2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2013–14 Pitt women's basketball. For 2013–14 Pitt men's basketball, see 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2013–14 record	11–20 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach	Suzie McConnell-Serio
Assistant coach	Kathy McConnell-Miller
Assistant coach	Carmen Bruce
Assistant coach	Lindsay Richards
Home arena	Petersen Events Center

2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0	1.000	37	–	1	.974
#9 Duke	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#11 Maryland	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#16 NC State	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
#12 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	27	–	10	.730
Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2014 ACC Tournament winner As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]]^[1]^[2]

The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Pittsburgh in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panthers are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

In the 2012-13 season, Pitt's final in the Big East Conference, the Pitt women were without a single senior on their roster. Star recruit, six-foot, 11-inch center Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson was redshirted for the season. Pitt compiled a 9-21 record, and for the second year in a row, went 0-16 in the conference prompting the replacement of head coach Agnus Berenato with Suzie McConnell-Serio on April 12, 2013.^[3]

Season

New coach Pitt hired Suzie McConnell-Serio to replace Berenato as head coach.^[3] The 2013-14 season will be Pitt's first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pitt returns 11 players from the previous season including seniors Asia Logan and Ashlee Anderson. 6'11" redshirt freshman "Bubbles" Anderson will see her first collegiate action. Players not with the team from last season include redshirt junior guard Abby Dowd, a former Buffalo transfer, and freshman forward Krista Pettepier who transferred to Pepperdine.^[4] Roster additions include freshmsn guard Fréderique Potvin of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and freshman guard Chelsea Welch of Kettering, Ohio.

Roster

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
4.5 !F/C	0	Logan, AsiaAsia Logan	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Digital Harbor	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	1	Briggs, LoliyaLoliya Briggs	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.5 !RS So	Potter's House Christian Academy	Gainesville, FL
1.5 !G	3	Kiesel, BriannaBrianna Kiesel	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Thomas R. Proctor	Utica, NY
1.5 !G	13	Davis, MarquelMarquel Davis	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Stafford	Fredericksburg, VA
1.5 !G	14	Potvin, FréderiqueFréderique Potvin	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Vanier College	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.5 !G	22	Welch, ChelseaChelsea Welch	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fairmont	Kettering, OH
1.5 !G	23	Anderson, AshleeAshlee Anderson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Whitney M. Young Magnet	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	24	Brizzi, BriannaBrianna Brizzi	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Fauquier	Warrenton, VA
1.5 !G	25	Gordon, BrittanyBrittany Gordon	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	South Charleston	South Charleston, WV
1.5 !G	31	Higgins, BridgetBridget Higgins	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Mount Saint Joseph Academy	Lafayette Hill, PA
4.5 !F/C	34	Golden, ChynaChyna Golden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Neptune	Neptune, NJ
5.0 !C	44	Anderson, MarvadeneMarvadene Anderson	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Rutgers Prep (NJ)	Clarendon, Jamaica
4.5 !F/C	51	McManus, CoraCora McManus	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Garfield	Seattle, WA

Head coach

Suzie McConnell

Assistant coach(es)

Kathy McConnell
Carmen Bruce
Lindsay Richards

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-09-11

Schedule

On May 29, 2013, Pitt released its conference opponents for the 2013-2014 season, its first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will have home games against Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Home and away partners are Clemson and Syracuse.^[5]

