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2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–20 (2–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle Atkinson
  • Terri Mitchell
  • Josh Petersen
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Lane White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Duke.

Previous season

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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. On April 5, the previous head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5-year record of 67–87.[1]

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[2]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahsyni Knight
PG
Perth Amboy, New Jersey Rutgers Preparatory School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Tehya Lyons
PG
Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Ismini Prapa
PG
Athens, Greece American Community Schools 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jahsyni Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Rutgers Prep Perth Amboy, NJ
F 1 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. John Paul II
Chipola
Toronto, ON
G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Bolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 3 Jasmine Whitney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Paul IV Centreville, VA
G 4 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA
G 10 Ismini Prapa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD
F 12 Tehya Lyons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Norcross Norcross, GA
G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Oaklands Worthing, England
F 14 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 20 Pika Rodriguez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Capital Prep Magnet Hartford, CT
F 22 Jaala Henry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So National Christian Academy Riverdale, MD
G 23 Alayna Gribble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Norwin Pittsburgh, PA
F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA
F 44 Magatte Sall 6 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: October 26, 2018

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Gannon W 68–46 
Peterson Events Center (417)
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
UCF L 58–61  0–1
Peterson Events Center (8,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
New Orleans W 90–38  1–1
Peterson Events Center (531)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Youngstown State L 55–64  1–2
Peterson Events Center (568)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Cincinnati W 65–48  2–2
Peterson Events Center (735)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Georgetown L 41–70  2–3
McDonough Gymnasium (399)
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. Wisconsin
Challenge in Music City
L 42–57  2–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (750)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2018*
8:30 pm
vs. Arkansas
Challenge in Music City
W 61–54  3–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 25, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. Tennessee State
Challenge in Music City
W 78–56  4–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 29, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 52–49  5–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena (411)
Evanston, IL
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Fordham W 65–62  6–4
Peterson Events Center (569)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
West Virginia
Backyard Brawl
L 43–77  6–5
Peterson Events Center (674)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Wilmington W 60–56  7–5
Peterson Events Center (435)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Saint Francis (PA) W 78–75 OT 8–5
Peterson Events Center (626)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ATTSNPT
at Duquesne
City Game
W 66–58  9–5
Palumbo Center (2,234)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 2 Notre Dame L 44–100  9–6
(0–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566)
South Bend, IN
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 NC State L 34–63  9–7
(0–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,658)
Raleigh, NC
January 13, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
Boston College L 55–59  9–8
(0–3)
Peterson Events Center (2,630)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 12 Syracuse L 50–82  9–9
(0–4)
Peterson Events Center (752)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson L 59–65  9–10
(0–5)
Peterson Events Center (940)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia L 57–74  9–11
(0–6)
Peterson Events Center (447)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 42–70  9–12
(0–7)
KFC Yum! Center (10,067)
Louisville, KY
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech L 58–74  9–13
(0–8)
Peterson Events Center (588)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Duke L 55–74  9–14
(0–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,722)
Durham, NC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 55–67  9–15
(0–10)
McCamish Pavilion (987)
Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 Miami (FL) L 51–65  9–16
(0–11)
Peterson Events Center (2,495)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North Carolina W 91–78  10–16
(1–11)
Peterson Events Center (754)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 21 Florida State L 46–78  10–17
(1–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,134)
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 63–90  10–18
(1–13)
Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 70–64  11–18
(2–13)
LJVM Coliseum (589)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 3 Louisville L 40–67  11–19
(2–14)
Peterson Events Center (1,381)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
6:30 pm, RSN
(14) vs. (11) Duke
First Round
L 64–86  11–20
Greensboro Coliseum (3,233)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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  1. ^ "Suzie McConnell-Serio leaving Pitt after five seasons, one NCAA berth". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.