PITT PANTHERS (#RV/RV) (24-10, 10-6 BIG EAST) VS. STANFORD CARDINAL (32-3, 16-2 PAC 10) (#4/4) MARCH 29-31, 2008 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane, Wash. • Spokane Arena

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PITT PROBABLE STARTERS STANFORD PROBABLE STARTERS F 2 Sophronia Sallard 5-10 So. 2.9 ppg 2.5 rpg F 14 Kayla Pedersen 6-4 Fr. 12.6 ppg 8.3 rpg F 33 Xenia Stewart 6-0 Jr. 8.9 ppg 4.3 rpg C 2 Jayne Appel 6-4 So. 14.9 ppg 8.8 rpg C 45 Marcedes Walker 6-3 Sr. 13.9 ppg 9.6 rpg G 10 JJ Hones 5-10 So. 6.1 ppg 1.9 rpg G 0 Mallorie Winn 5-11 Sr. 8.1 ppg 3.5 rpg G 11 Candice Wiggins 5-11 Sr. 19.8 ppg 4.6 rpg G 1 Shavonte Zellous 5-11 Jr. 18.1 ppg 5.4 rpg G 21 Rosalyn Gold-Onwude 5-10 So. 4.9 ppg 2.4 rpg

Pitt Head Coach: Stanford Head Coach: Radio: TV: ESPN2HD Agnus Berenato (5th season) Tara VanDerveer (22nd season) FOX 970 AM (live broadcast) Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Record at Pitt: 89-64 Record at Stanford: 569-136 Play-by-Play: Greg Linnelli Analyst: Debbie Antonelli Overall: 372-328 (24th season) Overall: 721-187 (29th season) Analyst: Jen Tuscano Sideline: Heather Cox

PITT OFF THE BENCH 2007-08 SCHEDULE G 10 Taneisha Harrison 6-0 Fr. 6.1 ppg 2.5 rpg NOVEMBER G 11 Karlyle Lim 5-6 Sr. 1.6 ppg 0.7 rpg 1 PREMIER PLAYERS (EXHIB.) PITTSBURGH W, 89-86 OT G 20 Ashleigh Braxton 5-10 So. 1.6 ppg 0.5 rpg 4 OHIO LEGENDS (EXHIB.) PITTSBURGH W, 60-43 F 22 Chelsea Cole 6-3 Fr. 4.6 ppg 5.1 rpg 9 vs. Charlotte State College, Pa. W, 85-68 F 25 Shayla Scott 6-1 Fr. 3.8 ppg 3.7 rpg 10 vs. Arizona State College, Pa. W, 81-58 11 at Penn State (Big Ten) State College, Pa. L, 74-80 F 55 Sylvie Tafen 6-3 Jr. 1.3 ppg 1.6 rpg 20 at Mount St. Mary’s Emmitsburg, Md. W, 82-31 27 at #3 Maryland College Park, Md. L, 77-90 30 vs. Harvard Huntington, W.Va. W, 70-54 SCOUTING PITT... DECEMBER • With Pitt’s 67-59 win over No. 12 Baylor, the team reached 24 wins for the second 1 at Marshall Huntington, W.Va. W, 70-64 5 OHIO PITTSBURGH W, 69-55 time in school history and the second consecutive season. The Panthers set the 8 vs. #15 Duke New York, N.Y. L, 49-51 school record last year with a 71-61 win over James Madison in the fi rst round of 18 CAL POLY PITTSBURGH W, 83-58 the NCAA Tournament. Pitt fi nished the season with a 24-9 record on the year. 22 DUQUESNE PITTSBURGH W, 72-54 29 vs. James Madison Staten Island, N.Y. W, 69-61 • Pitt’s win over the No. 12 Lady Bears gives Pitt its fourth win over a ranked team 30 at Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. W, 85-41 this season, which is a school record. JANUARY • Pitt’s win over Baylor Monday night is the Panthers’ third NCAA Tournament vic- 6 at #15 DePaul (ESPNU) Chicago, Ill. W, 97-68 tory, giving them a 3-1 record in the tournament. Last season, Pitt’s fi rst appear- 9 SYRACUSE PITTSBURGH W, 85-75 12 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio W, 86-61 ance, it also won its opening round game against James Madison, but this is the 19 PROVIDENCE (COMCAST) PITTSBURGH W, 81-61 Panthers’ fi rst-ever Sweet Sixteen appearance. 22 at St. John’s Queens, N.Y. W, 70-64 • Senior Mallorie Winn scored her 1,000th career point March 22 against Wyoming 27 LOUISVILLE (ESPNU) PITTSBURGH W, 76-67 30 at Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. W, 72-63 with a seven-point game. In hitting the milestone, Pitt now has three 1,000-point scor- FEBRUARY ers on the team (Marcedes Walker and Shavonte Zellous), which ties a Pitt record. Pitt 2 #4 RUTGERS (BETV) PITTSBURGH L, 60-64 junior Xenia Stewart is also close to the mark with 967. 6 SETON HALL (COMCAST) PITTSBURGH W, 64-44 • Walker was recently named to the Region I State Farm Coaches All-America Team 10 at #16 Notre Dame (ESPN2) South Bend, Ind. L, 66-81 13 at #11 West Virginia (WVPBS) Morgantown, W.Va. L, 35-56 and one of 40 fi nalists. The honor is the second for the Pitt senior, making her the fi rst 17 #2 CONNECTICUT (ESPNU) PITTSBURGH L, 64-90 in Pitt history to earn the award twice in a career. 23 at Marquette Milwaukee, Wisc. L, 69-76 • Walker became Pitt’s fi rst four-time All-Big East team member when she was named 26 #13 WEST VIRGINIA (CSTV) PITTSBURGH W, 77-75 (OT) MARCH to the second team at the end of the year banquet. Walker was honorable mention her 1 at USF (Catch 47) Tampa, Fla. L, 64-65 freshman year, fi rst team as a sophomore and junior and second team as a senior. 3 GEORGETOWN PITTSBURGH W, 70-33 She was also named to the All-Tournament team. 8-11 Big East Championship Hartford, Conn. 8 vs. Villanova (BETV) Hartford, Conn. W, 69-63 • Shavonte Zellous’ 21-point game against Wyoming gives her 14 20-point games 9 vs. #9 Notre Dame (ESPNU) Hartford, Conn. W, 64-53 this season and 31 for her career. She just missed another against Baylor with 19 10 vs. #1 Connecticut (ESPNU) Hartford, Conn. L, 47-74 22 vs. Wyoming (ESPN2) Albuquerque, N.M. W, 63-58 points on the night. 24 vs. #12 Baylor (ESPN2) Albuquerque, N.M. W, 67-59 29 vs. #4 Stanford (ESPN2) Spokane, Wash. 8:30 p.m. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ^ Big East contest All times are local Saturday, March 29 #2 seed Stanford vs. #6 seed Pitt 8:30 p.m. ESPN2HD ** Times are Pacifi c PITT PANTHERS

PITT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT... #4 Tennessee 68 • Pitt 54 eight assists. • The Panthers have earned just their second March 20, 2007 • Stanford outscores its opponents by an av- Petersen Events Center NCAA Tournament bid this season. Last year erage of 20.2 points per game. They are also was the team’s fi rst-ever trip. very careful with the ball, averaging just over Pitt (54) 13 turnovers per game. • Pitt’s No. 6 seed is the highest in school history. Player Min. FG-FGA3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Last year, the Panthers were the No. 8 seed. Stewart-F 39 4-9 0-1 1-3 2 2 3 1 0 1 9 Taylor-F 28 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 • Pitt hosted the fi rst and second rounds last Walker-C 34 6-9 0-0 7-9 9 2 2 3 0 0 19 STANFORD NCAA HISTORY year and hit the road for the fi rst time in school Zellous-G 38 7-18 1-2 3-4 6 3 0 4 0 1 18 Sims-G 36 1-5 0-1 1-2 2 1 5 5 0 0 3 • The Cardinal holds an impressive 49-19 history when the sixth-seeded Panthers faced Lim 12 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 record in 22 NCAA Tournament appear- Braxton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 No. 11 seed Wyoming in Albuquerque, N.M. Tafen 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ances. • Pitt has also advanced to the Sweet 16 for Team 1 Totals 200 20-47 2-5 12-18 24 13 11 13 0 3 54 • Along the way, they have captured two the fi rst time in school history with a win over NCAA titles. Tennessee (68) Baylor in the second round. Player Min. FG-FGA3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS • Stanford is no stranger to the Sweet 16 as Spencer-F 37 4-12 1-4 2-2 3 3 1 0 1 1 11 Parker-F 39 13-16 0-0 4-6 12 2 4 5 3 0 30 the team was last there in 2006. NCAA Tournament History Anosike-C 29 4-7 0-0 2-2 8 5 2 2 2 1 10 Date Seed Opponent Result Bobbitt-G 37 3-6 3-6 1-2 3 0 4 3 0 1 10 Hornbuckle-G 38 2-10 0-2 1-2 4 3 6 2 0 2 5 OMMON PPONENTS 3-18-07 #8 vs. #9 James Madison W, 71-61 McMahan 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 C O 3-20-07 #8 vs. #1 Tennessee L, 68-54 Auguste 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 • Pitt and Stanford have numerous oppo- Fuller 14 0-0 0-0 2-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 3-22-08 #6 vs. #11 Wyoming W, 63-58 Team 1 nents in common this season as both have 3-24-08 #6 vs. #3 Baylor W, 67-59 Totals 200 26-52 4-12 12-16 36 16 19 12 6 5 68 played Rutgers, Connecticut, Arizona and

3-29-08 #6 vs. #2 Stanford TBA Halftime-UT 40-24; FG pct. - PITT .426, UT .500; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT Baylor this season. Stanford is 4-1 against .400; UT .333; FT pct. - PITT .667, UT .750. A - 8791; Offi cials - Beverly Roberts, Clarke Stevens, Amy Bonner those opponents and Pitt is 2-3. Pitt 71 • James Madison 61 March 18, 2007 Petersen Events Center SERIES HISTORY Stanford leads 1-0 James Madison (61) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS At Pittsburgh: Stanford leads 1-0 Young-F 31 5-17 1-15 5-8 6 3 1 2 0 4 16 STANFORD McCall-F 24 5-8 0-0 2-3 3 3 0 1 1 1 12 At Palo Alto: n/a Alexis-C 29 4-11 0-0 3-4 7 3 0 1 0 0 11 SCOUTING STANFORD... At Neutral Sites: n/a Benvenuto-G 36 4-10 0-1 1-2 2 4 6 1 0 1 9 Dickinson-G 32 2-10 1-2 2-2 2 3 1 1 0 2 7 • Stanford enters the weekend with a 32-3 Current Streak: Stanford – 1 Stokes 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 overall record and is in the middle of a 20- Most Pitt Points: 49 (59-49) in 1986-87 Felix 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uqdah 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 game win streak. Most Stanford Points: 59 (59-49) in 1986-87 Lawrence 4 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown 26 2-4 0-0 0-1 9 4 0 1 1 0 4 • The Cardinal has not been challenged since Biggest Pitt Win: n/a Team 5 a two-point victory on Feb. 23 at California. Biggest Stanford Win: 59-49 in 1986-87 Totals 200 23-68 2-10 13-20 39 22 8 9 2 8 61 Since then, they have had seven consecutive Pitt (71) 20-point wins. Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Date H/A/N Result Stewart-F 32 4-11 0-2 1-1 6 4 5 3 0 1 6 • Stanford earned its way into the Sweet 16 12-5-86 H L, 49-59 Taylor-F 26 4-6 0-0 1-1 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 Walker-C 36 8-10 0-0 4-5 15 3 1 0 2 1 20 with wins over Cleveland State (85-47) and Zellous-G 34 5-14 1-2 6-10 3 5 5 2 2 0 17 UTEP (88-54) in the fi rst and second rounds Sims-G 38 2-5 0-0 7-8 7 2 5 4 1 0 11 WHAT’S UP NEXT Lim 10 1-3 1-1 2-2 2 0 2 1 0 2 5 respectively. Braxton 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 • If Pitt is able to advance past Stanford, the Tafen 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 21 3 0 2 0 0 0 • The Cardinal is led by Candice Wiggins, Panthers would face the winner of Maryland Team 2 who averages 19.8 points per game and Totals 200 24-52 2-6 21-27 41 19 18 14 5 4 71 vs. Vanderbilt on Monday, March 31. 4.6 rebounds per game. She also leads the Halftime-PITT 31-27; FG pct. - PITT .462, JMU .338; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .333; JMU .200; FT pct. - PITT .778, JMU .650. squad with 109 assists on the year. Against A - 6601; Offi cials - Melissa Barlow, Shelly Nakasone, Mazetta Garrett. UTEP, she had an impressive performance with 44 points, 10 rebounds and 2007-08 TEAM STATS Stanford ...... PITT 32-3 ...... Overall Record ...... 24-10 16-2 ...... Conference Record ...... 10-6 75.1 ...... Points Per Game ...... 70.9 991-2159 ...... FG-Att...... 891-2089 .459 ...... FG% ...... 427 199-618 ...... 3-Pt. FG-Att...... 124-370 .322 ...... 3-Pt. FG% ...... 335 447-617 ...... FT-Att...... 506-733 .724 ...... FT% ...... 690 41.3 ...... Rebounds/Game ...... 41.8 33.7 ...... Opp. Rebounds/Game ...... 35.9 17.5 ...... Assists Per Game ...... 14.6 13.3 ...... Turnovers Per Game ...... 15.7 1.3 ...... Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... 0.9 7.9 ...... Steals Per Game ...... 7.6 5.1 ...... Blocks Per Game ...... 4.7 PITT PANTHERS WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

Practice Practice Press Conference Shoot Around Possible Practice Possible Shoot Travel Day TBA TBA 1:15 p.m. TBA TBA Around TBA Practice vs. Stanford Press Conference vs. Maryland/Van- 2 p.m. 8:30 p.m. PT TBA derbilt TBA

SO SWEET • Pitt has now defeated a school-record four of the Year, which is Pittsburgh’s highest • Pitt advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fi rst ranked teams this season with its win over service award. Dapper Dan Charities rec- time in school history with its second round No. 12 Baylor on March 24 in the second ognizes sports’ highest achievements and win over No. 3 seed Baylor. round of the NCAA Tournament. this year, will honor Berenato and Pittsburgh • In just their second appearance in school Penguin Sidney Crosby as the Sportsman of the Year. history, Pitt has won three games in the RANKINGS CHALLENGE tournament including two this season for a • This season, Pitt has already faced 11 • Berenato and McKeesport’s Swin Cash 3-1 all-time record. teams ranked in the top 25 in the AP poll. are two-time winners of the prestigious Eleven teams marks the most the Panthers award. have ever faced in one season. They have • The Dapper Dan Dinner and Sports Auc- PLAYER OF THE DAY tion will be held April 1 at the David L. Law- • Sophomore forward Sophronia Sallard also met up with three teams that were cur- rence Convention Center. was named the ESPN.com Player of the rently receiving votes. Pitt is 7-7 in those Day for her performance against Wyoming games. in the fi rst round. Sallard tallied a career- • Pitt has registered wins over four ranked SENIOR SENSATION high in the fi rst half of the game and went teams in 2007-08 (#15 DePaul, #13 West • Senior guard Mallorie Winn stepped up her on to score 15, leading Pitt to the victory. Virginia, #9 Notre Dame and #12 Baylor), productivity in the conference season. In non- which is also a school record in a season. conference games, Winn averaged 5.3 points The previous high was two wins in 1982- and 2.7 assists per game. In conference ac- BIG EAST AWARDS 83. tion, she averaged 10.3 points and 4.2 assists • Pitt had a school-record four players per game. She also averaged 2.3 3-pointers named to All-Big East teams this season. per Big East game, and 1.2 in her non-confer- • Shavonte Zellous earned her second SETTING THE BAR • To date, Pitt’s three seniors (Karlyle Lim, ence contests. fi rst team award after being named a Big Marcedes Walker and Mallorie Winn) have East Player of the Week three times this tallied an 83-45 record during their four sea- season. FOR STARTERS... sons at Pitt for a 64.8 winning percentage. • Pitt’s depth this season is evident in its • Marcedes Walker became Pitt’s fi rst four- The four-year total is the best by any senior changes to the starting lineup. The Pan- time All-Big East Team member as she class in school history. thers have had 14 different starting lineups earned second team honors. this season. The most successful at 5-0, • Chelsea Cole and Taneisha Harrison has been the combination of Mallorie Winn, were both named to the All-Freshman Team. NCAAS 2010 Shavonte Zellous, Marcedes Walker, Xenia It is the second time (1990) Pitt has had two • Pitt has recently been awarded the honor Stewart and Sylvie Tafen. Eleven players freshmen honored in the same season. of hosting the 2010 NCAA Tournament fi rst and second round games. Pittsburgh will be have earned a start this season including all one of 16 fi rst and second round sites and three freshmen. WHO’S NEXT? will host four schools. • Pitt has broken numerous records the last • The Petersen Events Center was the site IVE E REAK two seasons. This season, head coach Ag- G M A B ! of the 2007 NCAA Tournament fi rst and • The Panthers recently wrapped up a rough nus Berenato earned then, the biggest win second rounds as well -- a fi rst for the pro- stretch of facing four top 25 teams in the in her tenure with a win at No. 15 DePaul gram. span of fi ve games. Pitt traveled to No. 16 on Jan. 6. She followed that up with a 77-75 • Games are tentatively scheduled for Notre Dame on Feb. 10, was at No. 11 West overtime win over No. 13 West Virginia on March 20-23, 2010 with offi cial dates to be Virginia on Feb. 13, played No. 2 Connecti- Feb. 26. released later. cut (Feb. 17), traveled to Marquette (Feb. • The biggest win, however, was a 64-53 win 23) and again played No. 13 West Virginia over No. 9 Notre Dame in the second round on Feb. 26. of the Big East Tournament on March 9. That DAPPER DAN win is the biggest in Pitt school history, not • Head coach Agnus Berenato has recent- just the Agnus Berenato era. ly been awarded Western Pennsylvania DOUBLE TROUBLE • The Panthers’ previous highest-ranked sports’ highest honor for the second time in • The inside-outside duo of Marcedes Walk- team victory was against No. 11 Penn State three years. On Feb. 24, Berenato was an- er and Shavonte Zellous is a dangerous on Dec. 14, 2002 -- a 92-88 overtime win. nounced as the Dapper Dan Sportswoman combination. Walker and Zellous were both PITT PANTHERS

