2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
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ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
2010–11 record14–17 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut† 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 2   .947
DePaul 13 – 3   .813 29 – 7   .806
Notre Dame 13 – 3   .813 31 – 8   .795
Rutgers 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Marquette 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
Louisville 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 25 – 10   .714
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 24 – 11   .686
St. John's 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
West Virginia 8 – 8   .500 24 – 10   .706
Providence 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Pittsburgh 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
South Florida 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Villanova 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Cincinnati 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267
† 2011 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the . 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.

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[]

Number Name Height Position Class Hometown
23 Ashlee Anderson 5-9 Guard Freshman (RS) Chicago, IL
42 Leeza Burdgess 6-5 Center Freshman (RS) Miami, FL
22 Chelsea Cole 6-3 Forward Senior Lumberton, NJ
13 Marquel Davis 5-9 Guard Freshman Fredericksburg, VA
33 Kyra Dunn 6-3 Forward Freshman Sacramento, CA
55 Yasmin Fuller 5-8 Guard Freshman Seattle, WA
10 Taneisha Harrison 6-0 Guard Senior Bowie, MD
0 Asia Logan 6-0 Guard Freshman Baltimore, MD
24 Jessica Renaud 5-11 Guard Freshman Downingtown, PA
25 Shayla Scott 6-1 Forward Senior Monroeville, PA
14 Jania Sims 5-7 Guard Senior (RS) Newark, NJ
12 Brittaney Thomas* 5-8 Guard Senior (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  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 		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  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 		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. ^ a b "Harrison, Cole Named to All-BIG EAST Teams". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

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