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paul pancoe 412.383.8650 (o) media relations assistant 412.215.4611 (c) pitt WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 back-to-back Sweet 16 2008 • 2009 2009-10 Schedule PITT TOLEDO 16-14, 5-11 Big East GAME 31 16-14 Record 24-8 November 5-11 Conference Record 12-4 10 SETON HILL (EXH.) W, 91-60 68.7 Points Per Game 69.5 17 NORTH FLORIDA W, 61-35 763-1,838 FG-Att. 795-1,847 20 FLORIDA W, 81-58 .415 FG Pct. .430 24 ST. FRANCIS, PA. W, 75-70 Pitt Panthers 151-456 3-Pt. FG-Att. 216-604 Thanksgiving Tournament (16-14, 5-11 Big East) .331 3-Pt. FG Pct. .358 384-576 FT-Att. 417-586 27 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 63-56 vs. 28 MARSHALL W, 80-58 .667 FT Pct. .712 Toledo Rockets 42.1 Rebounds Per Game 39.0 December (24-8, 12-4 Mid-American) 37.9 Opp. Rebounds/Game 36.6 2 at Youngstown State W, 89-37 15.0 Assists Per Game 16.0 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 89-65 Toledo, Ohio 17.4 Turnovers Per Game 19.6 0.9 0.8 8 VALPARAISO W, 77-52 Savage Arena Assist/Turnover Ratio 6.1 Steals Per Game 9.1 12 at Penn State (Big Ten Network) L, 73-77 7 p.m. 5.6 Blocks Per Game 3.6 20 at Austin Peay W, 76-75 (ot) 22 at Western Kentucky (FOX CS) W, 76-70 Pitt Head Coach: Toledo Head Coach: Radio 29 DUQUESNE L, 63-72 Agnus Berenato (7th season) Tricia Cullop (2nd season) FOX 970 AM (live) 31 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 57-47 Record at Pitt: 130-88 Record at Toledo: 42-21 Play by play: Neil Sika Overall: 413-352 (26th season) Overall: 165-131 (10th season) Analyst: Jen Tuscano January 2 at Marquette* L, 55-66 5 at No. 22/17 West Virginia* (CBS CS) L, 59-63 Series History - Toledo leads 2-0 10 RUTGERS* (ESPNU) L, 46-52 SCOUTING THE ROCKETS 17 No. 18/13 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) L, 54-69 The University of Toledo women’s basketball At Pittsburgh: Toledo leads 1-0 20 at USF* (BHSN) L, 51-68 team enters the first round of the WNIT with a At Toledo: Toledo leads 1-0 23 at Providence* (Big East TV) W, 72-58 24-8 overall mark. The Rockets posted a 12-4 At Neutral Sites: N/A 30 No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT* (CPTV) L, 56-98 record in Mid-American Conference action en Current Streak: Toledo - 2 route to a MAC West Division crown. Most Pittsburgh Points: 67 (81-67) in 1990-91 February Toledo posted a 12-4 record in non-confer- Most Toledo Points: 81 (81-67) in 1990-91 ence action, including a 4-1 mark at home. UT 2 -/RV SYRACUSE* L, 80-87 (ot) Biggest Pittsburgh Win: N/A 6 at No. 3/3 Notre Dame* L, 76-86 advanced to the MAC Championship game Biggest Toledo Win: 14 (81-67) in 1990-91 10 No. 16/13 GEORGETOWN* L, 63-66 where they fell 62-53 to Bowling Green. 14 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN2) W, 72-69 The Rockets are led by a trio of double-digit 17 at Villanova* W, 74-69 scorers with First Team All-MAC forward Tanika THE MORE YOU KNOW 20 SETON HALL* W, 78-57 Mays leading the way at 14.8 points per game. The University of Toledo’s nickname, “Rock- 23 at RV/RV DePaul* (CBS CS) L, 57-68 Mays also led the team in field goals made ets” was born in Pittsburgh, of all places. Fol- 27 at Cincinnati* W, 72-60 and attempted (162-for-365/.444), rebounds lowing a football game against Carnegie Insti- (7.2 rpg.) and was second in assists (67). Mays tute of Technology in 1923 in which a UT player March ranked among the MAC’s top 10 in scoring and was said to resemble a rocket while returning a 1 No. 16/16 ST. JOHN’S* L, 65-77 rebounding during the regular season. fumble, Toledo adopted the nickname. 5 Louisville (BET) L, 71-79 Naama Shafir checks in at 13.8 ppg. and led 19 at Toledo (WNIT First Round) 7 p.m. the MAC in assists during the regular season. SERIES HISTORY The All-MAC Second Team sophomore guard Pitt and Toledo will meet for just the third All times are EST also leads the team in free throws made and time in series history Friday at Savage Arena in All home games in BOLD CAPS attempted (146-for-187/.781), assists (217) and Toledo. CPTV - Connecticut Public Television (local) steals (64). Shafir has scored in double figures The Rockets own the 2-0 advantage in a se- BHSN - Bright House Sports Network (local) ries that started during the 1990-91 season and * Denotes Big East Conference game in 23 games this year and has tallied at least six assists on 21 occasions. ended a year later. All-MAC Honorable Selection selection Me- UT was an 81-67 winner at home in the first lissa Goodall averages 10.1 ppg. and ranks sec- game and a 69-60 winner in Pittsburgh at the ond on the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg.). Lady Panther Invitational in early December the following season. Pitt’s Probable Starters Toledo’s Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RBG MPG No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RBG MPG 10 Taneisha Harrison G 6-0 Jr. 12.7 3.7 32.3 4 Naama Shafir G 5-7 So. 13.8 3.6 31.2 14 Jania Sims G 5-7 Jr.