2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East
2009–10 record1615 (511 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Williams
  • Caroline McCombs
  • Yolette McPhee-McCuin
Home arenaPetersen Events Center

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
  • May 19: Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Seton Hill University. Berenato was recognized for her efforts in building the Panthers program into a national success. Her honorary diploma was presented to her by Seton Hill President JoAnne W. Boyle, Ph.D., it stated “Family, colleagues, students and friends describe you as ‘genuine,’ ‘a master motivator,’ ‘a live ball of action,’ ‘a real go-getter,’ ‘loyal,’ and finally ‘amazing.’”[1]
  • May 22: Shavonte Zellous' jersey was announced that it would be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's "Ring of Honor".[2]
  • July 16, 2009: Pitt sophomore center Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson was named a finalist for the USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team. Wilson participated in trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the group was cut from 27 participants to the 14 finalists, but withdrew due to injury.[3]
  • August: Head coach Agnus Berenato is selected for and participates in a tour of overseas U.S military bases with the goal is to boost "the morale and quality of life for deployed military personnel by providing entertainment from the home front."[4]
  • The Pitt women's basketball team is selected to play on national or regional television seven times for the 2009-10 season, including three games on the ESPN family of networks.[5]
  • Two freshman recruits joined the team: 5'9" guard Ashlee Anderson from Chicago, IL and 6'5" center Leeza Burdgess from Miami, FL.

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClassHometown
23Ashlee Anderson5-9GuardFreshmanChicago, IL
42Leeza Burdgess6-5CenterFreshmanMiami, FL
22Chelsea Cole6-3ForwardJuniorLumberton, NJ
10Taneisha Harrison6-0GuardJuniorBowie, MD
32Selena Nwude6-5CenterJunior (RS)Riverdale, MD
24Sarah Ogoke5-9GuardSophomoreSugar Land, TX
50Kate Popovec6-3CenterSophomoreCanfield, OH
2Sophronia Sallard5-10Guard/ForwardSenior (RS)Syracuse, NY
25Shayla Scott6-1GuardJuniorMonroeville, PA
14Jania Sims5-7GuardJunior (RS)Newark, NJ
12Brittaney Thomas5-8GuardSenior (RS)Montgomery, AL
40Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson6-6CenterSophomorePittsburgh, 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.
No. 24 St. Francis (PA) W 7570  30
Petersen Events Center (2,269)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Nov. 27*
1:00 p.m.
No. 24 Appalachian State
Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament
W 6356  40
Petersen Events Center (2,533)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Nov. 28*
6:00 p.m.
No. 24 Marshall
Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Game
W 8058  50
Petersen Events Center (2,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 2*
7:05 p.m.
No. 19 at Youngstown State W 8937  60
Beeghly Center (1,350)
Youngstown, OH
Sat, Dec. 5*
12:00 p.m.
No. 19 Western Michigan W 8965  70
Petersen Events Center (611)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Dec. 8*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Valparaiso W 7752  80
Petersen Events Center (2,400)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 12*
1:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
No. 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.
No. 21 at Austin Peay W 7675 OT 91
Dunn Center (410)
Clarksville, TN
Tue, Dec. 22*
6:30 p.m., Fox College Sports
No. 20 at Western Kentucky W 7660  101
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,442)
Bowling Green, KY
Tue, Dec. 29*
2:00 p.m.
No. 20 Duquesne
City Game
L 6372  102
Petersen Events Center (3,018)
Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Dec. 31*
1:00 p.m.
No. 20 Mount St. Mary's W 5747  112
Petersen Events Center (2,300)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 2
8:00 p.m.
No. 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 No. 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
No. 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
No. 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 No. 3 Notre Dame L 7686  1210
(18)
Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
Wed, Feb. 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 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.
No. 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
No. 12 vs. No. 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
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Player stats

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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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