2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2011–12 Pitt women's basketball. For 2011–12 Pitt men's basketball, see 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Caribbean Classic Champions
Conference Big East
2011–12 record 8-22 (0-16 Big East)
Head coach Agnus Berenato
Assistant coach Patty Coyle
Assistant coach Khadija Head
Assistant coach Mallorie Winn
Home arena Petersen Events Center
2011–12 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Notre Dame 15 – 1   .938     35 – 4   .897
Connecticut† 13 – 3   .813     33 – 5   .868
St. John's 13 – 3   .813     24 – 10   .706
Georgetown 11 – 5   .688     23 – 9   .719
West Virginia 11 – 5   .688     24 – 10   .706
Louisville 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697
Rutgers 10 – 6   .625     22 – 10   .688
DePaul 9 – 7   .563     23 – 11   .676
South Florida 8 – 8   .500     19 – 16   .543
Syracuse 6 – 10   .375     22 – 15   .595
Villanova 6 – 10   .375     19 – 15   .559
Cincinnati 6 – 10   .375     16 – 16   .500
Providence 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Marquette 4 – 12   .250     14 – 17   .452
Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063     8 – 23   .258
Pittsburgh 0 – 16   .000     8 – 22   .267
† 2012 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, were a member of the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

An unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshman, but with no juniors or sophomores, and three new assistant coaches resulted in some growing pains for the 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball team which went 14–17, suffering their first losing season since 2004-05. In the Big East, the team finished with a 5–11 record finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East Tournament, the Panthers won their first round of the tournament to South Florida, but exited the tournament with a 61–65 loss to Marquette leaving the Panthers without a post-season tournament invitation for the first time since 2005.

Offseason

The Panthers lost their top four scorers, seniors Taneisha Harrison, Jania Sims, Chelsea Cole, and Shayla Scott, and return only one starters, Ashlee Anderson, along with five letter winners while welcoming seven newcomers.[2] Composed of six sophomores and six freshman, with no seniors or juniors, Pitt is the youngest team in NCAA Division 1 for the 2010-11 season.[3] Pitt looks to help replace 74.6% of its scoring, 64.1% of its rebounds, and 75.8% of its assists with its best ever recruiting class,[4] ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz,[5] along with redshirt sophomore Abby Dowd, who begins play with the team after transferring from Buffalo during last season.[6][7]

Staff moves included moving Meghan Bielich to Director of Basketball Operations and adding David Scarborough as the team's Video Coordinator.[8] Assistant coach Patty Coyle was promoted to associate head coach.[9]

The women's basketball team enters the season with modest expectations due to their inexperience and was picked to finish 12th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches.[10]

Recruiting

Pitt's 2011 Women's Recruiting Class was ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz[5] and 23rd by All-Star Girls Report.[11]

2011 Pitt Recruiting Class[11]
Recruit Position Height High School Hometown ESPN Grade
Loliya Briggs guard 5'11 Potter's House Christian Jacksonville, FL 93
Chyna Golden forward 6'2 Neptune High School Bradley Beach, NJ 92
Brianna Kiesel point guard 5'7 Thomas R. Proctor High School Utica, NY 93
Cora McManus forward 6'0 Garfield High School Seattle, WA 82
TiAnna Porter forward 6'2 Henry County High School Paris, TN 40

Overall ESPN Hoopgurlz Recruiting Ranking: 18th[5]

Roster

2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Logan, AsiaAsia Logan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Digital Harbor High School Baltimore, MD
G 1 Briggs, LoliyaLoliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Potter's House Christian Academy Gainesville, FL
G 3 Kiesel, BriannaBrianna Kiesel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Thomas R. Proctor High School Utica, NY
G 12 Dowd, AbbyAbby Dowd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So University of Buffalo Tipp City, OH
G 13 Davis, MarquelMarquel Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Stafford Senior High School Fredericksburg, VA
G 23 Anderson, AshleeAshlee Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago, IL
G 24 Brizzi, BriannaBrianna Brizzi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Fauquier High School Warrenton, VA
F 31 Porter, TiAnnaTiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Henry County High School Paris, TN
F 33 Dunn, KyraKyra Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sacramento High School Sacramento, CA
F 34 Golden, ChynaChyna Golden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Neptune High School Bradley Beach, NJ
C 42 Burdgess, LeezaLeeza Burdgess 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Miami Norland Senior High School Miami, FL
F 51 McManus, CoraCora McManus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Garfield High School Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-23

Schedule

Pitt's 2011-12 women's basketball schedule.[12]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Fri, Nov. 4*
7:00 pm		 Seton Hill W 59–51 
Petersen Events Center (1,871)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season

Sat, Nov. 12*
2:00 pm		 Hampton L 37–60  0–1
 Petersen Events Center (1,637)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, Nov. 15*
7:00 pm		 St. Francis (PA) W 78–50  1–1
 Petersen Events Center (1,537)
Pittsburgh, PA

