2010-11 Preseason Prospectus

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Team Information2009-10 Overall Record ..................................................................................16-152009-10 Big East Record/Finish ...............................................................5-11/12thStarters Returning/Lost ..................................................................................... 4/1 Returning: Jania Sims (G), Shayla Scott (G), Taneisha Harrison (G), Chelsea Cole (F) Lost: Pepper Wilson (F)

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................... 5/3 Returning: Chelsea Cole (F), Taneisha Harrison (G), Shayla Scott (F), Jania Sims (G), Brittaney Thomas (G) Lost: Pepper Wilson (C), Kate Popovec (F), Sarah Ogoke (G) Newcomers ............................................................................................................ 4 Marquel Davis (G), Kyra Dunn (F), Yasmin Fuller (G), Asia Logan (G) Class Breakdown ..............................................................Seniors (5), Freshmen (6)

• Starters Returning (4)Jania Sims, Senior*, 5-7, Guard • 2009-10 All-Big East Honorable Mention • 2006-07 Big East All-Freshman Team • 12.9 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 3.7 apg., 31 GP, 29 GS in 2009-10

Chelsea Cole, Senior, 6-3, Forward • 2009-10 All-Big East Honorable Mention • Big East Rebounding Champion • Set Pitt single-season rebounding record for juniors (340) • 9.1 ppg., 11.3 rpg., 1.3 bpg., 30 GP, 20 GS in 2009-10 • Nine double-doubles

Shayla Scott, Senior, 6-1, Forward • 16 double-digit scoring games • 10.2 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 31 GP, 26 GS in 2009-10

Taneisha Harrison, Senior, 6-0, Guard • Seven 20-point games in 2009-10 • 53 three-point field goals made in 2009-10 • 12.9 ppg., 3.7 rpg., 3.3 apg., 31 GP, 29 GS in 2009-10

• Starters Lost (1)Shawnice “Pepper” WilsonSophomore, 6-6, Center • 2008-09 All-Big East Freshman Team • 2009 Finalist for USA Basketball U19 Team • 6.8 ppg., 6.4 rpg., 33 GP, 32 GS

• Newcomers (4)Marquel Davis, 5-8; FR; G; Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford High • 2009 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America • 2009 Commonwealth District Player of the Year

Kyra Dunn, 6-3; FR; F; Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento High • 2009 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America • Led the nation in blocks as a junior

Yasmin Fuller, 5-8; FR; G; Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic • 2010 McDonald’s All-American Nominee • 2009 Washington 3A Player of the Year

Asia Logan, 6-0; FR; G; Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor • Led Digital Harbor to back-to-back Maryland 1A title appearances • Three-time First Team All-City selection

General InformationLocation ............................................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa.Founded ..........................................................................................................1787Enrollment ...................................................................................................33,393Chancellor .............................................................................. Mark A. NordenbergAthletic Director ............................................................................. Steve PedersonNickname ..................................................................................................PanthersColors ............................................................................................... Blue and GoldAffiliation ...................................................................................NCAA, Division I-AHome Court ........................................................................Petersen Events CenterCapacity........................................................................................................12,508Conference ................................................................................................. Big EastNCAA Varsity Teams ............................................................................................19 Men (9): Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling Women (10): Basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyballAddress ....................................... Department of Athletics P.O. Box 7436 Pittsburgh, PA 15213Athletics Department Phone ......................................................... (412) 648-8200Ticket Office Phone ........................................................................ (412) 648-8300

Media Relations InformationSenior Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations .........................E.J. BorghettiDirector of Media Relations ............................................................ Greg HotchkissAssociate Media Relations Director .............................................. Mendy NestorAssistant Media Relations Director ..................................................... Sophia DuckMedia Relations Assistant/Women’s Basketball Contact ....................Paul PancoeMedia Relations Coordinator ........................................................... Celeste WelshMedia Relations Fax ........................................................................ (412) 648-8248Press Row Phone ............................................................................ (412) 648-2318Web site ................................................................... www.pittsburghpanthers.com

Pitt Coaching StaffHead Coach (Alma Mater) ...................... Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s, ‘80)Record at Pittsburgh/Years ...................................................... 130-89/Eighth yearOverall Record/Years ..................................................................413-353/26 yearsAssistant Coach ...............................................................Patty Coyle (Rutgers, ‘82)Assistant Coach .................................................... Khadija Head (Murry State, ‘03)Assistant Coach ................................................... Mallorie Winn (Pitt, ‘07 and ‘09) Director of Operations ............................. Mark Rhodehamel (SUNY Oswego, ‘03)Strength and Conditioning Coach ............................................................ Tim BeltzAthletic Trainer ..........................................................................Ann Marie PoradaEquipment Manager .......................................................................... Brian BriggerVideo Coordinator ......................................................................... Meghan BielichAcademic Coordinator .........................................................................Jen TuscanoWomen’s Basketball Phone ........................................................... (412) 648-8360Women’s Basketball Fax ................................................................ (412) 648-9152

Pitt Women’s Basketball HistoryFirst Year of Program ........................................ 1914-15, but resumed in 1974-75Overall All-Time Record ....................................517-509 (.503), beginning in 1974Number of Postseason Appearances .......................... Eight – NCAA (3), WNIT (5)Last Postseason Appearance ........................................................2009-10 – WNIT First Round - Fell to Toledo, 70-58

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2010-11 Pitt Women’s Basketball 5 • S t r a i g h t P o s t s e a s o n A p p e a r a n c e s

ROSTERS

Numerical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School 0 Asia Logan FR G 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor 10 Taneisha Harrison SR G 6-0 Bowie, Md./St. John’s College High 12 Brittaney Thomas SR* G 5-8 Montgomery, Ala./Jefferson Davis/Florida 13 Marquel Davis FR G 5-8 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford 14 Jania Sims SR* G 5-7 Newark, N.J./Shabazz 22 Chelsea Cole SR F 6-3 Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley 23 Ashlee Anderson FR* G 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young High 25 Shayla Scott SR F 6-1 Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 33 Kyra Dunn FR F 6-3 Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento High 42 Leeza Burdgess FR* C 6-5 Miami, Fla./Miami Norland High 55 Yasmin Fuller FR G 5-8 Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic

Alphabetical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School 23 Ashlee Anderson FR* G 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young High 42 Leeza Burdgess FR* C 6-5 Miami, Fla./Miami Norland High 22 Chelsea Cole SR F 6-3 Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley 13 Marquel Davis FR G 5-8 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford 33 Kyra Dunn FR F 6-3 Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento High 55 Yasmin Fuller FR G 5-8 Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic 10 Taneisha Harrison SR G 6-0 Bowie, Md./St. John’s College High 0 Asia Logan FR G 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor 25 Shayla Scott SR F 6-1 Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 14 Jania Sims SR* G 5-7 Newark, N.J./Shabazz 12 Brittaney Thomas SR* G 5-8 Montgomery, Ala./Jefferson Davis/Florida

* Denotes redshirt

Head Coach: Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s, 1980)Assistant Coach: Patty Coyle (Rutgers, 1982)Assistant Coach: Khadija Head (Murray State, 2003)Assistant Coach: Mallorie Winn (Pitt, 2007, ‘09)Director of Operations: Mark Rhodehamel (SUNY Oswego, 2003)

ROSTER INFORMATION

New Jersey (2)Chelsea Cole - Lumberton

Jania Sims - Newark

Pennsylvania (1)Shayla Scott - Monroeville

Virginia (1)Marquel Davis - Fredericksburg

Washington (1)Yasmin Fuller - Seattle

PRONuNCIATION guIdE

Agnus BERENATO ..............bare-ah-NOT-ohKHADIJA Head ............................KA-dee-jaTANEISHA Harrison .............. Tah-KNEE-shaJANIA Sims ................................ja-KNEE-ahKYRA Dunn..........................................KI-ra

Alabama (1)Brittaney Thomas - Montgomery

California (1)Kyra Dunn - Sacramento

Florida (1)Leeza Burdgess - Miami

Illinois (1)Ashlee Anderson - Chicago

Maryland (2)Taneisha Harrison - Bowie

Asia Logan - Baltimore

gEOgRAPhIC BREAkdOwN

hEIghT BREAkdOwN

5-7 ............................................. Jania Sims5-8 ................................. Brittaney Thomas.............................................. Yasmin Fuller............................................ Marquel Davis 5-9 .................................. Ashlee Anderson6-0 .................................Taneisha Harrison.................................................. Asia Logan6-1 .......................................... Shayla Scott6-3 .........................................Chelsea Cole...................................................Kyra Dunn6-5 .....................................Leeza Burdgess

CLASS BREAkdOwN

Seniors (5)Chelsea Cole

Taneisha Harrison Shayla ScottJania Sims*

Brittaney Thomas*

Freshman (6)Ashlee Anderson*Leeza Burdgess*Marquel Davis

Kyra DunnYasmin Fuller

Asia Logan

POSITIONAL BREAkdOwN

Forwards (3)Chelsea Cole - 6-3, SeniorShayla Scott - 6-1, Senior

Kyra Dunn - 6-3, Freshman

Guards (7)Ashlee Anderson - 5-9, Freshman*

Marquel Davis - 5-8, FreshmanTaneisha Harrison - 6-0, SeniorYasmin Fuller - 5-8, Freshman

Asia Logan - 6-0, FreshmanJania Sims - 5-7, Senior*

Brittaney Thomas - 5-8, Senior*

Centers (1)Leeza Burdgess, 6-5, Freshman*

* Redshirt


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Chelsea Cole returns after leading the Big East Conference in rebounding (11.6 rpg.) a season ago.

Jania Sims was an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection and tied for the team lead in scoring at 12.9 ppg. in 2009-10.

Following a record fifth-straight postsea-son appearance, the Pitt women’s basket-ball team enters the 2010-11 season with a solid core and high hopes of advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years. Head coach Agnus Berenato, who won her 400th career game last season, has led the Panthers to five straight winning sea-sons to go along with five postseason ap-pearances. During that span, Pitt has aver-aged 22 wins per season, fifth most in the Big East Conference. The Panthers will look to build on the five straight postseason ap-pearances with a senior class that has an opportunity to go down as the winningest class in Pitt history by the end of the season. “This senior class is very near and dear to my heart,” said Bere-nato. We recruited them starting their junior year and they have experienced great success with three straight postseason trips and back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances. They know what it’s like in the trenches and what it takes to win.” Pitt heads into the 2010-11 campaign returning the bulk of a roster that has plenty of postsea-son experience. The Panthers will go forward without the services of would-be juniors Pepper Wilson, Kate Popovec and Sarah Ogoke following the transfer of all three players. Despite the loss of Wilson, a 2008-09 All-Big East Rookie Team selection and 2009 finalist for the USA Basketball U19 team, the Pan-thers look to add yet another ban-ner to the rafters of the Petersen Events Center. The biggest key to helping Pitt in its quest this season will be the senior class, comprised of All-Big East Hon-orable Mention performers Chelsea Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) and Ja-nia Sims (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) as well as Shayla Scott (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), Brittaney Thomas (Montgomery, Ala./Jef-ferson Davis/Florida) and the team’s lead-ing scorer Taneisha Harrison (Bowie, Md./St. John’s College High). Sims came back last season after hav-ing suffered a season-ending injury just five minutes into 2008-09 season opener against Texas A&M at the State Farm Tip Off Classic, leading the Panthers in scoring alongside Harrison at 12.9 points per game. “I think Jania is physically and mentally healthy and relaxed after needing last sea-son to get back on track,” said Berenato. “She is really looking to take on the leader-

ship role and be our coach on the court.” Joining Sims as returners in the starting lineup are Cole, Scott, Thomas and Harrison. Cole ended the regular season as the Big East rebounding champion after hauling in career-best 11.6 rebounds per game during the conference season, reaching double dig-its in 11 of 16 games. Cole started in 20 of 30 games played this year. After averaging nearly a double-double per game (11.3 rbg., 9.1 ppg.) and grabbing the most rebounds ever by a junior (340) and fourth most in a single season at Pitt,

Cole will be relied on heavily in the paint for the Panthers in 2010-11. “Chelsea came on really strong during her junior year and I hope she remembers what that felt like, grabbing 22 rebounds and four blocked shots and scoring double-digits,” commented Berenato. “She needs to focus on getting to a comfort level of grabbing the rebound and going straight back up with it, and once she starts scoring more, she will be even more dangerous.” Scott enters her senior season as one of three Panther players to average double-digits in scoring last season. After starting 26 of 31 games, the Pittsburgh-area native finished third on the team in scoring at 10.2 ppg. and was the Panthers’ second-leading rebounder at 5.7 rpg. Scott set career-high marks in nearly every offensive category

last year, including points (21, vs. Syracuse), assists (6, at Cincinnati), blocks (5, vs. St. John’s) and three-point field goals (5, vs. Duquesne). With an ability to play down low and step out to the perimeter (38 threes a year ago), Scott will remain one of the biggest scoring threats in the Panther lineup on a nightly basis. Harrison started in 29 of 31 games played last season and emerged as one of Pitt’s strongest scoring threats. Harrison opened the season with games of 11, 25, 25

and a career-high 27, proving to be a big reason the Panthers climbed as high as No. 15 in the national polls following an 8-0 start. With seven games with 20 or more points, Harrison also led the team in minutes played, averaging 32.4 per game and was the only player to log over 1,000 minutes on the season. “Taneisha is one of the more ex-plosive guards in the Big East,” said Berenato. “She has a fabulous first step, knows the game and is techni-cally and fundamentally sound.” Emerging as a redshirt junior after being forced to sit out the 2008-09 season due to transfer rules, Thomas set career-highs in every offensive category last year, crack-ing the starting lineup for the final four games of the season. “Brittaney was finally comfortable with our system toward the end of the season and you saw that in the final eight or so games,” said Bere-nato. “She has the potential to be a

prolific scorer and I firmly believe she’s going to have a fabulous se-nior season.” Thomas closed out the season reaching double figures in scoring in seven of the final eight games, including a 27-point effort

against St. John’s. She averaged 8.6 points per game and will be a vital part of the Pitt offense in 2010-11 because of her ability to shoot for distance and drive the lane. This year’s Pitt squad will not be short of Big East recognition as Harrison, Cole and Sims have all earned All-Big East Freshmen Team honors in their careers with the latter two also garnering All-Big East Honorable Mention honors as well. “There is no team that wants a Big East banner more than that core group,” added Berenato. Returning to the team this season as redshirt freshmen will be 5-9, guard Ashlee Anderson (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) and 6-5, center Leeza Burdgess (Miami, Fla./Miami Norland). “I look at them as sophomores really,”

said Berenato. “They didn’t play in any games, but they were there every day in practice, in the weight room, getting better each day. They traveled to every away game and experienced firsthand the rigors of a full season, so they know what to expect com-ing into this season.”

SCHEDULE Pitt kicks off the season playing four of their first five games at home, starting with Youngstown State on Nov. 11. The Panthers will then travel to Minnesota to take on the Gophers on Nov. 17 before returning home for a three-game home stand. Pitt will host Radford on Nov. 21 and three days later on Nov. 24, the Panthers welcome the Duke Blue Devils to the Pe-tersen Events Center. Following its clash with ACC power Duke, Pitt will host Loyola Marymount on Nov. 28, rounding out the first month of action. A return trip to Saint Francis (PA) on Dec. 1 and to Valparaiso on Dec. 11 is split with a home date against Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 4. The Panthers will hit the road, head-ing west to sin city Dec. 19-20, taking on Texas Tech and UT-Arlington in the Las Vegas

Hoops Classic. A Dec. 28 home game against Austin Peay will mark the final home contest of the 2010 portion of the schedule. Pitt will then travel to Central Michigan for a New Year’s Eve game with the Chippewas. Rounding out the non-conference por-tion of the schedule will be an away game at city rival Duquesne University on Jan. 5. The Big East schedule has yet to be final-ized, but the Panthers will welcome Cincin-nati, DePaul, Marquette, Notre Dame, Prov-idence, USF and Villanova to the Petersen Events Center in 2010-11. Pitt will travel to Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse and defending national champion Connecticut this year. “We have a great schedule with our road schedule probably the toughest since I’ve been here,” Berenato said. “If you expect great things you have to win on the road, and with a veteran team that has played all of the Big East teams at least once on the road in their careers, it doesn’t matter home or away, we just need to stay focused, attack and go for the win.”

GUARDS The Panthers will have no shortage of guards this season as seven will be suiting up and vying for starting roles and playing time, providing fierce competition heading into the 2010-11 season. “We have a great group of guards,” said Berenato. “We are fortunate to have a great mixture of veterans and incoming freshmen that give us both balance and strength.” Sims will man the point and be joined by Harrison and Thomas, who both enjoyed breakout seasons in 2009-10. After playing a season at the guard position, Scott will re-turn to a post spot for her final year at Pitt. Three of Pitt’s four incoming freshmen, Marquel Davis (Fredericksburg, Va./Staf-ford), Yasmin Fuller (Seattle, Wash./Ken-nedy Catholic) and Asia Logan (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor) are guards and will provide plenty of depth at the position. “We have a great incoming group at the guard position,” stated Berenato. “They want to come in and make a difference and I am looking forward to seeing them step up to the plate and have that courage and con-fidence to produce despite being new to the program.” Coming off a redshirt season is Ander-son, who will push for playing time after spending a year learning the system. “Anyone can start but anybody can also come off the bench and be capable of put-ting up numbers, defending and making things happen as leaders on the court,” add-ed Berenato.

FORWARDS/POSTS In addition to Cole down low, Kyra Dunn (Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento High) will have the opportunity to see playing time early on while redshirt freshman Leeza Burdgess will fill the void at the center posi-tion. “Our inside game is going to be much stronger this season,” said Berenato. “Leeza has totally transformed her body over the course of just one year, allowing her to be more agile and mobile around the hoop.” Cole returns to defend her Big East re-bounding title and will pose a threat on a nightly basis. Following a career-high year in which she averaged 11.3 rebounds and 9.1 points per game, she will be called upon to produce even better numbers this season. “Chelsea just needs to add that comfort level that will allow her to grab the rebound and go straight back up with it,” said Bere-nato. “She will either score or go to the line, either way she will be creating the oppor-tunity to improve another dimension of her game which will make her even more dy-namic this season.” Dunn, who led the nation in blocks and averaged nearly a triple-double a game, has unlimited growth potential. “Kyra has fabulous shot-blocking abil-ity,” says Berenato. “She is tall, lean, ath-letic and has an uncanny timing for blocking shots and being in the right place to grab rebounds.”

The 2010-11 Pitt Panthers will rely heavily on the veteran lead-ership which has helped lead the program to five consecutive postseason appearances.


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• Most wins in school history in 2008-09 (25)• First time ever ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll (2006-07)• First ranking in the AP poll since 1979 (2006-07)• Fastest Pitt team ever to 20 wins (2006-07)• School record 12-0 start (2006-07)• Marcedes Walker was named a Kodak/WBCA District I All-American – Pitt’s first in 16 years (2006-07)• Shavonte Zellous was named the Big East’s Most Improved Player -- Pitt’s first ever “We’re building a top-notch program here and everything that’s happening is a step in that direc-tion,” Berenato said. “We want all of our players to strive to play on national teams and to be the best they can be on the court and in the classroom.” A subject of importance with Berenato is her devotion to the community and her work in Pitts-burgh and surrounding areas is extensive. In 2007 she received her second Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year award in a three-year period (2005 and 2007), a prestigious award in the city of Pittsburgh given to someone who succeeds athletically, as well as makes a difference in the community. She was also recently named by Pitt Magazine as one of its “12 Phenomenal Women” due to her successes on the court and her contributions off the court. In May of 2009, Berenato was awarded with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Seton Hill University and delivered the commencement speech to their spring graduates. Berenato has been named to the Board of the Magee-Women’s Research Institute and Foundation in Pittsburgh. She is an advocate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race For The Cure – a charity organization for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. In addition to her local involvement, Berenato initiated Pitt’s annual Pink the Petersen event, which takes place at one game every season, working to promote awareness and raise funds for breast cancer. The Panthers and the Susan G. Komen Foundation join forces for the annual event, which has become extremely successful in the Pittsburgh area. In 2008, Berenato was recognized by her alma mater, Mount St. Mary’s, when she received the Bicentennial Medal of Honor. She has been honored by the Girl Scouts Trillium Council as the Sports and Fitness honoree at their Women and Girls of Distinc-tion ceremony, earned induction into the Camden County [N.J.] Sports Hall of Fame, and was named a finalist for the prestigious ATHENA Award. In the spring of 2004, Berenato received the “Native Son Award,” an annual award presented by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association to a native of the Philadelphia area who has achieved success in athletics. Berenato has made a name for herself through-out the University of Pittsburgh and the community for her dynamic public speaking ability, and has been invited to be the keynote speaker at several local middle and high school events and banquets. The Greensburg YWCA Sportswoman’s Banquet, auctioneer for Research for Women’s Health Issues and Magee Women’s Hospital luncheon keynote speaker are just a few of the events at which she has spoken. As she did in Atlanta, she also takes pride in speaking at the local Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs in Western Pennsylvania. Coach Berenato was the only female coach on

BACKGROUND ON BERENATO

Full Name: Agnus McGlade BerenatoBirthdate: Dec. 9, 1956Husband: Jack BerenatoChildren: Theresa Marie (27), Andrew (25), Joey (22), Clare (20), Christina (17)Education: Mount St. Mary’s, 1980High School Coaching Experience: Holy Cross High School (1 year) Head Coach — 1981College Coaching Experience: Rider (4 years) Head Coach — 1982-85 Georgia Tech (2 years) Assistant Coach — 1987-88 Georgia Tech (15 years) Head Coach — 1989-2003 Pittsburgh (Eighth year) Head Coach — 2003-Present

Honors: • Commencement speaker at Oakland Catholic High School (2009)• Commencement speaker at Seton Hill University (2009)• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Seton Hill University• Named by Pitt Magazine as one of its “12 Phe-nomenal Women” (2009)• Named to the Board at Magee-Women’s Research Institute and Foundation in Pittsburgh• Keynote speaker for the PGA/Oakmont Golf Clinic ASPIRE• Seventh District Order of Eastern Star’s Coach of the Year (2009)• Host of Women’s and Girls of Distinction Awards Dinner (2007)• East End Cooperative Ministries (EECM) co-host along with husband Jack (2009) • Bicentennial Medal of Distinction from Mount St. Mary’s University (2008) • Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year (2005 and 2007)• Women and Girls Foundation Honoree (2007) • Inducted into Camden County [NJ] Sports Hall of Fame (2005)• Named a finalist for the prestigious Pittsburgh ATHENA Award (2005)• Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction - Sports and Fitness in 2005• Recipient of the “Native Son” award, presented annually by the Philadelphia Sports Writers’ Association (2004)• WBCA Head Coach of the All-Star team at the 2003 Final Four in Atlanta• Two-time State of Georgia Division I Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tip-off Club (1992, 2003)• Honored as a member of Marquis Who’s Who in 2002-03 and 2003-04• Honored as a member of Strathmore Who’s Who in 2002-03• Inducted into the Rider Hall of Fame (2002)• GAHPERD College Coach of the Year (2000)• National Girls & Women in Sports Day College Coach of the Year (2000)• Recipient of an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount St. Mary’s (1995)• Recipient of the “Distinguished Alumni” award from the Mount St. Mary’s National Alumni As-sociation• Basketball Club of South Jersey Hall of Fame• Jackie Joyner-Kerse Volunteer Award

In seven seasons at the helm of the Pitt women’s basketball team, Agnus Berenato has transformed the program from the bottom of the Big East Con-ference to a nationally recognized name. Following a fifth straight appearance in postseason play, the Panther women’s basketball team looks to continue the strong Pittsburgh tradition of sports teams for years to come. Berenato led the Panthers to a record-setting fifth consecutive postseason appearance, participating in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament for just the fifth time in school history. The Panthers achieved several milestones throughout the course of the 2009-10 season, highlighted by forward Chelsea Cole’s Big East Conference rebounding title. In 2009-10 Berenato picked up her 400th career victory early on after knocking off NCAA Tourna-ment participant Saint Francis, 75-70, in front of the home crowd at the Petersen Events Center. After an 8-0 start, Pitt climbed as high as No. 15 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, tying the highest-ever ranking achieved. In addition to Cole’s rebounding title, Pitt also placed two players on the All-Big East Honorable Mention team. Joining Cole was point guard Jania Sims, who returned to the Panther lineup after sitting out the 2008-09 campaign due to injury. In 2008-09, Berenato and the Panthers started the season with their first-ever invite to the State Farm Tip Off Classic against Texas A&M. Pitt set a school record for wins in a season with 25 as well as winning percentage (.758) following a 25-8 final mark. Among those 25 wins, Pitt defeated then No. 8 Maryland by 29 points for the biggest win over the highest ranked team in school history. Their 22-win regular season tied the 2006-07 squad for the most in school history. They also tal-lied the best Big East finish at 12-4 and entered their Big East Tournament as the No. 3 seed, the best since the 1993-94 season. In postseason play, the Panthers earned the highest seed in school history entering the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional. Upon reaching the 20-win mark for the fourth consecutive season, the Panthers’ success was awarded with several national rankings. Pitt finished the season with a No. 15 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, tying the highest-ever ranking in the coaches poll. During the year, the Panthers also held a No. 14 ranking, tying Pitt’s best ever in the AP poll.

Three Panthers earned All-Big East honors in 2008-09 following the season highlighted by Pitt’s first three-time All-Big East First Team selection in Shavonte Zellous. Zellous was also named to the Big East All-Tournament Team. Xenia Stewart was named to the second team while freshman Shawnice “Pepper” Wilson garnered All-Big East Freshmen honors. Another first for Pitt was the All-America honors received by Zellous. Pitt’s first All-American was awarded Associated Press Third Team All-America accolades and also marked the Panthers’ first WNBA draft pick when she was taken 11th overall in the first round by the defending champion De-troit Shock. Zellous was also a Region I State Farm Coaches All-American, marking two straight years that a Pitt player as achieved that honor. Following the season, then-freshman Shawnice Wilson became the first Panther to compete for a spot on the USA Basketball U19 team. Wilson was a finalist before having to withdraw due to injury. Berenato’s impact on the program has reached far beyond the court and the win/loss column, however, as she has put Pitt women’s basketball on the map. Over the past three seasons, Pitt has been on national, regional or local television 42 times and received unprecedented coverage on the national scene. In 2007-08, Pitt became just the 10th school in the last 20 years to advance to the Sweet 16 in just its second ever appearance in the NCAA Tourna-ment. The Panthers also became the first No. 6 seed since 2000 to upset a No. 3-seed, downing 12th-ranked Baylor in the second round, 67-59. Also in 2007-08, the team tied the then school record for wins in a season with 24, reached the semifinals of the Big East Tournament by defeating No. 9 Notre Dame, and received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That win over Notre Dame marked Pitt’s first-ever win over a top 10 school and was one of four victories over top 15-ranked teams that season – another school record. Individually, Pitt had four players honored on All-Big East teams including Shavonte Zellous on the first team, Marcedes Walker on the second team and Chelsea Cole and Taneisha Harrison on the All-Freshmen squad. Walker became Pitt’s first-ever four-time All-Big East team member and also earned her second Region I State Farm Coaches All-America Team honor as a senior, which was also a first for a Panther player.

