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>> SEASON NOTES >> SEASON SNAPSHOT HEAD COACH Suzie McConnell-Serio RECORD AT PITT 67-87, five seasons >> THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD 190-155, 11 seasons OVERALL: 10-20 POINTS PER GAME 59.3 ACC: 2-14 POINTS ALLOWED/GAME 63.2 NON-CONFERENCE: 8-6 REBOUNDS PER GAME 33.1 HOME: 8-10, 1-7 ACC REBOUNDING DEFENSE 40.3 AWAY: 2-9, 1-7, ACC ASSISTS PER GAME 14.8 NEUTRAL: 0-1 FG PERCENTAGE .398 FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .381 3FG PERCENTAGE .318 >> THE SCHEDULE 3FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .316 N10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (ACCN EX) W, 66-58 POINTS LEADER: Yacine Diop (15.7 ppg) BEST FT PERCENTAGE: Yacine Diop (.722, 65-of-90) N13 CORNELL (ACCN EX) W, 51-39 REBOUNDS LEADER: Yacine Diop (6.4 rpg) BEST 3FG PERCENTAGE: Alayna Gribble (.389, 42-of-108) N16 DUQUESNE (ACCN EX) L, 66-53 ASSISTS LEADER: Jasmine Whitney (4.5 apg) BEST A/TO PERCENTAGE: Jasmine Whitney (+1.6) N19 TOWSON (ACCN EX) W, 81-63 STEALS LEADER: Jasmine Whitney (1.7 spg) MOST MINUTES: Jasmine Whitney (920, 30.7 mpg) N21 at Cincinnati W, 66-46 BLOCKS LEADER: Kalista Walters (1.8 bpg) MOST STARTS: Diop, Walters, Whitney (30) N25 ARKANSAS STATE (ACCN EX) W, 87-47 BEST FG PERCENTAGE: Kalista Walters (.667, 130-of-195) MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS: Diop, Walters, Whitney (30) N29 WISCONSIN^ (ACCN EX) L, 58-57 >> PAW PRINTS D3 at Fordham L, 58-55 D7 at No. 10/11 West Virginia L, 73-52 SEASON IN A NUTSHELL MILESTONES FINAL ACC RANKINGS • Yacine Diop was one of just two • Highest team 3-point field goal Scoring Offense .................... 13 (59.3) D9 UNCW (ACCN EX) W. 74-55 ACC players to average at least percentage (.318) since posting Scoring Defense .....................7 (63.2) D17 PENN STATE (ACCN EX) L, 59-48 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds .325 in 2009-10; ranks No. 7 Scoring Margin....................... 13 (-3.9) D20 BUCKNELL (ACCN EX) W, 57-39 per game during the season. all-time Free Throw Percent .............14 (.657) D28 at Virginia* (ACCN EX) L, 62-50 Only Florida State’s Shakayla • Most team steals (264) in a FG Percentage .......................12 (.398) D31 CHICAGO STATE (ACCN EX) W, 87-49 Thomas had a higher average season since posting 274 in FG Percentage Defense ........ 4 (.381) combination of 17.3 points and 1994-95; ties with 2007-08 for 3FG Percentage....................... 9 (.318) J4 WAKE FOREST* (ACCN EX) L, 58-49 6.8 rebounds per game. No. 7 all-time 3FG Percentage Defense .....10 (.316) J7 at North Carolina* (ACCN EX) L, 68-67 • Kalista Walters led the ACC with • YACINE DIOP: highest scoring Rebounding Offense ............. 14 (33.1) J11 at Virginia Tech* (ACCN EX) L, 89-66 a .667 field goal percentage average by a Panther (15.7 ppg) Rebounding Defense ...........15 (40.3) J14 (RV) GEORGIA TECH* (ACCN EX) W, 68-62 and became the sixth Panther since Brianna Kiesel averaged Rebounding Margin ...............15 (-7.2) J18 NO. 2/2 LOUISVILLE* (ACCN EX) L, 77-51 in school history to land on the 18.4 ppg in 2014-15 Blocked Shots ............................1 (5.9) All-ACC Academic Team. • KALISTA WALTERS: most blocks Assists ....................................... 7 (14.8) J21 at (RV/RV) Syracuse* (ACCN EX) L, 70-52 • Pitt posted its 14th consecutive in a season (53) since Monica Steals ...........................................4 (8.8) J25 NO. 5/5 NOTRE DAME* (ACCN EX) L, 87-53 season with a winning record Wignot had a school record 83 Turnover Margin .................... 8 (+0.9) J28 NO. 18/18 DUKE* (ACCN EX) L, 58-46 in non-conference play, going in 2014-15; ranks as fifth-most Assist/Turnover Ratio .......... 8 (+0.9) F1 at Clemson* (ACCN EX) W, 58-42 8-6. The Panthers have had a blocks made by a junior in Offensive Rebounds .............. 14 (9.3) F4 NO. 10/11 FLORIDA STATE* (RSN) L, 66-59 winning non-conference record school history Defensive Rebounds ........... 13 (23.8) in each of Suzie McConnell- • JASMINE WHITNEY: most assists Defensive Rebound % ........15 (.626) F11 at Boston College* (ACCN EX) L, 72-61 Serio’s five seasons. in a season (134) since Brianna Offensive Rebound % ......... 14 (.263) F15 at (RV/RV) Miami* (ACCN EX) L, 82-58 • After going 0-10 on the road in Kiesel had 144 in 2014-15; ranks 3FG Made .....................................8 (6.1) F19 SYRACUSE* (RSN) L, 62-53 2016-17, the Panthers recorded as third-most assists made by F22 NO. 21/22 NC STATE* (ACCN EX) L, 77-66 their most road wins (two) sophomore in school history F25 at Louisville* (ACCN EX) L, 81-49 since winning five away from Pittsburgh in 2015-16. F28 vs. No. 11 seed Wake Forest $ L, 72-38 >> THE ROSTER Games in BOLD CAPS played at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. All times Eastern. LAST GAME STARTERS HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER F 1 Danielle Garven 6-1 Jr. Toronto, Ontario 6.5 3.8 .738 FT%, .371 FG% F 12 Yacine Diop 5-10 R-Jr. Dakar, Senegal 15.7 6.4 Seven double-doubles (TV broadcast) C 