team’s rebounds. DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS RE-WRITING HISTORY • Head coach Agnus Berenato has dra- Last season, Pitt recorded nu- matically improved the Pitt women’s pro- RECORD BOOK RENOVATION merous “fi rsts” for the program. This gram in just fi ve seasons. The fi fth-year • Marcedes Walker, who is averaging 9.6 re- season has been no different. Be- coach has led the team to steady improve- bounds per game, recently passed the 1,000 low is a list of program “fi rsts” under ments each season: mark for her career. She has become just the head coach Agnus Berenato: second player in school history to score 1,000 Season Record Win % points and grab 1,000 rebounds during the span 2003-04 6-20 (.231) of a career. 2007-08 Season • A school record four wins over ranked 2004-05 13-15 (.464) • She has also just become the all-time re- teams in a season 2005-06 22-11 (.667) bounding leader at Pitt with 1,158, breaking a • Highest ranking in school history -- No. 14 2006-07 24-9 (.727) 29-year-old record held by Wanda Randolph in AP and No. 15 in Coaches 2007-08 24-10 (.706) (1,107). • The Panthers defeated then, the highest ranked team of the Agnus Berenato era OVER ZELLOUS with a 97-68 win at No. 15 DePaul on Jan. named as midseason candidates for the pres- 6. They followed that up with wins over No. • Shavonte Zellous is 34th in the country in tigious Naismith Trophy and Walker is one of 13 West Virginia and No. 9 Notre Dame for 20 on the Wooden Award midseason list. Be- scoring. a school record. tween the two, they average 43.8 percent of the • Zellous’ 20-game streak scoring in double • Pitt has been on national or regional tele- team’s scoring. The remainder of the current fi gures ended at West Virginia. She also scored vision 17 times during the regular season starting lineup averages 26.6 percent of the over 20 points in 14 total games -- including a in 2007-08 team’s total scoring. career-high 32 points at Cincinnati. • Pitt’s fi rst-ever win over Louisville • Pitt is one of just four schools to have multiple • Pitt had their fi rst-ever locally-broadcast game on Jan. 19 against Providence. The ERFECT N players named to the Naismith midseason list. P I 01/08 game was on Pittsburgh’s Comcast chan- • Pitt was perfect in the month of January for the nel 188 BIG EAST BULLIES fi rst time in school history. The Panthers went 7- • Pitt and Penn State marked the fi rst • Walker has tallied 52 double-doubles in her 0 (all Big East games) to start out the new year. ever women’s basketball TV broadcast career -- the most by any active Big East play- on the Big Ten Network. er by far. The second most by a current player WIN STREAK • Pitt was ranked in the top 25 preseason polls for the fi rst time (both AP and USA To- is Angel McCoughtry of Louisville with 40. • Pitt broke its best-ever start in Big East play day/ESPN Coaches Polls) • Marcedes is currently 23rd in the country in with a 7-0 conference mark with its win at Vil- • Pitt was on ESPN2 for the fi rst time in rebounds per game with 9.7. lanova. The Panthers set the previous mark, the regular season at Notre Dame (2-10- • Shavonte Zellous is third in all games and 5-0, in the 1993-94 season. Pitt’s seven wins 08) fourth in conference games in scoring. She marked just the ninth time the Panthers won averages 18.1 overall and 19.3 points per seven games in Big East play dating back to game in league contests. She is also second 1982-83 (25 years). 2006-07 Season • First appearance in the NCAA Tourna- with 14 20-point performances this season in • Pitt ended its 11-game win streak with a four- ment all games and is also second with four 30-point point loss to Rutgers on Feb. 2. The streak dated • Highest fi nal RPI ranking (20) performances in 34 games. Three of those back to Dec. 18 against Cal Poly. The Panthers’ • First win in the NCAA Tournament (71- games were in Pitt’s fi rst four Big East games. streak was the longest since they started the 61 vs. James Madison, 3-18-07) 2006-07 season 12-0. That 12-0 mark is also a • First ranking in the USA Today/ESPN RANKINGS BY THE NUMBERS school record for longest win streak. Coaches Poll • Heading into the NCAA Tournament, Pitt’s • First time to 22 wins in the regular sea- son (at Georgetown on 2-26-07) RPI was at No. 17 from RealTimeRPI.com TEN IS TERRIFIC • First time to 24 wins in a season (vs. while the strength of schedule was 18th. The • Pitt’s 10 league wins gives them their third James Madison in the NCAA Tourna- Big East currently has seven teams in the top consecutive season with at least nine confer- ment 3-18-07) 30 according to numerous ratings. Eleven of ence victories. It is also just the second time • Shavonte Zellous was named the Big Pitt’s games this season are against teams in since the league moved to a 16-game season East Most Improved Player – a fi rst for the top 30. In the latest Sagarin Ratings Pitt (in 1999-2000) that Pitt has won that many Pitt • Marcedes Walker was named Pitt’s fi rst is 18th, 23rd in the latest NCAA ratings and in games. CollegeRPI.com, Pitt is 22nd. WBCA District I All-America in 16 years • Pitt started out the season 12-0, the DARK STREAKS best start in school history YOUNG BUT NOT SO • Pitt recently ended a four-game losing streak • The Panthers hosted their fi rst-ever INEXPERIENCED -- the longest of the year. NCAA Tournament March 18 and 20 at the Petersen Events Center • Pitt’s three freshmen are earning substantial • In fact, the four games is the longest since a • First win over a ranked team in the Ag- playing time in their rookie year. The trio of six-game losing streak in 2004-05 towards the Chelsea Cole, Taneisha Harrison and Shay- nus Berenato era (a 91-87 OT win over end of the season. Marquette 1-9-07) la Scott has earned a combined 20 starts with • In the four games of the stretch, the Panthers • First ever win over Notre Dame (71-62 an average of 18.0 minutes per game. They struggled from the fi eld, shooting just 32.0 per- on 1-31-07) are also big contributors with 19.3 percent cent. They shot 81 of 253 and averaged 58.5 of the team’s points and 25.1 percent of the points per game. Prior to those four games, Pitt PITT PANTHERS

was averaging 75.3 points per contest. career stats including: ONE OF THE BEST • Marcedes Walker is now 15th in career • Last season, Shavonte Zellous fi nished POLL POSITION steals with 131. second in sophomore scoring at Pitt with 631 • The No. 14 ranking the team achieved on • Shavonte Zellous is now 12th in career points on the year. Only Lorri Johnson (667) Jan. 28 in the AP poll is the highest ranking rebounding with 559. from 1988-89 outscored Zellous as a sopho- ever for the Pitt women. The previous high more. Johnson went on to become Pitt’s ca- was No. 19. PLAYER OF THE WEEK reer scoring leader with 2,312 points, a mark • The No. 15 ranking in the coaches poll on • Shavonte Zellous earned Big East Player that has stood since 1991. Feb. 5 was also the highest ever for a Pitt of the Week honors for the second consecu- • Zellous hit the 1,000-point mark this sea- team. tive week and the third time this season. In ad- son at Marshall, making her just the 14th in • To start the 2007-08 season, Pitt was ranked dition to her Jan. 14 and Jan. 7 appointments, school history and the eighth fastest to the No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 21 in the USA she also earned the award on Dec. 3. Zellous mark (73 games). Today/ESPN Coaches poll, which marked the averaged 29.0 points on the week including a team’s highest ranking at the time. career-high 32 points in the win at Cincinnati. HIGH ESTEEM • The most recent honor is Zellous’ fourth of her • Senior center Marcedes Walker has be- TELLING STATISTIC career. She is second in Pitt history behind just come just the second player in Pitt history • Marcedes Walker went out with an ankle in- Jennifer Bruce, who grabbed fi ve honors from to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in jury with just seconds remaining on the clock 1983-85. her career. in the fi rst half against Rutgers. While she was • She currently has 1,868 points and 1,158 in the game, the Scarlet Knights scored just HAPPY NEW YEAR rebounds in her career. The only other Pitt six points in the paint. With Walker out of the • For the third consecutive season, Pitt has player with 1,000 of each is Wanda Randolph, game, they scored 22. reached 10 wins before heading into the who had 1,479 points and 1,107 rebounds. month of January. Those three seasons, • Walker also just broke Randolph’s record SHEA RALPH RECEIVES HONOR 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08, are the (1,107) as the top rebounder in Pitt history. She • Pitt assistant coach Shea Ralph was only three in school history in which the currently has 1,158. recently named to the Fayetteville (N.C.) Panthers hit 10 wins prior to January. Sports Club Hall of Fame. A native of Fay- WIN NO. 350 etteville, Ralph is the only female inductee • Head coach Agnus Berenato also and is honored for both her performances earned her 350th career victory Saturday, as an athlete at the University of Con- PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER Nov. 10, against Arizona in the WBCA necticut, as well as her coaching achieve- ATTENDANCE RECORDS Classic with the 81-58 victory. Berenato ments at Pitt. is in her fi fth season at Pitt and her 24th 1. 12,632...... vs. Connecticut 1/25/03 season overall. She has led the Panthers WALKER’S WORTH 2. 8,791...... vs. Tennessee 3/20/07* from a 6-20 record in her fi rst season • Pitt goes as Marcedes Walker goes. In 3. 8,691...... vs. Mount St. Mary’s 11/17/06 (2003-04) to a school-record 24-9 record six of Pitt’s 10 losses this season (Penn 4. 8,509...... vs. Louisville 1/27/08 in 2006-07. State, #3 Maryland, #15 Duke, #4 Rut- 5. 7,814...... vs. Notre Dame 2/21/04 6. 6,601...... vs. James Madison 3/18/07* gers, #11 West Virginia and #2 Connecti- GREAT STARTS cut), Walker has failed to score in double 7. 6,385...... vs. Rutgers 2/2/08 • Pitt returns 91.5 percent of all starts from digits (9, 7, 9, 5, 2 and 5 respectively). 8. 6,253...... vs. Connecticut 2/17/08 last season with just Danielle Taylor lost • In Pitt’s loss at No. 16 Notre Dame, how- 9. 5,652...... vs. Notre Dame 2/5/05 from the team. Those 302 starts returning ever, Walker returned from an ankle injury 10. 5,712...... vs. St. John’s 1/13/07 ranks second in the Big East behind West to score 18 points and add 14 rebounds. Virginia (364) and third in the country She also had a double-double at Mar- * - NCAA Tournament behind the Mountaineers and Maryland quette (19 pts. and 11 rebs.). (351). Pitt faces four of the top eight most • In Pitt’s losses, Walker averages 10.1 experienced teams in the country includ- points per game, but in the Panthers’ 24 OUSE ARTY ing WVU, Maryland, No. 4 Connecticut victories, she averages 15.6 ppg. H P • Pitt has built up a home court advantage with 281 and No. 8 Rutgers with 274. since head coach Agnus Berenato came to HAT TO ATCH OR W W F town. From 2003-04’s attendance of 1,270, TELEVISION HISTORY • Marcedes Walker, a senior center, the Panthers are now averaging 3,911 per • Pitt’s game at Penn State was the Panthers’ currently sits with 1,868 points -- fourth home game -- a 308 percent increase. Below fi rst of 12 television broadcast games in the place in Pitt all-time scoring. She recently are the averages from the last fi ve seasons: regular season. The 12 TV games marks the passed Jonna Huemrich (1,807) with 20 most in school history for Pitt. The Big Ten points against Villanova on March 8. 2007-08 (3,911) in 11 games Network broadcast on Nov. 11 was also the • Xenia Stewart hit the top 10 in career as- 2006-07 (3,640) in 13 games fi rst-ever women’s basketball broadcast on sists against DePaul with fi ve. She currently 2005-06 (1,558) in 16 games the network. has 294 for ninth in Pitt history. She needs 40 2004-05 (1,242) in 11 games to take over eighth place. 2003-04 (1,270) in 15 games • Other players are approaching the top 20 in PITT PANTHERS

HENDERSON LEAVES PITT or another member of the Pitt basketball • Freshman Ashley Henderson has re- team should be made at least 24 hours CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES quested and been granted a release from in advance to Mendy Nestor of the Pitt Player ...... 2007-08 .....Career the team. The Greensburg, Pa., native Media Relations offi ce in the Petersen Marcedes Walker ...... 15 ...... 52 Events Center by calling 412-648-1018. played in six games and had three points Xenia Stewart ...... 0 ...... 2 and three rebounds in 19 minutes of play. Requests will be met based on the play- ers class and practice schedules. Shavonte Zellous ...... 0 ...... 2 Selena Nwude ...... 0 ...... 1 PRESEASON HONORS Sylvie Tafen ...... 0 ...... 1 • Senior Marcedes Walker put her ON THE AIR Chelsea Cole ...... 1 ...... 1 name on the map last season and has • The Panthers can be heard live on Shayla Scott ...... 1 ...... 1 been rewarded as she has been named Fox Sports Radio 970 AM for the entire as a Naismith Trophy, State Farm Wade regular and postseason. Greg Linnelli Trophy and Wooden Award candidate will handle play-by-play duties while CAREER DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING this preseason. All three awards go to Mike Clark and Jen Tuscano will offer Player ...... 2007-08 .....Career the top player in Division I Women’s color commentary. All games for the re- Marcedes Walker ...... 23 ...... 100 Basketball. mainder of the season will be broadcast Shavonte Zellous ...... 27 ...... 69 • Walker was also named to the Pre- live on 970 AM. Each game can also be Mallorie Winn ...... 12 ...... 48 season All-Big East Team as a unani- heard live on the internet at www.Pitts- Xenia Stewart ...... 14 ...... 49 mous selection and The Sporting News burghPanthers.com. Jania Sims ...... 8 ...... 12 Preseason Third Team. Taneisha Harrison...... 6 ...... 6 • Junior guard Shavonte Zellous was PANTHERS CENTER COURT: also named to the Preseason All-Big Karlyle Lim ...... 0 ...... 3 East team. THE AGNUS BERENATO SHOW Sylvie Tafen ...... 1 ...... 2 • Both Walker and Zellous were named • The Pitt women’s program is charting Ashleigh Braxton ...... 1 ...... 2 to the CSTV.com Preseason All-Ameri- new territory yet again as Panthers Cen- Chelsea Cole ...... 3 ...... 3 ca Honorable Mention team. ter Court: The Agnus Berenato Show is Shayla Scott ...... 2 ...... 2 • Pitt was selected to fi nish fourth in the the school’s fi rst television show devot- Sophronia Sallard ...... 1 ...... 1 ed strictly to the women’s team. Big East in the preseason coaches poll. Selena Nwude ...... N/A ...... 2 • The fi rst installment of the show de- buted Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m., on Comcast HE ET T N CN8 (channel 188) and will be available CAREER DOUBLE DIGIT REBOUNDS • The home for Pitt Athletics on the web, through On Demand. Player ...... 2007-08 .....Career www.PittsburghPanthers.com, is your • Hosted by Joe Bendel, the half-hour Marcedes Walker ...... 16 ...... 56 source for Pitt Women’s Basketball. The show will feature Coach Berenato’s website offers the most recent informa- Chelsea Cole ...... 3 ...... 3 thoughts and provide an insider’s view tion and news on the Panthers. At www. Shavonte Zellous ...... 0 ...... 3 on the Pitt women’s team. Additionally, PittsburghPanthers.com All Access, you Xenia Stewart ...... 2 ...... 2 the weekly broadcast will recap the past can also listen to each women’s basketball Sylvie Tafen ...... 0 ...... 2 week’s game action, highlight Pitt play- game broadcast live and follow along on Jania Sims ...... 0 ...... 2 ers, chronicle women’s basketball relat- live scoring for every home game. ed events, feature a segment where the Sophronia Sallard ...... 2 ...... 2 players take control of the microphone Shayla Scott ...... 1 ...... 1 INTERVIEW POLICIES and provide an insider’s view on the Selena Nwude ...... N/A ...... 1 • Requests to interview Coach Berenato program. CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Player ...... 2007-08 .....Career Shavonte Zellous ...... 14 ...... 31 Marcedes Walker ...... 5 ...... 29 Mallorie Winn ...... 0 ...... 11 Xenia Stewart ...... 0 ...... 6 Taneisha Harrison...... 1 ...... 1

CAREER 30-POINT GAMES Player ...... 2007-08 .....Career Shavonte Zellous ...... 4 ...... 5 Marcedes Walker ...... 0 ...... 2 PITT PANTHERS

MEDIA INFORMATION PITT SIGNEES: Pitt Basketball Contact ...... Mendy Nestor ...... Sophia Duck Kate Popovec Offi ce Phone ...... 412-648-1018 Popovec, a 6-3 center from Canfi eld, Cell Phone ...... 412-849-9470 (Nestor) Ohio, is a Sporting News Honorable Men- ...... 412-496-5710 (Duck) tion All-America and a two-time All-State E-mail ...... [email protected] team member. She is a three-time All-MAC ...... [email protected] Conference fi rst team member, a two-time Fax...... 412-648-8248 MAC Player of the Year and is a three-time Website ...... www.PittsburghPanthers.com All-Northeastern Ohio Inland District team Radio ...... FOX 970 AM member. In addition, Ohio Girls Basketball Play-by-Play ...... Greg Linnelli Report has also named Popovec to their Color ...... Jen Tuscano/Mike Clark Dream Team. At Canfi eld High School, Popovec Stanford Contact...... Aaron Juarez holds numerous school records in just three Offi ce Phone ...... 650-725-2959 seasons, including career rebounds (781), Cell Phone ...... N/A rebounds per game (11.8), career blocked Fax...... 650-725-2957 shots (282) and blocked shots per game E-mail ...... [email protected] (4.2). Popovec also holds the school record Website ...... www.gostanford.com for single game blocked shots (10) and sin- gle season blocks (84). Entering her senior Pitt Hotel ...... Doubletree season, she is just 10 points away from the ...... 322 North Spokane Falls Court 1,000-point milestone. Academically, she ...... Spokane, WA 99201 is a member of the National Honor Society Phone ...... 509-455-9600 and holds a standing in the top 10 in her graduating class.

