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
ConferenceBig East
Record8–22 (0–16 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Notre Dame 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
No. 3 Connecticut† 13 – 3   .813 33 – 5   .868
No. 14 St. John's 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
No. T17 Georgetown 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719
West Virginia 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706
No. 19 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 Hometown
G 0 Asia Logan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Digital Harbor High School Baltimore, MD
G 1 Loliya Briggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Potter's House Christian Academy Gainesville, FL
G 3 Brianna Kiesel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Thomas R. Proctor High School Utica, NY
G 12 Abby Dowd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So University of Buffalo Tipp City, OH
G 13 Marquel Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Stafford Senior High School Fredericksburg, VA
G 23 Ashlee Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago, IL
G 24 Brianna Brizzi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Fauquier High School Warrenton, VA
F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Henry County High School Paris, TN
F 33 Kyra Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sacramento High School Sacramento, CA
F 34 Chyna Golden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Neptune High School Bradley Beach, NJ
C 42 Leeza Burdgess 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Miami Norland Senior High School Miami, FL
F 51 Cora McManus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Garfield High School Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
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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.

See also

Pitt vs Seton Hall women's "Pink the Petersen" basketball game on February 25, 2012

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Price, Karen (October 14, 2011). "Pitt embraces its youth". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (October 14, 2011). "Pitt Women: Young squad has tall task". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Grupp, John (October 21, 2011). "Pitt women will learn on the fly this season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "2011 Women's College Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings in Association with HoopGurlz: #18 Pitt". ESPN.com. June 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Pitt Women's Basketball Holds Media Day". PittsburghPanthers.com. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Conboy, Sean (February 2012). "Love & Basketball". Pittsburgh Magazine. Wiesner Media. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Two to Its Staff". PittsburghPanthers.com. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Patty Coyle Named Pitt Women's Basketball Associate head coach". PittsburghPanthers.com. September 16, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  10. ^ "Pitt Women's Basketball Selected 12th in Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll". PittsburghPanthers.com. October 20, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Pitt Women's Basketball Inks Top-20 Recruiting Class". PittsburghPanthers.com. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Pitt Women's Basketball 2011-2012 Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.