The Panthers earned their highest-ever ranking in the top 25 polls with a No. 14 Associated Press mark and No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Under Berenato’s guidance, Pitt posted four consecutive 20-win seasons from 2005-09 and five consecutive post-season tournament appearances through 2010, which are both school bests. Prior to the 2006-07 season, Berenato made clear her intentions of being a participant at the NCAA Tournament -- Pitt’s first in school history. After the loss of senior Mallorie Winn to injury, Berenato’s goals did not change. In fact, they intensified, play-ing to the most wins in Pitt history at the time with a 24-9 record -- including a 71-61 win over James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That 2006-07 squad earned its first-ever ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and was ranked in the AP poll for the first time since 1979. Marcedes Walker was named Pitt’s first Kodak/WBCA District I All-American in 16 years and Shavonte Zellous earned the Big East’s Most Improved Player award. Walker and Zellous were also named to the All-Big East First Team and freshman Jania Sims earned All-Freshman Team honors. In 2005-06, Pitt concluded the season at 22-11, which at the time, tied the school record for wins. In addition, the Panthers finished above .500 with a 9-7 Big East Conference record and secured a sixth-place finish -- the Panthers’ highest since 1995. All of that success landed Pitt in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for just the fourth time in school history -- something many had not predicted at the beginning of the season after be-ing picked to finish 13th of 16 teams in the Big East Conference. The Panthers again surpassed expecta-tions advancing to the semifinals of the WNIT with three victories. Two Pitt players earned All-Big East honors when Marcedes Walker (first team) and Mallorie Winn (second team) were announced on March 3, 2006 at the conference’s annual banquet. Under Berenato’s guidance in 2004-05, the Panthers began to make significant strides in be-coming a top-notch program worthy of hosting an event such as the NCAA Tournament. On the court, Walker became the first Pitt freshman in school history to nab All-Big East honors. Off the court, 10 of Berenato’s players earned at least a 3.0 grade point average to give the Panthers an All-America Academic Team nomination. The success is a credit to Berenato’s character and the fact that she practices what she preaches to her team. Her passion for women’s basketball has helped make her players better students and better people. She has things to do, goals to achieve, and plans to see them through – the faster, the better. Since joining Pitt from Georgia Tech prior to the 2003-04 season, Berenato has worked with her staff to make the Panthers a perennial postseason team. The success has been apparent, jumping from six wins in her first year with the Panthers to 13 her second season and more than 20 wins in four of the last five years (22, 24, 24, 25, 16). Among her accomplishments at Pitt:

• Led Pitt to a record fifth consecutive postseason appearance • First appearance in the prestigious State Farm Tip Off Classic, featured nationally on ESPN 2• Shawnice “Pepper” Wilson named a finalist for

the USA Basketball’s U19 team • Shavonte Zellous was named an Associated Press Third Team All-American• Shavonte Zellous became the first Pitt player taken in the WNBA draft (11th overall, first round)• Four consecutive seasons setting the win record at Pitt (22, 24, 24, 25)• Highest ranking in school history -- No. 14 in AP and No. 15 in Coaches (2008-09)• Ranked No. 15 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll (2008-09) for the program’s highest postseason ranking• Back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 appearances (2007-08, 2008-09)

AgNuS BERENATOHEAD COACH

EIGHTH SEASON AT PITTSBURGH

413-353 overall record130-89 at Pitt (8th season)

Alma mater: Mount St. Mary’s University, 1980Hometown: Gloucester City, N.J.

• The Panthers defeated the highest ranked team in school history -- No. 8 Maryland (86-57, Dec. 7, 2008)• Took the team on a tour of Italy and Greece in the Summer of 2008• The Panthers advanced to their first-ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2008• A school record four wins over ranked teams in a season (2007-08)• Pitt was ranked No. 16 in the final ESPN/USA To-day Coaches poll (2007-08) for the program’s first postseason ranking• Pitt was on national or regional television 18 times during the regular season in 2007-08• Pitt and Penn State marked the first ever women’s basketball TV broadcast on the Big Ten Network.• Pitt was ranked in the top 25 preseason polls for the first time (both AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls in 2008-09)• Pitt was on ESPN2 for the first time in the regular season at Notre Dame (2-10-08)• Led Pitt to its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tourna-ment in 2007• Pitt won its first-ever game in the NCAA Tourna-ment with a 71-61 win over James Madison on March 18, 2007

Berenato won her 400th career-game during the 2009-10 season with a 75-70 win over Saint Francis

at the Petersen Events Center.


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the 2009 College Basketball Tour. Berenato and four college basketball coaches toured American military personnel throughout Afghanistan and Qatar, rallying the morale of troops during the U.S. Army sponsored event. “I am a much different person now than before I went on this tour,” said Berenato. “I am very much the same in that I promise my family, my team, and my university that I will not “settle! I watched our troops work every day on their mission to push forward and make a difference, and it was one of the greatest privileges I have ever experienced.” This past spring, Berenato served as a speaker at the Nike Championship Basketball Coaches Clinic following her lecture at the On Court Clinic, hosted by the WBCA at the 2010 Final Four in San Antonio. She also served as the finish line emcee at the Girls on the Run 5k and was the keynote speaker at the Strong Women, Strong Girls Jump into Spring, the Bethlehem Haven Inaugural Leadership Speakers Series and the CPA Pittsburgh Chapter. In the spring of 2009, Berenato spoke at the

commencements of Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and Seton Hill University, was the keynote speaker for ASPIRE (Area Students Par-ticipating in Rewarding Education) and served as the honorary chair of the Girl Scouts of Distinction Awards Luncheon and the East End Cooperative Ministry Gala. As a popular speaker for Pitt alumni functions, Berenato has appeared from Napa, Calif., to Balti-more/Potomac to Chicago, to name just a few loca-tions. Locally, Berenato served as the commence-ment speaker at Mt. Alvernia High School, keynote speaker for Family Enterprise Award Banquet and the Big Brothers, Big Sisters annual dinner. She was also the keynote speaker for the 2007 Non-Profit Leadership Conference and the 2006

YMCA State Conference, and is an annual speaker at the YMCA Scholar-Athlete Banquet. In 2007 and 2008, Berenato served as a panelist on “Balancing Family and Coaching” at the annual WBCA Con-vention at the Final Four. Her community projects include: Juvenile Diabetes, Read 365, Healthy for Life Conference and she co-hosted a basketball clinic with former Steelers’ Coach Bill Cohwer for Family Resources, among her other activities. Berenato has reached several personal mile-stones while at Pitt, the first coming in 2005 as she collected her 300th career victory with an 85-81 win over Big East foe Georgetown. During the 2008-09 campaign she recorded her 100th win at Pitt over archrival West Virginia and then picked up her 400th win in 2009-10 over Saint Francis, 75-70. Upon Berenato’s hiring, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg said, “We believe the University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball program has unlimited potential, and in Agnus Berenato we have found the perfect person to make that potential a reality. Anyone who meets Agnus for the first time cannot help but be impressed with both her knowledge and enthusiasm. Certainly with over 400 career victories, her ability as a coach is obvious. Just as exciting, Agnus has demonstrated a record of commitment to academics and the complete development of her student-athletes. It will be exciting to watch our program grow, on and off the court, under her leadership.” Guiding Georgia Tech to the postseason in each of her final four years, including the 2003 NCAA Tournament, Berenato owned a 223-209 (.516) record with the Yellow Jackets. She mentored the team to its first postseason championship by capturing the 1992 National Women’s Invitational Tournament title, compiling a 20-13 overall record. In her final season at Georgia Tech, the team finished 20-11 and advanced to the NCAA Tourna-ment. The Yellow Jackets upset No. 22 Georgia, 65-61, en route to starting the season with an 11-1 record. Berenato’s squad made it to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament before falling to eventual champion and Final Four participant Duke. The Yel-low Jackets also recorded a school-record 10-game winning streak. In five of her last seven seasons at Georgia Tech, Berenato led the Yellow Jackets to victories over top-15 opponents. A two-time recipient of the Women’s NCAA Division I Coach of the Year award in the state of Georgia by the Atlanta Tip-off Club, Berenato is a recognized recruiter as well as a successful coach. Her 2002 recruiting class was ranked among the top 15 in the nation by such publications as the All-Star Girls Report. Additionally, Athlon magazine ranked her 2001 class 13th nationally. Berenato has coached 15 all-conference honor-ees, including Walker, Winn and Zellous and Georgia Tech’s Sonja Mallory, who was selected in the WNBA Draft, chosen 24th overall by the New York Liberty. Berenato also served two years as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech (1986-87). She was respon-sible for recruiting and coaching Tech’s frontcourt players. Before arriving at Georgia Tech, Berenato spent four years as the head women’s basketball coach at Rider University, compiling a 60-55 record. In her first season at Rider, Berenato guided the Broncs to their best record in school history with a 26-7 mark. Following that year, she was named New Jersey Coaches Association (NJCA) Coach of the Year for her efforts while Rider was named its

Team of the Year. While at Rider, Berenato was also the women’s volleyball coach for four years, posting a 66-51 record, including a school-record 25-12 mark in 1983. She was inducted into the Rider Hall of Fame in February, 2002. A 1980 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., Berenato earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and was a three-year starter on the basketball team. Playing for former NBA star and current ESPN analyst Fred Carter, she was a two-time captain for the Mountaineers and fol-lowing an eight year stint on the college’s Board of Trustees, she is a Trustee Emeritus. Berenato has also served as a weekly voter in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the Naismith Hall of Fame committee and the Girl Scouts Alumnae Association. In the past, she has been a member of the Kodak All-America Selection Committee, East Regional Championship Committee, the Atlanta Women’s Network, Inc., The Georgia Women’s Intersport Network, and Atlanta Women in Sports. She also received the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Vol-unteer Award for exemplary volunteerism from the Jesse Draper Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Atlanta while at Georgia Tech. Additionally, she was selected by the Institute of International Sports as one of its Sports Ethics Fellows in 1996. A native of Gloucester City, N.J., Berenato and her husband Jack have five children: Theresa Marie (27), Andrew (25), Joey (22), Clare (19) and Christina (17).

BERENATO YEAR-BY-YEARSeason School Record1981-82 ......... Rider .............................26-71982-83 ......... Rider ...........................14-141983-84 ......... Rider ...........................11-151984-85 ......... Rider .............................9-191988-89 ......... Georgia Tech ...............14-141989-90 ......... Georgia Tech ...............13-171990-91 ......... Georgia Tech ...............15-131991-92 ......... Georgia Tech ...............20-131992-93 ......... Georgia Tech ...............16-111993-94 ......... Georgia Tech ...............12-151994-95 ......... Georgia Tech ...............14-161995-96 ......... Georgia Tech ...............14-131996-97 ......... Georgia Tech ...............15-121997-98 ......... Georgia Tech ...............11-171998-99 ......... Georgia Tech ...............13-141999-00 ......... Georgia Tech ...............17-142000-01 ......... Georgia Tech ...............14-152001-02 ......... Georgia Tech ...............15-142002-03 ......... Georgia Tech ...............20-112003-04 ......... Pitt ................................6-202004-05 ......... Pitt ..............................13-152005-06 ......... Pitt ..............................22-112006-07 ......... Pitt ................................24-92007-08 ......... Pitt ..............................24-112008-09 ......... Pitt ................................25-82009-10 ......... Pitt ..............................16-15PITT TOTALS ..........................130-89 (.593)TOTALS ...............................413-353 (.539)

Coach Berenato is a strong supporter for the fight against breast cancer. She joined forces with the

Susan G. Komen Foundation and initiated Pitt’s annual Pink the Petersen event.


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khAdIjAhEAd

ASSISTANT COACHFIRST SEASON

Alma mater: Murray State, 2003

Khadija J. Head joins the Pitt staff after having most recently served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Middle Tennessee State

since 2007, helping guide the Blue Raiders to NCAA Tournament appear-ances in 2009 and 2010 and a 2008 WNIT appearance. “I feel honored to join such a knowledgeable and experienced staff here at the University of Pittsburgh,” said Head. “It’s rare that you have the privilege of working with individuals that have experienced the highest levels of success in the most competitive conference in women’s basketball,” added Head. “I look forward to help-ing build onto the winning tradition of Pitt women’s basketball as well as learning and grow under the tutelage of Coach Berenato. Coach Berenato truly has a passion for the University of Pittsburgh and the advancement of women’s basketball at this great University. I am fortunate to be a part of the Pitt women’s basketball family and I look forward to an exciting season of Pittsburgh women’s basketball.” Head helped put together a top-25 nationally ranked recruiting class in 2009 and a stellar 2010 recruiting class at MTSU and has been instru-mental in signing three TSSAA Miss Basketball winners over the past three seasons. “Khadija is youthful, vibrant and has a great relations with the younger student-athletes,” said Berenato. “She has been a part of NCAA Tourna-ment teams and knows our goals here at Pitt, making her a great fit in our program.” In 2008, Head helped sign a pair of NJCAA All-Americans in Dana Garrett and Shytoria Davis. One year earlier, Head helped sign the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year in Morgan Boyd. While at MTSU, Head helped to develop All-Americans Amber Holt and Alysha Clark, both of which were selected in the WNBA Draft in 2008 and 2010 respectively. Holt, a first-round selection and 2008 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, was the nation’s leading scorer during the 2007-08 campaign and was named to four All-America teams, including CBSSports.com’s first-team. Clark led the nation in scoring the last two seasons and was a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year and All-American while at MTSU. Additionally, Head helped coach Chelsea Lymon and Jacki Pickel to Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Head has coached four players that have gone on to be drafted in the WNBA. In addition to Holt and Clark, Tanisha Smith was a second-round pick by the Seattle Storm in 2010 and Lauren Ervin was a second-round selection by the Connecticut Sun in 2008. Prior to her service with Middle Tennessee, Head served as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations at the University of Arkansas from 2005-07. Head developed scouting reports, game strategies and recruiting correspondences in addition to assisting in the coordination of camps, planning travel and overseeing the ordering, managing and distribution of apparel for the women’s basketball team. Head assisted in the recruiting of Ervin, who was the 2006 Southern California Player of the Year and an All-SEC Second Team selection in 2007. In 2005, Head completed an internship with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). While with the WBCA, she planned and coordinated arrangements for the 2005 High School All-America game presented by Nike. From 2003-04, Head was a graduate assistant coach at Slipper Rock University. Her duties at SRU included coordinating Midnight Madness activities, developed a recruiting database, assisted in production of youth camps, created a summer strength and conditioning program and coor-dinated film exchange with conference and non-conference opponents.

MARk RhOdEhAMEL

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSFOURTH SEASON

Alma mater: SUNY Oswego, 2003

Mark Rhodehamel enters his fourth season as Pitt’s Director of Basketball Operations after serving as the Panthers’ Facilities and

Operations Assistant for one year.

As the director of women’s basketball operations, Rhodehamel coor-dinates and oversees all travel for the women’s basketball team, most recently including a fifth-straight postseason appearance for the Panthers. He also serves as the program’s liaison to numerous offices throughout the campus, community and within the athletic department. In addition, Rhodehamel acts as the co-director for Coach Berenato’s summer bas-ketball camps. Rhodehamel also finds time to give back to the Pittsburgh Community alongside the program’s popular coaches and players. The Panthers log significant community service hours including basketball clinics and volunteering at the food bank.

Prior to his more direct work with the women’s basketball team, Rho-dehamel has acted as the Assistant Tournament Manager for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship first and second rounds held at the Petersen Events Center in 2007. Rhodehamel was back in that role this past spring when the Petersen Events Center hosted for the second time.

“The Petersen Events Center is the best stage for college basketball on any campus making it an ideal location for the highest level of NCAA competition,” comments Rhodehamel. “As was the case when we last hosted in 2007; the visiting teams praised our facilities, enthusiastic fan support, and hard work of our hospitable staff and city.”

In his first year at PITT, Rhodehamel aided with facilities updates and game day operations for basketball, football, gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball.

In 2006, Rhodehamel worked as an Operations Intern for the Mellon Arena/SMG. His main responsibility was to aid the front of house Event Manager with events ranging from NHL games to family events such as Disney on Ice.

The 2003 graduate of SUNY Oswego earned his degree in Public Justice while serving as a three-time captain of the men’s swimming team. His athletic career was highlighted by capturing the Eastern Zone 200-meter free relay record in the summer of 2000, medaling five times at the SUNY Conference meet and medaling three times in the 2002 Empire State Games. Rhodehamel later served as a coach on the Empire State Games, Liverpool High School, and Liverpool JETS Swim Club staffs.

In 2006, Rhodehamel earned his Master’s of Science in Sport Manage-ment from Slippery Rock University. He resides in Munhall with his wife, Laura.

PATTYCOYLE


Alma mater: Rutgers, 1982

Patty Coyle is one of three new coaches to join the Pitt women’s bas-ketball staff for the 2010-11 season.

Coyle brings a wealth of knowledge after having served as a coach for 26 years. A former gold medalist at both the United States Olympic Festival (1979 and ‘80) and 1980 Pan American Games, Coyle capped a brilliant collegiate career at Rutgers with an AIWA National Championship before working her way up the coaching ladder to the the head coaching position in the WNBA. Coyle most recently spent five seasons as the head coach of the New York Liberty where she reached the playoffs in four of five years. Coyle served as an assistant coach with the Liberty from 1999-04, helping guide the team to three Eastern Conference Championships and three WNBA Finals appearances. “I am thrilled to be back in the college ranks at the University of Pittsburgh and competing in the ultra competitive Big East Conference,” said Coyle. “Patty brings a dimension to our staff that we have not had, which is WNBA coaching experience,” said Berenato. “She knows what the coaches and general managers want from a WNBA prospective from players both on and off the court. It’s really exciting to have her back at the collegiate level where she will be a true teacher of the game and have such a big impact on our student-athletes.” Prior to her service with the Liberty, Coyle served as the head women’s basketball coach at Loyola College in Maryland, finishing as the winningest coach in school history. She tallied a 100-77 record in her six years at the helm of the Greyhounds, advancing to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game four times in five years. Tournament championships in both 1994 and 1995 paved the way for NCAA postseason tournament appearances for Loyola. From 1989-92 Coyle served as an assistant at St. Joseph’s University where in two seasons the Hawks went a combined 42-19, making two NCAA Tournament appearances, including advancing to the second round during a 24-7 campaign in 1989-90. Prior to becoming an assistant coach at her alma mater Rutgers from 1984-89, Coyle was a four-year member of the Scarlet Knights women’s basketball team. During her playing career from 1978-82, Rutgers posted a 108-22 record, winning at least 25 games in each season. Coyle, voted team MVP in 1981, helped guide her team as a senior to the AIAW National Championship game, where they were victorious over Texas and she was named MVP of the championship game. “I have always felt that in order to be successful, you have to put yourself in the best possible situation,” says Coyle. “All of the components needed to win a National Championship; a loyal administration and staff, a prominent academic institution and impressive student athletes, are present at Pitt, and I have no doubt that this is the best possible situation.” Coyle was recently inducted to the New Jersey Sportswriters’ Hall of Fame (2009) and is also a member of the West Catholic High School Hall of Fame (1999) and the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame (1993).

MALLORIE wINN


Alma mater: Pitt, 2007, 2009

Mallorie Winn joins the Pitt staff for her first season at her alma mater after capping a standout career with NCAA Sweet Sixteen appear-

ance during the 2007-08 season. Winn is reunited with head coach Agnus Berenato for the third time in her career after having played at both Georgia Tech and Pitt under Berenato. Winn comes to Pitt from Saddleback College in California, where she has served as a volunteer coach on the women’s basketball staff. During the 2009-10 season she scouted high school games and also played a key role in game preparation, breaking down opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. “As a player, I had team goals as well as individual goals,” said Winn. “As a coach, every goal is a team goal and I welcome my new role and look forward to working with the exceptionally talented coaches and players here at Pitt.” Winn has also served as a coach and individual trainer with the 80/20 basketball organization which offers instruction to boys and girls ages 7-16. While at 80/20, Winn ran weekly practices of 30 or more players and also coached teams in several basketball leagues. During the 2008-09 season, Winn served as the head coach at The Campus School at Carlow University, developing practice plans and coor-dinating team travel in addition to her coaching duties. “Pittsburgh feels like home and I happy to be back,” added Winn. “I look forward to returning to the place that essentially birthed my athletic career and allowed me to pursue my educational goals. I am fortunate to be under the direction of Coach Berenato and to be working with such an accomplished staff. Pitt women’s basketball has a tradition of breaking barriers and overcoming obstacles and I am thrilled to be a part of the program, albeit in a new position.” Winn was a standout point guard with the Panthers from 2005-08 after transferring from Georgia Tech. She led the team in assists both seasons she played and eclipsed the 1,000 point mark during her final season at Pitt and finished with 1,028, scoring 812 of those points while at Pitt and ranking 16th in the Panthers’ career scoring ranks. An integral part of the rise of the women’s basketball program, Winn helped spark the Panthers to three consecutive postseason appearances in her time at Pitt. Despite suffering a season-ending injury just prior to the start of the 2006-07 season, Winn was a key contributor from the bench before returning the following season to be a part of the run to the first Sweet 16 in Pitt history. During the 2005-06 campaign – the first of four consecutive 20-win seasons for the Panthers – Winn, a team captain, tallied a team-high 131 assists and earned All-Big East Second Team honors. After helping lead the Panthers to the semifinals of the WNIT, Winn earned All-WNIT Tour-nament Team honors. She also finished her career ranking 12th in assists (252). “Mallorie helped us lay the ground work for Pitt women’s basketball to be a national presence,” added Berenato. “Mallorie brings great bas-ketball experiences combined with the experience of being a student and having earned two degrees, with her to our current team. It is a great opportunity for my staff and team to learn from someone who was in the trenches and understands what Pitt women’s basketball wants to ac-complish.” Winn’s perseverance through her time at Pitt was highlighted in 2008 when she earned the David Sandberg Champion Award, presented annu-ally to a Pitt student-athlete who displays the dedication to academic and athletic excellence, with an undying spirit and a passionate commitment to the improvement of the University of Pittsburgh and surrounding com-munities. Winn is a two-time graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, earning her bachelor’s degree in legal studies in 2007 and her master’s degree in human security in 2009.

“I am excited to be a part of the entire process in terms of recruiting, player development, game preparation and community outreach,” said Winn. “I will forever remember and value my experiences as a student-athlete at the University of Pittsburgh. To have the opportunity to continue my career in basketball at Pitt is something I hold dear to my heart and is remarkable.”


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CAREER TOTALS

2009-10 Game by GameOpponent MIN FG 3PT FT R A B S PTSNorth Florida 26 1-6 01 0-0 2 7 0 1 2Florida 31 6-11 1-3 3-4 3 3 0 1 16Saint Francis(PA) 33 8-15 2-4 5-7 0 7 2 0 23Appalachian State 37 3-10 2-3 8-10 3 6 0 1 16Marshall 33 5-11 2-2 2-2 7 4 1 1 14Youngstown State 18 5-9 0-2 1-2 3 6 0 2 11Western Michigan 28 5-7 0-1 5-6 4 4 0 2 15Valparaiso 28 2-7 1-1 2-2 4 5 1 1 7Penn State 34 7-14 0-1 1-1 7 9 0 2 15Austin Peay 38 4-10 2-2 1-1 6 6 0 2 12WKU 35 6-11 1-4 6-7 3 6 0 1 19Duquesne 33 2-14 1-5 0-0 6 6 0 0 5Mount St. Mary’s 23 2-5 0-1 2-3 2 0 0 0 6Marquette 33 6-16 1-5 7-8 4 0 0 0 20West Virginia 34 11-19 2-3 4-5 4 1 2 0 28Rutgers 34 3-11 0-4 2-3 1 2 0 1 8West Virginia 34 4-13 1-4 9-10 2 1 0 0 18USF 28 3-7 1-2 2-2 3 3 0 2 9Providence College 29 0-4 0-1 11-12 7 2 0 0 11Connecticut 34 4-8 1-2 2-2 2 3 0 1 11Syracuse 41 4-12 1-5 9-10 2 6 0 1 18Notre Dame 28 4-8 1-2 4-4 5 5 0 2 13Georgetown 32 3-7 3-5 2-2 3 3 0 0 11Louisville 35 6-11 3-6 1-2 3 4 1 2 16Villanova 31 1-6 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 1 3Seton Hall 22 4-5 1-1 1-2 1 6 1 1 10DePaul 39 6-13 3-4 2-2 3 2 0 2 17Cincinnati 37 5-9 3-4 2-2 4 2 1 1 15St. John’s 39 4-14 1-4 3-3 4 3 1 1 12Louisville 32 4-10 1-4 1-2 1 1 1 2 10Toledo 39 2-8 1-5 3-4 5 3 0 2 8

YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG2006-07 33-29 64-212 .302 13-49 .265 52-78 .667 137-4.2 71-1 152 86 12 19 1022-31.0 193-5.8Big East 16-12 26-79 .329 6-20 .300 17-27 .630 71-4.4 35-1 67 36 5 9 463-28.9 75-4.72007-08 14-13 50-111 .450 7-16 .438 28-36 .778 41-2.9 31-1 48 39 2 28 385-27.5 135-9.6Big East 1-1 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5-5.0 2-0 5 3 1 2 30-30.0 11-11.02008-09 1-1 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 5-5.0 2-2.0Big East ---DNP-inj.---2009-10 31-29 130-311 .418 36-91 .396 103-125 .824 108-3.5 64-1 117 115 11 34 998-32.2 399-12.9 Big East 16-16 68-163 .417 22-52 .423 62-71 .873 52-3.3 32-0 44 67 6 15 530-33.1 220-13.8

TOTALS 79-72 244-637 .383 56-156 .359 185-241 .768 286-3.6 166-3 318 240 25 81 2410-30.5 729-9.2Big East 33-29 99-250 .396 28-72 .389 80-100 .800 128-3.9 69-1 116 106 12 26 1023-31.0 306-9.3

Points: 28 at West Virginia (1-5-10)Rebounds: 12 vs. DePaul (2-24-07)Assists: 11 vs. Cincinnati (3-4-07)Steals: 5 at Maryland (11-27-07)Blocks: 2, four times; last at West Virginia (1-5-10)FG Made: 11 at West Virginia (1-5-10)FG Attempted: 19 at West Virginia (1-5-10)3-pt. FG Made: 3, four times; last at Cincinnati (2-27-10)3-pt. FG Attempted: 6 vs. Louisville (2-14-10)FT Made: 11 at Providence (1-23-10)FT Attempted: 12 at Providence (1-23-10)Minutes: 42 vs. Marquette (1-9-07)

CAREER highSjania sims5-7 • RS-Sr. • GuardNewark, N.J.Shabazz

142010-11 OUTLOOKA tough and fearless point guard who is the epitome of a “floor general”...has the ability to beat defenders off the dribble as well as pull up and hit the jumper...will again be looked upon to produce points and get her teammates involved.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)Jania Sims returned to the lineup after a season-ending injury in 2008-09 and started in 29 of 31 games played in…a State Farm Coaches All-America candidate...earned All-Big East Honorable Mention honors as well as the MVP award at the annual Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament…named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll…set career-highs in nearly every offensive category this year for the Panthers…tied for first on the team with 12.9 points per game and led the team in assists with 117…led the team from the free throw line, converting 103-of-125 attempted for an 82.4 percent clip…grabbed a season-high seven rebounds three times; against Marshall (Nov. 28), at Penn State (Dec. 12) and at Providence (Jan. 23)…scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting at West Virginia (Jan. 5)…set personal-best mark for free throws made and attempted after going 11-of-12 at Providence…played a season-high 41 minutes in overtime loss to Syracuse (Feb. 2)…hit three, three-pointers in a game on four occasions; against Georgetown (Feb. 10) and Louisville (Feb. 14) and at DePaul (Feb. 23) and Cincinnati (Feb. 27).

JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)Played in just one game before being sidelined for the remainder of the season...was 2-of-2 from the charity stripe with one assist in five minutes of action against Texas A&M.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)Jania scored 13 points, had five rebounds, four assists and three steals in win over James Madi-son...matched her career-high of 17 points against Cal Poly in just 24 minutes on 7 of 11 shooting...scored a career-high 17 points against Duke at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden...Pitt’s most consistent player at Maryland, scoring 14 points, five steals, four assists and three rebounds...scored Pitt’s first five points in win over Arizona and went on to a 12-point game...scored 12 points and added five rebounds and three assists in win over Charlotte...sat out the second half of the season due to ineligibility.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)Sims was named the starting point guard for the Panthers shortly after a season-ending injury to All-Big East guard Mallorie Winn...Sims played in all 33 games while starting 29...named to the Big East All-Freshman team...scored 11 points, including 7 of 8 from the free throw line, and had five assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...had a solid game vs. Marquette in the Big East Tournament with nine points, seven assists and four rebounds...set her career high with 11 assists and just two turnovers vs. Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament...just missed a triple-double with 12 rebounds, nine points and nine assists in win over DePaul...contributed six rebounds and five assists vs. WVU...scored nine and added five assists and four rebounds at Connecticut...played 37 minutes in win over Cincinnati, adding six points and three rebounds...grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and added seven points in win over Villanova...led the team at Providence with six assists on the day...returned to the starting lineup vs. Notre Dame contributing nine points, seven assists and six rebounds...had eight points, a career-high eight rebounds and seven assists in win over Marquette...hit all six free throw attempts in the last :27 to clinch win over Robert Morris...finished the RMU game with 13 points and a season-best seven rebounds...played 39 minutes in win over Penn State logging seven points, seven assists and six rebounds...led the team with 16 points and 38 minutes at Akron in the win...grabbed a key offensive rebound with time running down in Pitt’s last-second win over Boise State...also dished out the assist to Shavonte Zellous, who hit a game-winning three-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining...hit key free throws down the stretch in Pitt’s win over Utah...had six points and five assists in win at St. Bonaventure...nearly picked up a triple-double with nine assists, eight points and six rebounds in win over Mount St. Mary’s...earned a start in her first collegiate game, scoring 12 points.

HIGH SCHOOLSims guided Shabazz to an unprecedented fifth straight Essex County Tournament title, to a third Tournament of Champions title in four years and a No. 8 ranking nationally by USA Today after a perfect 33-0 season...averaged 11.8 points, 6.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior, earning All-Newark and All-Essex County First Team honors...a Star-Ledger All-Senior Team and All-Pickpocket Team member as well, Sims was a 2005 candidate for New Jersey Miss Basketball and earned NJSIAA North All-Star Team honors...as a senior, Sims surpassed the 1,000-point plateau and finished her Bulldog career with 1,197 points...named the Most Improved Player in the county by the Star-Ledger, which gave Shabazz its prestigious Team of the Year honor...honored as second-team all-state, the Watchung Conference Player of the Year and to the All-Watchung Conference Team...four-year starter at Shabazz and led the Bulldogs to an impressive overall mark of 117 wins and only nine losses...recorded a school-record 169 assists as a junior, surpassing the previous school record of 151 held by All-Big East selection Matee Ajavon of Rutgers.

PERSONALJania Sims was born on May 17, 1988...daughter of Denise and Richard Sims...has one brother, Jabir and two sisters, Jakia and Janel...social sciences major.


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2009-10 Game by GameOpponent MIN FG 3PT FT R A B S PTSNorth Florida 24 6-8 0-0 2-6 7 1 1 1 14Florida 26 4-8 0-0 2-2 11 0 0 3 10Saint Francis (PA) 22 2-4 0-0 1-2 6 0 1 1 5Appalachian State 34 3-6 0-0 4-4 9 2 5 0 10Marshall 32 5-7 0-0 1-2 11 2 2 0 11Youngstown State 20 3-5 0-0 1-1 5 3 1 2 7Western Michigan 24 5-9 0-0 2-4 8 2 3 1 12Valparaiso 25 2-5 0-0 2-5 15 3 1 2 6Penn State 19 3-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 0 6Austin Peay 34 4-11 0-0 0-2 19 0 2 2 8WKU 27 7-12 0-0 3-9 16 1 1 0 17Duquesne 28 2-8 0-0 2-6 21 2 3 0 6Mount St. Mary’s --- DNP ---Marquette 27 1-4 0-0 1-3 21 0 4 0 3West Virginia 31 3-3 0-0 0-1 13 1 1 1 6Rutgers 21 0-1 0-0 2-2 5 0 0 1 2West Virginia 31 1-3 0-0 0-0 9 2 0 0 2USF 30 3-8 0-0 3-5 10 1 2 2 9Providence College 20 2-3 0-0 5-8 8 1 2 2 9Connecticut 19 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 2 1 1 4Syracuse 28 2-3 0-0 1-3 10 2 0 0 5Notre Dame 23 5-5 0-0 2-2 7 0 2 0 12Georgetown 27 5-5 0-0 3-4 6 1 0 1 13Louisville 22 1-3 0-0 6-6 6 0 3 1 8Villanova 36 5-7 0-0 5-8 16 0 3 2 15Seton Hall 37 5-8 0-0 0-1 22 4 0 2 10DePaul 35 4-10 0-0 4-8 18 0 1 3 12Cincinnati 33 7-11 0-0 6-7 16 3 2 0 20St. John’s 32 4-9 0-0 3-3 16 0 0 0 11Louisville 28 5-7 0-0 2-2 10 0 0 0 12Toledo 31 3-8 0-0 2-2 11 1 1 1 8

YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG2007-08 35-5 59-133 .444 0-0 .000 40-60 .667 175-5.0 69-0 17 28 38 21 564-16.1 158-4.5 Big East 16-5 37-70 .529 0-0 .000 20-30 .667 83-5.2 38-0 10 13 21 7 285-17.8 94-5.92008-09 32-0 49-108 .454 0-0 .000 20-34 .588 170-5.3 45-0 13 37 34 21 539-16.8 118-3.7 Big East 16-0 24-54 .444 0-0 .000 13-19 .684 108-6.8 27-0 6 26 21 14 312-19.5 61-3.82009-10 30-20 103-191 .539 0-0 .000 67-110 .609 340-11.3 74-2 34 47 43 29 826-27.5 273-9.1Big East 16-11 49-87 .563 0-0 .000 43-63 .683 185-11.6 38-1 17 27 21 16 452-28.3 141-8.8

TOTALS 97-25 211-432 .488 0-0 .000 127-204 .623 685-7.1 188-2 64 112 115 71 1929-19.9 549-5.7 Big East 48-16 110-211 .521 0-0 .000 76-112 .679 376-7.8 103-1 33 66 63 37 1049-21.9 296-6.2

Points: 20 at Cincinnati (2-27-10)Rebounds: 22 vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)Assists: 4, twice; last vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)Steals: 4 vs. Cincinnati (2-21-09)Blocks: 5, four times; last vs. Appalachian State (11-27-09)FG Made: 8 vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08)FG Attempted: 12 at Western Kentucky (12-22-09)3-pt. FG Made: N/A3-pt. FG Attempted: N/AFT Made: 6, twice; last at Cincinnati (2-27-10)FT Attempted: 9 at Western Kentucky (12-22-09)Minutes: 37 vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)

CAREER highSchelsea cole6-3 • Sr. • ForwardLumberton, N.J.Rancocas Valley

222010-11 OUTLOOKCole is a tenacious player who will be looked upon to duplicate the season she had a year ago...she carries a contagious work ethic and will be one of the premier post players in the Big East Conference this upcoming season.

JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)Chelsea Cole enjoyed a breakout season in 2009-10, leading the Big East Conference in rebounding and also being named an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection…ranked sixth nationally in regular season in rebounding...a State Farm Coaches All-America candidate...Cole broke Pitt’s single season rebound record for a junior by grabbing 340 rebounds…lead the team in rebounding in 22 of 29 games…averaged 11.3 rebounds per game, grabbing double-digit rebounds in 17 games…scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, a career-high in shots taken, and recorded 16 rebounds for her third double-double on the year at Western Kentucky (Dec. 22)…hauled in 21 rebounds in consecutive games against Duquesne (Dec. 29) and at Marquette (Jan. 2)…went 6-6 from the charity stripe to set a career-high in free throws made against Louisville (Feb. 14)…dominated the glass against Seton Hall (Feb. 20) hauling in a career-high 22 rebounds while tying her career-high in assists with four…scored a personal-best 20 points while going 6-of-7 from the foul line at Cincinnati (Feb. 27)…recorded six straight double-doubles from February 17 to March 5...ended the season on a 13-for-14 stretch from the charity stripe over the final four games of the year...tallied nine double-doubles on the season…finished the season in ninth place on Pitt’s all-time career rebounds list.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)Chelsea Cole appeared in 32 games, serving as a key reserve during her sophomore season with the Panthers…scored a season-high 11 points against West Virginia State…grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in Pitt’s 32-point victory over South Florida…provided key spark off the bench by scoring nine points, grab-bing 11 rebounds and adding, a career-high tying, five blocked shots in a two-point victory at Syracuse…tallied an impressive eight rebound, six point, four steal and two block performance in Pitt’s victory over Cincinnati…tied a season and career-high with five blocked shots in the Gonzaga win during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)Named to the Big East All-Freshman Team..Played in all 35 games and earned a start in five of those con-tests...scored 10 points and had a career-high four assists at Marquette...had eight rebounds and six points against Connecticut...led all scorers and set her career high with 17 against Seton Hall...also earned her first career start in that win...gave a solid performance against Providence with seven points and seven rebounds...had an outstanding game at Cincinnati with 10 rebounds, eight points and a team season-best five blocks...came off the bench to score six points and seven rebounds...had a solid game at No. 15 DePaul with nine rebounds and eight points in the win...pulled down eight rebounds in 44-point win at Wagner...had eight rebounds in 24 minutes in the win over Duquesne...came off the bench at Maryland and added solid minutes in the post for Pitt with five points and five rebounds...earned her first double-digit rebound game at Mount St. Mary’s with 11...had a strong game against Arizona with eight points and six rebounds in 14 minutes...began her collegiate career playing eight minutes against Charlotte and grabbing four rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOLCole attended Rancocas Valley High School...finished her career with 1,334 points and over 1,000 rebounds...averaged 19 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior...Cole was named All-State two times, All-Area once, All-South Jersey three times and All-Burlington County three times...was named Gatorade Rookie of the Year as a freshman...in 2005, Cole broke the school record for most points for a sophomore in a single season with a total of 360...Cole also broke a school record by grabbing 29 rebounds in a game and holds the record for most blocked shots in a single game with 11...Cole is a three time All-Liberty Division and All-Burlington County first team honoree and a two-time Burlington County All-Star...as a starter in her junior season, she averaged 16 points 17 rebounds and six blocks per game...Cole was named the 50th best player in the country by the All Star Girls Report.

PERSONALChelsea Cole is the daughter of Terry Cole and Edward Woods…born July 16, 1989...has one brother Jordan…a communications major.


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2009-10 Game by GameOpponent MIN FG 3PT FT R A B S PTSNorth Florida 27 5-11 1-6 0-0 4 6 1 1 11Florida 28 9-12 4-5 3-5 5 4 0 2 25Saint Francis (PA) 36 10-20 2-6 3-4 7 6 0 1 25Appalachian State 38 4-17 1-7 0-2 3 4 0 2 9Marshall 32 5-12 3-4 2-2 2 4 0 0 15Youngstown State 17 2-7 0-2 0-0 5 5 0 3 4Western Michigan 34 5-13 2-5 1-1 5 7 1 1 13Valparaiso 31 11-22 3-5 2-2 5 2 0 1 27Penn State 27 3-8 2-4 0-0 3 3 0 0 8Austin Peay 42 4-20 1-8 4-6 7 9 0 3 13WKU 36 5-11 2-5 3-5 5 4 0 0 15Duquesne 35 7-19 3-11 0-1 1 2 1 2 17Mount St. Mary’s 33 2-10 1-4 1-2 5 4 1 1 6Marquette 22 0-6 0-4 0-0 2 3 0 1 0West Virginia 10 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0Rutgers 26 4-12 3-8 2-2 3 0 0 0 13West Virginia 37 4-12 0-3 1-2 4 3 0 0 9USF 34 7-21 3-9 2-3 3 1 0 1 19Providence College 39 7-20 2-6 6-7 9 2 0 2 22Connecticut 31 3-14 1-6 0-0 3 3 0 0 7Syracuse 39 3-12 0-6 3-4 5 1 1 2 9Notre Dame 35 8-17 3-8 1-4 4 4 0 2 20Georgetown 30 2-9 1-4 2-3 1 5 1 1 7Louisville 35 5-9 1-2 0-2 5 3 0 1 11Villanova 37 5-10 3-4 0-0 4 3 0 0 13Seton Hall 36 8-14 4-6 0-0 2 3 0 3 20DePaul 37 8-14 2-7 3-4 5 2 1 1 21Cincinnati 37 4-16 2-5 0-0 2 5 0 2 10St. John’s 40 3-8 1-4 2-2 0 5 1 1 9Louisville 28 1-7 0-2 2-3 2 1 0 2 4Toledo 34 7-17 2-6 2-2 3 1 0 1 18

YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG2007-08 35-4 84-220 .382 14-64 .219 30-46 .652 86-2.5 72-2 55 58 6 38 691-19.7 212-6.1Big East 16-1 37-93 .398 8-27 .296 12-20 .600 38-2.4 29-0 31 34 4 17 314-19.6 94-5.92008-09 33-13 101-280 .361 29-94 .309 50-70 .714 106-3.2 58-0 81 64 8 25 816-24.7 281-8.5Big East 16-2 44-133 .331 11-43 .256 24-28 .857 46-2.9 23-0 27 34 7 6 359-22.4 123-7.72009-10 31-29 151-404 .374 53-163 .325 45-68 .662 114-3.7 74-3 105 87 8 38 1003-32.4 400-12.9Big East 16-15 71-198 .359 26-83 .313 22-33 .667 52-3.3 40-1 43 49 4 18 525-32.8 190-9.3

TOTALS 99-46 336-904 .372 96-321 .299 125-184 .679 306-3.1 204-5 241 209 22 101 2510-25.4 893-9.0Big East 48-18 152-424 .363 45-153 .288 58-81 .708 136-2.87 92-1 101 117 15 41 1198-26.9 407-8.1

Points: 27 vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)Rebounds: 9 at Providence (1-23-10)Assists: 12 vs. Maryland (12-7-08)Steals: 3, eight times; last vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)Blocks: 2, twice; last at Seton Hall (1-20-09)FG Made: 11 vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)FG Attempted: 22 vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)3-pt. FG Made: 4, twice; last vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)3-pt. FG Attempted: 11 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)FT Made: 6, twice; last at Providence (1-23-10)FT Attempted: 10 vs. Wagner (12-16-08)Minutes: 42 at Austin Peay (12-20-09)

CAREER highStaneisha harrison6-0 • Sr. • GuardBowie, Md.St. John’s College HS

102010-11 OUTLOOKHarrison will look to improve on an impressive junior season in which she lead the Panthers in scoring (12.9 ppg)...an aggressive and tough guard who will dive after loose balls...can play multiple positions and can score from nearly anywhere on the court.

JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)Taneisha Harrison filled the scoring void left by All-American Shavonte Zellous, leading the Panthers in scoring 12 times throughout the season…tallied seven 20-point efforts this year en route to averaging a team-high 12.9 ppg...was the only player to log over 1,000 minutes of playing time, seeing 32.4 minutes per game…had a team-high 38 steals…named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll…scored a career-high 27 points against Valparaiso (Dec. 8)…also set a career-mark for field goals made and attempted, nailing 11-of-22 shots against Valparaiso (Dec. 8)…logged a career-high 42 minutes at Austin Peay (Dec. 20)…knocked down a career-high six free throws and hauled in a career-best nine rebounds at Providence (Jan. 23)…hit a personal-best four three pointers twice; against Florida (Nov. 20) and against Seton Hall (Feb. 20).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)Taneisha Harrison appeared in all 33 games, starting 13 during her sophomore season with the Panthers…played 38 minutes off the bench in Pitt’s opener against No. 10 Texas A&M, scoring 12 points and adding five rebounds…scored 16 points and added a season-high seven rebounds against Youngstown State…recorded a career-high 12 assists in Pitt’s 29-point victory over No. 8 Maryland… scored 17 points against Wagner…contributed 13 points, six rebounds and three assists off the bench in a two-point victory at Syracuse…hit 7-of-11 field goals for 15 points against Marquette…came off the bench and scored a season-high tying 17 points in a victory over Notre Dame.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)Named to the Big East All-Freshman Team..Played in all 35 games on the year and started four...contributed strong minutes off the bench in the win over #13 WVU -- scored eight points and had three steals...earned a start at Marquette and added three points and two rebounds in 28 minutes...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds...came off the bench to score 13 in Pitt’s win over Seton Hall...led the Panthers with 18 points in the win over Louisville...dished out a season-best five assists and scored seven in Pitt’s win at Cincinnati...scored 11 off the bench in Pitt’s win over Syracuse...had an outstanding game at Wagner scoring 23 points in just 21 minutes...she surpassed her previous career high of 12 points in the first half alone with 13 points...played 31 minutes in her start against Duke at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden...earned her first career start against Harvard...one of Pitt’s most aggressive players at Maryland, scoring six points in 20 minutes...scored 11 points in 25 minutes in the win over Arizona...played her first collegiate action against Charlotte scoring three points and adding three rebounds. HIGH SCHOOLTaneisha Harrison helped St. John’s College High School to a IAABO Girls Invitational Tourna-ment Championship as a freshman, a Dell Curry Tournament Championship as a sophomore and a Bishop Walsh Invitational Girls Championship as a sophomore....Owned a career field goal percentage of 68 percent...Averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a senior on her way to being named a Third Team All-Met...the 6-0 guard earned WCAC third team all-conference honors as a sophomore and WCAC second team all conference honors as a junior...Harrison was also a co-high scorer in the Bishop Walsh Invitational Girls Tournament and was named Honorable Mention All-Met by the Washington Post...as a starter in her junior season, Harrison averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game…Harrison was invited to attend the adidas Top Ten Camp as a sophomore...a member of the 2005-06 Fairfax Stars Nike Elite Travel Team, finishing second place in 2005...in the 15U division, Harrison advanced with her team to the AAU Nationals...in 2004 she received the United States National Physical Education Award with a 3.0 GPA.

PERSONALTaneisha Harrison is the daughter of Trina and Michael Harrison…born Dec. 14, 1989...has one sibling Michael…a sociology major.

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Opponent MIN FG 3PT FT R A B S PTSNorth Florida 23 4-10 2-7 1-1 5 1 0 1 11Florida 32 3-8 1-6 4-4 3 3 2 1 11Saint Francis (PA) 31 2-9 0-1 0-2 8 3 1 0 4Appalachian State 32 7-14 1-5 2-2 11 2 0 1 17Marshall 32 4-9 1-3 2-2 4 3 0 0 11Youngstown State 23 4-9 2-4 0-0 7 2 0 0 10Western Michigan 32 7-11 1-3 1-3 6 5 0 1 16Valparaiso 28 5-14 2-6 1-2 4 1 0 0 13Penn State 29 6-16 3-9 2-2 4 1 0 1 17Austin Peay 14 4-6 2-4 1-2 2 3 0 1 11Western Kentucky 24 1-7 1-5 0-0 5 0 1 0 3Duquesne 33 5-17 5-9 1-2 5 1 2 0 16Mount St. Mary’s 29 6-9 3-5 3-4 9 3 1 2 18Marquette 32 3-13 2-5 0-0 5 1 2 1 8West Virginia 31 2-4 1-3 3-4 5 2 0 0 8Rutgers 28 1-7 1-5 2-2 4 6 0 0 5West Virginia 30 4-9 1-4 0-2 3 3 0 1 9USF 35 3-4 0-7 0-0 6 2 1 1 6Providence 27 3-11 1-4 6-6 5 1 0 1 13Connecticut 35 7-14 2-6 2-3 7 2 0 0 18Syracuse 41 6-14 2-7 7-8 10 2 1 1 21Notre Dame 26 2-11 1-2 0-0 1 4 0 2 5Georgetown 35 2-13 1-6 3-5 6 3 1 0 8Louisville 28 2-10 0-0 3-4 6 2 1 1 7Villanova 37 5-11 1-1 7-9 11 3 2 1 18Seton Hall 31 4-12 1-3 1-2 4 4 0 1 10DePaul 25 0-8 0-1 0-2 5 3 1 1 0Cincinnati 34 3-8 0-0 2-3 10 6 3 0 8St. John’s 28 2-11 0-2 0-0 9 1 5 0 4Louisville 26 3-5 0-1 0-2 3 1 1 0 6Toledo 25 0-6 0-4 3-4 3 1 0 0 3

2009-10 Game by Game

2010-11 OUTLOOKWill make the move back to the power forward position this season...one of six seniors on team that will be vital to providing leadership for younger teammates...after setting career-high’s in nearly every offensive category, Scott will again be looked at to be amongst the team leaders in scoring and rebounding.

JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)Shayla Scott set career-high’s in nearly every offensive category after playing in all 31 games and making 26 starts on the season...averaged 10.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, ranking third and second on the team respectively...had 16 double-digit scoring games...led the Panthers in scoring in seven games on the year...grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Appalachian State (Nov. 27) and at Villanova (Feb. 17)...one of three Pitt players to be named to the all-tournament team at the Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament...finished with 16 points and hit a career-best five three pointers against Duquesne (Dec. 29)...dished out career-high six assists on two occasions; against Rutgers (Jan. 10) and at Cincinnati (Feb. 27)...played a career-high 41 minutes and scored a personal-best 21 points in overtime loss to Syracuse (Feb. 2)...had a career-high five blocks in regular-season finale at home against St. John’s (Mar. 1).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)Shayla Scott started in all 33 games for the Panthers during her sophomore season...aver-aged 8.7 points per game and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game...notched five double-doubles on the year...set career-high numbers in every statistical category, including rebounds with 18 against Notre Dame...went 5-for-9 and added six rebounds in Pitt’s 86-57 dismantling of No. 8 Maryland...hit two key three pointers in overtime to seal a victory over Rutgers on the road...was 4-of-6 from the field and finished with 11 points against Montana in the NCAA First Round game.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)Shayla Scott played in 28 games during the season and started 11...she suffered an ankle injury during the season that hampered her playing time...scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against Connecticut...returned from an injury that kept her out four games to score nine points in 17 minutes in win at DePaul...earned her first career double-double against Ohio with 12 points and 10 rebounds...scored 10 points and added three assists and two blocks in win at Mount St. Mary’s in 26 minutes...grabbed nine rebounds in win over Arizona...earned a start in her first career game scoring nine points and adding eight rebounds in 30 minutes.

HIGH SCHOOLShayla Scott enters Pitt ranked as the No. 145th overall and 27th best forward in the country by the All-Star Girls Report...named to the Fab five WPIAL QUAD A in her junior season and was a sec-ond team WPIAL QUAD A honoree in her sophomore year...Scott is a three-time third team all-state honoree and has earned numerous player of the week honors by the Post-Gazette...as a freshman, Scott was named the Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Freshman Player of the Year...as a sophomore she was named to the AAU National Championship All-America team...as a junior Scott averaged 15.8 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game.

PERSONALShayla Scott is the daughter of Jennifer Bruce Scott, a former player and second leading scorer in Pitt women’s basketball history, and Rod Scott…has one brother Tyler (17)...Niece of current Pitt Associate AD and former Pitt women’s basketball coach Kirk Bruce…Secretary of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Blue and Gold society...graduated high school with honors...earned bachelor’s degree in media and profes-sional communications and working toward a master’s degree in health and fitness.

Points: 21 vs. Syracuse (2-2-10)Rebounds: 18, vs. Notre Dame (2-3-09)Assists: 6, twice; last at Cincinnati (2-27-10)Steals: 2, twice; last at Notre Dame (2-6-10)Blocks: 5 vs. St. John’s (3-1-10)FG Made: 7, three times; last vs. Connecticut (1-30-10) FG Attempted: 17 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)3-pt. FG Made: 5 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)3-pt. FG Attempted: 9, twice; last vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)FT Made: 7, twice, last at Villanova (2-17-10)FT Attempted: 9 at Villanova (2-17-10)Minutes: 41 vs. Syracuse (2-2-10)

CAREER highSshayla scott6-1 • Sr. • GuardPittsburgh, Pa.Gateway

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YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG2007-08 28-11 42-112 .375 5-18 .278 17-28 .607 106-3.8 75-2 21 25 24 13 508-18.1 106-3.8Big East 14-2 18-54 .333 1-7 .143 7-11 .636 44-3.1 36-0 12 8 13 3 223-15.9 44-3.12008-09 33-33 103-278 .371 35-102 .343 46-60 .767 221-6.7 74-1 61 46 30 26 961-29.1 287-8.7Big East 16-16 52-150 .347 20-56 .357 17-22 .773 103-6.4 38-1 21 17 11 9 467-29.2 141-8.82009-10 31-26 110-320 .344 38-128 .297 57-82 .695 176-5.7 94-4 75 61 25 19 916-29.5 315-10.2Big East 16-14 49-170 .288 14-56 .250 36-50 .720 97-6.1 51-1 45 34 17 11 503-31.4 148-9.3

TOTALS 92-70 255-710 .359 78-248 .315 120-170 .706 503-5.5 243-7 157 132 79 58 2385-25.9 708-7.7Big East 46-32 119-374 .318 35-119 .294 60-83 .723 244-5.3 125-2 78 59 41 23 1193-25.9 333-7.2


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BRiTTANEY ThOMAS5-8 • TR-Sr.* • GuardMontgomery, Ala.Jefferson Davis HS/Florida

2010-11 OUTLOOKA tough and aggressive guard who showed her ability to score last season...will be featured more in the offense and looked upon to shoulder an increased point production.

2009-10 SEASONThomas played in all 31 games last season, making five starts for the Panthers, including the final four games of the season...averaged 8.6 points and scored in double figures 11 times during the year...had a breakout two-game stretch at Austin Peay (Dec. 20) and at Western Kentucky (Dec. 22), scoring 15 and 18 points respectively...tallied seven double-digit scoring efforts in final eight games...set career-high in points with 27 against St. John’s in regular-season finale, going 11-of-18 from the field...scored a then career high 22 points in a 72-69 Valen-tine’s Day win over Louisville on ESPN2...scored 13 points and went 7-of-9 from the free throw line in a 74-69 win at Villanova (Feb. 17)...put up 21 points against Louisville in opening-round action at the Big East Championship game (Mar. 5).

2008-09 SEASONBrittaney Thomas sat out the 2008-09 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

FLORIDAPlayed in 60 games for the Gators during her fresh-man and sophomore seasons...named SEC Player of the Week for her efforts in Florida’s win over Xavier...scored 18 points against Georgia as a sophomore...started seven games.

HIGH SCHOOL2006 McDonald’s All-America nominee at Jefferson Davis High...Street & Smith’s High School All-America Honorable Mention...invited to the prestigious adidas Top Ten All-America Camp in 2004 and 2005...received ranking of No. 27 shooting guard in the country by All-Star Girls Report in 2006...2006 finalist for Alabama 6A State Player of the Year...6A First Team All-State...Alabama Super Five All-State Team...finalist for Alabama Miss Basketball.

PERSONALDaughter of Mike and Jacqueline Thomas...born August 27, 1988...father played basketball at Auburn University of Montgomery (AUM)...administration of justice major.

