Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball

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Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sacred Heart Pioneers logo.svg
UniversitySacred Heart University
Head coachJessica Mannetti (9th season)
ConferenceNortheast Conference
LocationFairfield, Connecticut
ArenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
(Capacity: 2,062)
NicknamePioneers
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2006, 2009, 2012
Conference tournament champions
2006, 2009, 2012
Conference regular season champions
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016

The Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center.[2]

History[]

In each of their three NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, they have lost each time in the First Round, losing 95–54 to Maryland 77–63 to Ohio State, and 76–50 to Georgia Tech, respectively. They have appeared in the WNI in 2010 and the WNIT in 2013 and 2016. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Pioneers have an all-time record of 559–552.[3]

Season-by-season results[]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jessica Mannetti (Northeast Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14 Jessica Mannetti 12–18 9–9 5th
2014–15 Jessica Mannetti 16–13 11–7 4th
2015–16 Jessica Mannetti 20–13 16–2 1st WNIT First Round
2016–17 Jessica Mannetti 17–15 13–5 T–2nd WNIT First Round
2017–18 Jessica Mannetti 14–17 9–9 T–3rd
2018–19 Jessica Mannetti 19–13 14–4 2nd WNIT First Round
2019–20 Jessica Mannetti 12–17 9–9 5th
Jessica Mannetti: 110–106 81–45
Total: 110–106

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I tournament results[]

The Pioneers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament three times. Their record is 0–3

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2006 #15 First Round #2 Maryland L 54–95
2009 #14 First Round #3 Ohio State L 63–77
2012 #13 First Round #4 Georgia Tech L 50–76

WNIT results[]

Year Round Opponent Result
2016 First Round Drake L 59–95
2017 First Round St. John's L 43–72
2019 First Round Georgetown L 59–90


References[]

  1. ^ SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart". Sacredheartpioneers.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ^ "Sacred Heart" (PDF). Sacredheartpioneers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

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