2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kathy McConnell-Miller
  • Carmen Bruce
  • Lindsay Richards
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 19 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
NC State 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Duke 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
North Carolina 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Boston College 2 14   .125 15 16   .484
Clemson 0 16   .000 4 26   .133
2016 ACC tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bolingbrook Chicago, IL
G 4 Tania Lamb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Long Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA
F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Seton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal
G 14 Fred Potvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Vanier College Montreal, QE
G 22 Destinie Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr McEachern
USC
Oxford, GA
G 25 Brittany Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr South Charleston South Charleston, WV
F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA
F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Berea-Midpark Cleveland, OH
C 44 Bubbles Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS Jr Rutgers Prep Clarendon, Jamaica
G/F 50 Brenna Wise 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Fr Vincentian Academy Pittsburgh, PA
Head coach

Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

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


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

Roster

Schedule

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

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
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Coaches NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

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  1. ^ "Pitt Women's Basketball Official Schedule - PittsburghPanthers.com - University of Pittsburgh Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.