Points: 28 vs. St. John’s (3-1-10)Rebounds: 5 at Western Kentucky (12-22-09)Assists: 3, twice; last at DePaul (2-23-10)Steals: 3 vs. North Florida (11-17-09)Blocks: 1, four times; last vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)FG Made: 11 vs. St. John’s (3-1-10)FG Attempted: 19 vs. Louisville (3-5-10)3-pt. FG Made: 3 vs. Syracuse (2-2-10)3-pt. FG Attempted: 8 vs. Syracuse (2-2-10)FT Made: 7 at Villanova (2-17-10)FT Attempted: 9 at Villanova (2-17-10)Minutes: 40 vs. Louisville (3-5-10)

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Opponent MIN FG 3PT FT R A B S PTSNorth Florida 20 4-11 0-2 1-2 4 1 0 3 9Florida 17 2-9 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 5Saint Francis (PA) 9 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 6Appalachian State 11 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 4Marshall 20 2-11 0-1 2-2 2 1 0 0 6Youngstown State 21 3-8 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 2 8Western Michigan 9 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 4Valparaiso 11 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0Penn State 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0Austin Peay 31 7-14 1-2 0-0 2 2 1 0 15Western Kentucky 30 7-15 2-4 2-2 5 1 0 1 18Duquesne 15 1-8 0-2 0-0 4 0 1 0 2Mount St. Mary’s 19 1-9 1-1 3-6 3 2 0 1 6Marquette 16 2-10 1-4 2-2 1 1 0 0 7West Virginia 22 4-14 1-3 1-1 1 0 0 0 10Rutgers 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2West Virginia 16 2-9 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 4USF 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Providence 24 2-5 0-1 5-6 4 1 0 0 9Connecticut 14 0-6 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1Syracuse 33 5-12 3-8 1-1 3 2 0 1 14Notre Dame 14 3-8 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 6Georgetown 16 2-5 0-1 2-3 1 0 0 0 6Louisville 29 9-12 2-3 2-3 2 2 0 0 22Villanova 29 3-13 0-1 7-9 2 3 0 0 13Seton Hall 27 6-13 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 0 13DePaul 26 1-9 1-4 0-0 4 3 0 0 3Cincinnati 34 6-17 1-4 2-2 4 1 0 1 15St. John’s 37 11-18 2-2 3-4 2 2 0 0 27Louisville 40 8-19 1-5 4-5 2 2 0 1 21Toledo 29 5-16 1-6 1-1 4 2 0 1 12

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YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG2009-10 31-5 104-292 .356 19-65 .292 41-53 .774 60-1.9 52-1 35 55 4 12 644-20.8 268-8.6Big East 16-2 57-155 .368 12-36 .333 26-33 .788 30-1.9 30-1 17 21 2 2 354-22.1 152-9.5

TOTALS 31-5 104-292 .356 19-65 .292 41-53 .774 60-1.9 52-1 35 55 4 12 644-20.8 268-8.6Big East 16-2 57-155 .368 12-36 .333 26-33 .788 30-1.9 30 17 21 2 2 354-22.1 152-9.5


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2010-11 OUTLOOKWill need to step into a prominent role as a post player for the Panthers after the departure of Pepper Wilson and Kate Popovec...developed and matured during redshirt year.

2009-10 SEASONRedshirted

HIGH SCHOOLRecorded Norland Girl’s Basketball’s top GPA all four years…led Norland to an 32-0 undefeated season and state championship during senior year…averaged a double-double her junior (14.5 ppg, 12.5 rbg.) and sophomore (11.5 ppg, 12 rbg.) seasons…named second team all-county following her junior season…led team in blocks as well as blocks in a single game (8)…an Adidas Top 10 Underclassmen Camp participant following her sophomore season…led team to Florida Class 6A state runner up finishes her freshman and sophomore seasons…named third team all-county following her sophomore season…averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a freshman…named an all-conference honorable mention following her freshman season…played AAU basketball for Team Breakdown…also competed in volleyball…led volleyball team to a district appearance her senior year...graduated cum laude from School for Advanced Studies-Wolfson with a weighted grade point average of 5.34...completed 19 college credits at Miami Dade College.

PERSONALDaughter of Verdell and Shirley Bender...born October 31, 1990...has one sister, Gloria (30) and one brother, Edward (24)...mother played volleyball and bas-ketball at Florida...Uncle Vincent Kendrick was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1974 and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....Uncle Preston Kendrick was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1975...enrolled in the College of Business Administration.

2010-11 OUTLOOKTough guard that recovered well from a preseason hand injury...will provide depth as both a point guard and shooting guard.

2009-10 SEASONRedshirted

HIGH SCHOOLAshlee Anderson was an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Third Team selection following her senior year in which she led Whitney Young to a runner-up finish at the state championship...averaged 12.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior...Street and Smith Honorable Mention All-America...McDonald’s All-American Nominee...attended 2008 Mike White Top 10 All-American Camp following her junior season…led Whitney Young to its first ever state championship in 2008...averaged 11.4 points, 5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a junior…named a Chicago Top 50 Player…voted a Chic-gohoops.com Top Area HS Baller…selected as a Public Windy City West Top 3 Conference Player…a Chicago Defender Top Girls Hoop Star…awarded Chicago Public League all-section honors and a Chicago Tribune special mention…voted prep athlete of the week on March 4th, 2008…led team to city championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009…an Adidas Top 10 Underclassmen Camp participant following her freshman season...played AAU basketball for the Lady Fire…ranked 122nd best player overall by Mike White…ranked the 90th best player overall and 17th in her position by Dan Olson.

PERSONALNickname is Snaxs…daughter of Alonzo and Cynthia Anderson…born November 12, 1990...has two older brothers, Christopher (29) and Alexander (22) and one sister, Alexandria (22)...an undecided major.

ashlee anderson5-9 • Fr.* • GuardChicago, Ill.Whitney Young HS

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leeza burdgess6-5 • Fr.* • CenterMiami, Fla.Miami Norland HS

42HIGH SCHOOLDunn was named a 2009 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American…averaged 9 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots per game as a junior…led the nation in blocks per game and finished second in the country in total blocks last season…is a two-time all-league second team selection…MVP of the West Coast Jamboree Tournament…is a member of the All-Academic Metro League…her club team, Just Believe Sports, was ranked seventh in the nation by Hoop Gurlz for signing seven players to high division-I schools…finished her high school career with over 1,000 points scored.

PERSONALBorn July 23, 1992…daughter of Jason Dunn and Lamar and Terneicsa Fernandes-Rushton…has one sister, Tiana (17) and one brother, Gyasi (5).

HIGH SCHOOLNamed a McDonald’s All-American nominee and averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds four assists and four steals during her senior year at Stafford...finished her career as Stafford’s all-time leading scorer...helped guide her team to district championships during her freshman, junior and senior seasons...was a three-time team MVP...First Team All-District during sophomore, junior and senior seasons...selected Third Team All-MET as a senior...was a second team all-region selec-tion and a honorable mention all-state selection following her senior season...was the first junior to reach the 1,000 point mark at Stafford...played for the Fairfax Stars, helping lead the team to third place finishes at the Nike Nationals and Junior Nationals in 2009.

PERSONALBorn November 13, 1992...daughter of Peter and Renee Davis...has two brothers, Marcus (20) and Marselis (7), and one sister, Marshay (15).

marquel davis5-9 • Fr. • GuardFredericksburg, Va.Stafford HS

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kyra dunn6-3 • Fr. • ForwardSacramento, Calif.Sacramento HS

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Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds11/17/09 NORTH FLORIDA W 61-35 4276 (14)COLE, Chelsea (9)POPOVEC, Kate11/20/09 FLORIDA W 81-58 2848 (25)HARRISON, Taneisha (11)COLE, Chelsea11/24/09 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 75-70 2269 (25)HARRISON, Taneisha (8)SCOTT, Shayla11/27/09 APPALACHIAN STATE W 63-56 2533 (17)SCOTT, Shayla (11)SCOTT, Shayla11/28/09 MARSHALL W 80-58 2357 (15)HARRISON, Taneisha (11)COLE, Chelsea12/2/09 at Youngstown State W 89-37 1350 (13)WILSON, Pepper (12)POPOVEC, Kate12/5/09 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 89-65 611 (16)SCOTT, Shayla (8)COLE, Chelsea12/08/09 VALPARAISO W 77-52 2400 (27)HARRISON, Taneisha (15)COLE, Chelsea12/12/09 at Penn State 73-77 L 4159 (17)SCOTT, Shayla (7)SIMS, Jania12/20/09 at Austin Peay Wot 76-75 410 (15)THOMAS, Brittaney (19)COLE, Chelsea12/22/09 at WKU W 76-60 1442 (19)SIMS, Jania (16)COLE, Chelsea12/29/09 DUQUESNE 63-72 L 3018 (17)HARRISON, Taneisha (21)COLE, Chelsea12/31/09 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 57-47 2300 (18)SCOTT, Shayla (11)NWUDE, Selena1/2/10 *at Marquette 55-66 L 2584 (20)SIMS, Jania (21)COLE, Chelsea1/5/10 *at West Virginia 59-63 L 1183 (28)SIMS, Jania (13)COLE, Chelsea01/10/10 *RUTGERS 46-52 L 2925 (13)HARRISON, Taneisha (10)WILSON, Pepper01/17/10 *WEST VIRGINIA 54-69 L 3599 (18)SIMS, Jania (9)COLE, Chelsea01/20/10 *at USF 51-68 L 864 (19)HARRISON, Taneisha (10)COLE, Chelsea1/23/10 *at Providence College W 72-58 703 (22)HARRISON, Taneisha (9)HARRISON, Taneisha01/30/10 *CONNECTICUT 56-98 L 7121 (18)SCOTT, Shayla (7)SCOTT, Shayla02/02/10 *SYRACUSE 80-87 Lot 2547 (21)SCOTT, Shayla (10)SCOTT, Shayla (10)COLE, Chelsea02/06/10 *at Notre Dame 76-86 L 9149 (20)HARRISON, Taneisha (7)COLE, Chelsea02/10/10 *GEORGETOWN 63-66 L 511 (18)WILSON, Pepper (10)WILSON, Pepper02/14/10 *LOUISVILLE W 72-69 4168 (22)THOMAS, Brittaney (6)SCOTT, Shayla (6)COLE, Chelsea02/17/10 *at Villanova W 74-69 577 (18)SCOTT, Shayla (16)COLE, Chelsea02/20/10 *SETON HALL W 78-57 2745 (20)HARRISON, Taneisha (22)COLE, Chelsea02-23-10 *at DePaul 57-68 L 2024 (21)HARRISON, Taneisha (18)COLE, Chelsea02/27/10 *at Cincinnati W 72-60 820 (20)COLE, Chelsea (16)COLE, Chelsea03/01/10 *ST. JOHN’S 65-77 L 2377 (27)THOMAS, Brittaney (16)COLE, Chelsea3/5/10 vs Louisville 71-79 L 8708 (21)THOMAS, Brittaney (10)COLE, Chelsea03/19/10 at Toledo 58-70 L 1868 (18)HARRISON, Taneisha (11)COLE, Chelsea

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Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/GameHome 17 48605 2859Away 13 27133 2087Neutral 1 8708 8708Total 31 75738 2443

HIGH SCHOOLAveraged a double-double throughout her high school career at Digital Harbor...entered senior season with over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds…led her team to the Maryland 1A State Championship game in 2008 and 2009, winning it in 2009…named Tournament MVP in 2009 after leading team to a 24-3 mark along with state title…averaged 19 points and 16 rebounds per game as a junior…first team all-city in 2008 and 2009…was voted the 2009 Basketball Academy Shoot-out MVP…named a 2010 McDonalds All-American nominee…was a member of the distinguished honor roll every semester from 2006-2010.

PERSONALBorn February 17, 1992…daughter of James Logan III and Diane Logan…has one sister, Martyne (29), and two brothers James (24)and Marcus (19).

HIGH SCHOOLWas a three-time All-Seamount League First Team selection...Helped Kennedy Catholic to a seventh place finish at the Washington State 3A Tournament as a senior, averaging 18 points and over five rebounds in a four-game span...named the 2009 Washington 3A Player of the Year after leading her team to the 2009 Washington State 3A Championship and a perfect 28-0 record…was named Tournament MVP during the state championship run…averaged 15.9 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals per game as a senior…three time All-Seamount League First-Team selection…led Kennedy Catholic to three straight state championship appearances…named a 2010 McDonalds All-American nominee…was also awarded the 24/7 Award for boxing.

PERSONALBorn May 30, 1991…daughter of Philip Fuller and Melany Willis…had two brothers, Phillip and Justin and one sister, Taylor…majoring in Communications.

yasmin fuller5-8 • Fr. • GuardSeattle, Wash.Kennedy Catholic HS

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DATE FG FGA PCT 3P 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB PF A TO BS ST PTS North Fla. 11-17 14 47 .298 7 25 .280 0 1 .000 27 16 11 27 0 10 35PITT 26 59 .441 3 17 .176 6 13 .462 44 10 19 20 5 8 61Florida 11-20 21 59 .356 7 25 .280 9 17 .529 38 21 12 16 2 6 58PITT 30 64 .469 7 15 .467 14 25 .560 43 16 14 12 4 12 81Saint Francis 11-24 25 68 .368 10 26 .385 10 20 .500 42 16 17 15 1 5 70PITT 31 59 .525 4 11 .364 9 18 .500 41 21 22 19 10 5 75App St. 11-27 22 58 .379 4 11 .364 8 11 .727 41 20 19 19 4 5 56PITT 22 57 .386 4 16 .250 15 22 .682 36 14 18 12 5 4 63Marshall 11-28 19 54 .352 4 15 .267 16 23 .696 36 17 14 19 1 3 58PITT 29 63 .460 7 12 .583 15 20 .750 40 17 18 11 6 5 80PITT 12-2 39 71 .549 4 13 .308 7 12 .583 56 16 29 15 3 12 89Youngstown St. 13 58 .224 7 25 ,280 4 10 .400 26 13 10 21 0 6 37W. Michigan 12-5 24 72 .333 9 30 .300 8 8 1.000 38 20 15 18 0 6 65PITT 35 57 .614 3 10 .300 16 26 .615 39 11 23 18 11 6 89Valparaiso 12-8 14 51 .275 7 20 .350 17 21 .810 37 16 13 22 5 3 52PITT 29 67 .433 6 13 .462 13 19 .684 46 19 22 14 5 9 77PITT 12-12 27 63 .429 7 18 .389 12 16 .750 44 22 16 16 1 4 73Penn State 24 70 .343 8 19 .421 21 28 .750 46 16 12 10 5 9 77PITT 12-20 31 76 .408 6 17 .353 8 16 .500 49 31 23 22 5 11 76Austin Peay 21 62 .339 7 24 .292 26 38 .684 45 18 10 20 3 6 75PITT 12-22 27 60 .450 6 18 .333 16 25 .640 50 21 14 16 5 3 76WKU 22 59 .373 4 14 .286 12 25 .480 32 20 10 11 4 9 60Duquesne 12-29 23 64 .359 5 21 .238 21 32 .656 48 16 15 17 10 12 72PITT 24 76 .316 9 28 .321 6 15 .400 54 22 15 21 8 3 63Mt. St. Mary’s 12-31 15 61 .246 7 29 .241 10 14 .714 40 19 9 20 4 7 47PITT 19 56 .339 5 13 .385 14 26 .538 52 18 13 26 12 4 57PITT 1-2 19 71 .268 7 24 .292 10 14 .714 46 20 8 15 8 4 55Marquette 24 56 .429 4 11 .364 14 23 .609 47 11 18 16 2 8 66PITT 1-5 22 53 .415 4 10 .400 11 16 .688 39 22 6 15 6 5 59WVU 22 59 .373 6 16 .375 13 23 .565 39 14 12 11 6 8 63Rutgers 1-10 17 45 .378 3 15 .200 15 25 .600 35 17 11 17 8 8 52PITT 15 51 .294 4 19 .211 12 15 .800 37 19 10 21 3 3 46WVU 1-17 23 59 .390 8 18 .444 15 26 .577 42 15 15 17 4 9 69PITT 21 54 .389 2 12 .167 10 17 .588 35 21 10 23 5 2 54PITT 1-20 19 66 .288 4 19 .211 9 16 .563 37 19 10 14 3 8 51USF 23 45 .511 9 16 .563 13 25 .520 42 16 14 17 5 6 68PITT 1-23 16 54 .296 3 12 .250 37 45 .822 60 22 8 25 7 7 72Providence 22 70 .314 1 13 .077 13 24 .542 37 27 6 13 3 16 58Connecticut 1-30 35 63 .556 5 13 .285 23 28 .821 43 13 27 12 4 3 98PITT 22 58 .379 5 16 .313 7 9 .778 26 20 12 22 3 7 56Syracuse 2-2 31 70 .443 4 12 .333 21 30 ,700 43 23 17 12 1 10 87PITT 23 62 .371 6 27 .222 28 34 .824 45 25 15 24 3 6 80PITT 2-6 31 66 .470 5 14 .357 9 15 .600 32 21 19 10 6 9 76Notre Dame 31 61 .508 3 11 .273 21 29 .724 38 12 25 9 7 6 86Georgetown 2-10 22 52 .423 5 18 .278 14 20 .700 36 18 16 20 5 3 63PITT 25 63 .397 7 24 .292 9 13 .692 35 20 18 13 4 8 66Louisville 2-14 27 61 .443 5 15 .333 10 12 .833 38 18 18 21 2 5 69PITT 27 58 .466 6 12 .500 12 17 .706 30 19 13 19 9 7 72PITT 2-17 23 53 .426 4 6 .667 24 32 .750 45 13 10 16 6 5 74Villanova 20 44 .455 7 18 .389 6 9 .667 26 15 18 18 1 1 53Seton Hall 2-20 22 59 .373 6 21 .286 7 12 .583 27 11 12 13 1 5 57PITT 33 64 .516 7 12 .583 5 9 .556 44 9 19 14 4 8 78PITT 2-23 20 60 .333 6 17 .353 11 20 .550 46 7 10 20 3 9 57DePaul 28 67 .418 7 20 .350 5 6 .833 38 15 18 13 8 12 68PITT 2-27 27 64 .422 6 13 .462 12 14 .857 42 17 18 11 8 4 72Cincinnati 22 57 .386 3 10 .300 13 20 .650 29 12 11 9 1 5 60St. Johns 3-1 28 63 .444 7 13 .538 14 27 .519 46 14 20 12 4 6 77PITT 25 66 .379 4 12 .333 12 12 .917 40 21 12 11 7 2 65PITT 3-5 29 57 .509 2 12 .167 11 18 .611 30 26 7 21 3 8 71Louisville 28 52 .538 3 11 .273 20 27 .741 31 18 11 18 2 11 79PITT 3-19 21 64 .328 4 21 .190 12 14 .857 38 19 11 16 2 7 58Toledo 24 55 .436 9 19 .474 13 19 .684 39 16 17 16 1 9 70

SEASON BOX SCORE

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg10 HARRISON, Taneisha 31-29 1003 32.4 151-404 .374 53-163 .325 45-68 .662 33 81 114 3.7 74 3 105 87 8 38 400 12.9 Conference-Only... 16-15 525 32.8 71-198 .359 26-83 .313 22-33 .667 18 34 52 3.3 40 1 43 49 4 18 190 11.914 SIMS, Jania 31-29 998 32.2 130-311 .418 36-91 .396 103-125 .824 20 88 108 3.5 64 1 117 115 11 34 399 12.9 Conference-Only... 16-16 530 33.1 68-163 .417 22-52 .423 62-71 .873 6 46 52 3.3 32 0 44 67 6 15 220 13.825 SCOTT, Shayla 31-26 916 29.5 110-320 .344 38-128 .297 57-82 .695 56 120 176 5.7 94 4 75 61 25 19 315 10.2 Conference-Only... 16-14 503 31.4 49-170 .288 14-56 .250 36-50 .720 27 70 97 6.1 51 1 45 34 17 11 148 9.322 COLE, Chelsea 30-20 826 27.5 103-191 .539 0-0 .000 67-110 .609 142 198 340 11.3 74 2 34 47 43 29 273 9.1 Conference-Only... 16-11 452 28.3 49-87 .563 0-0 .000 43-63 .683 78 107 185 11.6 38 1 17 27 21 16 141 8.812 THOMAS, Brittaney 31-5 644 20.8 104-292 .356 19-65 .292 41-53 .774 15 45 60 1.9 52 1 35 55 4 12 268 8.6 Conference-Only... 16-2 354 22.1 57-155 .368 12-36 .333 26-33 .788 9 21 30 1.9 30 1 17 21 2 2 152 9.540 WILSON, Pepper 31-27 660 21.3 91-147 .619 0-0 .000 48-80 .600 56 80 136 4.4 79 2 28 61 41 25 230 7.4 Conference-Only... 16-16 307 19.2 36-71 .507 0-0 .000 22-36 . 611 29 37 66 4.1 39 1 9 32 19 9 94 5.902 SALLARD, Sophronia 12-2 252 21.0 30-65 .462 7-14 .500 10-17 .588 11 24 35 2.9 27 0 23 23 3 10 77 6.4 Conference-Only... 3-1 85 28.3 9-29 .310 3-8 .375 5-7 .714 4 6 10 3.3 9 0 6 7 1 3 26 8.750 POPOVEC, Kate 21-10 315 15.0 23-45 .511 0-0 .000 14-27 .519 33 48 81 3.9 29 0 14 18 12 5 60 2.9 Conference-Only... 9-5 116 12.9 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 8 11 19 2.1 7 0 3 4 3 2 8 0.932 NWUDE, Selena 30-5 365 12.2 31-77 .403 0-0 .000 8-19 .421 33 56 89 3.0 56 1 8 31 23 8 70 2.3 Conference-Only... 15-0 188 12.5 17-41 .415 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 14 28 42 2.8 31 0 3 14 12 6 38 2.524 OGOKE, Sarah 28-2 271 9.7 11-50 .220 2-16 .125 3-9 .333 12 26 38 1.4 26 0 21 33 1 10 27 1.0 Conference-Only... 14-0 165 11.8 6-29 .207 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 6 17 23 1.6 15 0 9 19 1 7 13 0.9Team 58 67 125 1 2Team 34 30 64 1 6

Total.......... 31 6250 784-1902 .412 155-477 .325 396-590 .671 469 833 1302 42.0 576 14 460 539 171 190 2119 68.4Conference- Only... 16 3225 365-953 .383 78-243 .321 222-305 .728 233 407 640 40.0 293 5 196 280 86 89 1030 64.4

Opponents...... 31 6251 719-1855 .388 180-558 .323 406-625 .650 418 758 1176 37.9 519 10 455 484 105 228 2024 65.3Conference- Only... 16 3225 410-965 .425 82-244 .336 211-331 .637 211 399 610 38.1 257 4 260 215 63 121 1113 69.6

TOTAL 3-POINT F-THROW REBOUNDS

RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 16-15 10-7 6-7 0-1CONFERENCE 5-11 2-6 3-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 11-4 8-1 3-2 0-1

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT TotalPittsburgh 1027 1079 13 2119Opponents 944 1061 19 2024


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*Seton Hill Sims Harrison Scott Popovec NwudeNorth Florida Sims Harrison Scott Cole NwudeFlorida Sims Harrison Scott Cole NwudeSaint Francis Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonAppalachian State Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonMarshall Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonYoungstown State Ogoke Thomas Sallard Popovec NwudeWestern Michigan Sims Harrison Scott Popovec NwudeValparaiso Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonPenn State Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonAustin Peay Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonWestern Kentucky Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonDuquesne Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonMount St. Mary’s Ogoke Harrison Scott Nwude WilsonMarquette Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WIlsonWest Virginia Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonRutgers Sims Sallard Scott Cole WilsonWest Virginia Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonUSF Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonProvidence Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonConnecticut Sims Harrison Scott Popovec WilsonSyracuse Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonNotre Dame Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonGeorgetown Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonLouisville Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonVillanova Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonSeton Hall Sims Harrison Scott Cole WIlsonDePaul Sims Harrison Scott Cole WilsonCincinnati Sims Harrison Thomas Cole WilsonSt. John’s Sims Harrison Thomas Cole WilsonLouisville Sims Harrison Thomas Cole WilsonToledo Sims Harrison Thomas Cole Wilson*-exhibition game

• (1-0) Sims, Harrison, Scott, Popovec, Nwude • (7-6) Sims, Harrison, Scott, Cole, Wilson• (2-0) Sims, Harrison, Scott, Cole, Nwude • (1-0) Ogoke, Thomas, Sallard, Popovec, Nwude• (1-0) Sims, Harrison, Scott, Popovec, Nwude • (1-0) Ogoke, Harrison, Scott, Nwude, Wilson• (3-5) Sims, Harrison, Scott, Popovec, Wilson • (0-1) Sims, Sallard, Scott, Cole, Wilson• (1-3) Sims, Harrison, Thomas, Cole, Wilson

PITT OPPONENTSPoints Hi 89 vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09) 98 by Connecticut (1-30-10) Low 46 vs. Rutgers (1-10-10) 35 by North Florida (11-17-09)Field Goals Hi 39 at Youngstown State (12-2-09) 35 by Connecticut (1-30-10) Low 15 vs. Rutgers (1-10-10) 13 by Youngstown State (12-2-09)Field Goal Att. Hi 76 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)/at Austin Peay (12-20-09) 72 by Western Michigan (12-5-09) Low 51 vs. Rutgers (1-10-10) 45 by Rutgers (1-10-10)/USF (1-20-10)Field Goal Pct. Hi .614 (35-57) vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09) .556 (35-63) by Connecticut (1-30-10) Low .268 (19-71) at Marquette (1-2-10) .224 (13-58) by Youngstown State (12-2-09)3PT Field Goals Hi 9 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09) 10 by Saint Francis (11-24-09) Low 2 vs. West Virginia (1-17-10)/vs. Louisville (3-5-10) 1 by Providence (1-23-10)3PT Field Goal Att. Hi 28 vs. Duquesne (12-29-09) 30 by Western Michigan (12-5-09) Low 6 at Villanova (2-17-10) 10 by Cincinnati (2-27-10)3PT Field Goal Pct. Hi .667 (4-6) at Villanova (2-17-10) .563 (9-16) by USF (1-20-10) Low .167 (2-12) vs. West Virginia (1-17-10)/vs. Louisville (3-5-10) .077 (1-13) by Providence (1-23-10)Free Throws Hi 37 at Providence (1-23-10) 26 by Austin Peay (12-20-09) Low 5 vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10) 0 by North Florida (11-17-09)Free Throw Att. Hi 45 at Providence (1-23-10) 38 by Austin Peay (12-20-09) Low 9 vs. Connecticut (1-30-10) 1 by North Florida (11-17-09)Free Throw Pct. Hi .917 (11-12) vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 1.000 (8-8) by Western Michigan (12-5-09) Low .400 (6-15) vs. Duquesne (12-29-09) .000 (0-1) by North Florida (11-17-09)Rebounds Hi 60 at Providence (1-23-10) 48 by Duquesne (12-29-09) Low 26 vs. Connecticut (1-30-10) 26 by Youngstown State (12-2-09)Assists Hi 29 at Youngstown State (12-2-09) 27 by Connecticut (1-30-10) Low 6 at West Virginia (1-5-10) 6 by Providence (1-23-10)Blocks Hi 12 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12-31-09) 10 by Duquesne (12-29-09) Low 1 at Penn State (12-12-09) 0 by three teamsSteals Hi 12 at Youngstown State (12-2-09)/vs. Florida (11-20-09) 16 by Providence (1-23-10) Low 2 vs. West Virginia (1-17-10)/vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 3 by three teamsTurnovers Hi 26 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12-31-09) 27 by North Florida (11-17-09) Low 10 at Notre Dame (2-6-10) 9 by Notre Dame (2-6-10)/Cincinnati (2-27-10)* School record

