2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2013–14 Pitt women's basketball. For 2013–14 Pitt men's basketball, see 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2013–14 record 11–20 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio
Assistant coach Kathy McConnell-Miller
Assistant coach Carmen Bruce
Assistant coach Lindsay Richards
Home arena Petersen Events Center
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame† 16 – 0   1.000     37 – 1   .974
#9 Duke 12 – 4   .750     28 – 7   .800
#11 Maryland 12 – 4   .750     28 – 7   .800
#16 NC State 11 – 5   .688     25 – 8   .758
Syracuse 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697
#12 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625     27 – 10   .730
Georgia Tech 9 – 7   .563     20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516
Florida State 7 – 9   .438     21 – 12   .636
Virginia 6 – 10   .375     14 – 17   .452
Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Virginia Tech 4 – 12   .250     14 – 16   .467
Clemson 4 – 12   .250     13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 3 – 13   .188     11 – 20   .355
Boston College 3 – 13   .188     12 – 19   .387
† 2014 ACC Tournament winner
As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]][1][2]

The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Pittsburgh in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panthers are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

In the 2012-13 season, Pitt's final in the Big East Conference, the Pitt women were without a single senior on their roster. Star recruit, six-foot, 11-inch center Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson was redshirted for the season. Pitt compiled a 9-21 record, and for the second year in a row, went 0-16 in the conference prompting the replacement of head coach Agnus Berenato with Suzie McConnell-Serio on April 12, 2013.[3]

Season

New coach Pitt hired Suzie McConnell-Serio to replace Berenato as head coach.[3] The 2013-14 season will be Pitt's first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pitt returns 11 players from the previous season including seniors Asia Logan and Ashlee Anderson. 6'11" redshirt freshman "Bubbles" Anderson will see her first collegiate action. Players not with the team from last season include redshirt junior guard Abby Dowd, a former Buffalo transfer, and freshman forward Krista Pettepier who transferred to Pepperdine.[4] Roster additions include freshmsn guard Fréderique Potvin of Montreal, Canada, and freshman guard Chelsea Welch of Kettering, Ohio.

Roster

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F/C 0 Logan, AsiaAsia Logan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD
G 1 Briggs, LoliyaLoliya Briggs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Potter's House Christian Academy Gainesville, FL
G 3 Kiesel, BriannaBrianna Kiesel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Thomas R. Proctor Utica, NY
G 13 Davis, MarquelMarquel Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Stafford Fredericksburg, VA
G 14 Potvin, FréderiqueFréderique Potvin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vanier College Montreal, Canada
G 22 Welch, ChelseaChelsea Welch style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, OH
G 23 Anderson, AshleeAshlee Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Whitney M. Young Magnet Chicago, IL
G 24 Brizzi, BriannaBrianna Brizzi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fauquier Warrenton, VA
G 25 Gordon, BrittanyBrittany Gordon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Charleston South Charleston, WV
G 31 Higgins, BridgetBridget Higgins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mount Saint Joseph Academy Lafayette Hill, PA
F/C 34 Golden, ChynaChyna Golden style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ
C 44 Anderson, MarvadeneMarvadene Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS Fr Rutgers Prep (NJ) Clarendon, Jamaica
F/C 51 McManus, CoraCora McManus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Garfield Seattle, WA
Head coach

Suzie McConnell

Assistant coach(es)

Kathy McConnell
Carmen Bruce
Lindsay Richards

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-09-11

Schedule

On May 29, 2013, Pitt released its conference opponents for the 2013-2014 season, its first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will have home games against Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Home and away partners are Clemson and Syracuse.[5]

Pitt's 2013-14 women's basketball schedule.[6]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Sun, Nov. 3* California (PA) W 97–67  – Petersen Events Center (1,167)
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 8* Bucknell W 66–51  1–0 Petersen Events Center (4,698)
Thu, Nov. 14* at Ball State W 63–58  2–0 John E. Worthen Arena (851)
Sun, Nov. 17* Lafayette L 45–48  2–1 Petersen Events Center (1,003)
Wed, Nov. 20* at Michigan L 75–83  2–2 Crisler Center (1,339)
Sat, Nov. 23* at Loyola (MD) W 60–54  3–2 Reitz Arena (370)
Tue, Nov. 26* Mount St. Mary's W 78–43  4–2 Petersen Events Center (1,015)
Sun, Dec. 1* Buffalo L 62–66  4–3 Petersen Events Center (1,566)
Wed, Dec. 4* James Madison L 61–71  4–4 Petersen Events Center (1,102)
Sat, Dec. 7* at Wagner W 69–54  5–4 Spiro Sports Center (511)
Sun, Dec. 15* Old Dominion W 63–49  6–4 Petersen Events Center (1,054)
Thu, Dec. 19* vs. DePaul
(Duel in the Desert)		 L 63–77  6–5 Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Fri, Dec. 20* vs. Louisiana–Monroe
(Duel in the Desert)		 W 76–61  7–5 Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Sat, Dec. 21* vs. Washington
(Duel in the Desert)		 L 69–76  7–6 Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Sun, Dec. 29* Duquesne
(City Game)		 W 67–57  8–6 Petersen Events Center (2,681)
Thu, Jan. 2 #21 Florida State L 69–78  8–7 (0–1) Petersen Events Center (978)
Sun, Jan. 5 at Virginia W 79–75  9–7 (1–1) John Paul Jones Arena (3,597)
Sun, Jan. 12 at Clemson L 67–77  9–8 (1–2) Littlejohn Coliseum (679)
Thu, Jan. 16 #2 Notre Dame L 66–109  9–9 (1–3) Petersen Events Center (2,768)
Sun, Jan. 19 Syracuse L 47–58  9–10 (1–4) Petersen Events Center (4,649)
Sun, Jan. 26 at #3 Duke L 67–111  9–11 (1–5) Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504)
Thu, Jan. 30 Boston College W 67–65  10–11 (2–5) Petersen Events Center (1,021)
Mon, Feb. 3 Georgia Tech L 66–77  10–12 (2–6) Petersen Events Center (1,035)
Thu, Feb. 6 at #10 Maryland L 46–94  10–13 (2–7) Comcast Center (3,758)
Sun, Feb. 9 Wake Forest L 70–74  10–14 (2–8) Petersen Events Center (1,315)
Thu, Feb. 13 at #17 North Carolina L 50-86  10–15 (2-9) Carmichael Arena (2,813)
Sun, Feb. 16 Clemson
(Pink the Petersen/Play 4Kay)		 W 56 43  11–15 (3–9) Petersen Events Center (3,305)
Thu, Feb. 20 at Virginia Tech     – (–) Cassell Coliseum
Sun, Feb. 23 at Syracuse     – (–) Carrier Dome
Thu, Feb. 27 NC State     – (–) Petersen Events Center
Sun, Mar. 2 at Miami (FL)     – (–) BankUnited Center
Postseason
2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Wed, Mar. 5 vs. Wake Forest L 58-72  11-20 (3-13) Greensboro Coliseum (4,950)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. (#) during postseason tournaments is seed with region, if applicable. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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AP
Coaches

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press (April 12, 2013). "Pitt hires Suzie McConnell-Serio". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Holm, Dan (August 9, 2013). "Pettepier leaves Pitt, transfers to Pepperdine". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pitt ACC Women's Basketball Opponents Announced for 2013-14 Season". PittsburghPanthers.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Debuts Inaugural ACC Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

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