2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, suffered their first losing season since 2004-05. The Panthers are a member of the Big East Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This article is about 2010–11 Pitt women's basketball. For 2010–11 Pitt men's basketball, see 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
2010–11 record14–17 (5–11 Big East)
Head coachAgnus Berenato
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2010–11 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Connecticut†16–0 1.000  36–2  .947
DePaul13–3 .813  29–7  .806
Notre Dame13–3 .813  31–8  .795
Rutgers11–5 .688  20–13  .606
Marquette10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Louisville10–6 .625  22–13  .629
Syracuse9–7 .563  25–10  .714
Georgetown9–7 .563  24–11  .686
St. John's9–7 .563  22–11  .667
West Virginia8–8 .500  24–10  .706
Providence6–10 .375  13–16  .448
Pittsburgh5–11 .313  14–17  .452
South Florida3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Villanova3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Cincinnati2–14 .125  9–20  .310
Seton Hall1–15 .063  8–22  .267
† 2011 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball went 16-15, a disappointing finish considering that in December, the team had climbed as high as 15th in the nation in both the AP and Coaches' national polls. Finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East Tournament, the Panthers lost in the first round of the tournament to Louisville, but still earned its fifth straight post-season national tournament appearance in the 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament. However, Pitt lost its opening game in the WNIT at Toledo.

Offseason

The Panthers return four starters, losing only starting forward sophomore Pepper Wilson. The offseason was characterized with an unusual turnover in both players and coaching staff. Center/forward Pepper Wilson, sophomore forward Kate Popovec, and sophomore guard Sarah Ogoke transferred, while assistant coaches Jeff Williams, Caroline McCombs, and Yolette McPhee-McCuin all left to pursue additional opportunities. Incoming players include forward Kyra Dunn as well as guards Marquel Davis, Yasmin Fuller, and Asia Logan. This leaves the Panthers with an unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshman, but with no juniors or sophomores. New coaches include the former head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty, Patty Coyle, along with Khadija Head, and former Pitt point guard Mallorie Winn.

The women's basketball team enters the season with modest external expectation having been picked to finish 13th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches.[2] The Panthers started the season receiving two votes in the preseason national top 25 AP Poll.[3]

Roster
NumberNameHeightPositionClassHometown
23Ashlee Anderson5-9GuardFreshman (RS)Chicago, IL
42Leeza Burdgess6-5CenterFreshman (RS)Miami, FL
22Chelsea Cole6-3ForwardSeniorLumberton, NJ
13Marquel Davis5-9GuardFreshmanFredericksburg, VA
33Kyra Dunn6-3ForwardFreshmanSacramento, CA
55Yasmin Fuller5-8GuardFreshmanSeattle, WA
10Taneisha Harrison6-0GuardSeniorBowie, MD
0Asia Logan6-0GuardFreshmanBaltimore, MD
24Jessica Renaud5-11GuardFreshmanDowningtown, PA
25Shayla Scott6-1ForwardSeniorMonroeville, PA
14Jania Sims5-7GuardSenior (RS)Newark, NJ
12Brittaney Thomas*5-8GuardSenior (RS)Montgomery, AL

*Dismissed from the team during the season following the St. Francis (PA) game on December 1, 2010 for a violation of team rules.

Schedule

Pitt's 2010-11 schedule.