2009-10 team HiGHS and LowS

Opp. Sallard Harrison Thomas Sims Cole Ogoke Scott Nwude Wilson PopovecNorth Florida 11-17 6-4-0 11-4-6 9-4-1 2-2-7 14-7-1 0-1-0 11-5-1 0-3-1 4-4-1 4-9-1Florida 11-20 0-2-1 25-5-4 5-1-1 16-3-3 10-11-0 0-0-0 11-3-3 0-4-0 4-4-1 10-7-1Saint Francis 11-24 2-2-1 25-7-6 6-0-1 23-0-7 5-6-0 0-0-0 4-8-3 2-2-0 4-5-2 4-6-2Appalachian State 11-27 2-4-2 9-3-4 4-0-1 16-3-6 10-9-2 0-0-0 17-11-2 2-0-0 1-0-1 2-1-0Marshall 11-28 8-4-3 15-2-4 6-2-1 14-7-4 11-11-2 4-0-1 11-4-3 1-3-0 10-5-0 DNPYoungstown State 12-2 10-6-2 4-5-5 8-0-1 11-3-6 7-5-3 5-4-4 10-7-2 10-10-1 13-3-2 11-12-3Western Michigan 12-5 2-0-1 13-5-7 4-0-1 15-4-4 12-8-2 0-1-1 16-6-5 6-2-0 13-6-1 8-3-1Valparaiso 12-8 6-1-5 27-5-2 0-1-2 7-4-5 6-15-3 0-0-3 13-4-1 4-2-0 11-5-0 3-5-1Penn State 12-12 15-2-2 8-3-3 0-2-0 15-7-9 6-6-0 DNP 17-4-1 1-4-0 9-3-1 2-3-0Austin Peay 12-20 DNP 13-7-9 15-2-2 12-6-6 8-19-0 0-1-0 11-2-3 2-4-2 14-3-1 1-1-0WKU 12-22 DNP 15-5-4 18-5-1 19-3-6 17-16-1 0-0-0 3-5-0 0-2-1 4-5-1 0-4-0Duquesne 12-29 DNP 17-1-2 2-4-0 5-6-6 6-21-2 2-3-1 16-5-1 0-0-0 15-8-2 0-3-1Mount St. Mary’s 12-31 DNP 6-5-4 6-3-2 6-2-0 DNP 1-3-1 18-9-3 4-11-0 9-4-2 7-8-1Marquette 1-2 11-3-3 0-2-3 7-1-1 20-4-0 3-21-0 DNP 8-5-1 0-0-0 4-4-0 2-3-0West Virginia 1-5 7-3-1 0-0-0 10-1-0 28-4-1 6-13-1 DNP 8-5-2 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-4-1Rutgers 1-10 8-4-2 13-3-0 2-1-0 8-1-2 2-5-0 0-0-0 5-4-6 2-5-0 6-10-0 0-0-0West Virginia 1-17 DNP 9-4-3 4-1-0 18-2-1 2-9-2 0-2-0 9-3-3 4-6-0 8-1-0 0-2-1USF 1-20 DNP 19-3-1 0-0-0 9-3-3 9-10-1 2-3-2 6-6-2 3-2-1 3-7-0 0-1-0Providence 1-23 DNP 22-9-2 9-4-1 11-7-2 9-8-1 2-4-1 13-5-1 0-6-0 2-2-0 4-5-0Connecticut 1-30 DNP 7-3-3 1-0-0 11-2-3 4-2-2 3-3-0 18-7-2 6-2-1 4-3-1 2-2-0Syracuse 2-2 DNP 9-5-1 14-3-2 18-2-6 5-10-2 0-1-1 21-10-2 3-1-0 10-4-1 DNPNotre Dame 2-6 DNP 20-4-4 6-1-1 13-5-5 12-7-0 2-3-2 5-1-4 12-5-0 6-3-3 DNPGeorgetown 2-10 DNP 7-1-5 6-1-0 11-3-3 13-6-1 0-4-2 8-6-3 0-1-0 18-10-2 DNPLouisville 2-14 DNP 11-5-3 22-2-2 16-3-4 8-6-0 2-2-0 7-6-2 2-2-1 4-3-1 DNPVillanova 2-17 DNP 13-4-3 13-2-3 3-4-1 15-16-0 0-1-0 18-11-3 DNP 12-4-0 DNPSeton Hall 2-20 DNP 20-2-3 13-3-1 10-1-6 10-22-4 2-0-1 10-4-4 4-5-0 9-3-0 DNPDePaul 2-23 DNP 21-5-2 3-4-3 17-3-2 12-18-0 0-0-0 0-5-3 0-3-0 4-5-0 DNPCincinnati 2-27 DNP 10-2-5 15-4-1 15-4-2 20-16-3 0-0-0 8-10-6 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-1St. John’s 3-1 DNP 9-0-5 27-2-2 12-4-3 11-16-0 0-0-0 4-9-1 0-1-0 2-4-1 0-1-0Louisville 3-5 DNP 4-2-1 21-2-2 10-1-1 12-10-0 2-0-0 6-3-1 0-0-0 16-7-2 DNPToledo 3-19 DNP 18-3-1 12-4-2 8-5-3 8-11-1 0-2-1 3-3-1 0-0-0 9-8-2 DNP

2009-10 PointS-ReboundS-aSS iStS

2009-10 StaRteRS

2009-10 ind iv iduaL SuPeRLat iveSPoints ....................................................................... 28 .............................................. Jania Sims............................................................ at West Virginia (1-5-10)Field Goals Made ..................................................... 11 .............................................. Brittaney Thomas ................................................ vs. St. John’s (3-1-10).................................................................................. 11 .............................................. Jania Sims............................................................ at West Virginia (1-5-10).................................................................................. 11 .............................................. Taneisha Harrison ............................................... vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)Field Goal Attempts ................................................. 22 .............................................. Taneisha Harrison ............................................... vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)Field Goal Pct. (min 5 made) ................................... 1.000 (6-6) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... vs. Duquesne (12-1-29-09) 1.000 (6-6) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... at Youngstown State (12-2-09) 1.000 (5-5) ................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. Georgetown (2-10-10) 1.000 (5-5) ................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... at Notre Dame (2-6-10) 1.000 (5-5) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09)3-PT Field Goals Made ............................................. 5 ................................................ Shayla Scott ......................................................... vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)3-PT Field Goal Attempts ......................................... 11 .............................................. Taneisha Harrison ............................................... vs. Duquesne (12-29-09)3-PT Field Goal Pct. (min 2 made) ........................... 1.000 (2-2) ................................ Brittaney Thomas ................................................ vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 1.000 (2-2) ................................ Jania Sims............................................................ at Austin Peay (12-20-09) 1.000 (2-2) ................................ Jania Sims............................................................ vs. Marshall (11-28-09)Free Throws Made ................................................... 11 .............................................. Jania Sims............................................................ at Providence (1-23-10)Free Throw Attempts ............................................... 12 .............................................. Jania Sims............................................................ at Providence (1-23-10)Free Throw Pct. (min 4 made) ................................. 1.000 (6-6) ................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. Louisville (2-14-10) 1.000 (6-6) ................................ Shayla Scott ......................................................... at Providence (1-23-10) 1.000 (4-4) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... at Villanova (2-17-10) 1.000 (4-4) ................................ Jania Sims............................................................ at Notre Dame (2-6-10) 1.000 (4-4) ................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. Appalachian State (11-27-09) 1.000 (4-4) ................................ Shayla Scott ......................................................... vs. Florida (11-20-09) 1.000 (3-3) ................................ Jania Sims............................................................ vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 1.000 (3-3) ................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 1.000 (3-3) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... at Penn State (12-12-09) 1.000 (3-3) ................................ Pepper Wilson..................................................... vs. Valparaiso (12-8-09)Rebounds ................................................................. 22 .............................................. Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. Seton Hall (2-20-10)Assists....................................................................... 9 ................................................ Taneisha Harrison ............................................... at Austin Peay (12-20-09) 9 ................................................ Jania Sims............................................................ at Penn State (12-12-09)Blocked Shots ........................................................... 5 ................................................ Shayla Scott ......................................................... vs. St. John’s (3-1-10) 5 ................................................ Kate Popovec ...................................................... vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12-31-09) 5 ................................................ Chelsea Cole ....................................................... vs. Appalachian State (11-27-09)


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FIRST HALFMost points scored in the first half ........................47 at Youngstown State (12-2-09)Fewest points scored in the first half ....24 at West Virginia (1-5-10)/DePaul(2-23-10) Fewest points allowed in the first half..................12 by Mount St. Mary’s (12-31-09)Most points allowed in the first half............................... 57 by Connecticut (1-30-10)Best FG % in the first half ..................... 65.4 (17-26) vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09)Worst FG % in the first half ........................................ 25.7 (9-35) at DePaul (2-23-10)Best FG % by an opponent in the first half ...........63.2 (24-38) by Connecticut (1-30-10)Worst FG % by an opponent in the first half..........12.5 (3-24) by Mount St. Mary’s (12-31-09)SECOND HALFMost points scored in the second half .................... 49 vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09)Fewest points scored in the second half ................................21 vs Rutgers (1-10-10)Fewest points allowed in the second half ..................18 by Youngstown State (12-2-09)Most points allowed in the second half ......................... 47 by Penn State (12-12-09)Best FG % in the second half..................................... 60.0 (15-25) vs. Louisville (3-5-10)Worst FG % in the second half ................................. 20.7 (6-29) vs. Rutgers (1-10-10)Best FG % by an opponent in the second half ...................55.6 (15-27) by St. Johns (3-1-10)Worst FG % by an opponent in the second half ...23.3 (7-30) by Youngstown St.(12-2-09) GAMEMost points scored ......89 vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09)/Youngstown St.(12-2-10)Fewest points scored .................................................................... 51 at USF (1-20-10)Fewest points allowed ................................................ 35 by North Florida (11-17-09) Most points allowed ....................................................... 98 by Connecticut (1-30-10)Best FG % .............................................. 61.4 (35-57) vs. Western Michigan (12-5-09)Worst FG % .......................................................... 26.8 (19-71) at Marquette (1-2-10)Best FG % by an opponent ..............................56.6 (35-63) by Connecticut (1-30-10)Worst FG % by an opponent ........................... 22.4 (13-58) by Youngstown St. (12-2-09)MISCELLANEOUSLargest margin of victory ..........................................52 vs. Youngstown St. (12-2-09)Smallest margin of victory ................................... 1 (76-75) at Austin Peay (12-20-09)Largest margin of defeat..................................... 42 (98-56) vs Connecticut (1-30-10)Smallest margin of defeat................................................ 3 vs. Georgetown (2-10-10)Largest halftime lead ..................................................25 at Youngstown St. (12-2-09)Smallest halftime lead ......................................... 2 (33-31) at Austin Peay (12-20-09)Largest halftime deficit ....................................... 25 (57-32) vs Connecticut (1-30-10)Smallest halftime deficit ........................... 1 (30-29) by Appalachian State (11-27-09)Largest rebounding margin ................................ 30 (56-26) at Youngstown St. (12-2-09)Smallest rebounding margin ...................................1 (39-38) vs Western Michigan (12-5-09)Opponent’s largest reb. margin ..................................17 (43-26) vs Connecticut (1-30-10)Opponent’s smallest reb. margin ..........................................1 vs. Saint Francis (11-24-09)

2009-10 SuPeRLat iveS. . .

2009-10 RecoRd wHen...

CAREER dOuBLE-dOuBLESPlayer ................ 08-0909-10Career. 0909-10Career.-10 CareerSelena Nwude ............. 0 1 2Chelsea Cole ................ 0 9 10Shayla Scott ................ 5 3 9Kate Popovec .............. 2 1 3Pepper Wilson ..............3 1 4

CAREER dOuBLE dIgIT SCORINgPlayer ................ 08-0909-10Career. 0909-10Career.-10 CareerJania Sims ................... 0 23 35Taneisha Harrison .......14 19 39Chelsea Cole .................1 14 18Shayla Scott ...............16 16 34Selena Nwude ............. 0 2 4Pepper Wilson ............. 9 10 19Kate Popovec .............. 5 2 7Brittaney Thomas ......... - 11 11

CAREER dOuBLE dIgIT REBOuNdSPlayer ................ 08-0909-10Career. 0909-10Career.-10 CareerChelsea Cole .................3 19 23Jania Sims ................... 0 0 2Shayla Scott ................ 6 4 11Selena Nwude ............. 0 2 3Kate Popovec ...............3 1 4Pepper Wilson ..............7 2 9

CAREER 20-POINT gAMESPlayer ................ 08-0909-10Career. 0909-10Career.-10 CareerTaneisha Harrison ........ 0 7 8Jania Sims ................... 0 3 3Shayla Scott ................ 0 1 1Brittaney Thomas ......... - 3 3Chelsea Cole ................ 0 1 1

2009-10 ScoR inG bReakdown

Largest Largest Lead Opponents Lead Deficit Changes Ties Time Led Time Behind Tied ResultNorth Florida 11-17 29 2 1 1 37:45 00:29 1:46 W, 61-35Florida 11-20 39 2 2 3 38:22 00:44 0:54 W, 81-58St. Francis (PA) 11-24 16 7 3 4 34:45 02:35 2:40 W, 75-70Appalachain St. 11-27 7 7 8 5 12:41 23:52 3:27 W, 63-56Marshall 11-28 24 3 4 2 32:37 06:48 0:35 W, 80-58Youngstown St. 12-2 52 n/a 0 0 39:45 - 0:15 W, 89-37Western Michigan 12-5 27 n/a 0 0 39:51 - 0:09 W, 89-65Valparaiso 12-8 27 n/a 2 2 37:25 00:31 2:04 W, 77-52Penn State 12-12 57 7 9 7 10:27 24:27 4:46 L, 73-77Austin Peay 12-20 6 4 13 14 24:18 11:22 9:20 W, 76-75 (OT)Western Kentucky 12-22 9 n/a 0 1 36:10 - 3:50 W, 76-70Duquesne 12-29 4 18 1 3 04:37 33:35 1:48 L, 63-72Mount St. Mary’s 12-31 21 n/a 0 0 38:32 - 1:28 W, 57-47Marquette 1-2 4 15 4 1 05:33 34:14 0:13 L, 55-66West Virginia 1-5 8 8 7 4 18:16 17:29 4:25 L, 59-63Rutgers 1-10 3 8 5 5 05:42 29:50 4:28 L, 46-52West Virginia 1-17 2 16 3 2 01:00 37:54 1:06 L, 54-69USF 1-20 n/a 19 0 1 - 38:26 1:34 L, 51-68Providence 1-23 21 n/a 0 0 39:30 - 0:30 W, 50-39Connecticut 1-30 n/a 42 0 1 - 39:05 0:55 L, 56-98Syracuse 2-2 10 8 9 13 29:54 10:18 4:48 L, 80-87 (OT)Notre Dame 2-6 n/a 19 0 0 - 39:26 0:34 L, 76-86 Georgetown 2-10 5 14 5 7 10:17 23:25 6:18 L, 63-66Louisville 2-14 6 2 6 5 32:10 01:22 6:28 W, 72-69Villanova 2-17 18 n/a 0 0 39:55 - 0:05 W, 74-69Seton Hall 2-20 21 n/a 0 0 39:33 - 0:27 W, 78-57DePaul 2-23 n/a 19 0 3 - 38:35 1:25 L, 57-68Cincinnati 2-27 14 9 7 5 20:26 14:53 4:41 W, 72-60St. John’s 3-1 3 12 8 11 04:49 29:40 5:31 W, 65-77Louisville 3-5 7 8 13 11 16:40 17:22 5:58 L, 71-79Toledo 3-19 n/a 20 0 0 - 39:42 0:18 W, 58-70

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(percentage of total points in parenthesis) Opponent Front Court Back Court Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Starters BenchNorth Florida 11-17 22 (36.0) 39 (64.0) 6 (9.8) 47 (77.1) 8 (13.1) 0 (0.0) 38 (62.2) 23 (37.8)Florida 11-20 24 (29.6) 57 (70.4) 0 (0.0) 67 (82.7) 14 (17.3) 0 (0.0) 62 (76.5) 19 (23.5) Saint Francis 11-24 15 (20.0) 60 (80.0) 2 (2.6) 58 (86.6) 8 (10.6) 0 (0.0) 61(81.3) 14 (18.7) Appalachian State 11-27 16 (25.4) 47 (74.6) 2 (3.2) 58 (92.1) 3 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 53(84.1) 10 (15.9)Marshall 11-28 22 (27.5) 58 (72.5) 8 (10.0) 58 (72.5) 14 (17.5) 0 (0.0) 61 (76.2) 19 (23.8) Youngstown State 12-2 41 (46.1) 48 (53.9) 10 (11.2) 50 (56.2) 29 (32.6) 0 (0.0) 44 (49.4) 45 (50.6) Western Michigan 12-5 39 (43.8) 50 (56.2) 2 (2.2) 66 (74.2) 21 (23.6) 0 (0.0) 58 (65.2) 31 (34.8)Valparaiso 12-8 24 (31.2) 53 (68.8) 6(7.8) 57 (74.0) 14 (18.2) 0 (0.0) 64 (83.1) 13 (16.9)Penn State 12-12 18 (24.6) 55 (75.4) 15 (20.5) 47 (64.4) 11 (15.1) 0 (0.0) 55 (75.3) 18 (24.7)Austin Peay 12-20 17 (22.4) 59 (77.6) 0 (0.0) 61 (80.3) 15 (19.7) 0 (0.0) 53 (69.7) 23 (30.3) Western Kentucky 12-22 21 (27.6) 55 (72.4) 0 (0.0) 72 (94.7) 4 (5.3) 0 (0.0) 41 (53.9) 35 (46.1)Duquesne 12-29 21 (33.3) 42 (66.6) 0 (0.0) 46 (73.0) 17 (27.0) 0 (0.0) 53 (84.1) 10 (15.9)Mount St. Mary’s 12-31 20 (35.1) 37 (64.9) 0 (0.0) 40 (70.2) 17 (29.8) 0 (0.0) 38 (66.7) 19 (33.3)Marquette 1-2 9 (15.3) 50 (84.7) 11 (20.0) 38 (66.1) 6 (10.9) 0 (0.0) 34 (61.8) 21 (38.2)West Virginia 1-5 6 (10.2) 53 (89.8) 7 (11.9) 52 (88.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 36 (61.0) 23 (39.0)Rutgers 1-10 19(41.3) 27 (58.7) 8 (17.4) 32 (69.6) 6 (11.5) 0 (0.0) 29(63.0) 17 (37.0)West Virginia 1-17 14 (25.9) 40 (74.1) 0 (0.0) 46 (85.2) 8 (14.8) 0 (0.0) 46 (85.2) 8 (14.8)USF 1-20 15 (29.4) 36 (70.6) 0 (0.0) 46 (90.2) 5 (9.8) 0 (0.0) 37 (72.5) 14 (27.5)Providence 1-23 15 (20.8) 57 (79.2) 0 (0.0) 64( 88.9) 8 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 52 (72.2) 20 (27.8)Connecticut 1-30 16 (28.6) 40 (71.4) 0 (0.0) 47 (83.9) 9 (16.1) 0 (0.0) 42 (75.0) 14(25.0)Syracuse 2-2 18 (22.5) 62 (77.5) 0 (0.0) 70 (87.5) 10 (12.5) 0 (0.0) 63 (78.8) 17 (21.2)Notre Dame 2-6 30 (39.5) 46 (60.5) 0 (0.0) 65 (85.5) 8 (10.5) 0 (0.0) 53 (69.7) 23 (30.3)Georgetown 2-10 31 (49.2) 32 (50.8) 0 (0.0) 45 (71.4) 18 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 57 (90.5) 6 (9.5)Louisville 2-14 14 (22.2) 49 (77.8) 0 (0.0) 66 (91.7) 6 (8.3) 0 (0.0) 46 (63.9) 26 (36.1)Villanova 2-17 27 (36.5) 47 (63.5) 0 (0.0) 62 (83.8) 12 (16.2) 0 (0.0) 61 (82.4) 13 (17.6)Seton Hall 2-20 23 (29.5) 55 (70.5) 0 (0.0) 67 (85.9) 11 (14.1) 0 (0.0) 59 (75.6) 19 (24.4) DePaul 2-23 16 (28.1) 41 (71.9) 0 (0.0) 53 (93.0) 4 (7.0) 0 (0.0) 54 (94.7) 3 (5.3)Cincinnati 2-27 24 (33.3) 48 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 70 (97.2) 2 (2.8) 0 (0.0) 62 (86.1) 10 (13.9)St. John’s 3-1 13 (20.0) 52 (80.0) 0 (0.0) 63 (97.0) 2 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 61 ( 94.0) 4 (6.0)Louisville 3-5 28 (39.4) 43 (60.6) 0 (0.0) 53 (74.6) 18 (25.4) 0 (0.0) 63 (88.7) 8 (11.3)Toledo 3-19 17 (29.3) 41 (70.7) 0 (0.0) 49 (84.5) 9 (15.5) 0 (0.0) 55 (94.8) 3 (5.2)

Leading at the half ................. 13-3Trailing at the half .................... 1-13Tied at the half ........................ 1-0Scores 100+ points .................. 0-0Scores 90-99 points ................. 0-0Scores 80-89 points ................. 4-1Scores 70-79 points ................. 9-3Scores 60-69 points ................. 2-3Scores fewer than 60 points .... 1-8Holds opp. to 41-50 points ...... 1-0Holds opp. to 31-40 points ...... 2-0Holds opp. to under 30 points . 0-0Shoots 50% FG or better .......... 4-1Shoots 40-49% FG ................. 10-4Shoots 39% or under FG .......... 3-10

Holds opp. under 30% FG ........ 3-0Shoots higher FG% than opp. 14-3Shoots lower FG% than opp. ... 2-12Shoots higher FT% than opp. .. 8-9Shoots lower FT% than opp. .... 7-5Outrebounds opp. ................. 13-5Outrebounded by opp. ............ 3-14Versus ranked opp. .................. 1-5Versus non-ranked opp.......... 15-10In overtime .............................. 1-1Games decided by 3 pts or less 1-1


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Pitt 63 Appalachian State 56 Nov. 27, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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ASU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPWilliams 4-11 0-0 6-8 4 4 14 3 3 1 2 35Freeman, A. 2-6 0-1 0-0 10 5 4 7 4 3 0 36Dewart 7-12 1-2 1-2 9 2 16 1 5 0 0 35Ramirez 2-9 2-5 0-0 5 0 6 7 4 0 2 40Freeman, C. 4-10 0-0 1-1 4 5 9 1 0 0 1 26Sharkey 3-9 1-3 0-0 3 2 7 0 2 0 0 19Edwards 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7Means 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 6TOTALS 22-58 4-11 8-11 41 20 56 1909-10Career. 1909-10Career. 4 5 200Pct. 37.9 36.4 72.7

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 3-6 0-0 4-4 9 1 10 2 0 5 0 34Wilson 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16Harrison 4-17 1-7 0-2 3 2 9 4 2 0 2 38Sims 3-10 2-3 8-10 3 1 16 6 4 0 1 37Scott 7-14 1-5 2-2 11 1 17 2 2 0 1 32Sallard 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 20Thomas 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 11Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Nwude 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6Popovec 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4Team 5TOTALS 22-57 4-16 15-22 36 14 63 18 12 5 4 200Pct. 38.6 25.0 68.2

Officials: Daryl Humphrey (R), Carol Comanita, Diana DePaulTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,533

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalAppalachian State 30 26 56Pitt 29 34 63

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shayla Scott had a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Pittsburgh came from behind to avoid an upset, beating Appalachian State 63-56 Friday. The Mountaineers (1-3) came into the game with a No. 269 RPI and were picked eighth in the preseason Southern Conference poll. But they led by as many as seven and did not trail during the second half until there was 2:23 remain-ing. The seven-point margin of victory was the Panthers’ larg-est lead of the game. It was the second consecutive game Pitt (4-0) was chal-lenged at home by a sub-.500 team. The Panthers beat St. Francis (Pa.) 75-70 on Tuesday. Freshman Ashlen Dewart had 16 points and Catherine Williams 14 to lead Appalachian State. Jania Sims added 16 points for the Panthers.

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Pitt 80 Marshall 58 Nov. 28, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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MARSHALL FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCrook 5-12 0-0 7-10 9 2 17 1 2 1 0 23Handy 6-13 2-5 2-2 4 1 16 1 1 0 0 35Hammond 1-5 0-0 2-3 7 3 4 3 5 0 0 29Dale 4-10 2-5 1-1 3 3 11 2 3 0 0 30Walters 0-5 0-2 0-2 2 1 0 4 3 0 2 28Gray 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2Henriques 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 10King 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 19Randall 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Woods 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 5Ruiz 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Harris 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Lisonbee 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2Team 4 2TOTALS 1909-10Career.-54 4-15 16-23 36 17 58 14 1909-10Career. 1 3 200Pct. 35.2 26.7 69.6

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-7 0-0 1-2 11 5 11 2 1 2 0 32Wilson 4-7 0-0 2-5 5 1 10 0 0 2 3 24Harrison 5-12 3-4 2-2 2 2 15 4 2 0 0 32Sims 5-11 2-2 2-2 7 3 14 4 3 1 1 33Scott 4-9 1-3 2-2 4 0 11 3 1 0 0 32Sallard 3-5 1-2 1-1 4 4 8 3 1 1 1 18Thomas 2-11 0-1 2-2 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 20Ogoke 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 4Nwude 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 5Team 2 1TOTALS 2909-10Career.-63 7-12 15-20 40 17 80 18 11 6 5 200Pct. 46.0 58.3 75.0

Officials: Norma Jones (R), Bill Titus, Diana DePaulTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,357

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMarshall 26 32 58Pitt 35 45 80

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Five Panthers scored in double fig-ures as No. 24 Pitt downed the Marshall University women’s basketball team, 80-58, in Saturday’s championship game of the Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament at the Petersen Events Center. Three Panthers, Jania Sims, Chelsea Cole and Shayla Scott earned nods to the all-tournament team with Sims garnering MVP honors. Taneisha Harrison for Pitt (5-0) notched 15 while Jania Sims had 14. Chelsea Cole had 11 points along with a game-high 11 rebounds. Tynikki Crook led Marshall (2-4) with 17 points and 11 boards while Chantelle Handy notched 16 and Mystee Dale had 11. Marshall began the game strong, taking a 7-4 lead just over two minutes into the contest. Crook got the ball rolling early, scoring four points while Mystee Dale nailed a three to put the Herd on top. Pitt came right back to take an 8-7 advantage as Shayla Scott hit a bucket to give the Panthers their second lead of the game. Pitt extended its lead at that point to as many as ten points, 25-15, with seven minutes left in the half, before Marshall cut it back to as little as five points before trailing by nine, 35-26, at halftime. Pitt kept Marshall scoreless for a six-minute stretch midway through the half. Crook led all scorers in the half with 12 points, including a 6-of-7 showing from the charity stripe. The Panthers extended their lead to a game-high 13 points, 45-32, five minutes into the second stanza. Taneisha Harrison nailed a trey for her second bucket of the game while Chelsea Cole sealed the run with a field goal. Marshall clawed its way back, cutting the lead down to eight points, 51-43, with 8:44 left in the game, but two quick daggers, both treys, saw Pitt extend its lead to 14 just over a minute later. The lead would reach as many as 24 before reaching the final score of 80-58. Pitt won the rebounding battle, 40-36 and also finished with a .460-.352 shooting advantage. Chantelle Handy, who notched 22 points against Miami and followed that up with 16 points against the Panthers, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

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Pitt 89 Youngstown State 37 Dec. 2, 2009 • Beeghly CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 5-6 0-0 1-1 12 4 11 3 3 0 0 20Nwude 5-10 0-0 0-0 10 3 10 1 3 2 0 26Sallard 4-5 1-1 1-2 6 2 10 2 0 0 2 22Thomas 3-8 0-2 2-2 0 0 8 1 3 0 2 21Ogoke 2-6 1-2 0-0 4 2 5 4 1 0 0 19Harrison 2-7 0-2 0-0 5 2 4 5 1 0 3 17Sims 5-9 0-2 1-2 3 2 11 6 1 0 2 18Cole 3-5 0-0 1-1 5 0 7 3 0 1 2 20Scott 4-9 2-4 0-0 7 1 10 2 2 0 0 23Wilson 6-6 0-0 1-4 3 0 13 2 1 0 1 14Team 1 2TOTALS 3909-10Career.-71 4-13 7-12 56 16 8909-10Career. 2909-10Career. 15 3 12 200Pct. 54.9 30.8 58.3

YSU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPBrown 5-9 0-0 0-4 7 4 10 1 0 0 1 37Manuel 1-8 0-1 0-0 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 27Middlebrooks 3-15 3-8 0-0 2 0 9 1 4 0 2 35Jenkins 2-9 2-7 0-0 4 2 6 2 5 0 1 28Nortey 0-8 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 4 9 0 1 36Gasparek 0-2 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 20March 2-7 2-6 0-0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 18Team 6 1TOTALS 13-58 7-25 4-10 26 13 37 10 21 0 6 200Pct. 22.4 28.0 40.0

Officials: Carol Comanita, Michael McCormick, Frank SteratorTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,350

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 47 42 89Youngstown State 19 18 37

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Pepper Wilson scored 13 points to lead six Pittsburgh players in double figures and the 19th-ranked Panthers cruised to an 89-37 win over Youngstown State on Wednesday night. Kate Popovec had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Pitts-burgh (6-0), which never trailed and outrebounded the smaller Penguins 56-26. Jania Sims scored 11 and Sophronia Sallard 10 for the Panthers. Selena Nwude and Shayla Scott also scored 10 apiece, all in the first half. Brandi Brooks had 10 points and seven rebounds to lead Youngstown State (0-6), which trailed 47-19 at halftime. The 6-foot-6 Wilson scored all of her points in 10 minutes in the second half, going 6-for-6 from the field.

