentrated on fundamentals this week.

“We’re really focusing on some of the things that have been weaker like our pass game, things like defensive intensity and our blocking,” Yeazel said.

She added that the blocking game has improved over the past few practices.

North Carolina State The Wolfpack (14-12, 3-11 ACC) enter Friday night having lost two straight and 11 of 13 matches. Working in Pitt’s favor is that its opponent has managed to win only

once on the road, holding a 1-7 record.

One of the Wolfpack’s players that has caught Fisher’s eye is freshman Kaitlyn Kearney, who continues to evolve as a leader as the season progresses.

“Something that is unique right now is that their leading kills per set player is a middle [blocker]. They’re finding a way to get a middle 2.75 kills per set,” Fisher said. “We’re going to have to do a good job against her.”

After reviewing tape, Fisher and his staff noticed patterns in NC State’s rotations, and have spent practices preparing the team to defend those rotations. On top of defending Kearney, Fisher said NC State’s ball control is an area of concern.

“I think their ball control is decent, so we’re going to have to have a good serving game as well,” he said.

Virginia The Panthers make a quick turnaround this weekend when they travel to Virginia to play the Cavaliers Sunday at 1 p.m.

Virginia (15-12, 8-6 ACC) is only one spot behind Pitt in the ACC rankings and has an 8-2 home record. But the Cavaliers have been streaky all season long. Entering its match Friday night, Virginia has lost three in a row, but, prior to that, it won four ACC matches.

Setter Lauren Fuller leads the Cavaliers with 10.64 assists per set, which also ranks her third in the conference. The junior is one of five Virginia players to tally more than 20 service aces — the team leader is senior outside hitter Tori Janowski with 33. Virginia’s serving can be problematic for the Panthers, who struggled to defend serves in their last match against Virginia Tech.

Fisher and his staff remain concerned about Pitt’s upcoming stretch of matches, which includes four matches in eight days.

“We are going pretty short right now,” he said.

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VOLLEYBALL Fisher added that the long season is wearing the team down physically. That includes the foot injury to outside hitter Wynn, who has missed the last four games and possibly may be out for the season.

“We’re pretty concerned with keeping people fresh and making sure we get enough sleep,” he said.

Despite that, the goal of making the NCAA Tournament remains the focus for the team.

“As a staff and a team, we are pretty focused on just our mental state and how we play really hard,” Fisher said.

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FOOTBALL Pitt managed just 21 team rushing yards versus the Orange last year and 27 in 2012.

The visitors’ ability to contain Conner — averaging 156 run yards a game — will be key for keeping this year’s contest close.

They enter this week with the fifth-best rushing defense in the conference, holding opponents to 127 yards on average, and have only allowed six rushing touchdowns all season.

Other than stopping the run, the team has done fairly well defensively, ranking eighth in scoring defense and sixth in total defense in the conference.

Offensively, the Orange don’t do much well. They rank second to last in total offense and touchdowns scored. Conner alone has scored more than the entire Orange team. Redshirt senior running back PrinceTyson Gulley averages five yards a carry

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and 58 yards a game but hasn’t reached the end zone. Receiver Jarrod West averages 66 yards a contest but also hasn’t scored a touchdown.

Some of these attacking struggles might correlate with the team’s inconsistency at quarterback. Redshirt junior Terrel Hunt started the season before fracturing a fibula in early October. He has not played since the injury.

Long has played in four games since then, throwing for 727 yards and four touchdowns.

However, he didn’t play against Duke.

Austin Wilson and Mitch Kimble split those duties, throwing a combined 105 yards and no scores. The starting position appeared open.

Speaking Wednesday on the weekly ACC coaches teleconference, head coach Scott Shafer didn’t reveal who will begin this weekend’s game.

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want to do that,” Shafer said.

With the implications of the game against Syracuse known, Pitt quarterback Chad Voytik says, to players, there’s no need to address what’s at stake.

“We all know what we have in front of us, so you really shouldn’t have to say anything,” Voytik said. “And I know that might not sound like the right thing to say from a leadership role, but there’s just not much you need to say in this situation. You know what you have to do.”

Redshirt senior right guard Matt Rotheram, who, along with 10 other seniors, will play his last home game in a Pitt uniform this weekend, hasn’t found it hard to find motivation.

“Look ahead to the next week. Try to get these wins,” Rotheram said. “You keep fighting through and try to earn ourselves a chance to play one more game.”

The last time Pitt failed to make the postseason was 2007.

Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

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– in which she averaged 13 points and 13.5 rebounds per game – didn’t already show the Panthers the breadth of her length and physicality on both sides of the ball, then it became clearer after the win over the Wolverines.

Carey finished the game with 14 points on 6-7 shooting and nine rebounds.

After finishing Monday’s game against Niagara without converting a field goal, Kiesel put on an offensive showcase in the second half.

Kiesel came out of the locker room on fire, dropping 16 points on 5-9 shooting.

Three of those five field goals came from beyond the 3-point arc and contributed to Pitt’s 13 total 3-point field goals in the contest.

Kiesel ended the game with 27 points to lead all scorers.

“I think Brianna Kiesel set the tone tonight,” McConnell-Serio said. “She made the game easy for everyone else tonight being able to knock down shots and find a rhythm, being a playmaker. She was just impressive tonight, and her teammates fed off of that.”

Kiesel’s offense wasn’t what stuck out to her, though.

“Our defense definitely created our offense,” Kiesel said. “When they weren’t shooting the ball well, we were able to get a rebound, outlet and push it. That was a really pivotal point in the game.”

The win is arguably the biggest of Kiesel’s Pitt career, and, for her, this year is only getting started.

“As a team, I definitely think this is a huge confidence boost for us,” Kiesel said. “I think getting this win going into James Madison is going to get the ball rolling for us.”

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