Pittsburgh Women's Basketball 2015 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Pittsburgh Panthers
ACC (19-11, 9-7)

 

Big Wins: 12/3 at Ohio State (78-74), 1/8 North Carolina (84-59), 2/5 at N.C. State (60-50)
Bad Losses: 11/23 at James Madison (64-80), 12/7 at Duquesne (77-87), 1/22 Syracuse (60-68)
Coach: Suzie McConnell-Serio

Probable Starters:
Brianna Kiesel, Senior, Guard, 18.2 ppg, 4.6 apg, 5.0 rpg, 2.1 spg
Aysia Bugg, Freshman, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 2.3 apg
Yacine Dio, Freshman, Forward, 9.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Monica Wignot, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.6 bpg
Stasha Carey, Freshman, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.4 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Cora McManus, Senior, Center, 3.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Fred Potvin, Sophomore, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 1.2 apg
Chelsea Welch, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.2 apg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.5 (130th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.9 (86, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (193, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.2 (30, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (82, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.5 (154, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (150, 7)
Rebound Margin: -0.5 (203, 12)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (44, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.2 (57, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Toledo
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Montana
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2009    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Oklahoma
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Wyoming
2008    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Baylor
2008    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford
2007    NCAA    Round of 64 win over James Madison
2007    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2006    NIT    First Round win over Delaware
2006    NIT    Second Round win over Mississippi
2006    NIT    Regional Semifinal win over Virginia
2006    NIT    Regional Final loss to Marquette

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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