2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2009–10 Pitt women's basketball. For 2009–10 Pitt men's basketball, see 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
2009-10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference Big East
2009-10 record 1615 (511 Big East)
Head coach Agnus Berenato
Assistant coach Jeff Williams
Assistant coach Caroline McCombs
Assistant coach Yolette McPhee-McCuin
Home arena Petersen Events Center

The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be coached by Agnus Berenato. The Panthers are a member of the Big East Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

The 2008-09 Pitt women's basketball went 25-8, a program record number of wins, en route to Pitt's second consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a final #15 national ranking in both the AP and Coaches' polls. Point guard junior Jania Sims was injured during the first game of the season and redshirted. Pitt graduated all-time leading scorer Shavonte Zellous who was a first round draft pick by the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Pitt also graduated second team all-Big East guard Xenia Stewart.

Offseason

Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato poses for photos at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar as part of a thank you tour of overseas U.S military bases

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class Hometown
23 Ashlee Anderson 5-9 Guard Freshman Chicago, IL
42 Leeza Burdgess 6-5 Center Freshman Miami, FL
22 Chelsea Cole 6-3 Forward Junior Lumberton, NJ
10 Taneisha Harrison 6-0 Guard Junior Bowie, MD
32 Selena Nwude 6-5 Center Junior (RS) Riverdale, MD
24 Sarah Ogoke 5-9 Guard Sophomore Sugar Land, TX
50 Kate Popovec 6-3 Center Sophomore Canfield, OH
2 Sophronia Sallard 5-10 Guard/Forward Senior (RS) Syracuse, NY
25 Shayla Scott 6-1 Guard Junior Monroeville, PA
14 Jania Sims 5-7 Guard Junior (RS) Newark, NJ
12 Brittaney Thomas 5-8 Guard Senior (RS) Montgomery, AL
40 Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson 6-6 Center Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA

Schedule

Pitt's 2009-10 schedule.

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Tue, Nov. 10*
7:00 pm
Seton Hill W 9160 
Petersen Events Center (2,805)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Tue, Nov. 17*
11:00 a.m.
North Florida W 6135  10
Petersen Events Center (4,276)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Nov. 20*
7:00 p.m.
Florida W 8158  20
Petersen Events Center (2,848)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Nov. 24*
7:00 p.m.
#24 St. Francis (PA) W 7570  30
Petersen Events Center (2,269)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Nov. 27*
1:00 p.m.
#24 Appalachian State
Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament
W 6356  40
Petersen Events Center (2,533)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Nov. 28*
6:00 p.m.
#24 Marshall
Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Game
W 8058  50
Petersen Events Center (2,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 2*
7:05 p.m.
#19 at Youngstown State W 8937  60
Beeghly Center (1,350)
Youngstown, OH
Sat, Dec. 5*
12:00 p.m.
#19 Western Michigan W 8965  70
Petersen Events Center (611)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Dec. 8*
7:00 p.m.
#15 Valparaiso W 7752  80
Petersen Events Center (2,400)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 12*
1:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
#15 at Penn State
Pitt–Penn State rivalry
L 7377  81
Bryce Jordan Center (4,159)
University Park, PA
Sun, Dec. 20*
3:00 p.m.
#21 at Austin Peay W 7675 OT 91
Dunn Center (410)
Clarksville, TN
Tue, Dec. 22*
6:30 p.m., Fox College Sports
#20 at Western Kentucky W 7660  101
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,442)
Bowling Green, KY
Tue, Dec. 29*
2:00 p.m.
#20 Duquesne
City Game
L 6372  102
Petersen Events Center (3,018)
Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Dec. 31*
1:00 p.m.
#20 Mount St. Mary's W 5747  112
Petersen Events Center (2,300)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 2
8:00 p.m.
#20 at Marquette L 5566  113
(01)
Al McGuire Center (2,584)
Milwaukee, WI
Tue, Jan. 5
7:00 p.m., CBS College Sports
at #22 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl
L 5963  114
(02)
WVU Coliseum (1,183)
Morgantown, WV
Sun, Jan. 10
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Rutgers L 4652  115
(03)
Petersen Events Center (2,925)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 17
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
#18 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl
L 5469  116
(04)
Petersen Events Center (3,599)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Jan. 20
7:00 p.m., Bright House Sports Network
at South Florida L 5168  117
(05)
USF Sun Dome (864)
Tampa, FL
Sat, Jan. 23
2:00 p.m., Big East TV
at Providence W 7258  127
(15)
Alumni Hall (703)
Providence, RI
Sat, Jan. 30
2:00 p.m., CPTV
#1 Connecticut L 5698  128
(16)
Petersen Events Center (7,121)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 2
7:00 p.m.
Syracuse L 8087 OT 129
(17)
Petersen Events Center (2,547)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 6
2:00 p.m.
at #3 Notre Dame L 7686  1210
(18)
Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
Wed, Feb. 10
7:00 p.m.
#16 Georgetown L 6366  1211
(19)
Petersen Events Center (511)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Feb. 14
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
Louisville
Pink the Petersen
W 7269  1311
(29)
Petersen Events Center (4,168)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Feb. 17
7:00 p.m.
at Villanova W 7469  1411
(39)
The Pavilion (577)
Villanova, PA
Sat, Feb. 20
2:00 p.m.
Seton Hall W 7857  1511
(49)
Petersen Events Center (2,745)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 23
9:00 p.m., CBS College Sports
at DePaul L 5768  1512
(410)
McGrath Arena (2,024)
Chicago, IL
Sat, Feb. 27
2:00 p.m.
at Cincinnati W 7260  1612
(510)
Fifth Third Arena (820)
Cincinnati, OH
Mon, Mar. 1
7:00 p.m.
#16 St. John's L 6577  1613
(511)
Petersen Events Center (2,377)
Pittsburgh, PA
Postseason
Big East Women's Basketball Championship
Fri, Mar. 5
12:00 p.m., Big East TV
#12 vs. #13 Louisville
First Round
L 7179  1614
XL Center (N/A)
Hartford, CT
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Fri, Mar. 19
7:00 p.m.
at Toledo
First Round
L 5870  1615
Savage Arena (1,868)
Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.   Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final
AP rv rv 24 19 15 21 20 20 rv -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Coaches 22 25 20 20 15 19 19 18 22 rv -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

See also

References

  1. http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051909aaa.html
  2. Zeise, Paul (2009-08-08). "Pitt's Berenato to visit U.S. troops overseas". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 2009-11-04.

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