Shawnice “Pepper” Wilson Wilson, a 6-6 center from Westing- house High School in Pittsburgh, was named the City League Player of the Year last season as a junior. She is a three-time All-City League team member and was also the league’s Freshman of the Year in 2004-05. Last season, Wilson was named to the Post-Gazette Fab-Five City League and was invited to the prestigious adidas 2007-08 Numerical Roster Top Ten All-American Camp. As a junior, Wilson averaged 15.0 NO NAME YR POS HT HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per 0 Mallorie Winn SR* G 5-11 San Diego, Calif./Bishop’s/Georgia Tech 1 Shavonte Zellous JR* G 5-11 Orlando, Fla./Jones game. She has accumulated 920 points 2 Sophronia Sallard SO* G/F 5-10 Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham/Kansas and 855 rebounds in her three seasons 10 Taneisha Harrison FR G 6-0 Bowie, Md./St. John’s College High and has a .750 average from the free 11 Karlyle Lim SR G 5-6 Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill throw line. Entering her senior season, she 14 Jania Sims SO G 5-7 Newark, N.J./Shabazz needs just 80 points to reach the 1,000- 20 Ashleigh Braxton SO G 5-10 Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park 22 Chelsea Cole FR F 6-3 Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley point milestone. Academically, Wilson is 25 Shayla Scott FR G 6-1 Monroeville, Pa./Gateway ranked second in her class of 66 and is a 32 Selena Nwude SO C 6-5 Riverdale, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt member of the National Honor Society. 33 Xenia Stewart JR G 6-0 Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist 45 Marcedes Walker SR C 6-3 Philadelphia, Pa./University City 55 Sylvie Tafen JR F 6-3 Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa/Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy [W.Va.] PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaching Staff Agnus BERENATO ...... bare-ah-NOT-oh Head Coach Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s, 1980) TANEISHA Harrison ...... Tah-KNEE-sha Assoc. Head Coach Jeff Williams (Howard, 1987) Selena NWUDE ...... WOO-day Assistant Coach Shea Ralph (Connecticut, 2001) SOPHRONIA SALLARD ....sa-FRONE-ee-ah suh-LARD Assistant Coach Caroline McCombs (YSU, 1998) JANIA Sims...... ja-KNEE-ah Dir. of Operations Mark Rhodehamel XENIA Stewart ...... ZEE-knee-ah Video Coordinator Meghan Bielich Sylvie TAFEN ...... TAFF-in PITT PANTHERS

ASSOCIATED PRESS ESPN/USA TODAY Pitt Big East Team Stats (as of 3/17) (Week 19) COACHES POLL Team ...... Big East...... ALL (Week 19) Scoring Offense ...... 5 (71.0)...... 6 (71.3) 1. Connecticut...... 30-1 ...... 1249 1. Connecticut...... 32-1 ...... 773 Scoring Defense ...... 7 (65.2) ...... 9 (62.5) 2. North Carolina ...... 30-2 ...... 1188 2. North Carolina ...... 30-2 ...... 741 Scoring Margin ...... 6 (+5.8) ...... 8 (+8.8) 3. Tennessee ...... 30-2 ...... 1158 3. Tennessee ...... 30-2 ...... 714 FT Percentage ...... 9 (.694)...... 5 (.692) 4. Stanford ...... 29-3 ...... 1091 4. Stanford ...... 30-3 ...... 673 FG Percentage ...... 7 (.427)...... 7 (.427) 5. Maryland ...... 30-3 ...... 1027 5. LSU...... 27-5 ...... 644 FG Percentage Def...... 4 (.385) ...... 5 (.376) 6. LSU...... 27-5 ...... 1014 6. Maryland ...... 30-3 ...... 621 7. Rutgers ...... 24-6 ...... 952 3-Pt. FG Percentage...... 5 (.365) ...... 5 (.340) 7. Rutgers ...... 24-6 ...... 599 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def...... 7 (.310)...... 2 (.278) 8. Texas A&M ...... 23-7 ...... 858 8. California ...... 26-6 ...... 508 9. Duke ...... 23-9 ...... 817 9. Texas A&M ...... 23-7 ...... 496 Rebounding Offense ...... 2 (40.9) ...... 3 (42.0) 10. California ...... 26-5 ...... 788 10. Duke ...... 23-9 ...... 492 Rebounding Defense .....7 (36.3) ...... 10 (36.0) 11. Old Dominion ...... 26-4 ...... 711 11. Baylor ...... 24-5 ...... 483 Rebounding Margin ...... 3 (+4.6) ...... 4 (+6.0) 12. Baylor ...... 24-5 ...... 705 12. Old Dominion ...... 26-4 ...... 423 Blocked Shots...... 2 (5.00)...... 2 (4.75) 13. Oklahoma State ....23-6 ...... 552 13. Oklahoma ...... 21-7 ...... 354 Assists ...... 4 (15.81)...... 7 (14.78) 14. Oklahoma ...... 21-7 ...... 535 14. Oklahoma State ....23-6 ...... 331 Steals...... 14 (6.56)...... 13 (7.69) 15. Notre Dame ...... 23-8 ...... 477 15. Kansas State ...... 21-8 ...... 281 16. Kansas State ...... 21-8 ...... 436 Turnover Margin ...... 10 (-0.38) ...... 12 (+1.00) 16. George Wash ...... 25-6 ...... 277 Assist/Turnover Ratio .... 3 (1.01) ...... 7 (0.93) 17. West Virginia ...... 24-6 ...... 434 17. Utah ...... 27-3 ...... 271 18. Utah ...... 27-3 ...... 426 18. West Virginia ...... 24-7 ...... 243 Offensive Rebounds ...... 4 (15.94) ...... 5 (15.84) 19. Louisville ...... 23-8 ...... 371 19. Notre Dame ...... 23-8 ...... 216 Defensive Rebounds .....3 (25.00) ...... 4 (26.13) 20. George Wash...... 25-6 ...... 352 20. Vanderbilt ...... 23-8 ...... 199 3-Pt FG Made ...... 10 (4.63)...... 15 (3.75) 21. Vanderbilt ...... 23-8 ...... 263 21. Louisville ...... 24-8 ...... 170 22. Marist ...... 31-2 ...... 222 22. Marist ...... 31-2 ...... 165 23. UTEP ...... 27-3 ...... 218 23. Virginia ...... 23-9 ...... 105 24. Virginia ...... 23-9 ...... 113 Panthers In The Big East (3/17) 24. Georgia ...... 22-9 ...... 62 Individual ...... Big East...... ALL 25. Ohio State...... 22-8 ...... 86 25. Texas-El Paso ...... 27-3 ...... 44 Scoring Receiving Votes: Georgia, PITT, Texas, Xavier, Receiving Votes: Liberty, Hartford, PITT, Texas, S. Zellous ...... 4 (19.3)...... 5 (18.0) Hartford, Chattanooga, Wyoming, Purdue, Ari- DePaul, Western Kentucky, Ohio State, Chat- M. Walker ...... 23 (12.8)...... 18 (13.9) zona State, SMU, Illinois State, DePaul, Liberty, tanoota, Wyoming, Iowa, Middle Tennessee, Rebounding Iowa, TCU, Western Kentucky, Syracuse. Xavier, Iowa State, SMU, Temple, Arizona State, Syracuse, Wisconsin-Green Bay. M. Walker ...... 3 (9.3)...... 2 (9.7) FG Percentage M. Walker ...... 14 (.461)...... 9 (.524) X. Stewart...... 15 (.504)...... WEEKLY RANKINGS Assists Week ...... AP ....Coaches Poll M. Winn ...... 8 (4.19)...... Preseason .... 20 ...... 21 3 Point FGs Made Week 1 ...... RV ...... RV M. Winn ...... 9 (2.25)...... Week 2 ...... RV ...... RV Blocked Shots Week 3 ...... RV ...... RV C. Cole ...... 5 (1.31)...... 9 (1.16) Week 4 ...... RV ...... RV Week 5 ...... RV ...... RV S. Zellous ...... 13 (1.00)...... Week 6 ...... RV ...... RV Assist/Turnover Ratio Week 7 ...... RV ...... RV M. Winn ...... 7 (1.43)...... Week 8 ...... RV ...... RV Offensive Rebounds Week 9 ...... RV ...... RV M. Walker ...... 1 (4.53)...... 1 (4.61) Week 10 ...... 22 ...... 24 Defensive Rebounds Week 11 ...... 19 ...... 21 M. Walker ...... 7 (4.73)...... 8 (5.10) Week 12 ...... 14* ...... 19 Minutes Played Week 13 ...... 15 ...... 15* Week 14 ...... 18 ...... 18 S. Zellous ...... 10 (34.73)...... 15 (31.81) Week 15 ...... 23 ...... 21 M. Winn ...... 19 (32.38)...... Week 16 ...... RV ...... RV X. Stewart...... 30 (30.63)...... Week 17 ...... RV ...... RV Week 18 ...... RV ...... RV Week 19 ...... RV ...... RV Big East Standings (as of 3/17) * Highest ever ranking Team Big East Pct. All Pct. Streak Connecticut 15-1 .938 32-1 .970 W11 Rutgers 14-2 .875 24-6 .800 L2 West Virginia 12-4 .750 24-7 .774 L1 Notre Dame 11-5 .688 23-8 .742 L2 Louisville 10-6 .625 24-9 .727 L1 Syracuse 10-6 .625 22-8 .733 L1 Pittsburgh 10-6 .625 22-10 .688 L1 DePaul 8-8 .500 20-11 .645 L1 Marquette 8-8 .500 16-14 .533 L2 St. John’s 7-9 .438 16-14 .533 L1 USF 5-11 .312 16-15 .516 L1 Georgetown 5-11 .312 15-14 .517 L1 Villanova 5-11 .312 15-15 .500 L5 Seton Hall 3-13 .188 13-15 .464 L10 Cincinnati 3-13 .188 12-16 .429 W1 Providence 2-14 .125 12-17 .414 L4 PITT PANTHERS

AGNUS BERENATO BACKGROUND ON BERENATO HEAD COACH Full Name: Agnus McGlade Berenato

FIFTH SEASON AT PITTSBURGH Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1956 24th season overall Husband: Jack Berenato 372-329 overall record 89-65 at Pitt (5th season) Children: Theresa Marie (24), Andrew Alma mater: Mount St. Mary’s, 1980 (23), Joey (19), Clare (17), Christina (14) Hometown: Gloucester City, N.J. Education: Mount St. Mary’s, 1980

High School Coaching Experience:

Holy Cross High School (1 year) xcitement surrounding the Pitt women’s team National Team Trials. Berenato is not one to rest Head Coach — 1981 Eis at an all-time high not only in the city of on her laurels, however. Pittsburgh, but around the country. That excite- “We’re building a top-notch program here College Coaching Experience: ment has been generated due to the tireless and everything that’s happening is a step in that work and vision of fifth-year head coach Agnus direction,” Berenato said. “We want all of our Berenato. players to strive to play on national teams and to Rider (4 years) Berenato came to the Pitt program in 2003 be the best they can be on the court and in the Head Coach — 1982-85 and quickly transformed the team into one of classroom.” the most dangerous and feared in the country. A subject of importance with Berenato is Georgia Tech (2 years) Even after a season-ending injury to the team’s her devotion to the community and her work in Assistant Coach — 1987-88 top point guard last season, Berenato rallied her Pittsburgh and surrounding areas is plentiful. In team and led them to the most successful year April of 2006, Berenato was named the Dapper Georgia Tech (15 years) in school history. Dan Sportswoman of the Year, a prestigious Head Coach — 1989-2003 Prior to the season, Berenato made clear award in the city of Pittsburgh. her intentions of being a participant at the Berenato is an advocate of the Susan G. Komen NCAA Tournament -- Pitt’s first in school history. Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race For The Cure Pittsburgh (Fifth year) After the loss of senior Mallorie Winn to injury, – a charity organization for the prevention and Head Coach — 2003-Present Berenato’s goals did not change. In fact, they treatment of breast cancer. In addition to her local intensified playing to the most wins in Pitt history involvement, Berenato agreed to join the committee with a 24-9 record -- including a 71-61 win over for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship the 2006 YMCA State Conference and is the James Madison in the first round of the NCAA (NCCS), the oldest survivor-led advocacy organi- annual speaker at the YMCA Scholar-Athlete Tournament. zation working on behalf of this country’s nearly Banquet. In 2007, Berenato served as a pan- The 2006-07 squad earned its first-ever rank- 10 million cancer survivors and the millions more elist on “Balancing Family and Coaching” at ing in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll and touched by the disease. the annual WBCA Convention. Her community were ranked in the AP poll for the first time since Berenato has been honored by the Girl Scouts projects include: Juvenile Diabetes, Read 365, 1979. Marcedes Walker was named Pitt’s first Trillium Council as the Sports and Fitness honoree Healthy for Life Conference and she co-hosted a Kodak/WBCA District I All-American in 16 years at their Women and Girls of Distinction ceremony, basketball clinic with former Steeler’s Coach Bill and Shavonte Zellous earned the Big East’s earned induction into the Camden County [N.J.] Cohwer for Family Resources, among her other Most Improved Player award. Sports Hall of Fame, and was named a finalist for activities. Walker and Zellous were also named to the the prestigious ATHENA Award. Under Berenato’s guidance in 2004-05, the All-Big East First Team and freshman Jania Sims In the spring of 2004, Berenato received the Panthers began to make significant strides in earned All-Freshman team honors. “Native Son Award,” an annual award presented becoming that top-notch program worthy of host- In 2005-06, Pitt concluded the season at 22- by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association ing an event such as the NCAA Tournament. On 11, which at the time, tied the school record for to a native of the Philadelphia area who has the court, Walker became the first Pitt freshman in wins. In addition, the Panthers finished above achieved success in athletics. school history to nab All-Big East honors. Off the .500 with a 9-7 Big East Conference record and Berenato has made a name for herself court, 10 of Berenato’s players earned at least a secured a sixth-place finish -- the Panthers’ high- throughout the University of Pittsburgh and the 3.0 grade-point average to give the Panthers an est since 1995. community for her dynamic public speaking All-America Academic Team nomination. All of that success landed Pitt in the Women’s ability, and she has been invited to be the key- The success is a credit to Berenato’s char- National Invitation Tournament for just the fourth note speaker at several local middle and high acter and the fact that she practices what she time in school history -- something many had not school events and banquets. The Greensburg preaches to her team. Her passion for women’s predicted at the beginning of the season after YWCA Sportswoman’s Banquet, Riverside High basketball has helped make her players better being picked to finish 13th of 16 teams in the Big School girls basketball banquet, St. Bonaventure students and better people. She has things to do, East Conference. The Panthers again surpassed All Sports banquet, and Greenfield Elementary goals to achieve, and plans to see them through expectations advancing to the semifinals of the School are just a few of the places at which she – the faster, the better. WNIT with three victories. has spoken. As she did in Atlanta, she also takes Since joining Pitt from Georgia Tech prior to For the first time since 1983, two Pitt play- pride in speaking at the local Kiwanis, Lions, and the 2003-04 season, Berenato has worked with ers earned All-Big East honors when Marcedes Rotary Clubs in Western Pennsylvania. her staff to make the Panthers a perennial post- Walker (First Team) and Mallorie Winn (Second Recently, Berenato served as the commence- season team like she did with the Yellow Jackets. Team) were announced on March 3 at the ment speaker at Mt. Alvernia High School, The success has been apparent, jumping from six league’s annual banquet. Homewood Elementary, the 2007 Roundball wins in her first year with the Panthers to 13 her Beginning in 2006-07, all of the Panthers’ Classic Banquet and Westmoreland Scholar- second season, 22 wins in 2005-06 and a school- games, home and away, were broadcast on the Athlete Banquet. record 24 wins last season. radio for the first time. Panther players are being She was also the keynote speaker for the Among her accomplishments in her fourth honored by the Big East Conference and are 2007 Non-Profit Leadership Conference and campaign at Pitt: being invited to participate in the USA Basketball PITT PANTHERS

