2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represents Pittsburgh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, play their home games at the Petersen Events Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest.

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record1020 (214 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kathy McConnell-Miller
  • Lindsay Richards
  • Amadou Koundoul
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On April 5, McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5 year record of 67–87.[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to North Carolina.

Media

Pitt Panthers Sports Network

The Pitt Panthers Sports Network will broadcast all Panthers games on WJAS. George Von Benko will provide the play-by-play while Jen Tuscano will provide the analysis. Non-televised home games can be watched online via Pitt Panthers TV with the Panthers Sports Network call.

Roster

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSt. John Paul II
Chipola
Toronto, ON
G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 3 Jasmine Whitney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPaul IV Centreville, VA
G 4 Tania Lamb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLong Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMarian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSeton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA
C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrOur Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrSeton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal
G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrOaklands Worthing, England
G 20 Pika Rodriguez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCapital Prep Magnet Hartford, CT
F 22 Jaala Henry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNational Christian Academy Riverdale, MD
G 23 Alayna Gribble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNorwin Pittsburgh, PA
F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA
F 44 Magatte Sall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrVictory Rock Prep Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017
2:00 pm
IUP L 68–73 
Peterson Events Center (560)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Youngstown State W 66–58  1–0
Peterson Events Center (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
Cornell W 51–39  2–0
Peterson Events Center (10,587)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duquesne
City Game
L 53–66  2–1
Peterson Events Center (1,410)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Towson W 81–63  3–1
Peterson Events Center (1,124)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati W 66–46  4–1
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (524)
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Arkansas State W 87–47  5–1
Peterson Events Center (629)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 57–58  5–2
Peterson Events Center (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 55–58  5–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (804)
Bronx, NY
December 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 10 West Virginia L 52–73  5–4
WVU Coliseum (2,005)
Morgantown, WV
December 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Wilmington W 74–55  6–4
Peterson Events Center (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Penn State L 48–59  6–5
Peterson Events Center (2,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Bucknell W 57–39  7–5
Peterson Events Center (432)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 50–62  7–6
(0–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,822)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Chicago State W 87–49  8–6
Peterson Events Center (567)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest L 49–58  8–7
(0–2)
Peterson Events Center (463)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 67–68  8–8
(0–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,327)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 69–89  8–9
(0–4)
Cassell Coliseum (2,256)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 68–62  9–9
(1–4)
Peterson Events Center (812)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 2 Louisville L 51–77  9–10
(1–5)
Peterson Events Center (441)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 52–70  9–11
(1–6)
Carrier Dome (8,126)
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre Dame L 53–87  9–12
(1–7)
Peterson Events Center (760)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 18 Duke L 46–58  9–13
(1–8)
Peterson Events Center (2,430)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson W 58–42  10–13
(2–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (675)
Clemson, SC
February 4, 2018
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 10 Florida State L 59–66  10–14
(2–9)
Peterson Events Center (1,755)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 61–72  10–15
(2–10)
Conte Forum (1,435)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) L 58–82  10–16
(2–11)
Watsco Center (840)
Coral Gables, FL
February 19, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
Syracuse L 53–62  10–17
(2–12)
Peterson Events Center (638)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21 NC State L 66–77  10–18
(2–13)
Peterson Events Center (600)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 49–81  10–19
(2–14)
KFC Yum! Center (10,431)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
(14) vs. (11) Wake Forest
First Round
L 38–72  10–20
Greensboro Coliseum (2,810)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. "2017-18 Pitt Women's Basketball Media Guide - University of Pittsburgh" (PDF). Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Pittsburgh Panthers Women's Basketball - Panthers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Pittsburgh Panthers. "Pittsburgh Panthers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "Suzie McConnell-Serio leaving Pitt after five seasons, one NCAA berth". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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