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Pitt 61 North Florida 35 Nov. 17, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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UNF FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCherizol 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 3 6 1 5 0 5 35Kerr 3-11 3-10 0-0 5 0 9 1 0 0 0 27Sheffield 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12Syqiuo 0-1 1-4 0-1 2 3 3 2 3 0 1 29Kirkland 3-12 1-5 0-0 2 3 7 3 10 0 0 31Baker 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 13Hilliard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Bell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8Landsbach 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 14Rasley 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8Jones 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 21Team 6 2TOTALS 14-47 7-25 0-1 27 16 35 11 27 0 10 200Pct. 29.8 28.0 0.0

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 6-8 0-0 2-6 7 0 14 1 0 1 1 24Nwude 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 23Harrison 5-11 1-6 0-0 4 1 11 6 0 1 1 27Sims 1-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 2 7 1 0 1 26Scott 4-10 2-7 1-1 5 1 11 1 4 0 1 23Sallard 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 0 5 0 0 18Thomas 4-11 0-2 1-2 4 0 9 1 1 0 3 20Ogoke 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7Wilson 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 3 4 1 2 1 1 13Popovec 2-2 0-0 0-2 9 0 4 1 2 1 0 19Team 1TOTALS 26-5909-10Career. 3-17 6-13 44 10 61 1909-10Career. 20 5 8 200Pct. 44.1 17.6 46.2

Officials: Bill Titus (R), Michael McConnell, Amy BonnerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,276

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalNorth Florida 13 22 35Pitt 25 36 61

PITTSBURGH — Chelsea Cole scored 14 points, Taneisha Harrison and Shayla Scott each added 11 and Pitt used a strong defensive effort to power past North Florida, 61-35, winning its sixth straight home opener here today at the Pe-tersen Events Center. Pitt (1-0) gave up an early North Florida (0-2) score, but clamped down defensively after that as the Panthers used a 12-0 run to take an early lead that they never relinquished. The defense was impressive throughout the game, as the Panthers held the Ospreys to just 29.8 percent (14-of-47) shooting and outrebounded them 44-27. Pitt also forced North Florida into 27 turnovers for the game and didn’t allow a single player to score in double-figures. Jadhken Kerr led UNF with nine points. “Our press was excellent,” Pitt Head Coach Agnus Bere-nato said. “In the second half we definitely picked up our pace and intensity, and that’s the type of team I like to see.” After holding a 25-13 lead at the break, Pitt jumped on North Florida immediately in the second half. The Panthers came out strong offensively after the break and took a 46-17 lead eight minutes into the half. Scott connected on a layup on Pitt’s first possession and knocked down two 3-pointers just one minute apart to help add to the lead. Scott was 3-of-4 shooting in the second period of play. “I think our defense helps create our offense,” Scott said. “It makes our offense flow easier.” Cole was 6-of-8 shooting and added seven rebounds. A junior, Cole also added an assist, a block and a steal in 24 minutes. As a team, Pitt shot nearly 52 percent in the sec-ond half and finished the game with a 44 percent (26-of-59) clip from the field. Pitt guard Jania Sims led all players with seven assists while center Kate Popovec led all players with nine rebounds. “It goes back to our workouts over the summer and play-ing pickup every day,” Scott said. “Getting used to one an-other is something that will come along very soon. It has to. We need to develop this throughout practice with patience.” It was a School Day promotion for Pitt, which aimed at bringing in students from several schools and districts around the city of Pittsburgh to watch the game. The pro-motion attracted nearly 4,300 fans. “This was a double-win for us,” Berenato said. “It was a win on the court, making us 1-0, and as far as the School Day promotion, it was a good display of athletics and academics. That’s what we are all about.”

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Pitt 81 Florida 58 Nov. 20, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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UF FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPSmith 3-3 1-1 3-4 3 3 10 0 0 0 1 12Stewart 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 13Sorenson 0-7 0-7 0-0 3 2 0 2 4 0 1 20Lucas 4-7 0-1 0-0 2 2 8 2 1 0 0 20Jones 5-14 3-9 1-1 1 0 14 5 1 0 2 31Caldwell 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 9Thompson 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8Holt 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 13Madu 3-10 0-0 1-6 5 1 7 1 1 0 0 23Yenser 4-6 3-5 0-0 4 0 11 0 1 0 0 20Svete 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 17George 0-3 0-0 3-4 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 14Team 4TOTALS 21-5909-10Career. 7-25 909-10Career.-17 38 21 58 12 16 2 6 200Pct. 35.6 28.0 52.9

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 4-8 0-0 2-2 11 2 10 0 1 0 3 26Nwude 0-4 0-0 0-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 11Harrison 9-12 4-5 3-5 5 2 25 4 2 0 2 28Sims 6-11 1-3 3-4 3 2 16 3 0 0 2 31Scott 3-8 1-6 4-4 3 2 16 3 0 0 2 32Sallard 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10Thomas 2-9 1-1 0-0 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 17Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Wilson 1-1 0-0 2-6 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 15Popovec 5-10 0-0 0-2 7 1 10 1 0 1 1 27Team 3 1TOTALS 30-64 7-15 14-25 43 16 81 14 12 4 12 200Pct. 46.9 46.7 56.0

Officials: Mark Zentz (R), Ed Sidlasky, Laura MorrisTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,848

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalFlorida 20 38 58Pitt 43 38 81

PITTSBURGH — Taneisha Harrison tallied a career-high 25 points and four other Panthers reached double figures as Pitt used a strong first half and never looked back, beating Florida, 81-58, tonight at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers (2-0) honored the 2008-09 Sweet 16 team prior to the game with a banner raising and well-wishes from former players Shavonte Zellous and Xenia Stewart. Zellous, Pitt’s first WNBA Draft selection just completed her rookie season with the Detroit Shock and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team. Both Zellous and Stewart are currently playing professionally in Turkey. After trading baskets to open the game, the Gators (1-2) took what would be their only lead, 8-6, off an Azania Stewart layup at the 17:31 mark. Harrison’s three-pointer less than a minute later gave the Panthers the 9-8 lead and the defense applied pressure, holding Florida without a field goal for over five minutes late in the first half. Pitt’s defense held tough for the second straight game, limiting the Gators to a season-low 28 percent (7-of-25) clip from beyond the arc. The Panthers capitalized off 16 UF turnovers to the tune of 17 points. “I thought our defensive effort was spectacular tonight,” said head coach Agnus Berenato, who won her 399th career game tonight. “I thought that defensively we were really ready. We practiced the game plan, we rehearsed the game plan, we talked about intensity, we talked about playing the game and I thought for the first thirty minutes of the game we really looked like a good basketball team.” Harrison went 7-for-9 in the opening half, including 4-for-5 from downtown, helping the Panthers take a 43-20 advan-tage into the locker room. The offense opened up in the second half, using a 19-5 run to start off and build a 39-point advantage at 64-25. Junior forward Chelsea Cole contributed six points during the open-ing run and finished the night with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Also scoring in double figures was point guard Jania Sims, who finished 6-of-11 from the field for 16 points in just her second game after missing all of last season due to injury. Sims also tallied three assists while not turning the ball over once. “My wheels are starting to roll now,” said Sims. “There are a lot of different things to do before the game to warm up so that I’m fine and ready to go. I never lost my confidence, I always had that, and even if I didn’t, I know my teammates would pick me up and let me get back to having confidence.” Shayla Scott added 11 points and Kate Popovec finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for Pitt. The Panthers shot 46.9 percent (30-of-64) from the field, including a blis-tering 46.7 percent clip (7-of-15) from downtown on the night.

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Pitt 75 Saint Francis 70 Nov. 24, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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SF FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPKillian 0-3 0-0 0-2 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 20Leach 7-13 2-3 4-5 7 3 20 4 1 0 0 35Hodges 6-9 2-3 2-3 1 0 16 3 2 0 1 26Daly 5-16 2-10 2-3 2 4 14 2 0 0 2 28Johnson 2-16 1-5 0-1 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 28Gibbs 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 14Smith 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3Thorn 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 3 5 4 0 0 12Fleming 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 14Doogan 3-6 2-4 0-0 2 1 8 0 2 0 0 12Caruthers 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8Team 13TOTALS 25-68 10-26 10-20 42 16 70 17 15 1 5 200Pct. 36.8 38.5 50.0

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 2-4 0-0 1-2 6 3 5 0 0 1 1 22Wilson 2-2 0-0 0-2 5 3 4 2 4 3 0 19Harrison 10-20 2-6 3-4 7 2 25 6 3 0 1 36Sims 8-15 2-4 5-7 0 2 23 7 5 2 0 33Scott 2-9 0-1 0-2 8 4 4 3 4 1 0 31Sallard 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 17Thomas 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 9Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Nwude 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 8Popovec 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 3 4 2 1 1 1 24Team 5TOTALS 31-5909-10Career. 4-11 909-10Career.-18 41 21 75 22 1909-10Career. 10 5 200Pct. 52.5 36.4 50.0

Officials: Joseph Vaszily (R), Angie Enlund, Kevin PethelTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,269

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSaint Francis 35 35 70Pitt 44 31 75

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Taneisha Harrison matched her ca-reer high with 25 points, Jania Sims added a career-best 23 points, and No. 24 Pittsburgh beat St. Francis, Pa. 75-70 on Tuesday night. The Panthers (3-0) were ranked for the first time this sea-son but were challenged by a Red Flash (0-4) team that had been outscored by an average of 20.3 points. St. Francis used a 12-1 run in the second half to pull to within 55-50 and got as close as 71-68 with 1:19 to play. Samantha Leach led the Red Flash with 20 points, and Britney Hodges added 16 to give her 1,007 for her career. Pitt coach Agnus Berenato won her 400th career game. Berenato, who is in her 26th season - seventh with the Pan-thers.

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPScott 4-6 2-4 1-2 2 5 11 3 0 0 1 14Popovec 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 14Wilson 7-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 14 1 4 1 2 25Harrison 4-20 1-8 4-6 7 4 13 9 3 0 3 42Sims 4-10 2-2 2-4 6 3 12 6 7 0 2 38Thomas 7-14 1-2 0-0 2 3 15 2 3 1 0 31Cole 4-11 0-0 0-2 19 4 8 0 2 2 2 34Ogoke 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 10Nwude 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 17Team 4 TOTALS 31-76 6-17 8-16 4909-10Career. 31 76 23 22 5 11 225Pct. 40.8 35.3 50.0

AUSTIN PEAY FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPJamen 1-6 0-0 5-6 2 4 7 0 3 0 0 19Bussabarger 4-14 1-5 2-4 5 0 11 3 4 0 1 42Thomas 2-9 0-3 2-2 6 4 6 1 1 2 2 30Richardson 3-9 1-3 1-3 10 1 8 4 3 0 1 43Herring 4-11 3-8 4-5 6 4 15 1 4 1 1 37Rayner 5-7 0-0 11-16 12 4 21 0 3 0 1 32Hanley 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 9Jones 1-3 1-3 1-2 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 9Faulkner 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Team 2TOTALS 21-62 7-24 26-38 45 18 75 10 20 3 6 225Pct. 33.9 29.2 68.4

Officials: Jay Davis (R), Mike Trussell, Kerry WindersTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 410

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalPitt 33 38 5 76Austin Peay 31 40 4 75

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —Jania Sims’ jumper with 1:04 left in overtime gave No. 21 Pittsburgh the lead for good and the Panthers beat Austin Peay, 76-75, Sunday. Sims, who finished with 12 points, scored the final three points in the extra period for Pittsburgh (9-1), adding a free throw with 9.9 seconds left to give the Panthers a three-point lead. Ashley Herring missed a long 3-pointer for Austin Peay (3-8) and Meghan Bussabarger was fouled on the rebound with 1.4 seconds left. Bussabarger made both to cut the lead back to one, but Pittsburgh got the ball in and ran out the clock. Brittaney Thomas led Pittsburgh with 15 points and Chelsea Cole finished with 19 rebounds for Pittsburgh. Pep-per Wilson grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked out to Sims for the game-tying three pointer with six seconds left in regulation. Jasmine Rayner had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Governors.

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Pitt 76 western kentucky 60 Dec. 22, 2009 • E.A. Diddle ArenaGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 11Wilson 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 4 4 1 2 3 0 28Harrison 5-11 2-5 3-5 5 1 15 4 4 0 0 36Sims 6-11 1-4 6-7 3 2 19 6 1 0 1 35Scott 1-7 1-5 0-0 5 4 3 0 1 1 0 24Thomas 7-15 2-4 2-2 5 2 18 1 4 0 1 30Cole 7-12 0-0 3-9 16 3 17 1 1 1 0 27Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 7Team 5 TOTALS 27-60 6-18 16-25 50 21 76 14 16 5 3 200Pct. 45.0 33.3 64.0

WKU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPDuck 5-7 0-0 3-4 10 1 13 0 1 4 0 37A. Brown 3-8 0-0 2-6 6 2 8 0 3 0 2 29McNear 4-12 0-2 2-4 4 5 10 4 2 0 1 33H. Brown 0-3 0-1 4-4 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 12Davis 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 28Mosley 4-11 0-0 1-7 4 3 9 0 2 0 1 17Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Rich 3-10 2-6 0-0 4 3 8 2 0 0 3 28Clifton 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 11Magley 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 2TOTALS 22-5909-10Career. 4-14 12-25 32 20 60 10 11 4 909-10Career. 200Pct. 37.3 28.6 48.0

Officials: Nan Sisk, Charlie Hust, Rachael MonroeTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,442

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 36 40 76Western Kentucky 25 35 60

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Jania Sims scored 19 points and Brittaney Thomas added 18 to lead No. 20 Pittsburgh to a 76-60 win over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night. Taneisha Harrison had 15 points and Chelsea Cole added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Panthers (10-1, 0-0 Big East). Dominique Duck led Western Kentucky (5-6, 0-1 Sun Belt) with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Amy McNear was the only other Hilltopper in double figures as she added 10 points. Sims’ 3-pointer at the end of the first half gave the Pan-thers a 36-25 advantage and they coasted the rest of the way. After shooting just 40 percent from the field (12-for-30) in the first half, Pittsburgh shot 50 percent (15-for-30) in the second. The Hilltoppers went on a 13-6 run in the second half to cut the Panther lead to 4, but Pittsburgh responded with a 6-0 run to put the game out of reach.

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Pitt 63 duquesne 72 Dec. 29, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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DUQUESNE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPGensler 5-14 2-6 2-5 7 2 14 5 3 0 3 34Pollino 4-11 0-1 5-5 6 5 13 4 3 0 1 30Pryor 4-13 2-5 3-6 4 2 13 0 0 3 3 33Frederick 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 12Abel 4-10 0-3 9-10 5 2 17 3 4 0 4 35Babe 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10Voynova 5-8 0-0 0-2 10 2 10 0 2 6 1 28Britcher 1-6 1-5 2-4 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 13Floyd 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Team 10 TOTALS 23-64 5-21 21-32 48 16 72 15 17 10 12 200Pct. 35.9 23.8 65.6

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 0-1 0-0 0-2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 11Wilson 6-6 0-0 3-4 8 2 15 2 3 1 1 35Harrison 7-19 3-11 0-1 1 5 17 2 6 1 2 35Sims 2-14 1-5 0-0 6 5 5 6 3 0 0 33Scott 5-17 5-9 1-2 5 4 16 1 3 2 0 33Thomas 1-8 0-2 0-0 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 15Cole 2-8 0-0 2-6 21 4 6 2 2 3 0 28Ogoke 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 8Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Team 3TOTALS 24-76 909-10Career.-28 6-15 54 22 63 15 21 8 3 200Pct. 31.6 32.1 40.0

Officials: Kevin Pethtel (R), Kathy Ridilla, Tom DanaherTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 3,018

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDuquesne 36 36 72Pitt 26 37 63

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vanessa Abel scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and Duquesne upset No. 20 Pittsburgh 72-63 on Tuesday. Alex Gensler added 14 points, Samantha Pollino and Keri Pryor 13 apiece and Diana Voynova 10 points and 10 re-bounds for Duquesne (10-4). The Dukes, who have won four of five, took the lead for good midway through the first half. They closed the half on a 19-9 run and used a 10-0 run midway through the second half to put the game away for their first victory against a ranked opponent since Jan. 8, 1994. The Dukes led by 18 with 3:45 to play, but the Panthers answered with a 14-2 run to cut the margin to six with 1:07 left. But they could get no closer. Taneisha Harrison led Pitt (10-2) with 17 points. Shayla Scott added 16 points and Chelsea Cole had a game-high 21 rebounds for the Panthers, who had a 13-game home win-ning streak snapped. The Dukes improved to 10-30 against Big East teams, in-cluding 9-19 against the crosstown-rival Panthers. Pitt had won the previous four meetings. The Panthers, who shot only 31.6 percent from the field, had won 23 of their past 24 at home and hadn’t lost a non-conference home game since Dec. 9, 2004, against Penn State. Pitt made only six of 15 free throws and committed 21 turnovers.

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Pitt 89 western Michigan 65 Dec. 5, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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WMU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPBanktson 6-12 2-5 0-0 7 3 14 1 1 0 0 28Giden 5-19 0-6 7-7 6 1 17 4 4 0 1 34Loney 3-9 3-5 0-0 4 5 9 2 1 0 1 24Manley 3-10 3-6 0-0 4 4 9 1 3 0 0 22Dwyer 2-5 1-3 0-0 3 1 5 1 2 0 1 37Vest 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 12Anderson 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 14Dominique 1-5 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 20Giden 3-4 0-1 1-1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 9Team 5 TOTALS 24-72 909-10Career.-30 8-8 38 20 65 15 18 0 6 200Pct. 33.3 30.0 100.0

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPScott 7-11 1-3 1-3 6 3 16 5 1 0 1 32Popovec 2-2 0-0 4-6 3 2 8 1 1 0 0 18Nwude 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 6 0 3 3 0 12Harrison 5-13 2-5 1-1 5 1 13 7 2 1 1 34Sims 5-7 0-1 5-6 4 0 15 4 5 0 2 28Sallard 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 16Thomas 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 9Cole 5-9 0-0 2-4 8 1 12 2 4 3 1 24Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6Wilson 5-5 0-0 3-4 6 1 13 1 0 4 0 21Team 4TOTALS 35-57 3-10 16-26 3909-10Career. 11 8909-10Career. 23 18 11 6 200Pct. 61.4 30.0 61.5

Officials: Dennis Demayo, Kathy Lynch, Mike McConnellTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,996

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWestern Michigan 25 40 65Pitt 40 49 89

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shayla Scott had 16 points, six re-bounds and five assists, and No. 19 Pittsburgh remained unbeaten with an 89-65 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday. The Panthers (7-0) never trailed, shooting 61.4 percent from the field to improve on the second-best start in the pro-gram’s history. Pitt won its first 12 games three years ago. The Broncos (3-4) shot only 33 percent from the field and made only 9 of 30 attempts from 3-point range. Miame Giden had 17 points and Brenna Banktson 14 to lead Western Michigan, which had won three of its previous four. Jania Sims added 15 points for the Panthers, and Pepper Wilson and Taneisha Harrison 13 each.

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Pitt 77 Valparaiso 52 Dec. 8, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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VALPO FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPKenney 2-9 0-0 8-9 6 1 12 5 6 1 0 29Varner 2-5 1-3 1-2 6 4 6 0 3 3 1 19Zabielewicz 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 14Gick 1-9 0-2 2-2 3 2 4 2 1 0 0 29Adams 6-18 6-14 0-0 5 2 18 0 1 0 0 34Ray 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Richards 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Thomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Moore 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 6Peller 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6Farris 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 5 2 0 1 29Lange 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Watts 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 4 5 0 3 0 1 20Team 5 TOTALS 14-51 7-20 17-21 37 16 52 13 22 5 3 200Pct. 27.5 35.0 81.0

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 2-5 0-0 2-5 15 4 6 3 4 1 2 25Wilson 4-5 0-0 3-3 5 3 11 0 2 2 2 26Harrison 11-22 3-5 2-2 5 1 27 2 0 0 1 31Sims 2-7 1-1 2-2 4 2 7 5 2 1 1 28Scott 5-14 2-6 1-2 4 0 13 1 1 0 0 28Sallard 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 6 5 0 0 1 18Thomas 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11Ogoke 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 4Nwude 2-2 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 14Popovec 0-2 0-0 3-4 5 4 3 1 3 1 0 15Team 4TOTALS 2909-10Career.-67 6-13 13-1909-10Career. 46 1909-10Career. 77 22 14 5 909-10Career. 200Pct. 43.3 46.2 68.4

Officials: Janice Aliberti, Kevin Pethtel, Bill TitusTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,400

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalValparaiso 15 37 52Pitt 36 41 77

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Taneisha Harrison had a career-high 27 points and No. 15 Pittsburgh remained unbeaten with a 77-52 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday night. Harrison, who scored 17 in the second half, shot 11-for-22 from the field with three 3-pointers for the Panthers (8-0). Shayla Scott added 13 points and Pepper Wilson 11. Chel-sea Cole grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Pitt, which closed the first half on a 24-4 run to take a 36-15 lead and never looked back. The Crusaders (3-4) have lost four straight after a strong start and were playing their first of three consecutive Big East opponents. Betsy Adams made six 3-pointers for 18 points, and Lau-ren Kenney had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists for Valparaiso.

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Pitt 73 Penn State 77 Dec. 12, 2009 • Bryce Jordan CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPHarrison 3-8 2-4 0-0 3 2 8 3 2 0 0 27Sims 7-14 0-1 1-1 7 3 15 9 1 0 2 34Cole 3-6 0-0 0-0 6 1 6 0 2 1 0 19Scott 6-16 3-9 2-2 4 4 17 1 0 0 1 29Wilson 3-5 0-0 3-3 3 3 9 1 3 0 0 27Sallard 5-10 2-3 3-4 2 4 15 2 3 0 1 28Thomas 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 8Nwude 0-1 0-0 1-4 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 18Popovec 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 10Team 10 TOTALS 27-63 7-18 12-16 44 22 73 16 16 1 4 200Pct. 42.9 38.9 75.0

PENN STATE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPGrant 10-24 2-8 5-5 2 2 27 1 0 0 3 37Trogele 2-4 2-3 0-0 10 1 6 2 2 2 0 30Bentley 3-15 2-3 1-2 2 4 9 6 1 0 3 31Monroe 5-8 0-0 4-4 13 1 14 0 3 1 1 35Greene 2-10 0-0 8-11 7 4 12 1 0 1 1 25Phillips 1-2 1-2 3-6 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 10Gray 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7Womack 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8Wolfe 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Wolff 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 14Team 3TOTALS 24-70 8-1909-10Career. 21-28 46 16 77 12 10 5 909-10Career. 200Pct. 34.3 42.1 75.0

Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Denise Brooks, Dennis DeMayoTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,159

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 33 40 73Penn State 30 47 77

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Tyra Grant had 27 points and Meredith Monroe added 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead Penn State to a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Pittsburgh on Sat-urday. Nikki Greene added 12 points for Penn State (7-3) in its first win over a ranked foe since beating No. 11 Duke two years ago. Shayla Scott had 17 points and Sophronia Sallard added 15 for the previously undefeated Panthers (8-1). Julia Trogele hit a 3-pointer with just over 7 minutes left to put Penn State up 55-52. Grant extended the lead with a three-point play after getting fouled on a layup. Pitt cut the deficit to 65-64 with 2:52 left after a 3 by Scott, but the Nittany Lions responded with 3s from Zhaque Gray and Trogele over the next minute to go up by seven. Penn State hit five 3s over the final 10 minutes.

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Pitt 46 Rutgers 52 Jan. 10, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 0-1 0-0 2-2 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 21Wilson 2-6 0-0 2-4 10 2 6 0 3 2 0 27Sallard 3-8 0-2 2-2 4 4 8 2 3 0 1 29Sims 3-11 0-4 2-3 1 1 8 2 5 0 1 34Scott 1-7 1-5 2-2 4 3 5 6 2 0 0 28Harrison 4-12 3-8 2-2 3 2 13 0 1 0 0 26Thomas 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 11Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Nwude 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 14Popovec 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9Team 4 TOTALS 15-51 4-1909-10Career. 12-15 37 1909-10Career. 46 10 21 3 3 200Pct. 29.4 21.1 80.0

RUTGERS FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPMcCurdy 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 13Junaid 7-9 0-0 2-4 9 2 16 0 3 6 0 36Rushdan 0-1 0-0 3-6 4 2 3 3 5 1 1 28Wheeler 1-7 0-4 0-0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 26Ray 3-14 3-8 8-11 4 2 17 1 3 1 1 36Speed 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 23Sykes 1-5 0-2 0-0 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 14Lee 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 20Oliver 1-2 0-0 2-4 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 4Team 3TOTALS 17-45 3-15 15-25 35 17 52 11 17 8 8 200Pct. 37.8 20.0 60.0

Officials: Dennis DeMayo (R), Rachelle Jones, Mike McConnellTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,925

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalRutgers 27 25 52Pitt 25 21 46

PITTSBURGH — Taneisha Harrison scored 13 points and Pepper Wilson had a season-high 10 rebounds, but No. 22-ranked Pitt dropped a 52-46 decision to Big East foe Rut-gers in a defensive showdown at the Petersen Events Center. The two teams combined for 38 turnovers as Pitt got to its first 0-3 conference start under head coach Agnus Bere-nato. “Congratulations to Rutgers; they played a hard-fought game,” Berenato said. “Both teams did. [But] we got caught up playing in their kind of style…We didn’t want that.” The Panthers (11-5, 0-3 Big East) kept things close throughout the entire game, but it was obvious from the tip that the contest would come down to the final minutes. No player on either team reached double-figures in the first half as each team made just nine field goals in the first period of play. Harrison, a junior guard who entered the game averaging 12.5 points per game, knocked in a fall-away jumper from just beyond the free throw line with time expiring in the first half to cut Rutgers’ advantage to 27-25, but Pitt couldn’t continue to build momentum in the second half. The Pan-thers shot just 21 percent from the floor in the final period of play. Despite struggling offensively, Pitt used 3-pointers from Shayla Scott and Harrison, along with two clutch free throws from redshirt senior guard Sophronia Sallard to cut Rutgers’ lead to just two with 1:30 left to play. Pitt then had a chance to tie or take the lead with less than a minute remaining, but couldn’t capitalize. The Panthers shot 12-of-15 from the free throw line, while Rutgers knocked down 15 of its 25 shots. Sallard and junior guard Jania Sims added eight points each for Pitt. Scott added a career-high in assists (6) and scored five points in 28 minutes of play. Center Rashidat Junaid (16 points) and guard Brittany Ray (17 points) led the way for the Scarlet Knights. Pitt is in action again next Sunday at home against West Virginia in the women’s basketball version of the Backyard Brawl. Tip is set for 4 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The Panthers will then have two road games at South Florida (Jan. 20) and Providence (Jan. 23) before re-turning home to host Connecticut on Jan. 30.