Fri, Nov. 18*
11:00 am		 Loyola (MD)
School Day		 W 65–59  2–1
 Petersen Events Center (5,031)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sun, Nov. 20*
12:00 pm		 Central Michigan W 77–70  3–1
 Petersen Events Center (1,491)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Nov. 26*
2:00 pm		 Drexel L 50–71  3–2
 Petersen Events Center (1,580)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, Nov. 29*
7:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's W 58–45  4–2
 Petersen Events Center (1,530)
Pittsburgh, PA

Fri, Dec. 2*
7:00 pm		 at High Point L 75–82  4–3
 Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,074)
High Point, NC

Sun, Dec. 4*
2:00 pm		 No. 7 at Duke L 43–92  4–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,428)
Durham, NC

Wed, Dec. 7
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 No. 19 Georgetown L 54–82  4–5
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (1,750)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Dec. 10*
2:00 pm		 Valparaiso W 65–56  5–5
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (1,542)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, Dec. 20*
1:00 pm		 vs. Indiana
Caribbean Classic		 W 77–72 OT 6–5
(0–1)		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (250)
Cancún, Mexico

Wed, Dec. 21*
3:30 pm		 vs. Michigan State
Caribbean Classic		 W 64–54  7–5
(0–1)		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (225)
Cancún, Mexico

Wed, Dec. 28*
7:00 pm		 Duquesne
City Game		 L 57–70  7–6
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (2,264)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Dec. 31*
1:00 pm		 Lafayette W 74–69 OT 8–6
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (1,531)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, Jan. 3
7:00 pm		 at Villanova L 62–70  8–7
(0–2)		 The Pavilion (437)
Villanova, PA

Sat, Jan. 7
2:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 Syracuse L 60–83  8–8
(0–3)		 Petersen Events Center (1,738)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, Jan. 10
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 No. 8 Rutgers L 39–63  8–9
(0–4)		 Petersen Events Center (1,009)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Jan. 14
8:00 pm		 at No. 21 DePaul L 83–86  8–10
(0–5)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,451)
Chicago, IL

Tue, Jan. 17
7:00 pm		 at No. 2 Notre Dame L 40–120  8–11
(0–6)		 Joyce Center (8,600)
Notre Dame, IN

Sat, Jan. 21
2:00 pm, ESPN Plus, "Big East Network Game of the Week"		 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		 L 43–54  8–12
(0–7)		 Petersen Events Center (2,868)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Jan. 28
2:00 pm		 at Providence L 50–66  8–13
(0–8)		 Alumni Hall (403)
Providence, RI

Tue, Jan. 31
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 St. John's L 51–66  8–14
(0–9)		 Petersen Events Center (1,726)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Feb. 4
8:00 pm		 at Marquette L 48–72  8–15
(0–10)		 Al McGuire Center (2,273)
Milwaukee, WI

Sat, Feb. 11
2:00 p.m.		 at Cincinnati L 57–62  8–16
(0–11)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,325)
Cincinnati, OH

Tue, Feb. 14
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 No. 20 Louisville L 66–71 OT 8–17
(0–12)		 Petersen Events Center (1,555)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Feb. 18
7:00 p.m.		 at South Florida L 50–62  8–18
(0–13)		 Bob Martinez Sports Center (679)
Tampa, FL

Tue, Feb. 21
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 No. 4 Connecticut L 37–86  8–19
(0–14)		 Petersen Events Center (2,095)
Pittsburgh, PA

Sat, Feb. 25
2:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 Seton Hall
Pink the Petersen		 L 39–63  8–20
(0–15)		 Petersen Events Center (2,814)
Pittsburgh, PA

Mon, Feb. 27
7:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network		 at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		 L 42–60  8–21
(0–16)		 WVU Coliseum (2,362)
Morgantown, WV
Postseason
Big East Women's Basketball Championship

Thu, Mar. 2
2:00 p.m., BIGEAST.tv		 vs. South Florida
Big East Tournament		 L 59–60  8–22
 XL Center (7,910)
Hartford, CT
*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
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Awards and honors

See also

Pitt vs Seton Hall women's "Pink the Petersen" basketball game on February 25, 2012

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved 1 Dec 2016.
  2. ↑ Price, Karen (2011-10-14). "Pitt embraces its youth". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. ↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (2011-10-14). "Pitt Women: Young squad has tall task". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. ↑ Grupp, John (2011-10-21). "Pitt women will learn on the fly this season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  5. 1 2 3 "2011 Women's College Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings in Association with HoopGurlz: #18 Pitt". ESPN.com. June 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Holds Media Day". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  7. ↑ Conboy, Sean (February 2012). "Love & Basketball". Pittsburgh Magazine. Wiesner Media. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Two to Its Staff". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  9. ↑ "Patty Coyle Named Pitt Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Selected 12th in Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  11. 1 2 "Pitt Women's Basketball Inks Top-20 Recruiting Class". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  12. ↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball 2011-2012 Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.

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