• Let Pitt to its first-ever trip to the NCAA Berenato has coached 13 all-conference hon- Atlanta a few years ago. Additionally, she was Tournament in 2007 orees, including Walker, Winn and Zellous and selected by the Institute of International Sports • Pitt won its first-ever game in the NCAA Georgia Tech’s Sonja Mallory, who was selected as one of its Sports Ethics Fellows in 1996. Tournament with a 71-61 win over James in the WNBA Draft, chosen 24th overall by the A native of Gloucester City, N.J., Berenato and Madison on March 18, 2007 New York Liberty. her husband Jack have five children: Theresa • Best record in school history (24-9) Berenato also served two years as an assis- Marie (24), Andrew (23), Joey (19), Clare (17) and • Most wins in school history (24) tant coach at Georgia Tech (1986-87). She was Christina (14). • Most regular season wins in school history (22) responsible for recruiting and coaching Tech’s • First time ever ranked in the USA Today/ESPN frontcourt players. Before arriving at Georgia Tech, Coaches poll Berenato spent four years as the head women’s • First time ranked in the AP poll since 1979 basketball coach at Rider University, compiling a • Finished the season with a No. 22 RPI by the 60-55 record. In her first season at Rider, Berenato NCAA guided the Broncs to their best record in school his- BERENATO YEAR-BY-YEAR • Fastest team ever to 20 wins tory with a 26-7 mark . Following that year, she was Season School Record • 11 wins over teams in the top 100 RPI named New Jersey Coaches Association (NJCA) 1981-82 ...... Rider ...... 26-7 • First-ever win over Notre Dame in 17 tries Coach of the Year for her efforts while Rider was 1982-83 ...... Rider ...... 14-14 • School record 12-0 start named its Team of the Year. • Highest-ever RPI While at Rider, Berenato was also the women’s 1983-84 ...... Rider ...... 11-15 • Marcedes Walker was named a Kodak/WBCA volleyball coach for four years, posting a 66-51 1984-85 ...... Rider ...... 9-19 District I All-American – Pitt’s first in 16 years record, including a school-record 25-12 mark in 1988-89 ...... Georgia Tech...... 14-14 • Sophomore Shavonte Zellous led the team in 1983. She was inducted into the Rider Hall of Fame 1989-90 ...... Georgia Tech...... 13-17 scoring and was third in the Big East in February, 2002. 1990-91 ...... Georgia Tech...... 15-13 • She was named the Big East’s Most Improved A 1980 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College in 1991-92 ...... Georgia Tech...... 20-13 Player, nearly tripling her scoring from last sea- Emmitsburg, Md., Berenato earned her bachelor’s 1992-93 ...... Georgia Tech...... 16-11 son degree in sociology and was a three-year starter on 1993-94 ...... Georgia Tech...... 12-15 • Marcedes Walker and Shavonte Zellous were the basketball team. Playing for former NBA star and 1994-95 ...... Georgia Tech...... 14-16 named to the All-Big East First Team and freshman current ESPN analyst Fred Carter, she was a two- Jania Sims was named to the All-Freshman team time captain for the Mountaineers and just completed 1995-96 ...... Georgia Tech...... 14-13 Berenato reached a personal milestone in 2005 an eight-year stint as a member of the college’s 1996-97 ...... Georgia Tech...... 15-12 as she collected her 300th career victory with an Board of Trustees. 1997-98 ...... Georgia Tech...... 11-17 85-81 win over Big East foe Georgetown. Berenato is currently a member of the 1998-99 ...... Georgia Tech...... 13-14 Upon Berenato’s hiring, University of Women’s Basketball Coaches Association 1999-00 ...... Georgia Tech...... 17-14 Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg said, (WBCA), the Naismith Hall of Fame committee 2000-01 ...... Georgia Tech...... 14-15 “We believe the University of Pittsburgh wom- and is a member of the Girl Scouts Alumnae 2001-02 ...... Georgia Tech...... 15-14 en’s basketball program has unlimited potential, Association. In the past, she has been a 2002-03 ...... Georgia Tech...... 20-11 and in Agnus Berenato we have found the member of the Kodak All-America Selection 2003-04 ...... Pitt ...... 6-20 perfect person to make that potential a reality. Committee, East Regional Championship Anyone who meets Agnus for the first time can- Committee, the Atlanta Women’s Network, Inc., 2004-05 ...... Pitt ...... 13-15 not help but be impressed with both her knowl- the Georgia Women’s Intersport Network, and 2005-06 ...... Pitt ...... 22-11 edge and enthusiasm. Certainly with over 300 Atlanta Women in Sports. 2006-07 ...... Pitt ...... 24-9 career victories, her ability as a coach is obvi- She also received the Jackie Joyner-Kersee 2007-08 ...... Pitt ...... 24-10 ous. Just as exciting, Agnus has demonstrated Volunteer Award for exemplary volunteerism At Pitt ...... 89-65 a record of commitment to academics and the from the Jesse Draper Boys’ and Girls’ Club of TOTALS ...... 372-329 complete development of her student-athletes. It will be exciting to watch our program grow, on and off the court, under her leadership.” BERENATO VERSUS BIG EAST CONFERENCE TEAMS Guiding Georgia Tech to the postseason in CINCINNATI RUTGERS each of her final four years, including the 2003 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 5-0 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 0-6 NCAA Tournament, Berenato owned a 223-209 TOTAL...... 5-0 As Head Coach at Rider ...... 1-0 (.516) record with the Yellow Jackets. She men- CONNECTICUT TOTAL...... 1-6 tored the team to its first postseason champion- As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 0-7 ST. JOHN’S ship by capturing the 1992 National Women’s TOTAL...... 0-7 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 1-5 Invitational Tournament, compiling a 20-13 over- DEPAUL As Head Coach at Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 all record. As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 1-2 TOTAL...... 2-5 In her final season at Georgia Tech, the TOTAL...... 1-2 SETON HALL team finished 20-11 and advanced to the NCAA GEORGETOWN As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 4-1 Tournament. The Yellow Jackets upset No. 22 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 5-1 As Head Coach at Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 Georgia, 65-61, en route to starting the season TOTAL...... 5-1 As Head Coach at Rider ...... 0-1 with an 11-1 record. Berenato’s squad made it LOUISVILLE TOTAL...... 5-2 to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament before As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 1-2 SYRACUSE falling to eventual champion and Final Four par- TOTAL...... 1-2 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 4-2 ticipant Duke. The Yellow Jackets also recorded MARQUETTE TOTAL...... 4-2 a school-record 10-game winning streak. In As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 1-3 USF five of her last seven seasons at Georgia Tech, TOTAL...... 1-3 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 4-1 Berenato led the Yellow Jackets to victories over NOTRE DAME As Head Coach at Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 top-15 opponents. As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 2-4 TOTAL...... 5-1 A two-time recipient of the Women’s NCAA Division As Head Coach at Georgia Tech ...... 0-1 VILLANOVA I Coach of the Year award in the state of Georgia by TOTAL...... 2-5 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 4-3 the Atlanta Tip-off Club, Berenato is a recognized PROVIDENCE As Head Coach at Rider ...... 0-3 recruiter as well as a successful coach. Her 2002 As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 6-0 TOTAL...... 4-6 recruiting class was ranked among the top 15 in TOTAL...... 6-0 WEST VIRGINIA the nation by such publications as the All-Star Girls As Head Coach at Pittsburgh ...... 2-6 Report. Additionally, Athlon magazine ranked her TOTAL...... 2-6 2001 class 13th nationally. PITT PANTHERS The Agnus Berenato Era... “Her teams bring their lunch pail. This is a blue collar effort on their end and DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS they are poised to make a statement on the national scene.” • Head coach Agnus Berenato has dra- matically improved the Pitt women’s pro- Debbie Antonelli gram in just fi ve seasons. The fi fth-year coach has led the team to steady improve- ments each season: LANDMARK WINS Season Record Win % • Under Berenato, the Panthers have had their fi rst-ever trip and win 2003-04 6-20 (.231) at the NCAA Tournament, its highest-ever ranking and a win over the 2004-05 13-15 (.464) highest ranked team in school history. Below are a few of her signature 2005-06 22-11 (.667) victories. 2006-07 24-9 (.727) 2007-08 24-10 (.706) Date Opponent Score Signifi cance 3-18-06 Delaware 64-57 WNIT win -- Gave Pitt its fi rst 20-win season in 12 years 1-9-07 #16 Marquette 91-87 (OT) First win over ranked team at Pitt 1-31-07 Notre Dame 71-62 School’s fi rst win over Irish 2-26-07 at Georgetown 68-58 Gave Pitt 22 wins in regular season -- the most ever 3-18-07 James Madison 71-61 First ever appearance and win in NCAA Tournament Most wins in school history (24) 1-6-08 at #15 DePaul 97-68 Largest win over a ranked team (29 points) 3-3-08 Georgetown 70-33 Gave Pitt its third consecutive 20-win season -- a school record 3-9-08 #9 Notre Dame 64-53 Highest ranked team Pitt has defeated -- fi rst top 10 victory Also gave Pitt three wins over ranked teams in one season -- a school record 3-24-08 #12 Baylor 67-59 Pitt’s fi rst NCAA Tourney second roud victory sending the team to the Sweet 16 -- its fi rst ever.

“When Agnus came to Pittsburgh they really didn’t have the tradition and that was the selling point to people like Mar- cedes Walker and Shavonte Zellous. ‘We don’t have any banners, we don’t have any championship rings on our fi ngers. Come to Pittsburgh and help us get some.’ These guys have changed things in a hurry.”

Beth Mowins PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 17 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-1-1 3 3 0 0 8 Arizona 24 5-10 .500 5-9 .555 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 3 1 0 0 17 at Penn State 26 5-18 .278 3-11 .272 0-0 .000 1-2-3 3 2 0 2 13 at Mount St. Mary’s 20 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-6-6 5 2 1 1 5 at Maryland 23 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 3 4 0 1 3 Harvard 19 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 2 2 1 1 4 at Marshall 24 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-0-3 2 1 0 0 5 Ohio 28 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0-2-2 3 5 1 0 1 Duke 13 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Cal Poly 19 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 1 0 0 3 Duquesne 15 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 1 4 0 0 5 James Madison 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 at Wagner 21 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-6-7 7 1 0 0 5 at DePaul 14 3-8 .375 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-4-5 2 1 0 2 9 Syracuse 38 6-12 .500 4-9 .444 3-4 .750 1-3-4 6 3 1 2 19 at Cincinnati 35 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 7 4 0 3 10 Providence 25 0-6 .000 0-5 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 6 2 1 0 1 ALLORIE INN at St. John’s 37 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-4-4 5 4 0 1 10 M W Louisville 34 3-10 .300 2-5 .400 3-4 .750 0-3-3 2 3 0 0 11 at Villanova 35 5-8 .625 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-8-8 3 3 3 0 18 #0 Rutgers 34 6-13 .462 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 0-6-6 6 3 0 1 16 5-11 • Sr.* • Guard Seton Hall 35 3-8 .375 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0-3-3 3 2 0 0 9 San Diego, Calif. at Notre Dame 32 2-13 .154 1-9 .111 1-2 .500 0-5-5 5 4 1 0 6 at West Virginia 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-2-2 0 4 0 1 3 Bishop’s/Georgia Tech Connecticut 35 5-15 .333 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 5 3 0 0 16 at Marquette 39 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 1 0 3 12 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS West Virginia 41 3-14 .214 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 2-5-7 3 4 0 1 9 Points: 19 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) at USF 37 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 9 2 1 3 6 Rebounds: 8 at Villanova (1-30-08) Georgetown 31 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-3-3 4 4 0 1 9 Assists: 9 at USF (3-1-08) vs Villanova 35 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 4-6 .667 1-3-4 6 1 0 2 7 Steals: 3 twice vs. Notre Dame 35 3-12 .250 2-6 .333 4-6 .667 2-2-4 3 5 3 4 12 last at Marquette (2-23-08) vs. Connecticut 26 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-2-2 3 6 0 4 5 Blocks: 3 at Villanova (1-30-08) FG Made: 6 twice vs. Wyoming 38 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 44 1.000 0-3-3 3 0 0 2 7 last vs. Rutgers (2-2-08) vs. Baylor 39 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 4-6 .667 1-4-5 2 2 2 1 12 FG Attempted: 18 at Penn State (11-11-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 5 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 11 twice 2007-08 NOTES last vs. Rutgers (2-2-08) FT Made: 4 fi ve times • Scored her 1,000th career point on the front end of an one-and-one against Wyoming. last vs. Baylor (3-24-08) • Tied her career high with nine assists at USF FT Attempted: 6 three times • Scored nine in the win over WVU, including a big three-pointer in overtime last vs. Baylor (3-24-08) • Hit her fi rst four three-point attempts vs. Connecticut and ended the game with 16 points Minutes: 41 vs. WVU (2-26-08) • Big East Weekly Honor Roll • Hit eight three-pointers on the week at Villanova and Rutgers. Also scored 16 and had six assists and six CAREER HIGHS rebounds against the Scarlet Knights • Had an outstanding game at Villanova with 18 points on 4 of 5 from three point range with eight rebounds Points: 27 vs. Mississippi (3-22-06) • Earned back a starting role in the absence of Jania Sims and her play has been outstanding Rebounds: 9, twice • Earned a start against Syracuse and responded with a season-high 19 points in 38 minutes last vs. DePaul (3-5-06) • Hit three three-pointers in Pitt’s win at No. 15 DePaul in just 14 minutes of play Assists: 9 twice • Had potentially her best game of the season at Wagner with seven assists and seven rebounds last at USF (3-1-08) • Broke her career record for three-pointers in a game with fi ve against Arizona. Winn hit 5 of 9 in the game. Steals: 3 four times, • Returns to action after sitting out last season with a knee injury. Received a sixth year of eligibility from the last at Marquette (2-23-08) NCAA for the 2007-08 season. The injury occurred prior to the fi rst game of the 2006-07 season. Blocks: 3 at Villanova (1-30-08) • Nickname is Mal or Mals FG Made: 12 at Pepperdine (12-19-05) • Transferred to Pitt from Georgia Tech after her sophomore year to re-join her former head coach, Agnus FG Attempted: 23 vs. Mississippi (3-22-06) Berenato 3-pt. FG Made: 5 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) • Father Fentriss Winn is a junior college coach at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. 3-pt. FG Attempted: 11 twice last vs. Rutgers (2-2-08) FT Made: 10 at Maryland (1-15-04) FT Attempted: 10 at Maryland (1-15-04) Minutes: 41 vs. WVU (2-26-08) CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2002-03* 17-0 45-110 .409 19-50 .380 16-31 .516 36-2.1 32-0 26 24 3 13 284-16.7 125-7.4 2003-04* 18-0 28-83 .337 8-34 .235 27-31 .871 37-2.1 37-2 24 35 1 8 253-14.1 91-5.1 2005-06 33-32 191-473 .404 59-173 .341 82-104 .788 139-4.2 80-3 131 89 23 25 1172-35.5 523-15.8 Big East 16-15 87-233 .373 25-90 .278 29-36 .806 62-3.9 45-3 63 52 11 13 566-35.4 228-14.3 2007-08 34-25 90-267 .337 57-168 .339 39-56 .696 119-3.5 68-2 119 89 15 36 944-27.8 276-8.1 Big East 16-15 55-156 .353 36-103 .350 18-25 .720 65-4.1 32-1 67 47 7 18 518-32.4 164-10.3 TOTALS 102-57 354-933 .379 143-425 .336 164-222 .739 331-3.2 215-6 301 241 43 80 2653-26.0 1,015-9.95 Big East 32-30 142-389 .365 61-193 .316 47-61 .770 127-4.0 77-4 130 99 18 31 1084-33.9 392-12.3

