2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1][2][3] 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.

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–20 (2–14 ACC)
Head coach	Suzie McConnell-Serio (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kathy McConnell-Miller Lindsay Richards Amadou Koundoul
Home arena	Petersen Events Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 5 Notre Dame	15	–	1		.938			35	–	3		.921
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 21 NC State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Duke	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			23	–	14		.622
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			11	–	19		.367
† 2018 ACC tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

On April 5, McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5 year record of 67–87.^[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina.

Media

Pitt Panthers Sports Network

The Pitt Panthers Sports Network will broadcast all Panthers games on WJAS. George Von Benko will provide the play-by-play while Jen Tuscano will provide the analysis. Non-televised home games can be watched online via Pitt Panthers TV with the Panthers Sports Network call.

Roster

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Danielle Garven 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. John Paul II Chipola Toronto, ON G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bolingbrook Chicago, IL G 3 Jasmine Whitney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Paul IV Centreville, VA G 4 Tania Lamb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Long Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA F 5 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA C 11 Cara Judkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel Bethesda, MD F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Seton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal G 13 Kyla Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Oaklands Worthing, England G 20 Pika Rodriguez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Capital Prep Magnet Hartford, CT F 22 Jaala Henry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr National Christian Academy Riverdale, MD G 23 Alayna Gribble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Norwin Pittsburgh, PA F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA F 44 Magatte Sall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Victory Rock Prep Thiès, Senegal	Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Kathy McConnell-Miller (Virginia) Lindsay Richards (Iowa) Amadou Koundoul (Cleveland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017 2:00 pm		IUP	L 68–73	–	Peterson Events Center (560) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Youngstown State	W 66–58	1–0	Peterson Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra		Cornell	W 51–39	2–0	Peterson Events Center (10,587) Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Duquesne City Game	L 53–66	2–1	Peterson Events Center (1,410) Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Towson	W 81–63	3–1	Peterson Events Center (1,124) Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Cincinnati	W 66–46	4–1	Saint Ursula Academy Gym (524) Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Arkansas State	W 87–47	5–1	Peterson Events Center (629) Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 57–58	5–2	Peterson Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 55–58	5–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (804) Bronx, NY
December 7, 2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 10 West Virginia	L 52–73	5–4	WVU Coliseum (2,005) Morgantown, WV
December 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		UNC Wilmington	W 74–55	6–4	Peterson Events Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Penn State	L 48–59	6–5	Peterson Events Center (2,097) Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Bucknell	W 57–39	7–5	Peterson Events Center (432) Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia	L 50–62	7–6 (0–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,822) Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Chicago State	W 87–49	8–6	Peterson Events Center (567) Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Wake Forest	L 49–58	8–7 (0–2)	Peterson Events Center (463) Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 67–68	8–8 (0–3)	Carmichael Arena (2,327) Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Tech	L 69–89	8–9 (0–4)	Cassell Coliseum (2,256) Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	W 68–62	9–9 (1–4)	Peterson Events Center (812) Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 2 Louisville	L 51–77	9–10 (1–5)	Peterson Events Center (441) Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	L 52–70	9–11 (1–6)	Carrier Dome (8,126) Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 5 Notre Dame	L 53–87	9–12 (1–7)	Peterson Events Center (760) Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 18 Duke	L 46–58	9–13 (1–8)	Peterson Events Center (2,430) Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Clemson	W 58–42	10–13 (2–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (675) Clemson, SC
February 4, 2018 1:00 pm, RSN		No. 10 Florida State	L 59–66	10–14 (2–9)	Peterson Events Center (1,755) Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College	L 61–72	10–15 (2–10)	Conte Forum (1,435) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL)	L 58–82	10–16 (2–11)	Watsco Center (840) Coral Gables, FL
February 19, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN		Syracuse	L 53–62	10–17 (2–12)	Peterson Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 21 NC State	L 66–77	10–18 (2–13)	Peterson Events Center (600) Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 4 Louisville	L 49–81	10–19 (2–14)	KFC Yum! Center (10,431) Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra	(14)	vs. (11) Wake Forest First Round	L 38–72	10–20	Greensboro Coliseum (2,810) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

1. "2017-18 Pitt Women's Basketball Media Guide - University of Pittsburgh" (PDF). Pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
2. "Pittsburgh Panthers Women's Basketball - Panthers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
3. Pittsburgh Panthers. "Pittsburgh Panthers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
4. "Suzie McConnell-Serio leaving Pitt after five seasons, one NCAA berth". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
5. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburghpanthers.com. August 15, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.