Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball

Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sacred Heart Pioneers
	2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team
University	Sacred Heart University
First season	1974
All-time record	657–655
Head coach	Jessica Mannetti (12th season)
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Arena	William H. Pitt Center ; (capacity: 2,062)
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2006, 2009, 2012, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	2006, 2009, 2012, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2024

Last updated October 20, 2024

The Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center.^[2]

History

In each of their first three NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, they lost each time in the first round, losing 95–54 to Maryland 77–63 to Ohio State, and 76–50 to Georgia Tech, respectively. They appeared in the WBI in 2011 and the WNIT in 2013 and 2016. ^[3]

Season-by-season results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pedro Tagatac ()(1981–1985)
1981–82	Pedro Tagatac	4–14
1982–83	Pedro Tagatac	0–21
1983–84	Pedro Tagatac	9–16
1984–85	Pedro Tagatac	3–22
Pedro Tagatac:		16–73
Margaret Diaz ()(1985–1986)
1985–86	Margaret Diaz	9–16
Margaret Diaz:		9–16
Adolph Ellis ()(1986–1990)
1986–87	Adolph Ellis	6–20
1987–88	Adolph Ellis	2–24
1988–89	Adolph Ellis	5–19
1989–90	Adolph Ellis	4–21
Adolph Ellis:		17–84
Ed Swanson (NECC)(1990–1999)
1990–91	Ed Swanson	8–19	3–11	7th
1991–92	Ed Swanson	11–16	5–9	T5th
1992–93	Ed Swanson	16–13	7–7	4th
1993–94	Ed Swanson	12–15	8–8	5th
1994–95	Ed Swanson	11–16	7–9	5th
1995–96	Ed Swanson	20–7	16–4	T2nd
1996–97	Ed Swanson	14–14	10–8	5th
1997–98	Ed Swanson	19–7	13–3	2nd
1998–99	Ed Swanson	15–12	12–6	3rd
Ed Swanson (Northeast Conference)(1999–2013)
1999–2000	Ed Swanson	14–14	11–7	T3rd
2000–01	Ed Swanson	15–14	11–7	T3rd
2001–02	Ed Swanson	18–11	13–5	T2nd
2002–03	Ed Swanson	18–10	12–6	T3rd
2003–04	Ed Swanson	21–8	14–4	2nd
2004–05	Ed Swanson	18–11	14–4	2nd
2005–06	Ed Swanson	26–5	16–2	1st
2006–07	Ed Swanson	22–10	15–3	T1st
2007–08	Ed Swanson	19–11	14–4	3rd
2008–09	Ed Swanson	28–5	18–0	1st
2009–10	Ed Swanson	19–11	14–4	3rd
2010–11	Ed Swanson	18–13	12–6	T3rd
2011–12	Ed Swanson	25–8	15–3	1st
2012–13	Ed Swanson	22–11	13–5	2nd
Ed Swanson:		406–264	0–0
Jessica Mannetti (Northeast Conference)(2013–present)
2013–14	Jessica Mannetti	12–18	9–9	5th
2014–15	Jessica Mannetti	16–13	11–7	4th
2015–16	Jessica Mannetti	20–13	16–2	1st	WNIT first round
2016–17	Jessica Mannetti	17–15	13–5	T–2nd	WNIT first round
2017–18	Jessica Mannetti	14–17	9–9	T–3rd
2018–19	Jessica Mannetti	19–13	14–4	2nd	WNIT first round
2019–20	Jessica Mannetti	12–17	9–9	5th
2020–21	Jessica Mannetti	8–10	8–8
2021–22	Jessica Mannetti	8–17	6–12
2022–23	Jessica Mannetti	19–14	12–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
2023–24	Jessica Mannetti	24–10	15–1	1st	NCAA First Four
Jessica Mannetti:		146–147	107–69
Total:		146–147
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their record is 1–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	(15)	First Round	(2) Maryland	L 54–95
2009	(14)	First Round	(3) Ohio State	L 63–77
2012	(13)	First Round	(4) Georgia Tech	L 50–76
2023	(16)	First Four First Round	(16) Southern (1) Stanford	W 57–47 L 49–92
2024	(16)	First Four	(16) Presbyterian	L 42–49

WNIT results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	Drake	L 59–95
2017	First Round	St. John's	L 43–72
2019	First Round	Georgetown	L 59–90

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References

↑ SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art . Retrieved April 6, 2016.
↑ "Sacred Heart". Sacredheartpioneers.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
↑ "2023–24 Sacred Heart women's basketball record book" (PDF). Sacred Heart athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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[1] SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art . Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] "Sacred Heart". Sacredheartpioneers.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

[3] "2023–24 Sacred Heart women's basketball record book" (PDF). Sacred Heart athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1974–1997) William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Pioneers Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Championships & awards	MAAC women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–16 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24