* at Georgia Tech PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 29 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1-4-5 3 1 0 3 16 Arizona 17 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 0 5 0 1 9 at Penn State 35 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-3-7 0 1 0 0 14 at Mount St. Mary’s 18 9-12 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 5-1-6 2 2 0 2 20 at Maryland 28 11-23 .478 0-0 .000 8-8 1.000 2-3-5 0 1 0 0 30 Harvard 28 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 2-6 .333 3-3-6 1 3 2 0 14 at Marshall 24 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 6-10 .600 1-1-2 0 2 0 0 18 Ohio 37 8-18 .444 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 0-8-8 2 1 0 0 21 Duke 38 6-22 .273 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 1-2-3 1 3 1 2 17 Cal Poly 25 5-13 .385 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3-5 5 0 2 1 10 Duquesne 30 8-18 .444 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 4-5-9 3 2 0 1 23 James Madison 38 11-21 .524 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 0-7-7 1 4 3 2 26 at Wagner 23 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3-1-4 0 4 1 2 20 at DePaul 35 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 1-2-3 2 1 0 1 31 Syracuse 32 9-16 .563 0-0 .000 8-11 .727 2-4-6 2 2 0 0 26 at Cincinnati 35 12-23 .522 4-5 .800 4-4 1.000 2-4-6 2 1 1 2 32 Providence 36 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000 2-4-6 2 2 0 1 30 SHAVONTE ZELLOUS at St. John’s 40 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 10-13 .769 1-3-4 3 4 1 4 28 Louisville 36 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 8-10 .800 3-1-4 2 4 1 0 14 at Villanova 38 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-7-7 2 0 1 0 13 #1 Rutgers 37 7-15 .467 1-4 .250 5-7 .714 2-3-5 5 5 4 0 20 5-11 • Jr. • Guard Seton Hall 34 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 3-5 .600 2-3-5 4 2 3 0 10 Orlando, Florida at Notre Dame 37 5-22 .227 1-1 1.000 5-9 .556 5-4-9 1 1 1 1 16 Jones HS at West Virginia 25 2-11 .181 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3-4-7 0 3 1 0 6 Connecticut 32 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 9 at Marquette ---DNP-inj.--- 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS West Virginia 42 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 9-17 .529 2-3-5 5 3 1 1 29 Points: 32 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) at USF 31 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 2-4-6 3 4 1 1 13 Rebounds: 9 twice Georgetown 31 4-10 .400 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 2-2-4 3 3 0 0 13 last at Notre Dame (2-10-08) vs. Villanova 34 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1-4-5 3 1 0 0 9 Assists: 5 three times vs. Notre Dame 35 3-14 .214 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 4-3-7 2 3 2 1 9 last vs. WVU (2-26-08) vs. Connecticut 26 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 2-6 .333 2-2-4 0 2 1 0 11 Steals: 4 at St. John’s (1-22-08) vs. Wyoming 35 7-19 .368 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 3-2-5 2 4 1 1 21 Blocks: 4 vs. Rutgers (2-2-08) FG Made: 13 at DePaul (1-6-08) vs. Baylor 34 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 1-5-6 2 1 1 1 19 FG Attempted: 23, three times last at Cincinnati (1-12-08) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Made: 4 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 5 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) • Scored 19 points against Baylor in the Panthers’ second contest of the NCAA Tournament FT Made: 10 at St. John’s (1-22-08) • Named First Team All-Big East for the second consecutive season FT Attempted: 17 vs. WVU (2-26-08) • Named CSTV SIRIUS Player of the Game in the win against West Virginia with 29 points and fi ve assists Minutes: 42 vs. WVU (2-26-08) • Had three 30-point games in a four-game span, including 30 points against Providence • Scored a career-high 32 points in the win at Cincinnati CAREER HIGHS • Scored 26 points in Pitt’s win over Syracuse giving her fi ve consecutive 20-point games • Named Big East Player of the Week after dropping 31 points at No. 15-ranked DePaul Points: 32 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) • ESPNU Player of the Game against DePaul on Jan. 6 Rebounds: 10 twice; • Named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll after her performance at the Wagner Holiday Classic last vs. Marquette (1-9-07) • Had her sixth 20-point game of the season with 20 against Wagner Assists: 7 vs. Georgetown (2-1-06) • Led the team to victory with 26 points against James Madison Steals: 4, twice • Scored 23 points against Duquesne and had a season-best nine rebounds last at St. John’s (1-22-08) • Named to the Big East Honor Roll after scoring 21 against Ohio and 17 against Duke Blocks: 4 vs. Rutgers (2-2-08) • Scored 21 points and added a season-high eight rebounds in win over Ohio FG Made: 13, twice • Named Big East Player of the Week (Dec. 3) for her performance against Maryland, Harvard and Marshall last at DePaul (1-6-08) • Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Fifth Third Classic scoring 14 and 18 points respectively against FG Attempted: 23, three times Harvard and Marshall last at Cincinnati (1-12-08) • Scored her 1,000th career point on the road at Marshall with an 18-point day 3-pt. FG Made: 4 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) • Scored a season-high 30 points at Maryland with 26 of those coming in the second half 3-pt. FG Attempted: 6 at Louisville (1-24-07) • Came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points in just 18 minutes at Mount St. Mary’s FT Made: 12 vs. Cincinnati (3-3-07) • Scored 16 points, 14 in the second half, against Charlotte FT Attempted: 14 vs. DePaul (2-24-07) • Named to the Preseason All-Big East team Minutes: 44 vs. Marquette (1-9-07) • Nickname is Tae or Tae-Tae CAREER TOTALS

YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2005-06 33-23 91-230 .396 4-22 .182 68-99 .687 187-5.7 104-5 81 64 26 26 876-26.5 254-7.7 Big East 16-14 44-112 .393 1-7 .143 22-30 .733 103-6.4 50-3 37 30 10 14 442-27.6 111-6.9 2006-07 33-33 219-513 .427 11-35 .314 182-235 .774 195-5.9 92-1 94 82 21 33 1172-35.5 631-19.1 Big East 16-16 110-269 .409 4-17 .235 40-108 .741 95-5.9 42-0 44 46 9 22 591-36.9 304-19.0 2007-08 33-29 221-512 .432 14-35 .400 141-196 .719 177-5.4 69-0 65 75 29 28 1055-32.0 597-18.1 Big East 15-15 102-236 .432 13-28 .464 73-101 .723 80-5.3 32-0 38 35 15 11 521-34.7 290-19.3 TOTALS 99-85 531-1255 .423 29-92 .315 391-530 .738 559-5.6 265-6 240 221 76 87 3103-31.3 1482-15.0 Big East 47-45 256-617 .415 18-52 .346 175-239 .732 278-5.9 124-3 119 111 34 47 1554-33.1 705-15.0 PITT PANTHERS Shavonte Zellous... • A two-time All-Big East First Team member • Earned Big East Player of the Week honors three times this season • Reached the 1,000-point milestone against Marshall on Dec. 1 • Currently in eighth place in scoring in Pitt history with 1,442 points -- just 38 points from taking over seventh place • Pitt’s scoring leader the last two seasons • Is on pace to become Pitt’s fi rst 2,000-point scorer in 17 years • Was named the Big East’s Most Improved Player last season after upping her scoring average nearly 12 points per game from her freshman season • Scored 30+ points in four games this season • Pitt’s most athletic player -- she can elevate to get her shot off at nearly every spot on the fl oor • Energetic and passionate on the court

“She’s [Zellous] an incredible talent. She really is. That’s why I voted her First Team Preseason All-Conference. That girl can really play.”

Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse Big East Coach of the Year

“The thing she (Zellous) does so well… her fi rst dribble gets her by the defender, her second dribble gets her the open shot because they can’t catch up to the dribble. It really is a thing of beauty.”

