2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent Pittsburgh University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panthers, third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center. They finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record1318 (412 ACC)
Head coachSuzie McConnell-Serio (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kathy McConnell-Miller
  • Carmen Bruce
  • Lindsay Richards
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame160 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Louisville151 .938  268  .765
No. 14 Syracuse133 .813  308  .789
No. 17 Florida State133 .813  258  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
NC State106 .625  2011  .645
Duke88 .500  2012  .625
Georgia Tech88 .500  2013  .606
Virginia610 .375  1816  .529
Wake Forest610 .375  1716  .515
Virginia Tech511 .313  1814  .563
North Carolina412 .250  1418  .438
Pittsburgh412 .250  1318  .419
Boston College214 .125  1516  .484
Clemson016 .000  426  .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

201516 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

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 4 Tania Lamb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLong Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMarian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSeton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA
F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSeton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal
G 14 Fred Potvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrVanier College Montreal, QE
G 22 Destinie Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrMcEachern
USC
Oxford, GA
G 25 Brittany Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrSouth Charleston South Charleston, WV
F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA
F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBerea-Midpark Cleveland, OH
C 44 Bubbles Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS JrRutgers Prep Clarendon, Jamaica
G/F 50 Brenna Wise 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) FrVincentian Academy Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach

Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kathy McConnell-Miller (Virginia)
Carmen Bruce (Duquesne)
Lindsay Richards (Iowa)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 PM
Indiana (PA) W 75–60 
Peterson Events Center (836)
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 AM
Wagner W 67–41  1–0
Peterson Events Center (3,806)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
at Saint Francis (PA) W 74–59  2–0
DeGol Arena (845)
Loretto, PA
11/20/2015*
5:00 PM
Delaware State W 77–43  3–0
Peterson Events Center (827)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/26/2015*
8:00 PM
vs. South Dakota State
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 54–55  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,024)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015*
8:00 PM
vs. Old Dominion
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 67–58  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,425)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015*
8:00 PM
vs. No. 6 Maryland
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
L 49–70  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center (1,749)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
at Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 45–82  4–3
Crisler Center (1,737)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/06/2015*
3:00 PM
Holy Cross W 56–50  5–3
Peterson Events Center (848)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's W 74–57  6–3
Peterson Events Center (627)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/2015*
3:00 PM
at Princeton L 47–61  6–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,002)
Princeton, NJ
12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
Rider W 75–44  7–4
Peterson Events Center (852)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/2015*
2:00 PM
American W 76–58  8–4
Peterson Events Center (605)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2015*
2:00 PM
Duquense
City Game
L 65–79  8–5
Peterson Events Center (2,377)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
01/03/2016
3:00 PM, RSN
No. 3 Notre Dame L 55–65  8–6 (0–1)
Peterson Events Center (3,610)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Miami (FL) L 55–79  8–7 (0–2)
BankUnited Center (629)
Coral Gables, FL
01/10/2016
2:00 PM, RSN
NC State L 76–78 3OT 8–8 (0–3)
Peterson Events Center (3,015)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/14/2016
7:00 PM
at Syracuse L 48–71  8–9 (0–4)
Carrier Dome (424)
Syracuse, NY
01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 16 Florida State L 55–66  8–10 (0–5)
Peterson Events Center (2,316)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2016
7:00 PM
at Boston College L 43–54  8–11 (0–6)
Conte Forum (411)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/24/2016
1:00 PM, RSN
at Virginia W 58–55  9–11 (1–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,895)
Charlottesville, VA
01/28/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Duke L 48–70  9–12 (1–7)
Peterson Events Center (1,204)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/31/2016
2:00 PM
at Clemson W 59–56  10–12 (2–7)
Jervey Athletic Center (749)
Clemson, SC
02/04/2016
7:00 PM
Wake Forest L 49–60  10–13 (2–8)
Peterson Events Center (828)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 12 Louisville L 61–84  10–14 (2–9)
Peterson Events Center (806)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2016
2:00 PM
at Virginia Tech W 59–48  11–14 (3–9)
Cassell Coliseum (2,143)
Blacksburg, VA
02/18/2016
7:00 PM
at North Carolina W 76–60  12–14 (4–9)
Carmichael Arena (1,727)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2016
3:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 Syracuse L 56–70  12–15 (4–10)
Peterson Events Center (4,151)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Georgia Tech L 60–66  12–16 (4–11)
Peterson Events Center (867)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2016
12:30 PM, RSN
at No. 10 Louisville L 36–65  12–17 (4–12)
KFC Yum! Center (11,641)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
1:00 PM, RSN
vs. North Carolina
First Round
W 82–72 OT 13–17
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
03/03/2016
11:00 AM, RSN
vs. Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 55–77  13–18
Greensboro Coliseum (6,107)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
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