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Nov. 5*
7:00 pm, Comcast Network^		 Seton Hill W 72–55 
Petersen Events Center (2,093)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 12*
11:00 a.m., Comcast Network		 Youngstown State W 78–58  1–0
 Petersen Events Center (4,143)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 17*
8:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		 at Minnesota
Super Six Series		 L 63–73  1–1
 Williams Arena (2,752)
Minneapolis, MN
Sun, Nov. 21*
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Radford W 77–46  2–1
 Petersen Events Center (1,816)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 24*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 6 Duke L 55–93  2–2
 Petersen Events Center (2,720)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Nov. 28*
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Loyola (MD) W 73–45  3–2
 Petersen Events Center (1,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 1*
7:00 p.m.		 at St. Francis (PA) L 71–85  3–3
 DeGol Arena (1,237)
Loretto, PA
Sat, Dec. 4*
6:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Mount St. Mary's W 66–30  4–3
 Petersen Events Center (1,708)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Dec. 7
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 No. 24 DePaul L 51–67  4–4
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (1,972)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 11*
2:35 p.m.		 at Valparaiso W 86–51  5–4
(0–1)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (492)
Valparaiso, IN
Sun, Dec. 19*
3:00 p.m.		 vs. Texas Tech
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 L 65–78  5–5
(0–1)		 South Point Arena (n/a)
Enterprise, NV
Mon, Dec. 20*
3:00 p.m.		 vs. Texas–Arlington
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic		 W 95–61  6–5
(0–1)		 South Point Arena (1,151)
Enterprise, NV
Tue, Dec. 28*
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Austin Peay W 75–53  7–5
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center (2,019)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Dec. 31*
1:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 at Central Michigan W 94–78  8–5
(0–1)		 McGuirk Arena (593)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Wed, Jan. 5*
7:00 p.m.		 at Duquesne
City Game		 L 62–70  8–6
(0–1)		 A. J. Palumbo Center (1,494)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 9
12:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Louisville L 68–79  8–7
(0–2)		 KFC Yum! Center (9,577)
Louisville, KY
Wed, Jan. 12
7:00 p.m.		 at Seton Hall W 64–58  9–7
(1–2)		 Walsh Gymnasium (375)
South Orange, NJ
Sat, Jan. 15
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 No. 12 Notre Dame L 50–82  9–8
(1–3)		 Petersen Events Center (2,650)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 22
7:30 p.m.		 at No. 2 Connecticut L 46–66  9–9
(1–4)		 XL Center (9,767)
Hartford, CT
Wed, Jan. 26
7:00 p.m.		 at Syracuse L 60–69  9–10
(1–5)		 Carrier Dome (1,076)
Syracuse, NY
Sat, Jan. 29
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Marquette L 70–74 OT 9–11
(1–6)		 Petersen Events Center (4,324)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 1
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Cincinnati W 79–48  10–11
(2–6)		 Petersen Events Center (2,076)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 5
4:00 p.m., ESPN Plus, "Big East Network Game of the Week"		 at No. 14 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		 W 60–53  11–11
(3–6)		 WVU Coliseum (8,025)
Morgantown, WV
Tue, Feb. 8
7:30 p.m.		 at Rutgers L 42–54  11–12
(3–7)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,946)
Piscataway, NJ
Sat, Feb. 12
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 South Florida W 70–66  12–12
(4–7)		 Petersen Events Center (2,247)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 15
7:00 p.m., CBS College Sports		 Providence W 60–57  13–12
(5–7)		 Petersen Events Center (1,820)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 19
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 No. 21 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl, Pink the Petersen		 L 79–90  13–13
(5–8)		 Petersen Events Center (5,368)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Feb. 23
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 18 Georgetown L 57–67  13–14
(5–9)		 McDonough Gymnasium (655)
Washington, D.C.
Sat, Feb. 26
2:00 p.m.		 at St. John's L 63–72  13–15
(5–10)		 Carnesecca Arena (1,567)
Queens, New York, NY
Mon, Feb. 28
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network		 Villanova L 52–54  13–16
(5–11)		 Petersen Events Center (1,973)
Pittsburgh, PA
Postseason†
Big East Women's Basketball Championship
Fri, Mar. 4
12:00 p.m., BIGEAST.tv		 No. 12 vs. No. 13 South Florida
First Round		 W 63–60  14–16
 XL Center (N/A)
Hartford, CT
Sat, Mar. 5
2:00 p.m., ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh/ESPN3		 No. 12 vs. No. 5 Marquette
Second Round		 L 61–65  14–17
 XL Center (8,302)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ^Tape delay.   †Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings
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Awards and honors
Pitt hosting West Virginia in the Pink the Petersen edition of the Backyard Brawl on February 19, 2011
  • Shayla Scott was selected as the College/University winner of the Pat Blayden Spirit of Sport Award.[4]
  • Taneisha Harrison was selected to the All-Big East Women’s Basketball Second Team[5]
  • Chelsea Cole was tabbed Honorable Mention All-Big East.[5]
  • Chelsea Cole became just the fourth player in Pitt women’s basketball history to record 1,000 rebounds over a career. She finished with 1,003 boards.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved 1 Dec 2016.
  2. "Women's Basketball Picked 13th In Preseason Big East Poll". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. "2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  4. "Senior Shayla Scott Receives Pat Blayden Spirit of Sport Award". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  5. "Harrison, Cole Named to All-BIG EAST Teams". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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