Nancy Lieberman PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 2 Arizona 6 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-0-3 0 2 0 0 2 at Penn State 2 0-0 .00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 at Mount St. Mary’s 9 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-1-4 1 2 1 0 0 at Maryland 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 Harvard 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 1 0 0 0 at Marshall ---DNP--- Ohio 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Duke ---DNP--- Cal Poly 20 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 2 1 0 0 10 Duquesne 10 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 2 James Madison 10 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 1 0 0 2 at Wagner 19 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 2 1 1 6 8 at DePaul 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse ---DNP--- at Cincinnati 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 Providence 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 0 1 0 1 2 OPHRONIA at St. John’s 12 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0 2 2 1 2 S Louisville 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Villanova 15 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 0 SALLARD #2 Rutgers 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5-10 • So.* • Guard/Forward Seton Hall 22 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 7-3-10 2 2 1 1 0 Syracuse, N.Y. at Notre Dame 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 at West Virginia 9 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0 1 0 1 0 Nottingham/Kansas Connecticut 5 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 5 at Marquette 19 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 3 0 0 6 West Virginia 32 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-4-8 3 3 2 1 6 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at USF 28 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3-5 2 2 0 1 8 Georgetown 15 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0-3-3 2 2 0 3 3 Points: 15 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) Rebounds: 10 vs Seton Hall (2-6-08) vs. Villanova 14 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 6 Assists: 4 vs Baylor (3-24-08) vs. Notre Dame 12 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 0 0 1 2 0 Steals: 6 at Wagner (12-30-07) vs. Connecticut 14 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 0 0 1 4 Blocks: 2 twice, vs. Wyoming 37 7-8 .875 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-5-5 3 0 0 3 15 last vs. WVU (2-26-08) vs. Baylor 33 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2-9-11 4 3 0 1 7 FG Made: 7 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) FG Attempted: 9 twice last vs. WVU (2-26-08) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Made: 1 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 1 twice • Dished out a career-high four assists against Baylor last vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) • Named ESPN Player of the Day with a 15-point career game against Wyoming FT Made: 3 vs Baylor (3-24-08) • Started in the overtime win over #13 WVU grabbing eight rebounds and scoring six points FT Attempted: 4 vs Baylor (3-24-08) • Earned her fi rst start at Pitt and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in the win over Seton Hall Minutes: 37 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) • Played substantial minutes in the win at Villanova contributing on defense • Had valuable minutes at St. John’s, helping Pitt to the win with two points, two rebounds and two blocks • Played 19 minutes at Wagner adding eight points and a career-high six steals CAREER HIGHS • Had a career night against Cal Poly with 10 points in 20 minutes of play • Grabbed a career-high four rebounds in win over Mount St. Mary’s • Transferred from Kansas after her freshman season and sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. Points: 15 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) • Nickname is Phro Rebounds: 10 vs Seton Hall (2-6-08) • Sat out most of the preseason with minor injuries. Should gain more and more minutes as the season progresses Assists: 4 vs Baylor (3-24-08) Steals: 6 at Wagner (12-30-07) Blocks: 2 twice, last vs. WVU (2-26-08) FG Made: 7 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) FG Attempted: 9 twice last vs. WVU (2-26-08) 3-pt. FG Made: 1 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 1 twice last vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) FT Made: 3 vs Baylor (3-24-08) FT Attempted: 4 vs Baylor (3-24-08) Minutes: 37 vs. Wyoming (3-22-08)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2005-06* 15-1 13-38 .342 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 20-1.3 14-0 14 12 1 3 127-8.5 27-1.8 2007-08 31-7 41-105 .390 1-5 .200 7-10 .700 78-2.5 43-0 30 30 8 21 367-11.8 90-2.9 Big East 15-3 14-45 .311 0-2 .000 4-6 .667 35-2.3 18-0 12 18 4 10 172-11.5 32-2.1 TOTALS 46-8 54-143 .378 1-5 .200 8-15 .533 98-2.1 57-0 44 42 9 24 494-10.7 117-2.5 Big East 15-3 14-45 .311 0-2 .000 4-6 .667 35-2.3 18-0 12 18 4 10 172-11.5 32-2.1 * at Kansas PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 15 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2-3 1 1 0 1 3 Arizona 25 4-7 .571 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 1 3 0 2 11 at Penn State 17 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 12 at Mount St. Mary’s 17 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 0-5-5 4 0 0 2 9 at Maryland 20 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 1 0 0 0 6 Harvard 20 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0-5-5 2 1 0 3 6 at Marshall 9 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 Ohio 31 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 1 2 0 1 6 Duke 31 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 2-2-4 1 3 0 0 2 Cal Poly 16 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 4 Duquesne 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4-5 3 1 0 2 2 James Madison 19 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1-2-3 1 1 0 0 7 at Wagner 21 9-12 .750 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800 2-0-2 1 0 0 2 23 at DePaul 11 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 2-0-2 1 1 0 0 4 Syracuse 17 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 0-3-3 2 4 1 1 11 at Cincinnati 26 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 5 2 0 0 7 Providence 21 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-1-2 5 3 0 2 5 ANEISHA ARRISON at St. John’s 22 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0-3-3 1 2 0 2 6 T H Louisville 24 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-3-3 2 2 0 1 18 at Villanova 15 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 2 2 0 1 1 #10 Rutgers 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 6-0 • Fr. • Guard Seton Hall 26 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 3-2-5 3 2 1 1 13 Bowie, Md. at Notre Dame 20 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5-3-8 1 2 0 1 5 at West Virginia 19 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 3 0 St. John’s College High Connecticut 16 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 5 at Marquette 28 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 5 1 1 3 West Virginia 26 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-1-4 1 1 0 3 8 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at USF 16 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 5 Georgetown 19 1-7 .143 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-2-2 4 3 0 1 3 Points: 23 at Wagner (12-30-07) vs. Villanova 18 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 4 Rebounds: 8 at Notre Dame (2-10-08) vs. Notre Dame 15 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 2 2 0 1 6 Assists: 5 twice last vs. Providence (1-19-08) vs. Connecticut 23 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-1-1 1 4 1 3 6 Steals: 3 three times vs. Wyoming 21 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-3-3 0 1 0 1 2 last vs Connecticut (3-10-08) vs. Baylor 23 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 0 0 0 1 4 Blocks: 1, three times last vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) FG Made: 9 at Wagner (12-30-07) 2007-08 NOTES FG Attempted: 12 at Wagner (12-30-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 at Penn State (11-11-07) • Named to the Big East All-Freshman Team 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) • Contributed strong minutes off the bench in the win over #13 WVU -- scored eight points and had three steals FT Made: 5 vs. Duke (12-8-07) • Earned a start at Marquette and added three points and two rebounds in 28 minutes FT Attempted: 6 vs. Duke (12-8-07) • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds Minutes: 31, twice • Came off the bench to score 13 in Pitt’s win over Seton Hall last vs. Duke (12-8-07) • Led the Panthers with 18 points in the win over Louisville • Dished out a season-best fi ve assists and scored seven in Pitt’s win at Cincinnati • Scored 11 off the bench in Pitt’s win over Syracuse CAREER HIGHS • Had an outstanding game at Wagner scoring 23 points in just 21 minutes. She surpassed her previous career high of 12 points in the fi rst half with 13 points Points: 23 at Wagner (12-30-07) • Played 31 minutes in her start against Duke at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden Rebounds: 8 at Notre Dame (2-10-08) • Earned her fi rst career start against Harvard Assists: 5 twice • One of Pitt’s most aggressive players at Maryland, scoring six points in 20 minutes last vs. Providence (1-19-08) • Scored 11 points in 25 minutes in the win over Arizona Steals: 3 three times • Played her fi rst collegiate action against Charlotte scoring three points and adding three rebounds last vs Connecticut (3-10-08) • Quick and aggressive and valuable post or guard as just a freshman Blocks: 1, three times • Nickname is Tee last vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) FG Made: 9 at Wagner (12-30-07) FG Attempted: 12 at Wagner (12-30-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 at Penn State (11-11-07) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) FT Made: 5 vs. Duke (12-8-07) FT Attempted: 6 vs. Duke (12-8-07) Minutes: 31, twice last vs. Duke (12-8-07)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2007-08 34-4 82-212 .387 14-60 .233 29-44 .659 84-2.5 68-2 54 58 6 37 673-19.8 207-6.1 Big East 16-1 37-93 .398 8-27 .296 12-20 .600 38-2.4 29-0 31 34 4 17 314-19.6 94-5.9 TOTALS 34-4 82-212 .387 14-60 .233 29-44 .659 84-2.5 68-2 54 58 6 37 673-19.8 207-6.1 Big East 16-1 37-93 .398 8-27 .296 12-20 .600 38-2.4 29-0 31 34 4 17 314-19.6 94-5.9 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte ---DNP-inj.--- Arizona ---DNP-inj.--- at Penn State ---DNP--- at Mount St. Mary’s 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 at Maryland 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2 Harvard 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-1-3 1 0 0 0 2 at Marshall ---DNP--- Ohio 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Duke ---DNP--- Cal Poly 23 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 1 0 0 2 Duquesne 8 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 0 James Madison ---DNP--- at Wagner 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 0 2 0 0 4 at DePaul 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 at Cincinnati 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 Providence 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 ARLYLE IM at St. John’s ---DNP--- K L Louisville 7 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 1 0 1 4 at Villanova 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3 #11 Rutgers 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5-6 • Sr. • Guard Seton Hall 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Chapel Hill, N.C. at Notre Dame 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at West Virginia 14 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1-1-2 2 1 0 0 5 East Chapel Hill HS Connecticut 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 3 0 0 1 0 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at Marquette 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 1 West Virginia ---DNP--- Points: 6 vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) at USF ---DNP--- Rebounds: 3, twice Georgetown 28 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 6 1 0 1 6 last at Wagner (12-30-07) vs. Villanova 24 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 5 Assists: 6 vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) vs. Notre Dame 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Steals: 1, fi ve times last vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) vs. Connecticut 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 1 0 0 2 Blocks: vs. Wyoming ---DNP--- FG Made: 2, three times vs. Baylor 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 last vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) FG Attempted: 4 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Made: 3-pt. FG Attempted: • Earned a start on Senior Night against Georgetown and had a career-high six assists FT Made: 2, four times • Handed out three assists against Connecticut last vs. Georgetown (2-3-08) • Scored a season-high fi ve points in Pitt’s loss at West Virginia FT Attempted: 2, four times • Scored four key points in Pitt’s win over Louisville last vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) • Scored a season-high four points in win over Wagner Minutes: 28 vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) • Earned her fi rst start of the year against Cal Poly playing 23 minutes • Picked up her fi rst action of the season with six minutes in the win over Mount St. Mary’s • Named as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award CAREER HIGHS • Sat out the fi rst two games of the season with a concussion. Points: 16 twice; • Nickname is Kar last at Syracuse (1-16-07) Rebounds: 7 vs. Rutgers (2-25-05) Assists: 6 vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) Steals: 4 vs. St. John’s (2-12-05) Blocks: N/A FG Made: 6 vs. S. C. State (11-26-04) FG Attempted: 11 vs. S. C. State (11-26-04) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 vs. S. C. State (11-26-04) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 vs. Louisville (2-8-06) FT Made: 6 at Syracuse (1-16-07) FT Attempted: 7 at Syracuse (1-16-07) Minutes: 37 at Louisville (1-24-07)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2004-05 16-5 23-70 .330 2-4 .500 9-15 .600 27-1.7 22-0 32 41 0 14 333-20.8 57-3.6 Big East 6-4 10-32 .313 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 16-2.7 7-0 15 22 0 5 165-27.5 26-4.3 2005-06 28-1 12-49 .245 4-15 .267 4-9 .444 16-0.6 23-0 18 14 0 3 202-7.2 32-1.1 Big East 12-1 6-26 .231 1-5 .200 2-5 .400 8-0.7 14-0 7 4 0 0 89-7.4 15-1.3 2006-07 31-4 34-81 .420 4-6 .667 17-20 .850 36-1.2 28-0 43 32 0 20 416-13.4 89-2.9 Big East 16-4 24-55 .436 2-4 .500 11-14 .786 17-1.1 17-0 29 20 0 12 261-16.3 61-3.8 2007-08 24-3 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 14-17 .824 17-0.7 13-0 19 13 0 6 177-7.4 38-1.6 Big East 13-1 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 6-0.5 5-0 14 6 0 3 78-6.0 19-1.5 TOTALS 99-13 81-224 .362 10-25 .400 44-61 .721 96-1.0 86-0 112 100 0 43 1104-11.2 216-2.2 Big East 47-10 47-123 .382 3-9 .333 24-37 .649 47-1.0 43-0 65 52 0 20 569-12.1 121-2.6 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 28 4-7 .571 2-3 .666 2-3 .666 0-5-5 3 4 0 0 12 Arizona 24 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 0-1-1 4 0 0 2 12 at Penn State 33 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000 1-5-6 4 3 0 2 13 at Mount St. Mary’s 16 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 1 0 1 0 at Maryland 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 4 1 0 5 14 Harvard 23 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 5 1 0 2 2 at Marshall 32 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2-1-3 4 6 0 1 8 Ohio 23 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0-5-5 3 6 0 1 5 Duke 38 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000 0-5-5 2 5 1 4 17 Cal Poly 24 7-11 .636 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1-2 3 2 0 0 17 Duquesne 24 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 3 0 2 7 James Madison 36 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 0-5-5 4 2 0 3 13 at Wagner 19 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 4 2 0 3 4 at DePaul 30 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-4-5 5 3 1 2 11 Syracuse ---DNP--- at Cincinnati ---DNP--- Providence ---DNP--- JANIA SIMS at St. John’s ---DNP--- Louisville ---DNP--- at Villanova ---DNP--- #14 Rutgers ---DNP--- 5-7 • So. • Guard Seton Hall ---DNP--- Newark, N.J. at Notre Dame ---DNP--- Shabazz HS at West Virginia ---DNP--- Connecticut ---DNP--- 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at Marquette ---DNP--- Points: 17 twice West Virginia ---DNP--- last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) at USF ---DNP--- Rebounds: 6 at Penn State (11-11-07) Georgetown ---DNP--- Assists: 5, twice vs. Villanova ---DNP--- last at DePaul (1-6-08) vs. Notre Dame ---DNP--- Steals: 5 at Maryland (11-27-07) vs. Connecticut ---DNP--- Blocks: 1 vs. Wyoming ---DNP--- last at DePaul (1-6-08) FG Made: 7 twice vs. Baylor ---DNP--- last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) FG Attempted: 14 at Maryland (11-27-07) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Made: 2 twice last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) • Ruled academically ineligible and will not play the remainder of the season 3-pt. FG Attempted: 3 twice • Scored 13 points, had fi ve rebounds, four assists and three steals in win over James Madison last vs. Duquesne (12-22-07) • Matched her career-high of 17 points against Cal Poly in just 24 minutes on 7 of 11 shooting FT Made: 6 vs. Duke (12-8-07) • Scored a career-high 17 points against Duke at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden FT Attempted: 6, twice • Pitt’s most consistent player at Maryland, scoring 14 points, fi ve steals, four assists and three rebounds last vs. JMU (12-29-07) • Scored Pitt’s fi rst fi ve points in win over Arizona and went on to a 12-point game Minutes: 38 vs. Duke (12-8-07) • Scored 12 points and added fi ve rebounds and three assists in win over Charlotte • Nickname is J or Little Bit CAREER HIGHS Points: 17 twice last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) Rebounds: 12 vs. DePaul (2-24-07) Assists: 11 vs. Cincinnati (3-4-07) Steals: 5 at Maryland (11-27-07) Blocks: 2 twice; last vs. WVU (2-20-07) FG Made: 7, three times last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) FG Attempted: 14, twice last at Maryland (11-27-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 twice last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 vs. RMU (12-5-06) FT Made: 8 vs. Robert Morris (12-5-06) FT Attempted: 8 twice; last vs. James Madison (3-18-07) Minutes: 42 vs. Marquette (1-9-07) CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2006-07 33-29 64-212 .302 13-49 .265 52-78 .667 137-4.2 71-1 152 86 12 19 1022-31.0 193-5.8 Big East 16-12 26-79 .329 6-20 .300 17-27 .630 71-4.4 35-1 67 36 5 9 463-28.9 75-4.7 2007-08 14-13 50-111 .450 7-16 .438 28-36 .778 41-2.9 31-1 48 39 2 28 385-27.5 135-9.6 Big East 1-1 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5-5.0 2-0 5 3 1 2 30-30.0 11-11.0 TOTALS 47-42 114-323 .353 20-65 .308 80-114 .702 178-3.8 102-2 200 125 14 47 1407-29.9 328-7.0 Big East 17-13 31-87 .356 6-20 .300 18-29 .621 76-4.5 37-1 72 39 6 11 493-29.0 86-5.1 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Penn State 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mount St. Mary’s 10 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 2 at Maryland 2 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Harvard 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 Marshall ---DNP--- Ohio 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Duke ---DNP--- Cal Poly ---DNP-inj.--- Duquesne ---DNP-inj.--- James Madison ---DNP--- at Wagner 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 at DePaul ---DNP-inj.--- Syracuse ---DNP-inj.--- at Cincinnati ---DNP--- Providence 2 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 5 SHLEIGH RAXTON at St. John’s ---DNP--- A B Louisville 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Villanova 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 #20 Rutgers 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5-10 • So. • Guard Seton Hall 3 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Woodbridge, Va. at Notre Dame 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 at West Virginia 20 5-12 .417 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 2-0-2 0 0 0 1 13 Forest Park HS Connecticut 6 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 1 0 0 0 at Marquette 1 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 2 West Virginia 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at USF 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 1 0 2 0 Points: 13 at West Virginia (2-13-08) Georgetown 5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 3 Rebounds: 2 at West Virginia (2-13-08) vs. Villanova ---DNP--- Assists: 2 at Wagner (12-30-07) vs. Notre Dame ---DNP--- Steals: 1 three times, vs. Connecticut 5 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 5 last at West Virginia (2-13-08) vs. Wyoming ---DNP--- Blocks: 1 at MSM (11-20-07) vs. Baylor 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Made: 5 at West Virginia (2-13-08) FG Attempted: 12 at West Virginia (2-13- 08) 3-pt. FG Made: 3 at West Virginia (2-13-08) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Attempted: 9 at WVU (2-13-08) • Hit a late three in Pitt’s 37-point win over Georgetown FT Made: N/A • Scored a career-high 13 points in 20 minutes in the loss at West Virginia FT Attempted: N/A • Made the most of her two minutes of play against Providence with fi ve points on the day Minutes: 20 at West Virginia (2-13-08) • Had two assists and a steal in 13 minutes in the win at Wagner • Played four minutes against Arizona • Played three minutes against Charlotte CAREER HIGHS • Nickname is AB • Father Delondell is in the military and the Braxton family lived in Germany on a base before moving to Points: 13 at West Virginia (2-13-08) Virginia Rebounds: 10 twice; last at Duquesne (11-19-06) Assists: 2, four times; last at Wagner (12-30-07) Steals: 2 at Akron (11-29-06) Blocks: 1, seven times; last at UConn (2-17-07) FG Made: 5 at West Virginia (2-13-08) FG Attempted: 12 at West Virginia (2-13- 08) 3-pt. FG Made: 4 vs. Marquette (3-4-07) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 9, twice last at West Virginia (2-13-08) FT Made: 4 vs. Utah (11-24-06) FT Attempted: 4 vs. Utah (11-24-06) Minutes: 36 vs. Cincinnati (2-13-07)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2006-07 33-1 35-128 .273 24-95 .253 12-14 .857 40-1.2 11-0 30 25 1 8 399-12.1 106-3.2 Big East 16-0 15-46 .326 11-35 .314 6-8 .750 16-1.0 4-0 18 10 0 3 138-8.6 47-2.9 2007-08 22-0 14-35 .400 8-25 .320 0-0 .000 10-0.5 5-0 3 7 1 5 91-4.1 36-1.6 Big East 12-0 10-25 .400 6-18 .333 00-0 .000 8-0.7 4-0 1 3 0 4 50-4.2 26-2.2 TOTALS 55-1 49-163 .301 32-120 .267 12-14 .857 50-0.9 16-0 33 32 2 13 490-8.9 142-2.6 Big East 28-0 25-71 .352 17-53 .321 6-8 .750 24-0.9 8-0 19 13 0 7 188-6.7 73-2.6 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 8 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-4-4 0 0 1 0 2 Arizona 14 2-3 .666 0-0 .000 4-6 .666 2-4-6 1 1 0 0 8 at Penn State 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 at Mount St. Mary’s 18 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 5-6-11 1 2 1 0 6 at Maryland 19 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2-3-5 0 0 0 3 5 Harvard 23 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 6-5-11 0 1 3 1 12 at Marshall 16 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 2-5-7 1 0 3 1 3 Ohio 13 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0 1 1 2 2 Duke 11 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 0 1 1 1 0 Cal Poly 19 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-5-6 0 0 1 0 7 Duquesne 24 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-3-8 0 4 0 2 4 James Madison 11 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2 at Wagner 15 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-7-8 1 1 2 0 4 at DePaul 24 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-6-9 1 0 2 0 8 Syracuse 21 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 3-4-7 0 0 2 0 6 at Cincinnati 21 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4-6-10 0 0 5 0 8 Providence 18 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 4-3-7 2 0 0 1 7 HELSEA OLE at St. John’s 18 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-5-6 0 0 0 0 3 C C Louisville 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 at Villanova 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 #22 Rutgers 24 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 0 0 3 2 2 6-3 • Fr. • Forward Seton Hall 27 8-9 .889 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1-4-5 0 2 4 1 17 Lumberton, N.J. at Notre Dame 20 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4-3-7 2 1 0 1 5 at West Virginia 21 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 5-2-7 0 0 0 0 6 Rancocas Valley Connecticut 21 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 5-3-8 0 5 2 1 6 at Marquette 26 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2-2-4 4 0 1 0 10 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS West Virginia 11 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2-4 0 2 0 1 8 at USF 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 2 2 0 2 Points: 17 vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) Georgetown 11 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 0 0 0 0 6 Rebounds: 11, twice last vs. Harvard (11-30-07) vs. Villanova 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 Assists: 4 at Marquette (2-23-08) vs. Notre Dame 28 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-5-7 2 1 1 2 6 Steals: 3 at Maryland (11-27-07) vs. Connecticut 26 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-4-8 0 1 1 1 2 Blocks: 5 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) vs. Wyoming 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 2 1 0 0 FG Made: 8 vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) vs. Baylor 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Attempted: 9, three times last vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) 3-pt. FG Made: N/A 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A 2007-08 NOTES FT Made: 5 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) • Named to the Big East All-Freshman Team FT Attempted: 6 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) • Scored 10 points and had a career-high four assists at Marquette Minutes: 28 vs. Notre Dame (3-9-08) • Had eight rebounds and six points against Connecticut • Led all scorers and set her career high with 17 against Seton Hall. Also earned her fi rst career start in that win • Gave a solid performance against Providence with seven points and seven rebounds • Had an outstanding game at Cincinnati with 10 rebounds, eight points and a team season-best fi ve blocks • Came off the bench to score six points and seven rebounds • Had a solid game at No. 15 DePaul with nine rebounds and eight points in the win CAREER HIGHS • Pulled down eight rebounds in 44-point win at Wagner • Had eight rebounds in 24 minutes in the win over Duquesne Points: 17 vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) • Came off the bench at Maryland and added solid minutes in the post for Pitt with fi ve points and fi ve rebounds Rebounds: 11, twice • Earned her fi rst double-digit rebound game at Mount St. Mary’s with 11 last vs. Harvard (11-30-07) • Had a strong game against Arizona with eight points and six rebounds in 14 minutes Assists: 4 at Marquette (2-23-08) • Began her collegiate career playing eight minutes against Charlotte and grabbing four rebounds Steals: 3 at Maryland (11-27-07) Blocks: 5 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) FG Made: 8 vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) FG Attempted: 9, three times last vs. Seton Hall (2-6-08) 3-pt. FG Made: N/A 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A FT Made: 5 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FT Attempted: 6 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) Minutes: 28 vs. Notre Dame (3-9-08)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2007-08 34-5 59-130 .454 0-0 .000 39-58 .672 172-5.1 69-0 16 28 38 20 549-16.1 157-4.6 Big East 16-5 37-70 .529 0-0 .000 20-30 .667 83-5.2 38-0 10 13 21 7 285-17.8 94-5.9 TOTALS 34-5 59-130 .454 0-0 .000 39-58 .672 172-5.1 69-0 16 28 38 20 549-16.1 157-4.6 Big East 16-5 37-70 .529 0-0 .000 20-30 .667 83-5.2 38-0 10 13 21 7 285-17.8 94-5.9 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 30 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0-8-8 0 3 0 3 9 Arizona 28 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-5-9 1 2 1 0 0 at Penn State 30 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-6-9 2 0 0 0 4 at Mount St. Mary’s 26 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2-3-5 3 2 2 1 10 at Maryland 24 2-5 .400 2-3 .666 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Harvard 14 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 1 3 1 2 6 at Marshall 19 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 1 1 1 2 4 Ohio 33 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600 2-8-10 1 1 3 1 12 Duke 24 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-1-3 0 3 0 0 4 Cal Poly ---DNP-inj--- Duquesne ---DNP-inj.--- James Madison ---DNP-inj.--- at Wagner ---DNP-inj.--- at DePaul 17 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 1 0 1 1 9 Syracuse 20 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 0-4-4 1 2 4 0 6 at Cincinnati 14 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 Providence 18 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 6 HAYLA COTT at St. John’s 9 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0 1 1 0 2 S S Louisville 23 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3-6-9 2 1 1 1 2 at Villanova 14 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 0 #25 Rutgers 28 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4-5 0 1 1 0 2 6-1 • Fr. • Guard Seton Hall 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 0 2 0 2 Monroeville, Pa. at Notre Dame 9 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 at West Virginia 26 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-5-6 0 2 0 0 0 Gateway Connecticut 19 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-3-4 1 1 2 0 9 at Marquette 8 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 4 West Virginia 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at USF ---DNP-inj.--- Georgetown ---DNP.inj.--- Points: 12 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) vs. Villanova ---DNP--- Rebounds: 10 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) vs. Notre Dame 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 Assists: 3 twice last at Cincinnati (1-12-08) vs. Connecticut 12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Steals: 3 vs. Charlotte (11-9-07) vs. Wyoming 12 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1-3-4 0 1 0 1 3 Blocks: 4 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) vs. Baylor 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 FG Made: 4, four times last vs. Connecticut (2-17-08) 2007-08 NOTES FG Attempted: 9 at MSM (11-20-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 at Maryland (11-27-07) • Scored nine points on 4 of 6 shooting against Connecticut 3-pt. FG Attempted: 3, twice • Returned from an injury that kept her out four games to score nine points in 17 minutes in win at DePaul last at Maryland (11-27-07) • Earned her fi rst career double-double against Ohio with 12 points and 10 rebounds FT Made: 4 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) • Scored 10 points and added three assists and two blocks in win at Mount St. Mary’s in 26 minutes FT Attempted: 5 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) • Grabbed nine rebounds in win over Arizona Minutes: 33 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) • Earned a start in her fi rst career game scoring nine points and adding eight rebounds in 30 minutes • Daughter of former Pitt great Jennifer Bruce Scott. Niece of former Pitt head coach and Assistant AD Kirk Bruce CAREER HIGHS • Mother is former girls coach at Gateway High School and father is former coach at Penn Hills High School • Cousin Carmen Bruce played basketball at Duquesne Points: 12 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) Rebounds: 10 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) Assists: 3 twice last at Cincinnati (1-12-08) Steals: 3 vs. Charlotte (11-9-07) Blocks: 4 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FG Made: 4, four times last vs. Connecticut (2-17-08) FG Attempted: 9 at MSM (11-20-07) 3-pt. FG Made: 2 at Maryland (11-27-07) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 3, twice last at Maryland (11-27-07) FT Made: 4 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FT Attempted: 5 vs. Ohio (12-5-07) Minutes: 33 vs. Ohio (12-5-07)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2007-08 27-11 40-106 .377 5-16 .313 17-28 .607 101-3.7 71-2 21 24 24 13 488-18.1 102-3.8 Big East 14-2 18-54 .333 1-7 .143 7-11 .636 44-3.1 36-0 12 8 13 3 223-15.9 44-3.1 TOTALS 27-11 40-106 .377 5-16 .313 17-28 .607 101-3.7 71-2 21 24 24 13 488-18.1 102-3.8 Big East 14-2 18-54 .333 1-7 .143 7-11 .636 44-3.1 36-0 12 8 13 3 223-15.9 44-3.1 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte ---DNP-inj.--- Arizona ---DNP-inj.--- at Penn State ---DNP-inj.--- at Mount St. Mary’s ---DNP-inj.--- at Maryland ---DNP-inj.--- Harvard ---DNP-inj.--- at Marshall ---DNP-inj.--- Ohio ---DNP-inj.--- Duke ---DNP-inj.--- Cal Poly ---DNP-inj--- Duquesne ---DNP-inj.--- James Madison ---DNP-inj.--- at Wagner ---DNP-inj.--- at DePaul ---DNP-inj.--- Syracuse ---DNP-inj.--- at Cincinnati ---DNP-inj.--- Providence --DNP-inj.--- ELENA WUDE at St. John’s ---DNP-inj.--- S N Louisville ---DNP-inj.--- at Villanova ---DNP-inj.--- #32 Rutgers ---DNP-inj.--- 6-5 • So. • Center Seton Hall ---DNP-inj.--- Riverdale, Md. at Notre Dame ---DNP-inj.--- at West Virginia ---DNP-inj.--- Eleanor Roosevelt Connecticut ---DNP-inj.--- at Marquette ---DNP-inj.--- West Virginia ---DNP-inj.--- 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at USF ---DNP-inj.--- Georgetown ---DNP.inj.--- Points: Rebounds: vs. Villanova ---DNP-inj.--- Assists: vs. Notre Dame ---DNP-inj.--- Steals: vs. Connecticut ---DNP-inj.--- Blocks: vs. Wyoming ---DNP-inj.--- FG Made: vs. Baylor ---DNP-inj.--- FG Attempted: 3-pt. FG Made: 3-pt. FG Attempted: 2006-07 NOTES FT Made: FT Attempted: • Sitting out after suffering a knee injury in the last regular season game last season. Minutes:

