2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record1417 (511 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2010–11 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut160 1.000362  .947
DePaul133 .813297  .806
Notre Dame133 .813318  .795
Rutgers115 .6882013  .606
Marquette106 .625249  .727
Louisville106 .6252213  .629
Syracuse97 .5632510  .714
Georgetown97 .5632411  .686
St. John's97 .5632211  .667
West Virginia88 .5002410  .706
Providence610 .3751316  .448
Pittsburgh511 .3131417  .452
South Florida313 .1881219  .387
Villanova313 .1881219  .387
Cincinnati214 .125920  .310
Seton Hall115 .063822  .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 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.

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 7255 
Petersen Events Center (2,093)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 12*
11:00 a.m., Comcast Network
Youngstown State W 7858  10
Petersen Events Center (4,143)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 17*
8:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com
at Minnesota
Super Six Series
L 6373  11
Williams Arena (2,752)
Minneapolis, MN
Sun, Nov. 21*
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Radford W 7746  21
Petersen Events Center (1,816)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 24*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Duke L 5593  22
Petersen Events Center (2,720)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Nov. 28*
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Loyola (MD) W 7345  32
Petersen Events Center (1,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 1*
7:00 p.m.
at St. Francis (PA) L 7185  33
DeGol Arena (1,237)
Loretto, PA
Sat, Dec. 4*
6:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Mount St. Mary's W 6630  43
Petersen Events Center (1,708)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Dec. 7
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network
No. 24 DePaul L 5167  44
(01)
Petersen Events Center (1,972)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 11*
2:35 p.m.
at Valparaiso W 8651  54
(01)
Athletics–Recreation Center (492)
Valparaiso, IN
Sun, Dec. 19*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Texas Tech
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 6578  55
(01)
South Point Arena (n/a)
Enterprise, NV
Mon, Dec. 20*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Texas–Arlington
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 9561  65
(01)
South Point Arena (1,151)
Enterprise, NV
Tue, Dec. 28*
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Austin Peay W 7553  75
(01)
Petersen Events Center (2,019)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Dec. 31*
1:00 p.m., Comcast Network
at Central Michigan W 9478  85
(01)
McGuirk Arena (593)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Wed, Jan. 5*
7:00 p.m.
at Duquesne
City Game
L 6270  86
(01)
A. J. Palumbo Center (1,494)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 9
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Louisville L 6879  87
(02)
KFC Yum! Center (9,577)
Louisville, KY
Wed, Jan. 12
7:00 p.m.
at Seton Hall W 6458  97
(12)
Walsh Gymnasium (375)
South Orange, NJ
Sat, Jan. 15
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network
No. 12 Notre Dame L 5082  98
(13)
Petersen Events Center (2,650)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 22
7:30 p.m.
at No. 2 Connecticut L 4666  99
(14)
XL Center (9,767)
Hartford, CT
Wed, Jan. 26
7:00 p.m.
at Syracuse L 6069  910
(15)
Carrier Dome (1,076)
Syracuse, NY
Sat, Jan. 29
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Marquette L 7074 OT 911
(16)
Petersen Events Center (4,324)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 1
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Cincinnati W 7948  1011
(26)
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 6053  1111
(36)
WVU Coliseum (8,025)
Morgantown, WV
Tue, Feb. 8
7:30 p.m.
at Rutgers L 4254  1112
(37)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,946)
Piscataway, NJ
Sat, Feb. 12
2:00 p.m., Comcast Network
South Florida W 7066  1212
(47)
Petersen Events Center (2,247)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Feb. 15
7:00 p.m., CBS College Sports
Providence W 6057  1312
(57)
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 7990  1313
(58)
Petersen Events Center (5,368)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Feb. 23
7:00 p.m.
at No. 18 Georgetown L 5767  1314
(59)
McDonough Gymnasium (655)
Washington, D.C.
Sat, Feb. 26
2:00 p.m.
at St. John's L 6372  1315
(510)
Carnesecca Arena (1,567)
Queens, New York, NY
Mon, Feb. 28
7:00 p.m., Comcast Network
Villanova L 5254  1316
(511)
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 6360  1416
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 6165  1417
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 December 1, 2016.
  2. "Women's Basketball Picked 13th In Preseason Big East Poll". PittsburghPanthers.com. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  3. "2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. "Senior Shayla Scott Receives Pat Blayden Spirit of Sport Award". PittsburghPanthers.com. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Harrison, Cole Named to All-BIG EAST Teams". PittsburghPanthers.com. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
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