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Pitt 54 west Virginia 69 Jan. 17, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 1-3 0-0 0-0 9 3 2 2 3 0 0 31Wilson 4-4 0-0 0-3 1 4 8 0 2 2 1 13Harrison 4-12 0-3 1-2 4 1 9 3 8 0 0 37Sims 4-13 1-4 9-10 2 2 18 1 7 0 0 34Scott 4-9 1-4 0-2 3 5 9 3 2 0 1 30Thomas 2-9 0-1 0-0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 16Ogoke 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9Nwude 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 3 4 0 0 2 0 19Popovec 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11Team 5 TOTALS 21-54 2-12 10-17 35 21 54 10 23 5 2 200Pct. 38.9 16.7 58.8

WVU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCampbell 6-15 2-6 1-1 9 1 15 1 0 1 1 37Ali 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 8 1 3 0 1 18Bussie 3-6 0-0 5-9 8 4 11 1 4 3 0 34Miles 3-11 0-1 7-10 2 2 13 9 4 0 6 39Repella 3-12 2-6 2-6 8 3 10 2 2 0 1 40House 4-8 4-5 0-0 4 1 12 1 1 0 0 23Richards 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Burton 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6Team 7 1TOTALS 23-5909-10Career. 8-18 15-26 42 15 6909-10Career. 15 17 4 909-10Career. 200Pct. 39.0 44.4 57.7

Officials: Brian Brunette (R), Dee Kanter, Angela LewisTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 3,599

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWest Virginia 29 40 69Pitt 27 27 54

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Korinne Campbell had 15 points and No. 18 West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 69-54 on Sunday for its 15th consecutive win. Sara Miles added 13 points and nine assists for the Mountaineers (17-1, 5-0 Big East). Campbell also had nine rebounds. West Virginia moved into a tie with No. 1 Connecticut for first place in the Big East by extending its longest winning streak since a 22-game surge during the 1991-92 season. Jania Sims had 18 points for the Panthers (11-6), who have lost five of six and are 3-6 since an 8-0 start. Ranked as high as No. 15 last month, Pitt fell to 0-4 in Big East play for the first time since 1997-98. The Mountaineers had balanced scoring, with six players scoring between eight and 15 points. Vanessa House made four 3-pointers for 12 points, Asya Bussie added 11 points and eight rebounds and Liz Repella had 10 points and eight boards. West Virginia had nine steals and forced 23 turnovers. After two consecutive baskets by Sims got Pitt within two with 9:31 to play, West Virginia closed the game with a 24-11 run. The Mountaineers had played only one road game since Nov. 28 but won their fifth straight away from WVU Colise-um. Taneisha Harrison had nine points for Pitt, which shot 39 percent from the field--including 2 for 12 from 3-point range.

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Pitt 51 uSF 68 Jan. 20, 2010 • USFGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8Wilson 1-4 0-0 1-4 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 14Harrison 7-21 3-9 2-3 3 4 19 1 2 0 1 34Sims 3-7 1-2 2-2 3 4 9 3 3 0 2 28Scott 3-14 0-7 0-0 6 2 6 2 3 1 1 35Thomas 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6Cole 3-8 0-0 3-5 10 3 9 1 1 2 2 30Ogoke 1-6 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 28Nwude 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 3 1 2 - - 17Team 2 TOTALS 1909-10Career.-66 4-1909-10Career. 909-10Career.-16 37 1909-10Career. 51 10 14 3 8 200Pct. 28.8 21.1 56.3

USF FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPGriffin 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 5 11 2 1 0 0 19Lawson 4-5 0-0 3-5 11 5 11 1 3 2 0 34Wynne 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 11Doomes-Stephens 5-8 0-0 2-6 5 2 12 0 1 0 1 35Stokes 7-15 6-10 2-2 7 1 22 1 2 0 2 40Saunders 0-3 0-0 4-8 8 2 4 3 5 1 1 30Conner 1-2 0-0 0-2 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 25Dalembert 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 6Team 4 2TOTALS 23-45 909-10Career.-16 13-25 42 16 68 14 17 5 6 200Pct. 51.1 56.3 52.0

Officials: Denise Brooks, Wesley Dean, Ed SidlaskyTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 864

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 25 26 51USF 33 35 68

TAMPA — Janae Stokes had 22 points and three other USF players reached double figures as the Bulls earned a rare win against the Panthers, 68-51 tonight in the Sun Dome. The Bulls entered the game with a 1-5 mark against the Panthers in the all-time series. Stokes scored all 15 of her first half points and Sequoyah Griffin added six to help the Bulls (11-7, 2-3 Big East) jump out to a 21-11 lead early on. Taneisha Harrison, Pitt’s leading scorer on the night with 19, racked up seven of the Panthers’ first nine points of the game. Chelsea Cole reached double digits in the rebound column for the seventh time in the past 10 games, finishing with 10 boards on the night. Cole also chipped in nine points, two blocks, two steals and an assist for Pitt. The Panthers (11-7, 0-5 Big East) played tough in the first half, powered behind Harrison’s 10 points and Cole’s seven, heading into the locker room down eight at 33-25. USF shot 44 percent (11-for-25), but eight of its first half field goals were three-pointers. The Bulls built a 19-point lead following Jessica Lawson’s pair of free throws at the 13:49 mark of the second half. Pitt cut the lead to nine at 53-44 with a 12-1 run highlighted by a pair of Shayla Scott layups and two crucial three-point buck-ets from Harrison. Scott finished the night with six points and six rebounds. After trading baskets, Pitt looked to make a late push, but a Stokes three-pointer at the 4:52 mark put the Bulls up 11, ending any Panther comeback threat. USF finished the game shooting 51.1 percent (23-for-45), including 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from downtown while the Panthers shot just 28.8 (19-for-66) percent.

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Pitt 57 Mount St. Mary’s 47 Dec. 31, 2009 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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MOUNT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPDunn 3-8 1-4 0-1 5 3 7 1 5 3 0 34Andresson 0-5 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 12Westbrooks 1-5 0-0 1-2 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 29Oliver 1-7 0-1 3-4 2 2 5 1 3 0 1 27Howell 2-9 1-6 0-0 2 1 5 1 1 0 1 20Nyce 1-6 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 14Mann 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 13Cooke 7-11 5-7 5-5 8 2 24 0 4 0 1 28Henerson 0-8 0-8 0-0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 20Lonergan 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Team 8 TOTALS 15-61 7-2909-10Career. 10-14 40 1909-10Career. 47 909-10Career. 20 4 7 200Pct. 24.6 24.1 71.4

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPNwude 1-10 0-0 2-5 11 3 4 0 1 3 0 24Wilson 4-6 0-0 1-2 4 4 9 2 4 2 0 27Harrison 2-10 1-4 1-2 5 1 6 4 7 1 1 33Ogoke 0-4 0-2 1-2 3 1 1 1 5 0 0 19Scott 6-9 3-5 3-4 9 5 18 3 2 1 2 29Thomas 1-9 1-1 3-6 3 3 6 2 3 0 1 19Sims 2-5 0-1 2-3 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 23Popovec 3-3 0-0 1-2 8 1 7 1 1 5 0 26Team 7TOTALS 1909-10Career.-56 5-13 14-26 52 18 57 13 26 12 4 200Pct. 33.9 38.5 53.8

Officials: Kathleen Lynch (R), Jesse Dickerson, Frank SteratoreTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,300

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMount St. Mary’s 12 35 47Pitt 28 29 57

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shayla Scott scored a career-high 18 points and No. 20 Pittsburgh got out to a 20-3 lead be-fore holding off a late charge for a 57-47 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday. The Panthers (11-2) won their final non-conference game before their Big East opener Saturday. They had lost two of their previous four. Pitt scored the game’s first 13 points before the Moun-taineers (4-7) scored 6:43 into the game. The Panthers led 28-12 at halftime. Freshman Cassie Cooke had 24 points in her second game for Mount St. Mary’s, which has lost four of five. The Mountaineers shot 24.6 percent from the field, including go-ing 3 for 24 in the first half. The Mountaineers had a 20-8 run during the second half, but got no closer than eight points.

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Pitt 55 Marquette 66 Jan. 2, 2010 • Al McGuire CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 22Wilson 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 20Harrison 0-=6 0-4 0-0 2 5 0 3 3 0 1 22Sims 6-16 1-5 7-8 4 4 20 0 3 0 0 33Scott 3-13 2-5 0-0 5 4 8 1 1 2 1 32Sallard 4-13 3-6 0-0 3 3 11 3 2 0 0 26Thomas 2-10 1-4 2-2 1 2 7 1 2 0 0 16Cole 1-4 0-0 1-3 21 1 3 0 1 4 0 27Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Team 3 TOTALS 1909-10Career.-71 7-24 10-14 46 20 55 8 15 8 4 200Pct. 26.8 29.2 71.4

MARQUETTE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPachko 4-9 0-0 1-2 6 4 9 2 2 0 2 24Simmons 3-7 0-0 2-2 8 0 8 0 2 2 1 25McMorris 0-2 0-1 3-4 3 2 3 4 3 0 1 29Thomas-Johnson 5-10 4-7 2-2 6 1 16 1 0 0 1 37Robinson 8-17 0-3 5-9 6 3 21 10 4 0 2 37Harris 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 16Mellen 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 9Fiedorowicz 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 23Team 11TOTALS 24-56 4-11 14-23 47 11 66 18 16 2 8 200Pct. 42.9 36.4 60.9

Officials: Bill Titus (R), Sue Blauch, Joseph VaszilyTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,584

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 29 26 55Marquette 33 33 66

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Angel Robinson scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half as Marquette upset No. 20 Pitts-burgh 66-55 on Saturday night in the Big East opener for both teams. Lauren Thomas-Johnson added 16 and tied her career high with four 3s as Marquette (10-4, 1-0 Big East) won its fifth straight conference opener. Jania Sims led Pittsburgh (11-3, 0-1 Big East) with 20 points and Sophronia Sallard added 11 for the Panthers. Ta-neisha Harrison, the Panthers’ scoring leader with an aver-age of 14.5 points, went scoreless and fouled out with 31.8 seconds to play. Leading by four, Marquette opened the second half with a 12-3 run sparked by Robinson’s six points. She capped the run with a driving layup off a turnover and gave the Golden Eagles a 47-32 lead with 9:27 to play. Shawnice Wilson’s la-yup snapped the surge at 9:03 and gave the Panthers their first points in more than seven minutes, but Jocelyn Mellen and Paige Fiedorowicz each scored to put Marquette back ahead by 14. Sims’ 3-pointer with 2:14 to play made it 56-47, but Thomas-Johnson, who was fouled as Pittsburgh pressed the inbound play, sank both free throws to push the lead back to 11. Sims cut it to nine with a basket in close with 1:01 to go, but Marquette made six free throws down the stretch. Chelsea Cole grabbed 21 rebounds for Pittsburgh and tied the career high she set Dec. 29 against Duquesne. Marquette outscored the taller frontline of the Panthers 16-8 in the paint, but it took Thomas-Johnson’s 14 points, in-cluding 12 on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc, to help the Golden Eagles build a 33-29 lead over Pittsburgh at the half. Marquette never led by more than seven as Sims’ 12 points kept Pittsburgh close. Marquette outshot Pittsburgh by 42.9 percent to 26.8.

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Pitt 59 west Virginia 63 Jan. 5, 2010 • WVU ColiseumGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 18Wilson 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 18Harrison 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10Sims 11-19 2-3 4-5 4 4 28 1 7 2 0 34Scott 2-4 1-3 3-4 5 4 8 2 3 0 0 31Sallard 2-8 0-0 3-5 3 2 7 1 2 1 2 30Thomas 4-14 1-3 1-1 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 22Cole 3-3 0-0 0-1 13 1 6 1 1 1 1 31Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 6Team 3 TOTALS 22-53 4-10 11-16 3909-10Career. 22 5909-10Career. 6 15 6 5 200Pct. 41.5 40.0 68.8

WVU FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCampbell 5-12 3-5 2-2 13 0 15 1 3 1 1 38Ali 1-7 0-0 2-6 4 3 4 2 0 2 2 29Bussie 2-6 0-0 3-5 5 2 7 0 1 2 1 33Miles 4-8 0-1 3-5 1 4 11 7 1 1 2 38Repella 6-19 2-4 2-3 5 3 16 1 1 0 2 39House 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 14Richards 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 3Burton 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 6Team 8TOTALS 22-5909-10Career. 6-16 13-23 3909-10Career. 14 63 12 11 6 8 200Pct. 37.3 37.5 56.5

Officials: Bob Trammell (R), Bryan Enterline, Maj ForsbergTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,183

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 24 35 59West Virginia 21 42 63

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Liz Repella scored all 16 of her points in the second half, and No. 22 West Virginia won its 12th straight, outlasting Pittsburgh 63-59 on Tuesday night. Repella made two free throws with 6.3 seconds left to put the Mountaineers (14-1, 2-0 Big East) up by four points. The winning streak is West Virginia’s longest since winning 22 straight during the 1991-92 season. Down 27-26, Repella made her first field goal and gave the Mountaineers their first lead of the second half. Her first 3-pointer with 14:33 left ignited a 12-5 run. Jania Sims scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field for Pittsburgh (11-4, 0-2). Pitt pulled within two points after Sims made two free throws with 15.7 seconds remaining, but West Virginia made four straight free throws, the last two by Repella, to seal the victory.

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Pitt 76 Notre dame 86 Feb. 6, 2010 • Joyce CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-5 0-0 2-2 7 4 12 0 1 2 0 23Scott 2-11 1-2 0-0 1 4 2 4 1 0 2 26Wilson 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 6 3 0 1 0 28Harrison 8-17 3-8 1-4 4 4 20 4 3 0 2 35Sims 4-8 1-2 4-4 5 1 13 5 4 0 2 28Thomas 3-8 0-1 0-0 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 14Ogoke 1-4 0-1 0-2 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 22Nwude 5-8 0-0 2-3 5 2 12 0 0 3 2 24Team 3 TOTALS 31-66 5-14 909-10Career.-15 32 21 76 1909-10Career. 10 6 909-10Career. 200Pct. 47.0 35.7 60.0

ND FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPBruszewski 5-9 0-0 0-0 1 3 10 3 2 2 0 21Diggins 6-13 2-4 9-11 10 3 23 6 0 2 1 32Barlow 2-5 1-4 0-0 5 0 5 2 1 0 2 25Lechlitner 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 6 4 5 0 1 33Schrader 7-11 0-0 4-6 6 2 18 4 1 0 0 30Peters 1-2 0-0 4-4 5 1 6 0 0 1 1 10Novosel 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 6 3 0 1 1 16Mallory 2-6 0-3 2-4 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 14Williamson 2-6 0-0 2-4 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 19Team 3TOTALS 31-61 3-11 21-2909-10Career. 38 12 86 25 909-10Career. 7 6 200Pct. 50.8 27.3 72.4

Officials: June Courteau, Ed Sidlasky, Rod CreechTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 9,149

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 37 39 76Notre Dame 45 41 86

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Skylar Diggins answered Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw’s challenge to be a better rebounder. Diggins grabbed 10 rebounds to go with her 23 points, both season highs, to lead the third-ranked Fighting Irish to an 86-76 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday. “The rebounding is something we’ve been working on,” Mc-Graw said. “She just did an outstanding job of trying to go get the rebound. That was the last piece that was missing.” Pitt coach Agnus Berenato said the Panthers struggled to de-fend Diggins. “She had a hot hand and Notre Dame did a great job of feed-ing the hot hand,” she said. Diggins, who also had six assists and two blocked shots with no turnovers, said she went into the game focusing on rebound-ing. “I wanted to see how many I could get,” she said. Diggins, whose previous high for rebounds was six against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, said she watched tape of recent games and found she was standing around too much. “I was getting in there, I just wasn’t being aggressive to the ball,” she said. Diggins was 9-of-11 from the free-throw line and the Fight-ing Irish (21-1, 8-1 Big East) were 21-of-29. Pittsburgh (12-10, 1-8) was 9-of-15 and coach Agnus Berenato was complaining throughout the game about the lopsided calls. She declined to comment about it afterward. “It doesn’t do any good to comment on that,” she said. “I’m not getting suspended for having a comment in the paper.” McGraw attributed the lopsided calls to the Irish being ag-gressive offensively and not aggressive on defense. “I was disappointed in our defense, 76 points is unforgivable,” she said. The Irish outscored the bigger Panthers 46-34 in the paint and had a 38-32 rebounding advantage. Lindsay Schrader added 18 points for Notre Dame and Becca Bruszewski had 10. Taneisha Harrison led the Panthers with 20 points. Jania Sims had 13 and Chelsea Cole and Selena Nwude had 12 points each. “We have to have at least four players in double figures,” Berenato said. After the Irish went on a 14-2 run in the first half to open a 13-point lead, the Panthers gradually cut the deficit to four late in the first half. But the Irish led 45-37 at halftime, then used a 10-2 run early in the second half take a 48-45 lead. Notre Dame extended the lead to 81-62 when Ashley Barlow hit a 3 as the shot clock sounded with 5:13 left. Pitt used a 14-3 run to cut the lead to 84-76 on a jumper by Sims, but couldn’t get any closer.

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Pitt 63 georgetown 66 Feb. 10, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-5 0-0 3-4 6 4 13 1 0 0 1 27Wilson 8-11 0-0 2-3 10 3 18 2 6 2 1 36Harrison 2-9 1-4 2-3 1 4 7 5 6 1 1 30Sims 3-7 3-5 2-2 3 2 11 3 3 0 0 32Scott 2-13 1-6 3-5 6 1 8 3 1 1 0 35Thomas 2-5 0-1 2-3 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 16Ogoke 0-2 0-2 0-0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 20Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 4 TOTALS 22-52 5-18 14-20 36 18 63 16 20 5 3 200Pct. 42.3 27.8 70.0

GEORGETOWN FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPMagee 1-3 1-1 2-2 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 14Butler 8-11 0-0 0-0 5 3 16 4 4 3 0 28Rodgers 1-9 0-4 0-0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 16McNutt 6-15 3-10 2-2 8 1 17 3 2 0 2 33Fuller 2-4 1-2 1-3 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 24Wright 4-8 2-4 1-2 3 2 11 2 0 0 2 24Crawford 1-3 0-0 2-3 6 2 4 2 3 0 0 27McBride 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 5Wilson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Kirkland 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6Roche 0-6 0-3 0-0 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 17Moore 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4Team 3TOTALS 25-63 7-24 909-10Career.-13 35 20 66 18 13 4 8 200Pct. 39.7 29.2 69.2

Officials: Cameron Inouye (R), Kathy Ridilla, Luis GonzalezTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 511

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalGeorgetown 41 25 66Pitt 34 29 63

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Monica McNutt scored 17 points and Jalessa Butler added 16 - all in the second half - including a tie-breaker jumper with 37 seconds remaining to help No. 16 Georgetown beat Pittsburgh 66-63 on Wednesday night. Georgetown (20-3, 9-1) won even though freshman guard Sugar Rodgers, the Big East’s leading scorer, was held to a season-low two points - 17 below her season’s average. Rodgers had scored at least 11 points in each of the first 22 games. Pepper Wilson led Pitt (12-11, 1-9) with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Chelsea Cole added 13 points. Butler’s jumper snapped a 63-63 tie and Kenya Crawford added a free throw with 10 seconds left for Georgetown. A three-point attempt from the top of the key by Pitt’s Jania Sims at the buzzer that would have forced overtime was off the mark. Georgetown won its third straight games and for the 19th time in its last 20.

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Pitt 72 Louisville 69 Feb. 14, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 1-3 0-0 6-6 6 4 8 0 1 3 1 22Wilson 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 4 1 6 2 2 22Harrison 5-9 1-2 0-2 5 3 11 3 0 0 1 35Sims 6-11 3-6 1-2 3 1 16 4 5 1 2 35Scott 2-10 0-0 3-4 6 4 7 2 1 1 1 28Thomas 9-12 2-3 2-3 2 0 22 2 3 0 0 29Ogoke 1-8 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 15Nwude 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 14Team 1 TOTALS 27-58 6-12 12-17 30 1909-10Career. 72 13 1909-10Career. 909-10Career. 7 200Pct. 46.6 50.0 70.6

LOUISVILLE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPTaylor 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 14Reid 7-14 0-0 6-6 6 2 20 0 3 0 2 37Hines 8-10 0-0 1-2 10 4 17 2 5 1 0 34Harper 4-7 3-4 0-0 5 2 11 9 6 0 0 40Burke 5-18 2-8 3-4 0 1 15 3 3 0 0 34Rucker 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 16Story 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Radde 0-5 0-3 0-0 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 23Team 10TOTALS 27-61 5-15 10-12 38 18 6909-10Career. 18 21 2 5 200Pct. 44.3 33.3 83.3

Officials: Mark Zentz (R), Angela Lewis, Bryan BrunetteTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 4,168

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalLouisville 31 38 69Pitt 34 38 72

PITTSBURGH — Brittaney Thomas had 22 points and two other Pitt players scored in double figures as the Panthers took down Louisville, 72-69, during “Pink the Pete” night on Sunday at the Petersen Events Center. It was Pitt’s second win in series-history against the Car-dinals, who advanced to the NCAA National Championship game last year. “It was a really great win,” said head coach Agnus Bere-nato. “We’ve come close to winning so many games and we just weren’t able to get it done. Tonight we had to go out and run a lot of sets, something we haven’t done all year.” Thomas, a junior guard who entered the night averaging 6.2 points per game, took over, going 9-of-12 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Her 22 points shattered her previous career-high of 18, which had come earlier this sea-son on the road against Western Kentucky. It was her fifth time this season scoring in double-figures. “I’ve been talking to coach and thinking about a game like this,” Thomas said. “I felt like when I got hot I was really in the flow of the game. My teammates and coaches kept telling me to shoot. I just turned it on.” The Panthers led 34-31 at the half and looked to Thomas for much of the second half to come up with big-time shots. “Brittaney really stepped up for us today,” said Berenato. “She was hitting her shots and we were calling her number for our sets. We needed someone to step up tonight and she certainly did that for us.” Junior guards Jania Sims and Taneisha Harrison added 16 and 11 points, respectively. Sims has now reached double-figures in each of the last six games and in 18 this season. Junior forward Chelsea Cole, meanwhile, added eight points. She entered the game holding a 53-percent clip from the free throw line, but came through with a perfect 6-of-6 performance from the stripe. The Panthers had eight players register at least one field goal. The win broke a four-game losing streak for Pitt and moved the Panthers to 13-11 overall (2-9 Big East). Pitt improved to 2-1 in Pink the Pete games. Now in its third year, Pink the Pete aims at raising awareness and hon-oring survivors of breast cancer. One dollar of every ticket sold for the game was donated to the Susan G. Komen Foun-dation.

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Pitt 72 Providence 58 Jan. 23, 2010 • Alumni HallGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPHarrison 7-20 2-6 6-7 9 2 22 2 4 0 2 39Sims 0-4 0-1 11-12 7 3 11 2 8 0 0 29Scott 3-11 1-4 6-6 5 4 13 1 5 0 1 27Wilson 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 14Popovec 1-4 0-0 2-2 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 20Thomas 2-5 0-1 5-6 4 3 9 1 0 0 0 24Cole 2-3 0-0 5-8 8 1 9 1 0 2 2 20Ogoke 1-1 0-0 0-2 4 2 2 1 4 0 1 13Nwude 0-3 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 14Team 10 TOTALS 16-54 3-12 37-45 60 22 72 8 25 7 7 200Pct. 29.6 25.0 82.2

PROVIDENCE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPMarandola 9-19 0-2 4-4 8 4 22 2 4 0 6 35Roberts 1-2 0-0 1-4 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 22Hankins 4-12 0-0 0-0 3 3 8 0 1 0 1 26Dorsey 1-8 0-4 1-2 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 24Cournoyer 3-10 0-1 4-5 4 4 10 0 2 1 1 30McCabe 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 14Hull 0-6 0-3 1-3 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 12Hurd 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Wells 3-5 0-0 1-4 1 2 7 2 0 0 1 18Clark 0-4 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 15Team 9TOTALS 22-70 1-13 13-24 37 27 58 6 13 3 16 200Pct. 31.4 7.7 54.2

Officials: Kenneth Weiand, Bonita Spence, Bob TrammellTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 703

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 35 37 72Providence 17 41 58

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Taneisha Harrison tallied 22 points, tying a game-high while Jania Sims and Shayla Scott chipped in 11 and 13 points respectively as the Panthers were able to snap a five-game losing streak in Big East play with their 72-58 win over Providence here today at Alumni Hall. Pitt (12-7, 1-5 Big East) picked up its first win in 2010 and just the fifth overall win in Providence while the Friars fall to 12-7, 3-3 Big East. The Panthers outlasted the Friars in the second half, thanks in part to a team record 37 free throws made in the game, 27 of which came in the second half alone. Pitt fin-ished with an 82.2 (37-for-45) percent mark from the charity strip, its best this season. Chelse Marandola, who was limited to just four points in the first half, finished with 22, including a spurt where she scored 10 of the Friar’s first 12 points in the second half. Down by 19 at the start of the second half, Providence went on a 13-2 run, cutting the lead to eight at 45-37. Following a Harrison jumper at the 9:25 mark that put the Panthers up by 10, Pitt settled down, never again relinquish-ing their double digit lead. Five different Panthers scored in the first half, led by Har-rison’s 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field, including 2-for-3 from long range. Pitt dominated the boards, holding a 33-19 advantage at break. All but one Panther grabbed at least two rebounds in the first half of play. Harrison’s jumper at the 17:19 mark capped a 9-0 run from Pitt to start the game. Pitt’s swarming defense held the Friars to just two field goals through the first 10 minutes of the half and a 22.6 percent (7-of-31) clip from the field in the first half. Marandola, Providence’s leading scorer coming into the game at 18.1 ppg., finished the first half with just four points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field. Despite the 18-point lead heading into the locker room, the Panthers were shooting just 32.4 percent (11-for-34) in the first half. Scott chipped in seven points and four re-bounds in the first half while Sims added six points – all coming from the charity stripe – in addition to her three re-bounds and two first-half assists. The Panthers will be in action next on Jan. 30, when they host the No. 1 ranked Connecticut Huskies at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

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Pitt 56 Connecticut 98 Jan. 30, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPPopovec 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 12Wilson 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 4 1 1 1 0 14Harrison 3-14 1-6 0-0 3 2 7 3 2 0 0 31Sims 4-8 1-2 2-2 2 2 11 3 8 0 1 34Scott 7-14 2-6 2-3 7 3 18 2 2 0 0 35Thomas 0-6 0-1 1-2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14Cole 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 19Ogoke 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 1 3 0 3 0 1 23Nwude 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 1 0 4 18Team 2 TOTALS 22-58 5-16 7-909-10Career. 26 20 56 12 22 3 7 200Pct. 37.9 31.3 77.8

UCONN FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPMoore 9-18 2-4 2-2 7 1 22 8 1 0 0 26Charles 10-13 0-0 4-4 9 1 24 3 2 3 0 27Hayes 2-3 0-1 6-6 1 2 10 3 1 0 1 17Doty 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 1 5 4 0 0 1 24Greene 6-10 1-2 3-4 2 2 16 1 2 0 0 23Fernandes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7Buck 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 9Gardler 1-4 1-3 5-9 7 2 8 1 2 0 0 16Dixon 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 21Faris 1-3 0-1 2-2 5 1 4 3 1 0 1 20McLaren 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 10Team 4TOTALS 35-63 5-13 23-28 43 13 909-10Career.8 27 12 4 3 200Pct. 55.6 38.5 82.1

Officials: Wesley Treymon (R), Kathleen Lynch, Mark ZentzTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 7,121

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalConnecticut 57 41 98Pitt 32 24 56

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The incredible numbers keep adding up for No. 1 Connecticut, yet the Huskies only have one single goal in mind -- raising the national championship trophy at the end of the season. Tina Charles scored 24 points to become the sixth Connecti-cut player to reach 2,000 points in her career and the top-ranked Huskies coasted to their 60th consecutive victory, beating over-whelmed Pittsburgh 98-56 on Saturday. “They all know what the goal is and what the final destination is,” Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said, referring to winning a seventh national title. “[There’s] no streak talk, no numbers talk, no nothing. Let’s get better.” Maya Moore, part of the inside-outside combination with Charles that has made these Huskies (21-0, 8-0 in Big East) one of the best teams in UConn’s wildly successful history, added 22 points in a game that -- as usual -- was decided after only a few minutes. Connecticut, now 10 victories away from matching its own NCAA women’s record of 70 consecutive wins set in 2001-03, opened leads of 15-4 and 19-6 in the opening 5½ minutes. After Pitt got to within eight points at 21-13, the Huskies went on a 14-2 run that made it 35-15 and erased any doubt whether this would be another Huskies romp. No team has come within 10 points of UConn during its win-ning streak, and the Huskies’ only relatively close game this season was an 80-68 decision over Stanford. The Huskies’ average winning margin is 40 points. Pitt coach Agnus Berenato knows what she saw: One of the best women’s teams in NCAA history. She predicted the Huskies might well break the UCLA men’s national record of 88 consecutive victories, especially with Moore returning next season. Shayla Scott scored 18 for Pittsburgh (12-8, 1-6), which lost for the sixth time in seven games and is in serious danger of not mak-ing the NCAA tournament -- especially with its next three games against Syracuse, Georgetown and Notre Dame. The Panthers have dropped 25 in a row to the Huskies, who are 21-0 for a third consecutive season. UConn is No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the 36th straight week, and is certain to surpass Louisiana Tech (1980-82) for the longest run atop the Top 25 when the next poll is released on Monday. “Just because the teams we’re playing against aren’t able to do what we do doesn’t mean we’re the best of all time, the history of basketball,” Auriemma said. “We’re flawed just like any team that’s flawed, and we try to chip away at it [every day].” There wasn’t much to dislike about a first half in which the Hus-kies shot 63.2 percent (24 of 38) while outscoring Pitt 57-32, but did so without rushing themselves. Charles, a 6-foot-4 senior from Jamaica, N.Y., scored 18 points in the first half, one more than she needed to become the first Huskies player to go over the 2,000-point mark since All-American Diana Taurasi in 2004. She reached 2,000 by scoring inside with five minutes left before halftime. “She’s playing as well as she’s played,” Auriemma said. Kalana Greene scored 18 points as the Huskies finished up shooting 55.6 percent (35 of 63) to Pitt’s 37.9 percent (22 of 58). The Huskies held a 43-26 rebounding edge as Charles, who missed only three of 13 shots, had nine rebounds.

