2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1020 (214 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kathy McConnell-Miller
  • Lindsay Richards
  • Amadou Koundoul
Home arena Petersen Events Center
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 151 .938353  .921
No. 11 Florida State 124 .750267  .788
No. 21 NC State 115 .688269  .743
No. 20 Duke 115 .688249  .727
Syracuse 106 .625229  .710
Miami (FL) 106 .6252111  .656
Virginia 106 .6251914  .576
Virginia Tech 610 .3752314  .622
Georgia Tech 610 .3752014  .588
Wake Forest 511 .3131417  .452
North Carolina 412 .2501516  .484
Pittsburgh 214 .1251020  .333
Boston College 214 .125723  .233
Clemson 115 .0631119  .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. [1] [2] [3] They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Wake Forest.

Contents

On April 5, McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5 year record of 67–87. [4]

Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina.

Media

Pitt Panthers Sports Network

The Pitt Panthers Sports Network will broadcast all Panthers games on WJAS. George Von Benko will provide the play-by-play while Jen Tuscano will provide the analysis. Non-televised home games can be watched online via Pitt Panthers TV with the Panthers Sports Network call.

Roster

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1Danielle Garven6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Jr St. John Paul II
Chipola
Toronto, ON
G 2Aysia Bugg5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Sr Bolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 3Jasmine Whitney5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)So Paul IV Centreville, VA
G 4Tania Lamb5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Jr Long Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA
F 5Kauai Bradley6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 10Cassidy Walsh5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Jr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA
C 11Cara Judkins6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS Jr Seton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal
G 13Kyla Nelson5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Fr Oaklands Worthing, England
G 20Pika Rodriguez5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Fr Capital Prep Magnet Hartford, CT
F 22Jaala Henry6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Fr National Christian Academy Riverdale, MD
G 23Alayna Gribble6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Norwin Pittsburgh, PA
F 32Kalista Walters6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr Bethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA
F 44Magatte Sall6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Victory Rock Prep Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017
2:00 pm
IUP L 68–73 
Peterson Events Center  (560)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 pm,  ACCN Extra
Youngstown State W 66–58 1–0
Peterson Events Center (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
Cornell W 51–39 2–0
Peterson Events Center (10,587)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duquesne
City Game
L 53–66 2–1
Peterson Events Center (1,410)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Towson W 81–63 3–1
Peterson Events Center (1,124)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
at  Cincinnati W 66–46 4–1
Saint Ursula Academy Gym  (524)
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Arkansas State W 87–47 5–1
Peterson Events Center (629)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 57–58 5–2
Peterson Events Center (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
at  Fordham L 55–58 5–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium  (804)
Bronx, NY
December 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 10  West Virginia L 52–73 5–4
WVU Coliseum  (2,005)
Morgantown, WV
December 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Wilmington W 74–55 6–4
Peterson Events Center (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Penn State L 48–59 6–5
Peterson Events Center (2,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Bucknell W 57–39 7–5
Peterson Events Center (432)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Virginia L 50–62 7–6
(0–1)
John Paul Jones Arena  (2,822)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Chicago State W 87–49 8–6
Peterson Events Center (567)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest L 49–58 8–7
(0–2)
Peterson Events Center (463)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  North Carolina L 67–68 8–8
(0–3)
Carmichael Arena  (2,327)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Virginia Tech L 69–89 8–9
(0–4)
Cassell Coliseum  (2,256)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 68–62 9–9
(1–4)
Peterson Events Center (812)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 2  Louisville L 51–77 9–10
(1–5)
Peterson Events Center (441)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Syracuse L 52–70 9–11
(1–6)
Carrier Dome  (8,126)
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5  Notre Dame L 53–87 9–12
(1–7)
Peterson Events Center (760)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 18  Duke L 46–58 9–13
(1–8)
Peterson Events Center (2,430)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Clemson W 58–42 10–13
(2–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum  (675)
Clemson, SC
February 4, 2018
1:00 pm,  RSN
No. 10  Florida State L 59–66 10–14
(2–9)
Peterson Events Center (1,755)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Boston College L 61–72 10–15
(2–10)
Conte Forum  (1,435)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Miami (FL) L 58–82 10–16
(2–11)
Watsco Center  (840)
Coral Gables, FL
February 19, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
SyracuseL 53–62 10–17
(2–12)
Peterson Events Center (638)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21  NC State L 66–77 10–18
(2–13)
Peterson Events Center (600)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 LouisvilleL 49–81 10–19
(2–14)
KFC Yum! Center  (10,431)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
(14) vs. (11) Wake Forest
First Round
L 38–72 10–20
Greensboro Coliseum  (2,810)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV) Received Votes
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