* 13.0 3.4 32.0 11 Allie Clifton F 5-11 Sr. 6.3 4.2 20.4 22 Chelsea Cole F 6-3 Jr. 9.1 11.3 27.4 23 Jessica Williams G 5-8 Jr. 7.7 2.3 29.3 12 Brittaney Thomas G 5-8 Jr.* 8.5 1.9 20.5 30 Tanika Mays F 6-0 Sr. 14.8 7.2 31.0 40 Pepper Wilson C 6-6 So. 7.4 4.3 21.1 32 Melissa Goodall F 6-2 Jr. 10.1 6.5 26.7 *denotes redshirt page 2 page Round 1 Round 2 Round 2 Round 1 Round 3 Round 3 March 17-21 March 20-23 March 20-23 March 17-19 March 24-26 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals March 24-26 Oregon March 27-29 March 27-29 Maryland Thur. 3/18 Fri. 3/19 at Oregon at Maryland E. Washington Semifinals 2010 Semifinals Iona New Mexico March 31/Apr 1 March 31/Apr 1 Drexel Wed. 3/17 Fri. 3/19 at New Mexico at Drexel SMU East Carolina California Boston Univ. Wed. 3/17 Thur. 3/18 at California at Boston Univ. UC Davis Providence St. Mary's Old Dominion Sun. 3/21 Wed. 3/17 at St. Mary's at Old Dominion Utah American Arizona State Charlotte Wed. 3/17 Thur. 3/18 at Arizona State at Charlotte New Mexico State Gardner-Webb BYU Wake Forest Thur. 3/18 Thur. 3/18 at BYU at Wake Forest Pepperdine Championship North Carolina A&T Texas Tech Sat. April 3 time TBA Florida Thur. 3/18 Thur. 3/18 at Texas Tech CBS College Sports at Florida Houston South Florida Wyoming 2010 Miami Fri. 3/19 Thur. 3/18 at Wyoming Postseason WNIT at Miami Nevada Florida Gulf Coast Illinois State St. Bonaventure Wed. 3/17 Thur. 3/18 at Illinois State at St. Bonaventure Butler Robert Morris Purdue CHAMPIONS Northwestern Wed. 3/17 Thur. 3/18 at Purdue at Northwestern Eastern Michigan Duquesne Kansas Michigan Wed. 3/17 Fri. 3/19 at Kansas at Michigan Prairie View A&M Kent State Creighton Toledo Fri. 3/19 Fri. 3/19 at Creighton at Toledo Stephen F. Austin Pittsburgh Marquette Syracuse Thur. 3/18 Thur. 3/18 at Marquette at Syracuse Eastern Illinois Harvard Western Kentucky Delaware Fri. 3/19 Thur. 3/18 at W. Kentucky at Delaware Illinois Richmond Missouri State All game times are according to St. Joseph's Fri. 3/19 host school’s time zone. Thur. 3/18 at Missouri State at St. Joseph's Oral Roberts VCU Samford Penn State Thur. 3/18 Thur. 3/18 at Samford at Penn State Mississippi Hofstra PITTSBURGH» » » › One of 11 Big East Conference teams in postseason play this year (Connecticut, St. John’s, Georgetown, West Virginia, Rutgers, DePaul, Notre Dame - NCAA; Marquette, Providence, USF and Pittsburgh - WNIT) › Making eighth national postseason appearance (3- NCAA, 5-WNIT) › 7-4 in WNIT games › Ranked as high as 15th in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll during 2009-10 › Advanced to semifinals in last WNIT appearance before falling to Big East rival Marquette Date Opponent Result 3-27-06 Marquette L, 64-77 3-24-06 Virginia W, 68-58 3-22-06 Mississippi W, 85-76 3-18-06 Delaware W, 64-57 3-16-00 Cincinnati L, 60-76 3-26-94 Tulane W, 71-66 3-25-94 Oklahoma L, 77-86 3-24-94 Gonzaga W, 89-77 (ot) 3-28-81 Tennessee Tech W, 93-91 3-27-81 Baylor W, 101-81 3-26-81 Georgia L, 69-100 TOLEDO» » » MICHIGAN» » » KENT» STATE » » › One of three Mid-American Conference schools in the › One of four Big Ten teams in the WNIT (Purdue, Illinois, › First postseason berth since 1994 WNIT (Kent State, Eastern Michigan) Penn State) › Seventh overall postseason appearance (5-NCAA, › Making 14th national postseason appearance (7-NCAA, › Making eighth national postseason appearance (4- 2-WNIT) 7-WNIT) NCAA, 4-WNIT) › One of five Mid-American Conference teams in postsea- › Sixth overall WNIT appearance for Toledo and first since › Fourth overall WNIT appearance for the Wolverines and son play this year (Bowling Green - NCAA; Toledo - WNIT; 2003 second in three seasons Eastern Michigan - WNIT; Akron - WBI) › 7-5 in WNIT games › 3-3 in WNIT games › Notched a 4-7 mark against teams in postseason play › Went 24-8 on the year, winning the MAC West Division › Went 17-13, marking the program’s second-highest › Posted a 20-10 mark during the regular season and a during the regular season win total in the last seven seasons 12-4 record in MAC action › Advanced to MAC Championship game › Head coach Kevin Borseth is making his fourth WNIT › Led by a duo of double-digit scorers in Jamilah Humes (14.8 ppg.) and Taisja Jones (14.6 ppg.) › Finished second in 1990, third in 1989 and fifth in apperance and 18th overall postseason appearance 1984 Record ............................................................