2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2011–12 Pitt women's basketball. For 2011–12 Pitt men's basketball, see 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

Caribbean Classic Champions
Conference	Big East
2011–12 record	8-22 (0-16 Big East)
Head coach	Agnus Berenato
Assistant coach	Patty Coyle
Assistant coach	Khadija Head
Assistant coach	Mallorie Winn
Home arena	Petersen Events Center

2011–12 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Notre Dame	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	33	–	5	.868
St. John's	13	–	3	.813	24	–	10	.706
Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Louisville	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Rutgers	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	19	–	16	.543
Syracuse	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Cincinnati	6	–	10	.375	16	–	16	.500
Providence	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Marquette	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	8	–	23	.258
Pittsburgh	0	–	16	.000	8	–	22	.267


† 2012 Big East Basketball Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, were a member of the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

An unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshman, but with no juniors or sophomores, and three new assistant coaches resulted in some growing pains for the 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball team which went 14–17, suffering their first losing season since 2004-05. In the Big East, the team finished with a 5–11 record finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East Tournament, the Panthers won their first round of the tournament to South Florida, but exited the tournament with a 61–65 loss to Marquette leaving the Panthers without a post-season tournament invitation for the first time since 2005.

Offseason

The Panthers lost their top four scorers, seniors Taneisha Harrison, Jania Sims, Chelsea Cole, and Shayla Scott, and return only one starters, Ashlee Anderson, along with five letter winners while welcoming seven newcomers.^[2] Composed of six sophomores and six freshman, with no seniors or juniors, Pitt is the youngest team in NCAA Division 1 for the 2010-11 season.^[3] Pitt looks to help replace 74.6% of its scoring, 64.1% of its rebounds, and 75.8% of its assists with its best ever recruiting class,^[4] ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz,^[5] along with redshirt sophomore Abby Dowd, who begins play with the team after transferring from Buffalo during last season.^[6]^[7]

Staff moves included moving Meghan Bielich to Director of Basketball Operations and adding David Scarborough as the team's Video Coordinator.^[8] Assistant coach Patty Coyle was promoted to associate head coach.^[9]

The women's basketball team enters the season with modest expectations due to their inexperience and was picked to finish 12th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches.^[10]

Recruiting

Pitt's 2011 Women's Recruiting Class was ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz^[5] and 23rd by All-Star Girls Report.^[11]

2011 Pitt Recruiting Class^[11]

Recruit	Position	Height	High School	Hometown	ESPN Grade
Loliya Briggs	guard	5'11	Potter's House Christian	Jacksonville, FL	93
Chyna Golden	forward	6'2	Neptune High School	Bradley Beach, NJ	92
Brianna Kiesel	point guard	5'7	Thomas R. Proctor High School	Utica, NY	93
Cora McManus	forward	6'0	Garfield High School	Seattle, WA	82
TiAnna Porter	forward	6'2	Henry County High School	Paris, TN	40

Overall ESPN Hoopgurlz Recruiting Ranking: 18th^[5]

Roster

2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Logan, AsiaAsia Logan	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Digital Harbor High School	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	1	Briggs, LoliyaLoliya Briggs	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Potter's House Christian Academy	Gainesville, FL
1.5 !G	3	Kiesel, BriannaBrianna Kiesel	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Thomas R. Proctor High School	Utica, NY
1.5 !G	12	Dowd, AbbyAbby Dowd	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	University of Buffalo	Tipp City, OH
1.5 !G	13	Davis, MarquelMarquel Davis	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Stafford Senior High School	Fredericksburg, VA
1.5 !G	23	Anderson, AshleeAshlee Anderson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Whitney M. Young Magnet High School	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	24	Brizzi, BriannaBrianna Brizzi	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fauquier High School	Warrenton, VA
3.5 !F	31	Porter, TiAnnaTiAnna Porter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Henry County High School	Paris, TN
3.5 !F	33	Dunn, KyraKyra Dunn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Sacramento High School	Sacramento, CA
3.5 !F	34	Golden, ChynaChyna Golden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Neptune High School	Bradley Beach, NJ
5.0 !C	42	Burdgess, LeezaLeeza Burdgess	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	2.5 !RS So	Miami Norland Senior High School	Miami, FL
3.5 !F	51	McManus, CoraCora McManus	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Garfield High School	Seattle, WA

Head coach

Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Coyle (Rutgers)
Khadija Head (Murray State)
Mallorie Winn (Pittsburgh)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-23

