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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