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Points: 14 at UConn (2-17-07) Rebounds: 10 vs. USF (1-20-07) Assists: 1 vs. East Carolina (12-19-06) Steals: 1 at Akron (11-29-06) Blocks: 2 twice; last at UConn (2-13-07) FG Made: 5 at UConn (2-13-07) FG Attempted: 10 at UConn (2-13-07) 3-pt. FG Made: N/A 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A FT Made: 4 at UConn (2-13-07) FT Attempted: 10 at UConn (2-13-07) Minutes: 21 at UConn (2-17-07)

CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2006-07 27-0 31-73 .425 0-0 .000 22-35 .629 80-3.0 49-1 1 18 14 1 244-9.0 84-3.1 Big East 16-0 21-48 .438 0-0 .000 12-20 .600 50-3.1 22-0 0 5 9 0 151-9.4 54-3.4 2007-08 Big East TOTALS 27-0 31-73 .425 0-0 .000 22-35 .629 80-3.0 49-11 18 14 1 2 44-9.0 84-3.1 Big East 16-0 21-48 .438 0-0 .000 12-20 .600 50-3.1 22-0 0 5 9 0 151-9.4 54-3.4 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 33 6-9 666 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000 2-4-6 4 0 0 1 16 Arizona 24 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 2-2-4 1 4 0 0 8 at Penn State 38 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-6-9 0 0 0 0 9 at Mount St. Mary’s 22 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2-4 2 1 0 1 11 at Maryland 12 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0 Harvard 21 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 2-0-2 1 2 0 0 8 at Marshall 36 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 1-5-6 1 3 0 0 9 Ohio ---DNP-inj.--- Duke ---DNP-inj.--- Cal Poly ---DNP-inj--- Duquesne 18 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 2-1-3 3 0 0 1 6 James Madison 22 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 6 2 0 1 0 at Wagner 16 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2-2 3 0 0 2 4 at DePaul 29 5-11 .454 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-1-3 5 1 0 2 10 Syracuse 30 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750 3-1-4 5 1 0 1 12 at Cincinnati 18 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 3-3-6 6 2 0 0 9 Providence 28 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-3-4 2 3 2 0 5 ENIA TEWART at St. John’s 21 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 2 1 0 0 5 X S Louisville 30 5-6 .833 0-1 .000 6-8 .750 4-4-8 2 3 0 0 16 at Villanova 37 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-1-4 4 0 0 0 14 #33 Rutgers 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 5-2-7 2 3 0 1 15 6-0 • Jr. • Guard Seton Hall 35 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 2-3-5 5 5 0 1 10 Bowie, Md. at Notre Dame 38 6-13 .462 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667 4-3-7 2 4 0 1 16 at West VIrginia 24 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 3 0 0 0 Riverdale Baptist Connecticut 23 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 4-6 .667 2-1-3 2 1 0 0 9 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at Marquette 39 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-4-5 4 4 0 0 12 West Virginia 31 3-10 .300 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-4-5 2 0 0 5 7 Points: 18 vs. Villanova (3-8-08) at USF 40 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1-5-6 2 2 0 0 13 Rebounds: 9 at Penn State (11-11-07) Georgetown 29 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 5-7 .714 3-2-5 0 2 2 1 11 Assists: 6 twice, vs. Villanova 35 7-15 .467 1-4 .250 3-6 .500 2-1-3 4 0 0 2 18 last at Cincinnati (1-12-08) Steals: 5 vs. WVU (2-26-08) vs. Notre Dame 34 4-11 .364 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 4 3 0 1 13 Blocks: 2 vs. Providence (1-19-08) vs. Connecticut 21 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 1 2 1 1 0 FG Made: 7 three times vs. Wyoming 27 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 2 1 0 1 2 last vs Villanova (3-8-08) vs. Baylor 29 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-4-8 2 3 1 1 8 FG Attempted: 15 twice last vs Villanova (3-8-08) 3-pt. FG Made: 1, fi ve times 2007-08 NOTES last at St. John’s (1-22-08) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 3, three times • Scored a season-high 18 points in the Big East Tournament against Villanova last at Marshall (12-1-07) • Tied her career-high for steals with fi ve in the win over West Virginia FT Made: 6 twice • Had another strong game at Villanova with 14 points, four assists and four rebounds last vs. Louisville (1-27-08) • Tied her season high with a 16-point performance in the win over Louisville FT Attempted: 6 vs. Arizona (11-10-07) • Scored nine points and added six assists and six rebounds in the win at Cincinnati Minutes: 38 at Penn State (11-11-07) • Had 10 points and fi ve assists in Pitt’s win at No. 15 DePaul in 29 minutes • Handed out a season-high six assists in Pitt’s win over James Madison • Returned to action after an injury against Duquesne adding six points in 18 minutes CAREER HIGHS • Scored 16 points and added six rebounds and four assists in win over Charlotte • Pitt’s hardest worker and most consistent player Points: 23 vs. Marquette (1-9-07) • Nickname is Z Rebounds: 12 vs. Louisville (2-8-06) • Father Tony is in the military and the Stewart family lived overseas most of Xenia’s childhood Assists: 9 vs. Providence (1-14-06) Steals: 5 three times; last vs. WVU (2-26-08) Blocks: 3, twice last vs. Marquette (1-9-07) FG Made: 9 vs. Robert Morris (12-5-06) FG Attempted: 20 vs. Louisville (2-8-06) 3-pt. FG Made: 3 vs. East Carolina (12-19-06) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 twice; last vs. Liberty (12-20-06) FT Made: 10 at Seton Hall (1-27-07) FT Attempted: 13 at Seton Hall (1-27-07) Minutes: 43 vs. Marquette (1-9-07) CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2005-06 33-33 114-315 .362 4-21 .190 87-138 .630 159-4.8 83-1 113 71 8 31 1072-32.5 319-9.7 Big East 16-16 55-164 .335 2-10 .200 30-49 .612 73-4.6 40-0 58 34 5 11 533-33.3 142-8.9 2006-07 33-32 140-337 .415 21-51 .412 71-102 .696 155-4.7 95-1 102 63 15 51 1140-34.5 372-11.3 Big East 16-16 67-173 .387 11-23 .478 42-57 .737 73-4.6 43-1 52 30 6 26 571-35.7 187-11.7 2007-08 31-30 104-238 .437 18-45 .400 50-71 .704 134-4.3 71-0 79 58 6 25 878-28.3 276-8.9 Big East 16-16 64-127 .504 10-18 .556 26-39 .667 77-4.8 41-0 45 35 4 12 490-30.6 164-10.3 TOTALS 97-95 358-890 .402 43-117 .368 208-311 .669 448-4.6 249-2 294 192 29 107 3090-31.9 967-10.0 Big East 48-48 186-464 .401 23-51 .451 98-145 .676 223-4.6 124-1 155 99 15 49 1594-33.2 493-10.3 PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 24 7-11 .636 0-0 .000 2-3 .666 3-1-4 1 3 0 1 16 Arizona 27 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-8-11 0 5 0 1 12 at Penn State 13 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-2-4 1 1 0 0 9 at Mount St. Mary’s 23 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 2-9-11 0 3 4 1 19 at Maryland 29 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 5-11 .454 5-2-7 0 5 1 0 7 Harvard 30 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 5-8-13 2 2 1 1 14 at Marshall 37 9-13 .692 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 6-10-16 0 6 1 1 23 Ohio 28 9-14 .643 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 6-4-10 2 6 4 0 20 Duke 35 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 6-5-11 0 2 0 1 9 Cal Poly 23 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-6-9 3 1 1 0 20 Duquesne 24 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 8-6-14 0 2 0 2 19 James Madison 30 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 7-14 .500 7-7-14 1 6 1 1 13 at Wagner 20 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4-5-9 1 2 0 2 9 at DePaul 32 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 6-6-12 0 2 0 0 15 Syracuse 23 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1-5-6 1 2 0 2 5 at Cincinnati 31 8-18 .444 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 8-7-15 1 3 0 1 18 Providence 32 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 3-6-9 2 5 0 1 18 MARCEDES WALKER at St. John’s 25 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 6-5-11 2 5 0 0 12 Louisville 35 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 5-6-11 0 2 1 2 11 at Villanova 35 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 7-2-9 0 2 0 0 23 #45 Rutgers 17 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-4-6 0 0 0 1 5 6-3 • Sr. • Center Seton Hall ---DNP-inj.--- Philadelphia, Pa. at Notre Dame 33 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 10-4-14 0 3 3 1 18 University City at West Virginia 22 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-6-10 0 4 0 3 2 Connecticut 31 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 2-5-7 3 4 1 0 5 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS at Marquette 34 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 5-6-11 2 1 2 0 19 West Virginia 35 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 3-0-3 1 2 1 3 8 Points: 23 twice, last at Villanova (1-30-08) at USF 28 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 2-3-5 3 0 0 0 17 Rebounds: 16 at Marshall (12-1-07) Georgetown 27 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 4-6-10 1 4 0 3 16 Assists: 3 four times vs. Villanova 33 10-15 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-3-7 3 2 0 1 20 last vs. Wyoming (3-22-08) vs. Notre Dame 33 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 5-8-13 0 3 1 0 18 Steals: 3, twice vs. Connecticut 28 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 6-3-9 2 2 0 1 10 last vs. Georgetown (3-3-08) vs. Wyoming 26 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4-2-6 3 2 0 0 13 Blocks: 4, twice vs. Baylor 30 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 2-7-9 0 3 2 0 17 last vs. Ohio (12-5-07) FG Made: 10 vs. Villanova (3-8-08) 2007-08 NOTES FG Attempted: 18 at Cincinnati (1-12-08) 3-pt. FG Made: N/A • Scored 17 points in the win over Baylor 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A • Named to the Big East All-Tournament Team -- the only player not in the championship game FT Made: 10 vs. Providence (1-19-08) • Became Pitt’s fi rst four-time All-Big East Team member with a second team nod this season FT Attempted: 14 vs. JMU (12-29-07) • Scored a team-high 20 points in Pitt’s fi rst round Big East Tourney win over Villanova Minutes: 37 at Marshall (12-1-07) • Became Pitt’s all-time leading rebounder against Georgetown with 10 on the night. She currently has 1,121 in her career, breaking a 29-year-old record of 1,107 by Wanda Randolph • Had her 50th career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds at Marquette CAREER HIGHS • Returned from an injury to score 18 points and add 14 rebounds at Notre Dame Points: 30 twice; • Sat out the Seton Hall game with an ankle injury last at Ohio (12-9-06) • Had fi ve points and six rebounds before exiting the Rutgers game with an ankle injury. Rebounds: 19 at Syracuse (1-2-04) • Tied her season high with 23 points in the win at Villanova Assists: 5 vs. Penn State (12-1-06) • Scored 11 points and added 11 rebounds against Louisville for her 48th double-double of her career Steals: 6 twice; • Collected her 10th double-double of the season at St. John’s with 12 points and 11 rebounds last vs. St. John’s (1-13-07) • Became just the second player in Pitt history to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career with 15 Blocks: 4, seven times; rebounds at Cincinnati. She fi nished the game with 18 points and 15 rebounds last vs. Ohio (12-5-07) • Earned her eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds at No. 15 DePaul FG Made: 13 at Ohio (12-9-06) • Contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds in win over James Madison FG Attempted: 19 four times; • Earned her sixth double-double of the year with 19 points and 14 rebounds against Duquesne last time at USF (2-11-06) • Just missed a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds in just 23 minutes against Cal Poly 3-pt. FG Made: 1 at San Diego St. (12-22-05) • Scored 20 and added 10 rebounds in Pitt’s win over Ohio 3-pt. FG Attempted: 1 three times; • Named MVP of the Fifth Third Classic at Marshall University. Contributed a double-double in both games of last at DePaul (1-3-06) the tournament FT Made: 10, twice • Scored 19 and added 11 rebounds in win at Mount St. Mary’s last vs. Providence (1-19-08) • Named as a State Farm Wade Trophy, Naismith Award and Wooden Award candidate FT Attempted: 14 vs. JMU (12-29-07) • A unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big East team Minutes: 37 three times; • Nickname is Cedes last at Marshall (12-1-07) • Much quicker on her feet and skilled than her body type would lead you to believe CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2004-05 26-26 133-272 .489 0-1 .000 81-133 .609 236-9.1 75-1 13 65 18 16 664-25.5 347-13.3 Big East 15-15 82-164 .500 0.1 .000 53-84 .631 143-9.5 42-1 9 46 10 7 419-27.9 217-14.5 2005-06 33-31 218-442 .493 1-2 .500 116-203 .571 300-9.1 115-3 36 84 36 49 983-29.8 553-16.8 Big East 16-14 107-227 .471 0-1 .000 67-117 .573 171-10.7 52-0 14 39 19 20 499-31.2 281-17.6 2006-07 32-32 199-337 .591 0-0 .000 110-182 .604 306-9.6 110-6 33 106 35 36 966-30.2 508-15.9 Big East 16-16 102-169 .604 0-0 .000 54-97 .557 160-10.0 57-4 18 47 17 19 502-31.4 258-16.1 2007-08 33-33 163-312 .522 0-0 .000 134-207 .647 316-9.6 85-2 35 95 24 30 933-28.3 460-13.9 Big East 15-15 59-128 .461 0-0 .000 74-105 .705 139-9.3 42-0 16 39 8 17 440-29.3 192-12.8 TOTALS 124-122 713-1363 .523 1-3 .333 441-725 .608 1158-9.3 385-12 117 350 113 131 3546-28.6 1868-15.1 Big East 62-60 350-688 .509 0-2 .000 248-403 .615 613-9.9 193-5 57 173 54 63 1860-30.0 948-15.3 PITT PANTHERS Marcedes Walker... • Pitt’s only four time All-Big East team member • Earned All-Big East Tournament honors -- the only player on the team not participating in the title game • One of 20 semifi nalists for the Wooden Award • A Wade Trophy and Naismith Trophy Award candidate • Pitt’s career leader in rebounds with 1,143. She recently broke a 29-year record for the feat • Just Pitt’s second player in history to reach the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound milestone • She is currently fourth in all-time scoring at Pitt with 1,838 points in her career • Is the Big East’s active leader in career double-doubles with 52 • Was Pitt’s fi rst big recruit, she has helped lead the Panthers from a 6-20 season prior to her arrival, to a school-record three consecutive 20-win seasons as a sophomore, junior and senior • Tough to stop with the ball in her hands, she is quick on her feet and goes up hard to the basket

“She (Walker) is a terrifi c story out of Philly. She had a tough upbringing – basketball, the city of Pittsburgh and the coaching staff really saved her. She has been remarkable as an ambassador for this Pitt Panther team.”