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Pitt 80 Syracuse 87 [OT] Feb. 2, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 2-3 0-0 1-3 10 4 5 2 1 0 0 28Wilson 2-4 0-0 6-7 4 3 10 1 3 1 1 15Harrison 3-12 0-6 3-4 5 4 9 1 6 1 2 39Sims 4-12 1-5 9-10 2 2 18 6 4 0 1 41Scott 6-14 2-7 7-8 10 4 21 2 3 1 1 41Thomas 5-12 3-8 1-1 3 5 14 2 1 0 1 33Ogoke 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 11Nwude 1-3 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 17Team 9 TOTALS 23-62 6-27 28-34 45 25 80 15 24 3 6 225Pct. 37.1 22.2 82.4

SYRACUSE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPMurray 3-5 0-0 5-6 4 3 11 0 1 0 0 23Ward 4-7 0-0 2-3 2 2 10 2 0 0 0 20Michael 11-24 2-5 3-6 10 1 27 2 3 0 1 37Harris 3-6 2-3 0-0 2 3 8 4 3 0 1 30Morrow 3-6 0-2 3-4 7 4 9 1 1 0 2 32Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Hall 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 15Berry 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 5 4 0 1 0 1 13Ash 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 14Alexander 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 10Tyson-Thomas 3-7 0-1 6-9 5 1 12 3 0 0 5 30Team 7TOTALS 31-70 4-12 21-30 43 23 87 17 12 1 10 225Pct. 44.3 33.3 70.0

Officials: Eric Brewton (R), Kevin Pethtel, Barbara Jo SmithTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,547

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalSyracuse 38 34 15 87Pitt 42 30 8 80

PITTSBURGH — Shayla Scott scored a career-high 21 points and three other Pitt players scored in double-figures, but the Panthers couldn’t hold off a tough Syracuse team and lost in overtime, 87-80. Pitt jumped out to a quick, 14-4 lead immediately out of the gate before Syracuse eventually fought back in what became a high-scoring first half of play. Junior guard Jania Sims scored 13 first-half points as Scott added nine to help the Panthers to a 42-38 lead at the break. Pitt led for the final 6:19 of the first half in a game that featured nine lead changes and 13 ties. The Panthers had 10 assists on their 14 first-half field goals and finished the game with 15 assists. “We played a good first half,” Pitt head coach Agnus Bere-nato said. “We felt like we were in command and in charge…I think that it came down to the fact that we couldn’t get a couple of stops. We didn’t have it at the end of the game.” Syracuse knotted the score two minutes into the second half and the two teams exchanged baskets throughout the period. With 30 seconds remaining in the game, Pitt took possession with the score tied at 72, holding for the last shot. Sims’ jumper from just left of the free throw line bounced off the front of the rim, and the game went into overtime. Syracuse struck first in the extra period and didn’t look back, outscoring the Panthers 15-8 in overtime. After com-mitting nine turnovers in the first half, the Panthers finished the game with 24 on the night. The Orange scored 27 points off of those turnovers. Scott added 10 rebounds to her 21 points for her sec-ond double-double of the season, while Sims finished with 18 points, knocking down 9-of-10 free throws along the way and added a game-high six assists. Brittaney Thomas and center Pepper Wilson contributed 14 and 10 points, re-spectively. Scott also had success from the free throw line, knocking down 7-of-8 attempts. Chelsea Cole, the Big East’s second-leading rebounder per game entering the night, pulled down 10 rebounds. The junior forward has now reached double-digit rebounds in 10 games this season.

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Pitt 72 Cincinnati 60 Feb. 27, 2010 • Fifth Third ArenaGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 7-11 0-0 6-7 16 2 20 3 2 2 0 33Wilson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 6Harrison 4-16 2-5 0-0 2 2 10 5 2 0 2 37Thomas 6-17 1-4 2-2 4 3 15 1 1 0 1 34Sims 5-9 3-4 2-2 4 0 15 2 2 1 1 37Ogoke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Scott 3-8 0-0 2-3 10 3 8 6 1 3 0 34Nwude 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6Popovec 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9Team 5 TOTALS 27-64 6-13 12-14 42 17 72 18 11 8 4 200Pct. 42.2 46.2 85.7

CINCINNATI FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPSchutster 4-7 0-1 0-1 6 3 8 2 1 1 0 34Jones 6-9 0-0 3-6 4 2 15 1 1 0 1 37Ulis 2-13 0-3 3-3 2 1 7 6 3 0 1 36Roudebush 6-15 3-4 4-4 7 0 19 0 1 0 1 39Stevens 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 11Sanders 1-3 0-1 1-4 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 9Jacobs 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 23Daniel 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 7McClung 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 6 1TOTALS 22-57 3-10 13-20 2909-10Career. 12 60 11 909-10Career. 1 5 200Pct. 38.6 30.0 65.0

Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Dennis DeMayo, Laura MorrisTechnical Fouls: Cincinnati - TEAMAttendance: 820

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 33 39 72Cincinnati 33 27 60

CINCINNATI — Chelsea Cole poured in a game-high 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, racking up her fourth straight double-double as the Panthers (16-12, 5-10 Big East) won their final regular-season road game 72-60 over the Uni-versity of Cincinnati here at Fifth Third Arena. Three other Panther players reached double figures in the win with Brittaney Thomas and Jania Sims each putting up 15 and Taneisha Harrison chipping in with 10. Shayla Scott finished with eight points, adding 10 rebounds and a game-high six assists in the winning effort. The Panthers shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) for the game and were 12-of-14 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line. Pitt added 18 assists, one shy of their season-high in Big East action and won the rebounding edge, 42-29, thanks in large part to Cole and Scott. Cole accounted for 11 of Pitt’s first 14 points in the sec-ond half, helping Pitt string together a 10-1 run capped by a Thomas three-pointer. Harrison’s three-pointer with 4:34 left gave the Panthers a 14-point lead at 66-52. Shanasa Saunders hit a free throw and Kahla Roudebush made good on her third three-pointer of the game to bring the Bearcats (11-16, 4-11 Big East) within 10 at 66-56 with just over three minutes remaining, but that would be as close as UC could get as Pitt continued to pressure on the defensive end. The Panthers and Bearcats played to a 33-33 draw in the first half. Cincinnati opened up with a quick 6-0 run to start the game, forcing Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato to call a timeout to regroup. The Panthers rebounded with jumpers from Sims and Wilson to cut the lead to two. Cincinnati took an eight-point advantage on a Val Shus-ter layup at the 10:38 mark. Sims hit two three-pointers while Thomas added a jumper as Pitt pulled within two at 23-21 with 6:53 remaining in the first half. Harrison’s layup knotted the game 23 while Sims’ third three-pointer of the first half gave Pitt its first lead at 26-23 with just over five minutes to play. The Panthers shot 43.3 percent (13-for-30) from the field and held a 21-14 advantage on the glass at the half. The Bearcats were paced by Michelle Jones who finished the half with 12 points.

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Pitt 65 St. john’s 77 Mar. 1, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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No. 29

PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 4-9 0-0 3-3 16 5 11 0 2 0 0 32Wilson 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 1 3 0 0 10Harrison 3-8 1-4 2-2 0 4 9 5 3 1 1 40Thomas 11-18 2-2 3-4 2 3 27 2 1 0 0 37Sims 4-14 1-4 3-3 4 1 12 3 0 1 1 39Ogoke 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Scott 2-11 0-2 0-0 9 4 4 1 2 5 0 28Nwude 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6Popovec 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Team 3 1 TOTALS 25-66 4-12 11-12 40 21 65 12 11 7 2 200Pct. 37.9 33.3 91.7

ST. JOHN’S FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPStevens 7-18 0-0 3-6 15 3 17 1 4 0 0 35McCorvey 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 20Lindsay 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 15McKenith 2-5 0-0 1-2 5 4 5 14 1 1 0 29Smith 5-11 0-2 6-9 10 1 16 1 1 1 0 34Burkakoski 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1Blanding 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3McPherson 2-5 1-2 0-1 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 10McManmon 6-9 6-9 0-2 4 0 18 1 0 0 1 30Hart 3-7 0-0 2-2 3 1 8 0 2 1 1 23Team 5TOTALS 28-63 7-13 14-27 46 14 77 20 12 4 6 200Pct. 44.4 53.8 51.9

Officials: Denise Brooks (R), Bill Titus, Kathy RidillaTechnical Fouls: Pitt - TEAMAttendance: 2,377

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSt. John’s 35 42 77Pitt 29 36 65

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kelly McManmon scored 18 points and No. 16 St. John’s won for the 11th time in 13 games and clinched a double-bye in the Big East tournament with a 77-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night. Da’Shena Stevens added 17 points and 15 rebounds and Shenneika Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (24-5, 12-4), who reached 24 wins in a season for the first time in 26 years. Nadirah McKenith had 14 assists for St. John’s, tying for the sixth-most in a game in school history. The Red Storm shot 7 for 13 on 3-pointers, including 6 of 9 by McManmon. Brittaney Thomas had a career-high 27 points and Chel-sea Cole added 11 points and 16 rebounds for Pitt (16-13, 5-11), which had won four of its previous five. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. The Red Storm will enter this weekend’s Big East tournament in the quarterfinals as the No. 4 seed after No. 6 Notre Dame lost to No. 1 Connecticut on Monday night. The Panthers, who were ranked as high as No. 15 earlier in the season, lost 11 conference games for the first time since 2004-05 - also the most recent time they lost as many as 13 overall. The Red Storm led by nine after a 14-2 run late in the first half. The game featured 11 ties, the last at 58-58 with 7:25 left. St. John’s then used a 12-3 run to take the lead for good, part of a game-closing 19-7 run.

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Pitt 71 Louisville 79 Mar. 5, 2010 • XL CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-7 0-0 2-2 10 4 12 0 0 0 0 28Wilson 7-8 0-0 2-4 7 5 16 2 1 1 2 37Harrison 1-7 0-2 2-3 2 5 4 1 3 0 2 28Thomas 8-19 1-5 4-5 2 3 21 2 6 0 1 40Sims 4-10 1-4 1-2 1 3 10 1 8 1 2 32Ogoke 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 7Scott 3-5 0-1 0-2 3 5 6 1 3 1 0 26Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 5 TOTALS 2909-10Career.-57 2-12 11-18 30 26 71 7 21 3 8 200Pct. 50.9 16.7 61.1

LOUISVILLE FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPTaylor 3-5 0-0 1-1 1 4 7 1 1 1 0 15Reid 12-21 0-0 8-9 6 2 32 0 5 0 0 33Hines 4-4 0-0 5-7 5 1 13 2 5 1 2 33Harper 1-4 1-2 3-4 6 3 6 1 1 0 2 28Burke 2-8 1-6 3-4 3 2 8 3 6 0 3 38Rucker 2-3 0-0 0-2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 14Story 3-6 1-3 0-0 4 3 7 3 0 0 4 35Radde 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4Team 3TOTALS 28-52 3-11 20-27 31 18 7909-10Career. 11 18 2 11 200Pct. 53.8 27.3 74.1

Officials: Bonita Spence, Joanne Aldrich, Bruce MorrisTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 8,708

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalLouisville 43 36 79Pitt 36 35 71

PITTSBURGH — Brittaney Thomas scored 21 points while three other Panthers reached double figures, but the Pan-thers could not contain Louisville’s Monique Reid as the 13th-seeded Cardinals knocked off the No. 12 Panthers, 79-71, in first-round action here at the Big East Championship in Hartford, Conn. Louisville got the best of Pitt for the second straight sea-son. The Cardinals knocked the Panthers out of the champi-onship last year with a 69-63 win in the semifinals. Chelsea Cole notched her sixth straight double-double, tallying 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The Big East’s rebounding champion reached doubles figures on the glass for the 16th time this season and sixth straight game. Pepper Wilson finished with 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and added seven rebounds while Jania Sims totaled 10 points. The Panthers (16-14, 5-11 Big East) jumped out to an 8-2 lead less than two minutes into the game, with baskets from Cole, Thomas, Wilson and Sims. Louisville inched their way back into the game, taking a 17-16 lead following a Gwen Rucker at the 12:02 mark. Reid, who finished the game with 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting, led the UofL charge, scoring six of her 14 first-half points. Pitt regained the lead, up by as many as seven points with just over five minutes to play before hitting a dry stretch, al-lowing the Cardinals to knot the game at 36-36 before grab-bing a seven-point lead heading into the locker room at 43-36. The 18-4 Louisville run spanned the final five and a half minutes and saw the Panthers connect on just one field goal. An 11-3 Pitt run midway through the second half brought the score to 56-55 in favor of the Panthers. Six minutes and five lead changes later, the Cardinals grabbed the lead for good following a Keisha Hines jumper. Louisville ended the game with a 10-2 run over the last four minutes, connecting on 6-of-7 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

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Pitt 74 Villanova 69 Feb. 17, 2010 • The PavilionGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-7 0-0 5-8 16 1 15 0 4 3 2 36Wilson 4-6 0-0 4-4 4 3 12 0 1 1 0 23Harrison 5-10 3-4 0-0 4 1 13 3 2 0 0 37Sims 1-6 0-0 1-2 4 4 3 1 2 0 1 31Scott 5-11 1-1 7-9 11 1 18 3 4 2 1 37Thomas 3-13 0-1 7-9 2 2 13 3 1 0 0 29Ogoke 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7Team 3 TOTALS 23-54 4-6 24-32 45 13 74 10 16 6 5 200Pct. 42.6 66.7 75.0

VILLANOVA FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPElliott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7Scanlon 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9Roberts 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 13Getty 6-15 0-4 0-0 1 3 12 3 0 0 0 38Dougherty 3-7 0-0 1-1 4 4 7 5 3 0 1 33Carey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14Jones 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 10Pearson 5-10 1-5 0-0 9 1 11 3 2 1 1 32Suhey 5-8 3-5 0-0 3 2 13 1 0 1 1 16Sweeney 9-16 0-0 2-3 6 2 20 1 1 1 0 28Team 7TOTALS 30-67 4-16 5-8 31 1909-10Career. 6909-10Career. 18 10 3 6 200Pct. 44.8 25.0 62.5

Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bruce Morris, Amy BonnerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 577

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 40 34 74Villanova 29 40 69

PHILADELPHIA — Chelsea Cole and Shayla Scott each tal-lied double-doubles while five Panthers in all reached dou-ble-digits in scoring as the University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball team won their second straight game, 74-69 over Villanova University here tonight at The Pavilion. Pitt (14-11, 3-9 Big East) won its sixth straight game in the series with Villanova (12-13, 1-11 Big East) and third time in Philadelphia. The Panthers also won back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 20 and 22 against Austin Peay and Western Kentucky. It was the sixth time this season and first in Big East Con-ference play that five or more Panthers have reached double digits. Joining Cole and Scott were Brittaney Thomas and Ta-neisha Harrison who each chipped in 13 and Pepper Wilson with 12. Scott scored a team-high 18 points and added 11 re-bounds, three assists, two steals and a block to finish with one of the best performances of her career. Cole, the sec-ond-leading rebounder in the Big East Conference at 10.0 rebounds per game, finished with 15 points and 16 boards to go along with three blocks and two steals. After taking an 11-point lead at the half, the Panthers pushed their lead to 17 at 52-35 when Wilson strung together three baskets and a pair of free throws within the first four minutes of the half. A 10-2 Villanova run near the halfway mark in the second half closed the gap to nine at 54-45. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Laura Sweeney, who finished with a game-high 20 points, 16 of which came in the second half. Villanova clawed its way back into the game and got as close as two at 67-65 following a Megan Pearson layup with just under two minutes to go, but the Panthers were able to hold them off with a Jania Sims jumper and a Scott layup on back-to-back possessions. The Panthers jumped out to an 11-2 lead early on in the first half, powered behind three baskets from Cole. The ju-nior forward finished the first half with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and seven rebounds. Scott’s three-point play brought it to 16-4 with 13:53 re-maining in the first half. Scott, who finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in the first half, was joined by Harrison who finished the first half with nine points, all coming via the long ball. As a team the Panthers shot 43.3 percent (13-for-30) from the field in the first half, including a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point land. Pitt also converted 10-of-11 free throw op-portunities.

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Pitt 78 Seton hall 57 Feb. 20, 2010 • Petersen Events CenterGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 5-8 0-0 0-1 22 1 10 4 2 0 2 37Wilson 3-8 0-0 3-4 3 3 9 0 1 1 1 24Harrison 8-14 4-6 0-0 2 0 20 3 1 0 3 36Sims 4-5 1-1 1-2 1 0 10 6 2 1 1 22Scott 4-12 1-3 1-2 4 2 10 4 2 0 1 31Thomas 6-13 1-2 0-0 3 1 13 1 3 1 0 27Ogoke 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7Nwude 2-3 0-0 0-0 5 1 4 0 1 1 0 16Team 4 TOTALS 33-64 7-12 5-909-10Career. 44 909-10Career. 78 1909-10Career. 14 4 8 200Pct. 51.6 58.3 55.6

SETON HALL FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPEmery 2-9 0-3 2-2 6 2 6 1 3 0 1 19Green, T. 5-10 3-4 1-2 1 1 14 1 2 0 0 31Green, K. 4-11 0-0 0-1 8 1 8 2 4 0 1 36Booker 4-5 0-0 2-4 1 4 10 4 1 0 3 30Williams 5-14 2-8 2-3 3 1 14 3 0 0 0 40Morris 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9Wood 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 16Curry 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 19Team 5TOTALS 22-5909-10Career. 6-21 7-12 27 11 57 12 13 1 5 200Pct. 37.3 28.6 58.3

Officials: Bryan Enterline (R), Kathleen Lynch, Tom DanaherTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,745

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSeton Hall 28 29 57Pitt 36 42 78

PITTSBURGH — Chelsea Cole had a double-double, Ta-neisha Harrison scored 20 points and three other Panthers reached double figures in scoring as the University of Pitts-burgh women’s basketball team won its third straight game, beating Seton Hall University 78-57 this afternoon at the Pe-terson Events Center. Pitt (15-11, 4-9 Big East) won its third consecutive Big East game against Seton Hall (9-17, 1-12 Big East) in the 46th game between the two teams. With the win, the Panthers have won their last seven home games against the Pirates, and improve to 25-21 in the series. It was the seventh time this season and the second con-secutive game in Big East play that five or more Panthers finished the game scoring in double-digits. Joining Cole and Harrison was Brittaney Thomas with 13 and Jania Sims and Shayla Scott, who each chipped in with 10 points. Cole tallied her fifth double-double of the year, scoring 10 points and pulling down a career-high 22 boards. Harrison dropped 20 points and tied a career-high with three steals. The Panthers never trailed in the game after opening with a 12-0 run. SHU closed to within six at 14-8 on a jumper by Ebonie Williams, but the Panthers responded with a 9-1 run to go up 14 at 23-9, their largest lead in the first half. After trading baskets late in the half, the Pirates were within five with 3:38 to go before a Sims jumper and a Scott three-pointer stretched the Panthers’ lead back to double digits at 34-24. Seton Hall cut the lead down to 13 at 63-50 with just over six minutes left in the second half when Terry Green hit an open three-pointer. Green finished with 14 points on the af-ternoon, tying teammate Williams for the team lead. Pitt shot 51.6 percent (33-for-64) from the floor and shot a season-best 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from three-point terri-tory. The Panthers also dominated the Pirates on the glass, out-rebounding Seton Hall 44-27. The Pirates were held to a 37.3 shooting percentage (22-for-59) from the floor after a stellar performance from the Pittsburgh defense, marking their third straight double-digit win in the series.

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Pitt 57 dePaul 68 Feb. 23, 2010 • McGrath ArenaGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 4-10 0-0 4-8 18 1 12 0 5 1 3 35Wilson 1-2 0-0 2-4 5 0 4 0 3 0 1 23Harrison 8-14 2-7 3-4 5 0 21 2 5 1 1 37Sims 6-13 3-4 2-2 3 1 17 2 4 0 2 39Scott 0-8 0-1 0-2 5 3 0 3 1 1 1 25Thomas 1-9 1-4 0-0 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 26Ogoke 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4Nwude 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11Team 3 TOTALS 20-60 6-17 11-20 46 7 57 10 20 3 909-10Career. 200Pct. 33.3 35.3 55.0

DEPAUL FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPHampton 8-20 4-9 4-4 3 3 24 1 1 4 5 37Chester 9-13 0-0 0-0 11 2 18 2 2 1 1 31Harry 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 3 8 0 0 2 1 27Pikes 1-6 0-3 0-0 6 2 2 2 4 1 1 26Quigley 2-10 2-4 0-0 1 0 6 11 3 0 4 39Juergens 0-1 0-1 1-2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 13Mulchrone 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 4Martin 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 2 7 1 1 0 0 23Team 8TOTALS 28-67 7-20 5-6 38 15 68 18 13 8 12 200Pct. 41.8 35.0 83.3

Officials: Cameron Inouye, Bryan Brunette, Bob EnterlineTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,024

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 24 33 57DePaul 41 27 68

CHICAGO — The Pitt women’s basketball team (15-12, 4-10 Big East) rallied in the second half after being down by as many as 17, but the rally came up short as the Panthers fell 68-57 at DePaul Tuesday night in McGrath Arena. Pitt fought back in the second half after being down 41-24 at the intermission. Taneisha Harrison (Bowie, Md./St. John’s College) led the charge, scoring five points and adding a key steal in just 30 seconds to spark the Panthers. Pitt went on a 17-2 run, which was culminated with a Jania Sims three-pointer, and pulled to within three at 47-44, but it would not be enough. DePaul surged back nearly as fast as the deficit was erased and again took a double-digit lead at 57-47. “We had some fabulous performances,” head coach Agnus Berenato said. “Chelsea Cole, Taneisha Harrison and Jania Sims, really stepped up and were ready to play, but it wasn’t enough. You can’t give up a big time player or two on the other end and come out with a win against a team like DePaul. In the first half, the teams traded baskets until the Blue Demons went on a 14-1 run to take the 25-11 lead. They would not look back in the 11-point DePaul win. DePaul’s Keisha Hampton nearly out-scored the Panthers alone in the first half with 22 points in the first 20 minutes of action. Hampton was held in check with just two points in the sec-ond, however, to finish out with 24. Pitt was held to just 9-of-35 shooting from the field in the first half, for a .257 percentage, while DePaul was 15-of-33 (.455). In the second half, Pitt was much more efficient, hit-ting 11-of-25 (.444) and .333 for the game. DePaul finished 28-of-67 for the game, for .418 percent accuracy. Pitt out-rebounded the Blue Demons 46-to-38, but gave up 20 turn-overs. Harrison led the Pitt squad with a 21-point performance on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Junior Chelsea Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) was again fantastic on the boards as she contributed 18 rebounds and 12 points for her third consecutive double-double. Cole, who leads the Big East in rebounds per game, has grabbed an astounding 56 rebounds in the last three games for an average of 18.7 per game. Sims (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) also scored in dou-ble figures for the Panthers with 17 points, including hitting 3-of-4 from three-point range. Pitt will return to action Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. at Cin-cinnati for the Panthers’ final road trip of the regular season. On Monday, March 1, Pitt will host St. John’s at 7 p.m. for the final regular-season contest at the Petersen Events Center.

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Pitt 58 Toledo 70 Mar. 19, 2010 • Savage ArenaGa

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PITT FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPCole 3-8 0-0 2-2 11 4 8 1 3 1 1 31Wilson 4-8 0-0 1-1 8 0 9 2 2 1 2 26Harrison 7-17 2-6 2-2 3 3 18 1 1 0 1 34Thomas 5-16 1-6 1-1 4 4 12 2 4 0 1 29Sims 2-8 1-5 3-4 5 2 8 3 4 0 2 39Ogoke 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 14Scott 0-6 0-4 3-4 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 25Nwude 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 2 TOTALS 21-64 4-21 12-14 38 1909-10Career. 58 11 16 2 7 200Pct. 32.8 19.0 85.7

TOLEDO FG 3FG FT REB F TP A TO B S MPClifton 0-2 0-1 0-0 7 0 0 3 2 0 2 18Mays 2-9 0-3 3-6 6 2 7 3 1 0 2 34Goodall 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 2 3 0 1 20Shafir 6-13 2-3 9-9 5 1 23 5 5 0 2 34Williams 6-11 6-9 0-0 4 3 18 1 3 0 1 35Ingersoll 1-3 0-2 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 16Smith 3-4 0-0 1-2 6 3 7 0 1 0 0 16Richardson 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 20Aubry 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7Team 2TOTALS 24-55 909-10Career.-1909-10Career. 13-1909-10Career. 3909-10Career. 16 70 17 16 1 909-10Career. 200Pct. 43.6 47.4 68.4

Officials: Kathy Lynch, Michael McConnell, Frank SteratoreTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,868

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPitt 30 28 58Toledo 46 24 70

PITTSBURGH — Taneisha Harrison scored 18 points, but the Panthers could not get past the hot hand of Toledo, fall-ing 70-58 here tonight at Savage Arena in first-round action of the WNIT. Toledo (25-8, 12-4 MAC) was able to win for the 13th time at home this season after a strong opening half, throwing up the second-most on Pitt this season with 46. Pitt (16-15, 5-11 Big East) was led by Taneisha Harrison and Brittaney Thomas. Harrison totaled 18 points on the night and grabbed three rebounds, keeping the Panthers within striking distance most of the game. Thomas regis-tered 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists. Toledo’s Naama Shafir, one of the nation’s assists lead-ers, led all scorers with 23 points. She also grabbed five re-bounds and added a game-high five assists. Toledo opened up the game with a 10-0 run, highlighted by two three-pointers from Jessica Williams. The Panthers were forced to call a timeout just over two minutes into the game when Melissa Goodall jumper made it 8-0. Sims’ three-pointer was Pitt’s first field goal of the half, coming at the 17:04 mark. The Rockets continued to pour it on, this time with a 10-2 run to bring the score to 20-5 with just over seven minutes expired off the clock. Naama Shafir hit a pair of buckets and Williams added her third three of the half to provide the charge for UT. Pitt cut the deficit to 11 off a Harrison jumped with 2:51 to play, but the Rockets would quickly answer with three’s from Williams and Sharif, ending the half up 46-30. Toledo shot a blistering 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the field in the first half, including 53.3 (8-of-15) from behind the arc. Harrison led the Panthers through the first half, totaling 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting..

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