PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Drexel women’s basketball team opened its season with a 68-60 upset victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night at Petersen Events Center. The Dragons, projected by analytics to lose, built a steady lead and held off a third-quarter push by the Panthers.

Laine McGurk led all scorers with 33 points for Drexel. Teammate Deja Evans controlled the paint, pulling down 16 rebounds to go with 12 points. Mikayla Johnson scored 19 points for Pittsburgh in the losing effort. An announced crowd of 638 saw the game. Drexel begins the season 1-0, while Pittsburgh starts 0-1.