Schedule

Pitt's 2011-12 women's basketball schedule.^[12]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Fri, Nov. 4* 7:00 pm		Seton Hill	W 59–51		Petersen Events Center (1,871) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov. 12* 2:00 pm		Hampton	L 37–60	0–1	Petersen Events Center (1,637) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Nov. 15* 7:00 pm		St. Francis (PA)	W 78–50	1–1	Petersen Events Center (1,537) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Nov. 18* 11:00 am		Loyola (MD) School Day	W 65–59	2–1	Petersen Events Center (5,031) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun, Nov. 20* 12:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 77–70	3–1	Petersen Events Center (1,491) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Nov. 26* 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 50–71	3–2	Petersen Events Center (1,580) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Nov. 29* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 58–45	4–2	Petersen Events Center (1,530) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, Dec. 2* 7:00 pm		at High Point	L 75–82	4–3	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,074) High Point, NC
Sun, Dec. 4* 2:00 pm	No. 7	at Duke	L 43–92	4–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,428) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec. 7 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		No. 19 Georgetown	L 54–82	4–5 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (1,750) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 10* 2:00 pm		Valparaiso	W 65–56	5–5 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (1,542) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Dec. 20* 1:00 pm		vs. Indiana Caribbean Classic	W 77–72 ^OT	6–5 (0–1)	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (250) Cancún, Mexico
Wed, Dec. 21* 3:30 pm		vs. Michigan State Caribbean Classic	W 64–54	7–5 (0–1)	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (225) Cancún, Mexico
Wed, Dec. 28* 7:00 pm		Duquesne City Game	L 57–70	7–6 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (2,264) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Dec. 31* 1:00 pm		Lafayette	W 74–69 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (1,531) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Jan. 3 7:00 pm		at Villanova	L 62–70	8–7 (0–2)	The Pavilion (437) Villanova, PA
Sat, Jan. 7 2:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		Syracuse	L 60–83	8–8 (0–3)	Petersen Events Center (1,738) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue, Jan. 10 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		No. 8 Rutgers	L 39–63	8–9 (0–4)	Petersen Events Center (1,009) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 14 8:00 pm		at No. 21 DePaul	L 83–86	8–10 (0–5)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,451) Chicago, IL
Tue, Jan. 17 7:00 pm		at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 40–120	8–11 (0–6)	Joyce Center (8,600) Notre Dame, IN
Sat, Jan. 21 2:00 pm, ESPN Plus, "Big East Network Game of the Week"		West Virginia Backyard Brawl	L 43–54	8–12 (0–7)	Petersen Events Center (2,868) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Jan. 28 2:00 pm		at Providence	L 50–66	8–13 (0–8)	Alumni Hall (403) Providence, RI
Tue, Jan. 31 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		St. John's	L 51–66	8–14 (0–9)	Petersen Events Center (1,726) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 4 8:00 pm		at Marquette	L 48–72	8–15 (0–10)	Al McGuire Center (2,273) Milwaukee, WI
Sat, Feb. 11 2:00 p.m.		at Cincinnati	L 57–62	8–16 (0–11)	Fifth Third Arena (1,325) Cincinnati, OH
Tue, Feb. 14 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network	No. 20	Louisville	L 66–71 ^OT	8–17 (0–12)	Petersen Events Center (1,555) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 18 7:00 p.m.		at South Florida	L 50–62	8–18 (0–13)	Bob Martinez Sports Center (679) Tampa, FL
Tue, Feb. 21 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network	No. 4	Connecticut	L 37–86	8–19 (0–14)	Petersen Events Center (2,095) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, Feb. 25 2:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		Seton Hall Pink the Petersen	L 39–63	8–20 (0–15)	Petersen Events Center (2,814) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon, Feb. 27 7:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network		at West Virginia Backyard Brawl	L 42–60	8–21 (0–16)	WVU Coliseum (2,362) Morgantown, WV
Postseason Big East Women's Basketball Championship
Thu, Mar. 2 2:00 p.m., BIGEAST.tv		vs. South Florida Big East Tournament	L 59–60	8–22	XL Center (7,910) Hartford, CT
*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	rv	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Awards and honors

The team won the Caribbean Classic at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancún, Mexico with victories over Indiana and Michigan State.

References

↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved 1 Dec 2016.
↑ Price, Karen (2011-10-14). "Pitt embraces its youth". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (2011-10-14). "Pitt Women: Young squad has tall task". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ Grupp, John (2011-10-21). "Pitt women will learn on the fly this season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
1 2 3 "2011 Women's College Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings in Association with HoopGurlz: #18 Pitt". ESPN.com. June 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Holds Media Day". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
↑ Conboy, Sean (February 2012). "Love & Basketball". Pittsburgh Magazine. Wiesner Media. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Two to Its Staff". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ "Patty Coyle Named Pitt Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball Selected 12th in Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
1 2 "Pitt Women's Basketball Inks Top-20 Recruiting Class". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ "Pitt Women's Basketball 2011-2012 Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.

External links

Official Site

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

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2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also

References

External links