2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team


The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented 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.

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–20 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kathy McConnell-Miller
  • Carmen Bruce
  • Lindsay Richards
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 37 1   .974
No. 9 Duke 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 11 Maryland 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 16 NC State 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Syracuse 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
No. 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]

Previous season

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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

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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

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2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 0 Asia Logan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Digital Harbor Baltimore, MD
G 1 Loliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Potter's House Christian Academy Gainesville, FL
G 3 Brianna Kiesel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Thomas R. Proctor Utica, NY
G 13 Marquel Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Stafford Fredericksburg, VA
G 14 Fréderique Potvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vanier College Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 22 Chelsea Welch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, OH
G 23 Ashlee Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Whitney M. Young Magnet Chicago, IL
G 24 Brianna Brizzi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fauquier Warrenton, VA
G 25 Brittany Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Charleston South Charleston, WV
G 31 Bridget Higgins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mount Saint Joseph Academy Lafayette Hill, PA
F/C 34 Chyna Golden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ
C 44 Marvadene Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS Fr Rutgers Prep (NJ) Clarendon, Jamaica
F/C 51 Cora McManus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 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

Roster
Last update: 2013-09-11

Schedule

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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
Rank# 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 (826)
Las Vegas, NV
Fri, Dec. 20*
3:00 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Duel in the Desert
W 76–61  7–5
Cox Pavilion (753)
Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Dec. 21*
3:00 pm
vs. Washington
Duel in the Desert
L 69–76  7–6
Cox Pavilion (862)
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 L 62–69  11–16
(3–10)
Cassell Coliseum (1,631)
Blacksburg, VA
Sun, Feb. 23
1:00 pm
at Syracuse L 36–67  11–17
(3–11)
Carrier Dome (1,532)
Syracuse, NY
Thu, Feb. 27
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 NC State L 68–79  11–18
(3–12)
Petersen Events Center (1,135)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Mar. 2
1:00 pm, Raycom
at Miami (FL) L 54–67  11–19
(3–13)
BankUnited Center (1,463)
Coral Gables, FL
2014 ACC women's basketball tournament
Wed, Mar. 5
6:30 pm, Root Sports/ESPN3
(14) vs. (11) Wake Forest
First round
L 58–72  11–20
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

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Ranking Movement
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Awards and honors

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References

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