2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season 2010–11 Pitt women's basketball 2010–11 Pitt men's basketball 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team March 2026 February 2023 Women's Basketball 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Big East Conference Big East 14–17 5–11 Agnus Berenato Patty Coyle Khadija Head Mallorie Winn Petersen Events Center The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, suffered their first losing season since 2004-05. The Panthers were a member of the Big East Conference, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Previous season The 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball went 16-15, a disappointing finish considering that in December, the team had climbed as high as 15th in the nation in both the AP and Coaches national polls. Finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East tournament, the Panthers lost in the first round of the tournament to Louisville, but still earned its fifth straight post-season national tournament appearance in the 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament. However, Pitt lost its opening game in the WNIT at Toledo. Offseason The Panthers returned four starters, losing only starting forward sophomore Pepper Wilson. The offseason was characterized by an unusual turnover in both players and coaching staff. Center/forward Pepper Wilson, sophomore forward Kate Popovec, and sophomore guard Sarah Ogoke transferred, while assistant coaches Jeff Williams, Caroline McCombs, and Yolette McPhee-McCuin all left to pursue additional opportunities. Incoming players included forward Kyra Dunn as well as guards Marquel Davis, Yasmin Fuller, and Asia Logan. This left the Panthers with an unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshmen, but no juniors or sophomores. New coaches included the former head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty, Patty Coyle, along with Khadija Head, and former Pitt point guard Mallorie Winn. The women's basketball team entered the season with modest external expectation, having been picked to finish 13th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102110aac.html Women's Basketball Picked 13th In Preseason Big East Poll PittsburghPanthers.com 2010-10-21 2010-11-05 2012-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325092331/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102110aac.html dead The Panthers started the season by receiving two votes in the preseason national top 25 AP Poll.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason ESPN.com 2010-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024011534/http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1 24 October 2010 live Roster Number Name Height Position Class Hometown 23 Ashlee Anderson 5-9 Guard Freshman (RS) Chicago, IL 42 Leeza Burdgess 6-5 Center Freshman (RS) Miami, FL 22 Chelsea Cole 6-3 Forward Senior Lumberton, NJ 13 Marquel Davis 5-9 Guard Freshman Fredericksburg, VA 33 Kyra Dunn 6-3 Forward Freshman Sacramento, CA 55 Yasmin Fuller 5-8 Guard Freshman Seattle, WA 10 Taneisha Harrison 6-0 Guard Senior Bowie, MD 0 Asia Logan 6-0 Guard Freshman Baltimore, MD 24 Jessica Renaud 5-11 Guard Freshman Downingtown, PA 25 Shayla Scott 6-1 Forward Senior Monroeville, PA 14 Jania Sims 5-7 Guard Senior (RS) Newark, NJ 12 Brittaney Thomas* 5-8 Guard Senior (RS) Montgomery, AL *Dismissed from the team during the season following the St. Francis (PA) game on December 1, 2010 for a violation of team rules. Schedule Pitt's 2010-11 schedule. yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Fri, Nov. 5 7:00 pm w 72–55 yes 2010–11 women Seton Hill University Seton Hill Griffins Seton Hill Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network^ 2,093 |- !colspan=9| Regular season Fri, Nov. 12 11:00 a.m. w 78–58 yes 2009–10 women Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 4,143 1–0 Wed, Nov. 17 8:00 p.m. l 63–73 yes yes 2010–11 women University of Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN Super Six Series BigTenNetwork.com 2,752 1–1 Sun, Nov. 21 2:00 p.m. w 77–46 yes 2010–11 women Radford University Radford Highlanders Radford Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 1,816 2–1 Wed, Nov. 24 7:00 p.m. l 55–93 yes 2010 women Duke Blue Devils Duke 6 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,720 2–2 Sun, Nov. 28 2:00 p.m. w 73–45 yes 2010–11 women Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 1,757 3–2 Wed, Dec. 1 7:00 p.m. l 71–85 yes yes 2010–11 women St. Francis University St. Francis Red Flash St. Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 1,237 3–3 Sat, Dec. 4 6:00 p.m. w 66–30 yes 2010–11 women Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 1,708 4–3 Tue, Dec. 7 7:00 p.m. l 51–67 2010–11 women DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 24 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 1,972 4–4 0–1 Sat, Dec. 11 2:35 p.m. w 86–51 yes yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 492 5–4 0–1 Sun, Dec. 19 3:00 p.m. l 65–78 yes yes Texas Tech South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic n/a 5–5 0–1 Mon, Dec. 20 3:00 p.m. w 95–61 yes yes 2010–11 women University of Texas at Arlington Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 1,151 6–5 0–1 Tue, Dec. 28 7:00 p.m. w 75–53 yes 2010–11 women Austin Peay State University Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 2,019 7–5 0–1 Fri, Dec. 31 1:00 p.m. w 94–78 yes yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI Comcast Network 593 8–5 0–1 Wed, Jan. 5 7:00 p.m. l 62–70 yes yes 2010–11 women Duquesne University Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA City Game 1,494 8–6 0–1 Sun, Jan. 9 12:00 p.m. l 68–79 yes Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPNU 9,577 8–7 0–2 Wed, Jan. 12 7:00 p.m. w 64–58 yes 2010–11 women Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 375 9–7 1–2 Sat, Jan. 15 2:00 p.m. l 50–82 Notre Dame 12 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 2,650 9–8 1–3 Sat, Jan. 22 7:30 p.m. l 46–66 yes Connecticut 2 XL Center Hartford, CT 9,767 9–9 1–4 Wed, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. l 60–69 yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 1,076 9–10 1–5 Sat, Jan. 29 2:00 p.m. l 70–74 OT 2010–11 women Marquette University Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 4,324 9–11 1–6 Tue, Feb. 1 7:00 p.m. w 79–48 Cincinnati Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 2,076 10–11 2–6 Sat, Feb. 5 4:00 p.m. w 60–53 yes 2010–11 women West Virginia University West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN Plus, "Big East Network Game of the Week" 8,025 11–11 3–6 Tue, Feb. 8 7:30 p.m. l 42–54 yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 2,946 11–12 3–7 Sat, Feb. 12 2:00 p.m. w 70–66 2010–11 women University of South Florida South Florida Bulls South Florida Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 2,247 12–12 4–7 Tue, Feb. 15 7:00 p.m. w 60–57 2010–11 women Providence College Providence Friars Providence Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS College Sports 1,820 13–12 5–7 Sat, Feb. 19 2:00 p.m. l 79–90 West Virginia 21 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl, Pink the Petersen Comcast Network 5,368 13–13 5–8 Wed, Feb. 23 7:00 p.m. l 57–67 yes Georgetown 18 McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 655 13–14 5–9 Sat, Feb. 26 2:00 p.m. l 63–72 yes 2010–11 women St. John's University St. John's Red Storm St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York, NY 1,567 13–15 5–10 Mon, Feb. 28 7:00 p.m. l 52–54 Villanova Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 1,973 13–16 5–11 |- !colspan=9| Postseason†Big East Women's Basketball Championship Fri, Mar. 4 12:00 p.m. w 63–60 12 South Florida 13 yes XL Center Hartford, CT First Round BIGEAST.tv N/A 14–16 Sat, Mar. 5 2:00 p.m. l 61–65 12 Marquette 5 yes XL Center Hartford, CT Second Round ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh/ESPN3 8,302 14–17 Eastern Standard Time AP Poll. ^Tape delay.   †Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 rv -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Coaches -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Awards and honors thumb|right|Pitt hosting West Virginia in the Pink the Petersen edition of the Backyard Brawl on February 19, 2011 Shayla Scott was selected as the College/University winner of the Pat Blayden Spirit of Sport Award.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021111aad.html Senior Shayla Scott Receives Pat Blayden Spirit of Sport Award PittsburghPanthers.com 2011-02-11 2011-02-12 2011-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715085306/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021111aad.html dead Taneisha Harrison was selected to the All-Big East Women’s Basketball Second Teamhttp://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030311aab.html Harrison, Cole Named to All-BIG EAST Teams PittsburghPanthers.com 2011-03-03 2011-03-04 2011-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426053935/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030311aab.html dead Chelsea Cole was tabbed Honorable Mention All-Big East. Chelsea Cole became just the fourth player in Pitt women’s basketball history to record 1,000 rebounds over a career. She finished with 1,003 boards. See also Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team Pittsburgh Panthers University of Pittsburgh Big East Conference References External links Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20130817025102/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/pitt-w-baskbl-body.html August 17, 2013 Category:Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball Category:2010 in Pittsburgh Category:2011 in Pittsburgh