2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season 2009–10 Pitt women's basketball 2009–10 Pitt men's basketball 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2009-10 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Big East Conference (1979–2013)Big East Big East 16–15 5–11 Agnus Berenato Jeff Williams Caroline McCombs Yolett McPhee-McCuin Petersen Events Center WNIT First Round The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were coached by Agnus Berenato. They were a member of the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Previous season The 2008-09 Pitt women's basketball went 25–8, a program record number of wins, en route to their second consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a final #15 national ranking in both the AP and Coaches polls. Point guard junior Jania Sims was injured during the first game of the season and redshirted. Pitt graduated all-time leading scorer Shavonte Zellous, who was a first round draft pick by the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Pitt also graduated second team all-Big East guard Xenia Stewart. Offseason thumb|right|upright|Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato poses for photos at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar as part of a thank-you tour of overseas U.S military bases. May 19: Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Seton Hill University. She was recognized for her efforts in building the Panthers program into a national success. Her honorary diploma was presented to her by Seton Hill President JoAnne W. Boyle, Ph.D.. It stated, "Family, colleagues, students and friends describe you as 'genuine,' 'a master motivator,' 'a live ball of action,' 'a real go-getter,' 'loyal,' and finally 'amazing.'"http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051909aaa.html Berenato Earns Honorary Degree from Seton Hill University - UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-06-07 2011-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527081428/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051909aaa.html dead May 22: It was announced that Shavonte Zellous' jersey would be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's "Ring of Honor".http://www.pittnews.com/article/2009/06/02/basketball-womens-hall-fame-hangs-zellous-jersey Chancellor Gallagher sends memo on sexual assault 16 February 2015 July 16, 2009: Pitt sophomore center Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson was named a finalist for the USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team. She participated in trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the group was cut from 27 participants to the 14 finalists, but withdrew due to injury.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/071609aaa.html Wilson Withdraws from USA Basketball U19 Team Due to Injury - PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-11-05 2009-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720222220/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/071609aaa.html dead August: Head coach Agnus Berenato was selected for and participated in a tour of overseas U.S military bases, with the goal of boosting "the morale and quality of life for deployed military personnel by providing entertainment from the home front."http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09220/989497-142.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20090815175518/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09220/989497-142.stm dead August 15, 2009 Pitt's Berenato to visit U.S. troops overseas 2009-08-08 Paul Zeise Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2009-11-04 The Pitt women's basketball team was selected to play on national or regional television seven times for the 2009–10 season, including three games on the ESPN family of networks.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/101309aac.html Pitt Women's Basketball to Play Seven Television Games in 2009-10 - PittsburghPanthers.com - University of Pittsburgh Official Athletic Site 2009-11-05 2011-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726023329/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/101309aac.html dead Two freshman recruits joined the team: 5'9" guard Ashlee Anderson from Chicago, IL and 6'5" center Leeza Burdgess from Miami, FL. Roster Number Name Height Position Class Hometown 23 Ashlee Anderson 5-9 Guard Freshman Chicago, IL 42 Leeza Burdgess 6-5 Center Freshman Miami, FL 22 Chelsea Cole 6-3 Forward Junior Lumberton, NJ 10 Taneisha Harrison 6-0 Guard Junior Bowie, MD 32 Selena Nwude 6-5 Center Junior (RS) Riverdale, MD 24 Sarah Ogoke 5-9 Guard Sophomore Sugar Land, TX 50 Kate Popovec 6-3 Center Sophomore Canfield, OH 2 Sophronia Sallard 5-10 Guard/forward Senior (RS) Syracuse, NY 25 Shayla Scott 6-1 Guard Junior Monroeville, PA 14 Jania Sims 5-7 Guard Junior (RS) Newark, NJ 12 Brittaney Thomas 