32 Kalista Walters 6-1 So. Fleetwood, Pa. 9.4 6.2 ACC overall FG% leader (.667) ^ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge G 3 Jasmine Whitney 5-9 So. Centreville, Va. 7.7 3.0 4.5 apg, +1.6 a/to ratio * - ACC Opponent G 5 Kauai Bradley 6-0 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 4.5 3.7 2.4 apg, 1.6 spg $ - Played in Greensboro, N.C. RESERVES HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER G 2 Aysia Bugg 5-7 Sr. Chicago, Ill. -- -- Did not compete (injury) G 4 Tania Lamb 5-7 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. -- -- Did not compete (injury) G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5-7 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 2.4 0.7 0.8 apg, +1.4 a/to ratio F 11 Cara Judkins 6-2 Fr. Bethesda, Md. 0.5 1.4 Appeared in 14 games G 13 Kyla Nelson 5-11 Fr. Worthing, England 4.5 1.5 1.6 apg, +0.9 a/to ratio G 20 Pika Rodriguez 5-11 Fr. Hartford, Conn. 4.5 0.5 .411 3FG%, 1.4 3FG/game F 22 Jaala Henry 6-3 Fr. Riverdale, Md. 0.7 1.8 Appeared in 23 games, 0.6 bpg G 23 Alayna Gribble 6-0 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 7.7 1.6 .389 3FG%, 1.9 3FG/game F 44 Magatte Sall 6-2 Fr. Thies, Senegal 0.5 1.3 Appeared in 11 games @Pitt_WBB 1 #INPURSUIT QUICK FACTS >> NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION WALTERS NAMED TO ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM forward Jaala Henry. Judkins is a two-time Adidas Location ................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. Junior center Kalista Walters earned a spot on the 2018 All-American and Henry was invited to play with the USA Founded ....................................................................................1787 All-ACC Academic Team as announced Friday, March Basketball Women’s U16 National Team in 2015. Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I 2, by the conference office. The honor is the first of Conference ................................................ Atlantic Coast (ACC) Walters’ career. She is the sixth Panther in program SHE’S BACK! Enrollment ..........................................................................28,644 history to earn the award. Pitt has placed at least one After missing the 2016-17 season with a leg injury, Colors ................... Blue (PMS 289) & Vegas Gold (PMS 4515) student-athlete on the team in each of its five years as redshirt junior forward Yacine Diop returned to the Nickname.........................................................................Panthers a member of the league. Walters owns a 3.197 career GPA hardwood for Pitt. The Dakar, Senegal, native was one Mascot ........................................................................................Roc as a media and professional communications major. She of two players to average double-figure scoring for the Home Arena (Cap.) ............Petersen Events Center (12,508) earned a 3.4 GPA for the fall 2017 semester and is a two- Panthers in 2015-16 with 10.4 points per game. time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PERSONNEL BLOCK PARTY Chancellor ...Dr. Patrick Gallagher (Benedictine, Pitt, 1991) WELCOME TO THE CLUB Pitt ended the season leading the ACC with 5.9 blocked Director of Athletics .............Heather Lyke (Michigan, 1992) At the 4:28 mark in the first quarter at Boston College shots per game. The Panthers posted 10 or more blocks SWA.................................Jen Tuscano (Pitt-Johnstown, 1999) (Feb. 11), redshirt junior Yacine Diop hit a 3-pointer to in four games, including a season-high 13 against reach 1,000 points for her career. Arkansas State (Nov. 25). TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record .........................................................13-17 She became the 19th player in program history to record The Panthers’ roster listed the most 6-footers of any 2016-17 Record Breakdown ..............11-6 (H), 0-10 (A), 2-1 (N) 1,000 or more career points, and the first to do so since season during the Suzie McConnell-Serio era with seven. 2016-17 ACC Record .................................................................4-12 Brianna Kiesel in 2013-14. Pitt had five in 2016-17 and 2015-16, and four in 2014-15 2016-17 ACC Breakdown ....................4-4 (H), 0-8 (A), 0-0 (N) and 2013-14. ACC Regular Season Finish ..............................................T-10th GRIBBLE GREATNESS ACC Tournament Finish ....................................0-1, first round Against (RV) Georgia Tech Sunday, Jan. 14, Pittsburgh SIGNIFICANT ROAD WINS Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................................8/4 native Alayna Gribble became the second Panther With the Panthers’ road win at Clemson (Feb. 1)... Starters Returning/Lost .........................................................3/2 in program history to make a school-record seven • Pitt snapped a 13-game losing streak in ACC road Newcomers ................................................................................... 6 3-pointers in two or more games for her career.