2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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.

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 coaches	Kathy McConnell-Miller Carmen Bruce Lindsay Richards
Home arena	Petersen Events Center

2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 9 Duke	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 11 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 NC State	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 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]

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, Quebec, Canada, and freshman guard Chelsea Welch of Kettering, Ohio.

Roster

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Asia Logan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD G 1 Loliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Potter's House Christian Academy Gainesville, FL G 3 Brianna Kiesel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Thomas R. Proctor Utica, NY G 13 Marquel Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Stafford Fredericksburg, VA G 14 Fréderique Potvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vanier College Montreal, Quebec, Canada G 22 Chelsea Welch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, OH G 23 Ashlee Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Whitney M. Young Magnet Chicago, IL G 24 Brianna Brizzi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fauquier Warrenton, VA G 25 Brittany Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Charleston South Charleston, WV G 31 Bridget Higgins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mount Saint Joseph Academy Lafayette Hill, PA F/C 34 Chyna Golden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ C 44 Marvadene Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS Fr Rutgers Prep (NJ) Clarendon, Jamaica F/C 51 Cora McManus 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 Injured Current redshirt 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 time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Sun, Nov. 3* 2:00 pm		California (PA)	W 97–67	–	Petersen Events Center (1,167) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 8* 11:00 am		Bucknell	W 66–51	1–0	Petersen Events Center (4,698) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Nov. 14* 7:00 pm		at Ball State	W 63–58	2–0	John E. Worthen Arena (851) Muncie, IN
Sun, Nov. 17* 1:00 pm		Lafayette	L 45–48	2–1	Petersen Events Center (1,003) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 20* 7:00 pm		at Michigan	L 75–83	2–2	Crisler Center (1,339) Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Nov. 23* 1:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 60–54	3–2	Reitz Arena (370) Baltimore, MD
Tue, Nov. 26* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 78–43	4–2	Petersen Events Center (1,015) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Dec. 1* 2:00 pm		Buffalo	L 62–66	4–3	Petersen Events Center (1,566) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 4* 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 61–71	4–4	Petersen Events Center (1,102) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 7* 12:00 pm		at Wagner	W 69–54	5–4	Spiro Sports Center (511) Staten Island, NY
Sun, Dec. 15* 2:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 63–49	6–4	Petersen Events Center (1,054) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Dec. 19* 3:00 pm		vs. DePaul Duel in the Desert	L 63–77	6–5	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Fri, Dec. 20* 3:00 pm		vs. Louisiana–Monroe Duel in the Desert	W 76–61	7–5	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Dec. 21* 3:00 pm		vs. Washington Duel in the Desert	L 69–76	7–6	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Sun, Dec. 29* 6:00 pm		Duquesne City Game	W 67–57	8–6	Petersen Events Center (2,681) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Jan. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 21 Florida State	L 69–78	8–7 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (978) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 5 2:00 pm		at Virginia	W 79–75	9–7 (1–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,597) Charlottesville, VA
Sun, Jan. 12 2:00 pm		at Clemson	L 67–77	9–8 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (679) Clemson, SC
Thu, Jan. 16 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 2 Notre Dame	L 66–109	9–9 (1–3)	Petersen Events Center (2,768) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 19 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Syracuse	L 47–58	9–10 (1–4)	Petersen Events Center (4,649) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 26 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 3 Duke	L 67–111	9–11 (1–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504) Durham, NC
Thu, Jan. 30 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Boston College	W 67–65	10–11 (2–5)	Petersen Events Center (1,021) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon, Feb. 3 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia Tech	L 66–77	10–12 (2–6)	Petersen Events Center (1,035) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 6 7:00 pm		at No. 10 Maryland	L 46–94	10–13 (2–7)	Comcast Center (3,758) College Park, MD
Sun, Feb. 9 2:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 70–74	10–14 (2–8)	Petersen Events Center (1,315) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 13 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 17 North Carolina	L 50-86	10–15 (2-9)	Carmichael Arena (2,813) Chapel Hill, NC
Sun, Feb. 16 2:00 pm		Clemson Pink the Petersen/Play 4Kay	W 56 43	11–15 (3–9)	Petersen Events Center (3,305) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Sun, Feb. 23 1:00 pm		at Syracuse			Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Thu, Feb. 27 7:00 pm, ESPN		NC State			Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Mar. 2 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Miami (FL)			BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
Postseason 2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Wed, Mar. 5 6:30pm, Root Sports/ESPN3		vs. Wake Forest	L 58-72	11-20 (3-13)	Greensboro Coliseum (4,950) Greensboro, NC
*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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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
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. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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.

External links

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