Pitt's 2013-14 women's basketball schedule.^[6]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Sun, Nov. 3* 2:00 PM	California (PA)	W 97–67	–	Petersen Events Center (1,167) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 8* 11:00 AM	Bucknell	W 66–51	1–0	Petersen Events Center (4,698) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Nov. 14* 7:00 PM	at Ball State	W 63–58	2–0	John E. Worthen Arena (851) Muncie, IN
Sun, Nov. 17* 1:00 pm	Lafayette	L 45–48	2–1	Petersen Events Center (1,003) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Nov. 20* 7:00 PM	at Michigan	L 75–83	2–2	Crisler Center (1,339) Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Nov. 23* 1:00 PM	at Loyola (MD)	W 60–54	3–2	Reitz Arena (370) Baltimore, MD
Tue, Nov. 26* 7:00 PM	Mount St. Mary's	W 78–43	4–2	Petersen Events Center (1,015) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Dec. 1* 2:00 PM	Buffalo	L 62–66	4–3	Petersen Events Center (1,566) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, Dec. 4* 7:00 PM	James Madison	L 61–71	4–4	Petersen Events Center (1,102) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 7* 12:00 PM	at Wagner	W 69–54	5–4	Spiro Sports Center (511) Staten Island, NY
Sun, Dec. 15* 2:00 PM	Old Dominion	W 63–49	6–4	Petersen Events Center (1,054) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Dec. 19* 3:00 PM	vs. DePaul Duel in the Desert	L 63–77	6–5	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Fri, Dec. 20* 3:00 PM	vs. Louisiana–Monroe Duel in the Desert	W 76–61	7–5	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Dec. 21* 3:00 PM	vs. Washington Duel in the Desert	L 69–76	7–6	Cox Pavilion (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Sun, Dec. 29* 6:00 PM	Duquesne City Game	W 67–57	8–6	Petersen Events Center (2,681) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Jan. 2 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 21 Florida State	L 69–78	8–7 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (978) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 5 2:00 PM	at Virginia	W 79–75	9–7 (1–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,597) Charlottesville, VA
Sun, Jan. 12 2:00 PM	at Clemson	L 67–77	9–8 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (679) Clemson, SC
Thu, Jan. 16 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 2 Notre Dame	L 66–109	9–9 (1–3)	Petersen Events Center (2,768) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 19 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Syracuse	L 47–58	9–10 (1–4)	Petersen Events Center (4,649) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Jan. 26 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 3 Duke	L 67–111	9–11 (1–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504) Durham, NC
Thu, Jan. 30 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Boston College	W 67–65	10–11 (2–5)	Petersen Events Center (1,021) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon, Feb. 3 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Georgia Tech	L 66–77	10–12 (2–6)	Petersen Events Center (1,035) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 6 7:00 PM	at No. 10 Maryland	L 46–94	10–13 (2–7)	Comcast Center (3,758) College Park, MD
Sun, Feb. 9 2:00 PM	Wake Forest	L 70–74	10–14 (2–8)	Petersen Events Center (1,315) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 13 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 17 North Carolina	L 50-86	10–15 (2-9)	Carmichael Arena (2,813) Chapel Hill, NC
Sun, Feb. 16 2:00 pm	Clemson Pink the Petersen/Play 4Kay	W 56 43	11–15 (3–9)	Petersen Events Center (3,305) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, Feb. 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Virginia Tech		– (–)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Sun, Feb. 23 1:00 pm	at Syracuse		– (–)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Thu, Feb. 27 7:00 pm, ESPN	NC State		– (–)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Mar. 2 1:00 pm, Raycom	at Miami (FL)		– (–)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
Postseason 2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Wed, Mar. 5 6:30pm, Root Sports/ESPN3	vs. Wake Forest	L 58-72	11-20 (3-13)	Greensboro Coliseum (4,950) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. (#) during postseason tournaments is seed with region, if applicable. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Final
AP
Coaches

References

↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
1 2 Associated Press (April 12, 2013). "Pitt hires Suzie McConnell-Serio". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
↑ Holm, Dan (August 9, 2013). "Pettepier leaves Pitt, transfers to Pepperdine". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
↑ "Pitt ACC Women's Basketball Opponents Announced for 2013-14 Season". PittsburghPanthers.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Debuts Inaugural ACC Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

External links

Official Site

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

Venues	Trees Gym (1914–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1927) Fitzgerald Field House (1970–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)

Culture & lore	History "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"

People	Head coaches

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