5-8 Guard Senior (RS) Montgomery, AL 40 Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson 6-6 Center Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA Schedule Pitt's 2009-10 schedule. yes |- !colspan=12 style=Pittsburgh Panthers|Exhibition Tue, Nov. 10 7:00 pm w 91–60 yes 2009–10 women Seton Hill University Seton Hill Griffins Seton Hill Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,805 |- !colspan=12 style=Pittsburgh Panthers|Non-conference regular season Tue, Nov. 17 11:00 a.m. w 61–35 yes 2009–10 women University of North Florida North Florida Ospreys North Florida Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 4,276 1–0 Fri, Nov. 20 7:00 p.m. w 81–58 yes Florida Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,848 2–0 Tue, Nov. 24 7:00 p.m. w 75–70 yes 24 2009–10 women St. Francis University St. Francis Red Flash St. Francis (PA) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,269 3–0 Fri, Nov. 27 1:00 p.m. w 63–56 yes 24 2009–10 women Appalachian State University Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament 2,533 4–0 Sat, Nov. 28 6:00 p.m. w 80–58 yes 24 2009–10 women Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Game 2,357 5–0 Wed, Dec. 2 7:05 p.m. w 89–37 yes yes 19 2009–10 women Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 1,350 6–0 Sat, Dec. 5 12:00 p.m. w 89–65 yes 19 Western Michigan Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 611 7–0 Tue, Dec. 8 7:00 p.m. w 77–52 yes 15 Valparaiso Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,400 8–0 Sat, Dec. 12 1:00 p.m. l 73–77 yes yes 15 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Pitt–Penn State rivalry Big Ten Network 4,159 8–1 Sun, Dec. 20 3:00 p.m. w 76–75 OT yes yes 21 2009–10 women Austin Peay State University Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 410 9–1 Tue, Dec. 22 6:30 p.m. w 76–60 yes yes 20 Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Fox College Sports 1,442 10–1 Tue, Dec. 29 2:00 p.m. l 63–72 yes 20 2009–10 women Duquesne University Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA City Game 3,018 10–2 Thu, Dec. 31 1:00 p.m. w 57–47 yes 20 2009–10 women Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,300 11–2 Sat, Jan. 2 8:00 p.m. l 55–66 yes 20 2009–10 women Marquette University Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI 2,584 11–3 0–1 Tue, Jan. 5 7:00 p.m. l 59–63 yes 2009–10 women West Virginia University West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 22 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl CBS College Sports 1,183 11–4 0–2 Sun, Jan. 10 1:00 p.m. l 46–52 Rutgers Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 2,925 11–5 0–3 Sun, Jan. 17 4:00 p.m. l 54–69 West Virginia 18 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ESPNU 3,599 11–6 0–4 Wed, Jan. 20 7:00 p.m. l 51–68 yes 2009–10 women University of South Florida South Florida Bulls South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL Bright House Sports Network 864 11–7 0–5 Sat, Jan. 23 2:00 p.m. w 72–58 yes 2009–10 women Providence College Providence Friars Providence Alumni Hall Providence, RI Big East TV 703 12–7 1–5 Sat, Jan. 30 2:00 p.m. l 56–98 Connecticut 1 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CPTV 7,121 12–8 1–6 Tue, Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. l 80–87 OT Syracuse Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,547 12–9 1–7 Sat, Feb. 6 2:00 p.m. l 76–86 yes Notre Dame 3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 9,149 12–10 1–8 Wed, Feb. 10 7:00 p.m. l 63–66 Georgetown 16 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 511 12–11 1–9 Sun, Feb. 14 5:30 p.m. w 72–69 Louisville Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Pink the Petersen ESPN2 4,168 13–11 2–9 Wed, Feb. 17 7:00 p.m. w 74–69 yes Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA 577 14–11 3–9 Sat, Feb. 20 2:00 p.m. w 78–57 2009–10 women Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,745 15–11 4–9 Tue, Feb. 23 9:00 p.m. l 57–68 yes 2009–10 women DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul McGrath Arena Chicago, IL CBS College Sports 2,024 15–12 4–10 Sat, Feb. 27 2:00 p.m. w 72–60 yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 820 16–12 5–10 Mon, Mar. 1 7:00 p.m. l 65–77 2009–10 women St. John's University St. John's Red Storm St. John's 16 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,377 16–13 5–11 |- !colspan=9| Postseason†Big East Women's Basketball Championship Fri, Mar. 5 12:00 p.m. l 71–79 12 Louisville 13 yes XL Center Hartford, CT First Round Big East TV N/A 16–14 |- !colspan=9| Women's National Invitation Tournament Fri, Mar. 19 7:00 p.m. l 58–70 2009–10 women University of Toledo Toledo Rockets Toledo yes Savage Arena Toledo, OH First Round 1,868 16–15 Eastern Standard Time AP Poll.   †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. 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