Beth Mowins

“Sometimes when you’re playing in games, your opponent is just superior to you, athletically or strength and size. We don’t have anyone that can match up against her (Walker) strength and size and we just tried to help as much as we could. Even with helping, she was able to get some easy baskets.”

Harry Perretta Villanova Head Coach PITT PANTHERS

OPPONENT MIN FG-A PCT. 3P-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O-D-R A TO B S P Charlotte 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 Arizona 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 at Penn State ---DNP--- at Mount St. Mary’s 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 at Maryland 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 Harvard 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2 at Marshall 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Duke 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Cal Poly 31 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-5-6 3 1 0 1 10 Duquesne 29 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-1-3 3 0 0 1 6 James Madison 30 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 0 0 1 2 6 at Wagner 21 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-6-8 0 1 0 0 4 at DePaul 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 Syracuse 16 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2-4 2 0 1 0 0 at Cincinnati 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 2 Providence 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 2 YLVIE AFEN at St. John’s 16 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 0 0 0 0 4 S T Louisville 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 at Villanova 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 #55 Rutgers 10 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 0 6-3 • Jr. • Forward Seton Hall 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa at Notre Dame 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at West Virginia 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy Connecticut 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Marquette 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS West Virginia ---DNP--- Points: 10 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) at USF ---DNP--- Rebounds: 8 at Wagner (12-30-07) Georgetown 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Assists: 3 twice vs. Villanova ---DNP--- last vs. Duquesne (12-22-07) vs. Notre Dame ---DNP--- Steals: 1 three times vs. Connecticut 5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 2 last vs. Duquesne (12-22-07) vs. Wyoming ---DNP--- Blocks: 1, twice vs. Baylor 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 last vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FG Made: 4 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) FG Attempted: 5 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) 2007-08 NOTES 3-pt. FG Made: N/A 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A FT Made: 2, three times • Grabbed eight rebounds in win at Wagner last vs. JMU (12-29-07) • Played 29 minutes against Duquesne scoring six points FT Attempted: 2 four times • Earned her fi rst start of the season against Cal Poly and matched her career-high with 10 points last vs. JMU (12-29-07) • Played 10 minutes in Pitt’s loss to Duke in Maggie Dixon Classic Minutes: 31 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) • Had a rebound and a steal in Pitt’s win over Charlotte CAREER HIGHS Points: 10 twice last vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) Rebounds: 10 twice last at Duquesne (11-19-06) Assists: 3 last last vs. Duquesne (12-22-07) Steals: 2 at Akron (11-29-06) Blocks: 1, nine times; last vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FG Made: 4 vs. Cal Poly (12-18-07) FG Attempted: 9 vs. Robert Morris (12-5-06) 3-pt. FG Made: N/A 3-pt. FG Attempted: N/A FT Made: 6 vs. St. Bonaventure (12-30-05) FT Attempted: 8 vs. SBU (12-30-05) Minutes: 36 vs. Cincinnati (2-13-07) CAREER TOTALS YEAR G-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST MIN-AVG PTS-AVG 2005-06 26-0 9-26 .346 0-0 .000 13-23 .565 38-1.5 25-1 5 15 2 2 197-7.6 31-1.2 Big East 10-0 1-9 .111 0.0 .000 2-6 .333 11-1.1 5-0 2 6 0 0 55-5.5 4-0.4 2006-07 32-20 31-85 .365 0-0 .000 11-19 .579 102-3.2 53-0 10 27 5 10 568-17.8 73-2.3 Big East 15-8 11-31 .355 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 35-2.3 18-0 2 10 1 1 225-15.0 24-1.6 2007-08 28-10 14-33 .424 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 44-1.6 29-0 6 6 8 6 266-9.5 35-1.3 Big East 14-6 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 17-1.2 13-0 2 2 2 1 104-7.4 6-0.4 TOTALS 86-30 54-144 .375 0-0 .000 31-50 .620 184-2.1 108-1 21 48 15 18 1031-12.0 139-1.6 Big East 39-14 15-51 .294 0-0 .000 4-12 .333 63-1.6 36-0 6 18 3 2 384-9.8 34-0.9 2007-08 Pitt Women’s Basketball Stats PITT PANTHERS ...an opponent had 10 blocks in a game THE LAST TIME... 10 -- Duke (Dec. 8, 2007) ...Pitt had 3 turnovers or less in a game 3 -- vs. Villanova (Feb. 6, 2007) TEAM ...an opponent had 3 turnovers or less in a game ...Pitt scored 100 points 3 -- Connecticut (Feb. 22, 2005) Pitt 104, Norfolk State 78 (Dec. 29, 2002) ...an opponent scored 100 points Connecticut 112, Pitt 43 at Storrs, Conn. (Jan. 1, 2002) INDIVIDUAL ...a Pitt player scored 40 points ...Pitt scored 100 points at Pittsburgh 45 – Lorri Johnson vs. Kent State (Dec. 18, 1990) Pitt 104, Norfolk State 78 (Dec. 29, 2002) …an opponent scored 40 points ...an opponent scored 100 points at Pittsburgh 40 - Nadine Malcolm of Providence (Dec. 9, 1995) Connecticut 106, Pitt 52 (2OT) (Jan. 7, 1999) ...a Pitt player scored 30 points ...Pitt scored 100 points and lost 30 - Shavonte Zellous vs. Providence (Jan. 19, 2008) Providence 123, Pitt 105 at Providence, R.I. (Feb.8, 1989) ...an opponent scored 30 points ...an opponent scored 100 points and lost 33 – Angel McCoughtry (Jan. 27, 2008) Never ...a Pitt player attempted 25 fi eld goals ...Pitt scored 110 points 25 - Shavonte Zellous vs. DePaul (Feb. 24, 2007) Pitt 111, Kent State 97 (Dec. 18, 1994) ...an opponent attempted 25 fi eld goals ...an opponent scored 110 points 26 - Hill (11-26) of St. Francis (NY) (Dec. 28, 2004) Pitt 105, Providence 123 at Providence, R.I. (Feb. 8, 1989) ...a Pitt player recorded a double-double ...Pitt scored 115 points Marcedes Walker (18 pts./13 rebs.) vs. Notre Dame (March 9, 2008) Never ...an opponent recorded a double-double ...an opponent scored 115 points Tina Charles of Connesticut (16 pts./12 rebs.) (Feb. 17, 2008) Pitt 105, Providence 123 at Providence, R.I. (Feb. 8, 1989) ...Two Pitt players recorded a double-double in the same game ...Pitt had a +35 rebound margin Marcedes Walker (20 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Ohio (Dec. 5, 2007) 35 -- Pitt 61, Mount St. Mary’s 23 (Nov. 20, 2007) Shayla Scott (12 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Ohio (Dec. 2007) …Pitt had a +25 rebound margin ...Two opponents recorded a double-double in the same game 35 -- Pitt 61, Mount St. Mary’s 23 (Nov. 20, 2007) A. McCoughtry of Louisville (18 pts./15 rebs.) (Jan. 24, 2007) …an opponent had a +25 rebound margin J. Covington of Louisville (17 pts./11 rebs.) (Jan. 24, 2007) 31 – UConn 54, Pitt 20 (Jan. 2, 2002) ...a Pitt player recorded a double-double without including points …Pitt had a +20 rebound margin Lanie Selwyn (10 rebs./14 assists) vs. Norfolk State (Dec. 29, 2002) 21 -- Pitt 48, Wagner 27 (Dec. 30, 2007) …an opponent recorded a double-double without including points …an opponent had a +20 rebound margin N/A 20 – Penn State 42, Pitt 22 (Dec. 14, 2003) ...a Pitt player recorded a triple-double ...Pitt attempted 35 free throws Lanie Selwyn (12 pts./11 rebs./10 asst.) vs. St. John’s (Feb. 9, 2002) 37 - vs. Syracuse (Jan. 9, 2008) ...an opponent recorded a triple-double ...an opponent attempted 35 free throws Never 36 - by Maryland (Nov. 27, 2007) ...a Pitt player had 15 rebounds ...Pitt made 30 free throws 15 - Marcedes Walker at Cincinnati (Jan. 12, 2008) 30 - vs. Syracuse (Jan. 9, 2008) ...an opponent had 15 rebounds ...an opponent made 30 free throws 15 - Angel McCoughtry of Louisville (Jan. 24, 2007) 30 - by Maryland (Nov. 27, 2007) …a Pitt player had 20 rebounds ...Pitt had 25 assists 23 - Pam Miklasevich vs. Syracuse (Jan. 30, 1980) 26 – at Cincinnati (Jan. 12, 2008) ...an opponent had 20 rebounds …an opponent had 25 assists 21 – Sugeiry Monsac of Robert Morris (Dec 1, 2004) 26 - by Connecticut (Feb. 17, 2004) ...a Pitt player made 14 fi eld goals …Pitt had 20 steals 14 – Mandy Wittenmyer (14-18) vs. Florida Atlantic (Dec. 7, 2002) 25 – vs. Niagra (Nov. 22, 1981) …an opponent made 14 fi eld goals …an opponent had 20 steals 14 - LaToya Thomas of Mississippi State (Dec. 20, 2001) 21 – by Miami (Jan. 17, 2004) ...a Pitt player had 15 assists ...Pitt had 25 turnovers 16 - Laine Selwyn vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 30, 2001) 26 - vs. Rutgers (Feb. 25, 2005) ...an opponent had 15 assists ...an opponent had 25 turnovers Never 25 - by Wagner (Dec. 30, 2007) ...a Pitt player had 10 assists ...Pitt scored 35 points or less 11 - Jania Sims vs. Cincinnati (Mar. 3, 2007) 35 at West Virginia (Feb. 13, 2008) ...an opponent had 10 assists ...an opponent scored 35 points or less 10 - Kia Wright of St. John’s (Jan. 13, 2007) 33 by Georgetown (March 3, 2008) ...Pitt scored 25 points or less Never ...an opponent scored 25 points or less 25 – by C.C.A.C. (Jan. 22, 1977) ...Pitt scored 14 points or less in a half 13 -- vs. West Virginia (Feb. 23, 2008) (1st) ...an opponent scored 14 points or less in a half 14 -- by Georgetown (March 3, 2008) (1st) ...Pitt had 10 blocks in a game 11 -- vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 6, 2008) PITT PANTHERS 2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

DATE FG FGA PCT 3P 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB PF A TO BS ST PTS Charlotte 11-9 23 57 .404 1 7 .143 21 34 .618 37 19 10 20 3 6 68 PITT 32 65 .492 6 13 .462 15 19 .789 40 23 17 16 1 11 85 PITT 11-10 26 56 .464 6 16 .375 23 27 .852 48 16 11 24 1 6 81 Arizona 21 65 .323 4 14 .286 12 14 .857 28 24 11 17 0 8 58 PITT 11-11 30 77 .390 7 19 .368 7 9 .778 40 25 11 7 1 5 74 Penn State 22 53 .415 2 5 .400 34 41 .829 41 14 10 9 4 1 80 PITT 11-20 33 70 .471 2 9 .222 14 18 .778 61 17 20 19 10 10 82 Mount St. Mary’s 9 52 .173 3 15 .200 10 16 .625 23 15 4 20 1 5 31 PITT 11-27 26 65 .400 4 9 .444 21 29 .724 29 25 9 13 1 11 77 Maryland 28 55 .509 4 9 .444 30 36 .833 43 21 17 22 6 3 90 Harvard 11-30 18 61 .295 4 15 .267 14 21 .667 39 24 9 18 0 5 54 PITT 28 67 .418 0 9 .000 14 30 .467 53 18 16 18 8 10 70 PITT 12-1 25 56 .446 2 8 .250 18 29 .621 47 22 11 22 5 5 70 Marshall 25 58 .431 2 14 .143 14 26 .538 28 21 8 14 0 9 66 Ohio 12-5 19 66 .288 3 17 .176 14 22 .636 41 18 9 17 2 7 55 PITT 26 54 .481 1 6 .167 16 24 .667 43 16 12 23 10 6 69 Duke 12-8 22 54 .407 4 12 .333 3 9 .333 42 17 14 25 10 12 51 PITT 18 58 .310 1 5 .200 12 16 .750 37 13 5 18 3 8 49 Cal Poly 12-18 22 63 .349 8 23 .348 6 10 .600 34 16 17 16 2 3 58 PITT 35 66 .530 3 10 .300 10 11 .909 41 14 21 9 5 2 83 Duquesne 12-22 15 48 .313 5 17 .294 19 24 .792 31 14 9 22 6 8 54 PITT 27 69 .391 2 5 .400 16 21 .762 50 20 14 18 3 12 72 JMU 12-29 21 60 .350 0 12 .000 19 27 .704 39 24 12 19 3 5 61 PITT 24 56 .429 0 1 .000 21 34 .618 45 22 14 17 5 9 69 PITT 12-30 35 68 .515 2 6 .333 13 16 .813 48 15 21 14 4 18 85 Wagner 16 52 .308 4 18 .222 5 11 .455 27 14 16 25 5 7 41 PITT 1-6 37 74 .500 3 11 .273 20 25 .800 47 15 17 9 4 9 97 DePaul 23 61 .377 5 16 .313 17 19 .895 31 20 14 17 2 2 68 Syracuse 1-9 24 67 .358 3 10 .300 24 31 .774 37 23 11 12 3 7 75 PITT 25 54 .463 5 13 .385 30 37 .811 40 24 19 16 9 6 85 PITT 1-12 35 71 .493 7 12 .583 9 14 .643 50 18 26 12 6 6 86 Cincinnati 19 57 .333 8 24 .333 15 21 .714 33 17 12 13 1 3 61 Providence 1-19 22 59 .373 5 15 .333 12 14 .857 29 21 13 16 1 2 61 PITT 28 53 .528 3 10 .300 22 28 .786 38 16 22 16 3 7 81 PITT 1-22 25 54 .463 4 8 .500 16 21 .762 41 17 13 19 4 8 70 St. John’s 22 67 .328 5 19 .263 15 21 .714 38 17 11 13 3 9 64 Louisville 1-27 24 64 .375 2 14 .143 17 30 .567 38 23 12 15 7 7 67 PITT 25 54 .463 3 10 .300 23 34 .676 44 19 10 18 3 5 76 PITT 1-30 27 58 .466 4 8 .500 14 21 .667 39 16 12 9 5 1 72 Villanova 23 58 .397 9 27 .333 8 12 .667 33 20 15 9 2 6 63 Rutgers 2-2 24 58 .414 3 7 .429 13 18 .722 35 12 15 13 8 8 64 PITT 24 58 .414 6 17 .353 6 9 .677 36 14 14 17 9 5 60 Seton Hall 2-6 16 44 .364 4 6 .667 8 16 .500 27 17 12 21 5 3 44 PITT 26 57 .456 6 15 .400 6 12 .500 38 17 19 16 11 4 64 PITT 2-10 24 78 .308 4 13 .308 14 27 .519 56 24 12 17 5 5 66 Notre Dame 27 62 .435 0 3 .000 27 32 .844 42 20 16 9 5 8 81 PITT 2-13 12 59 .203 3 16 .188 8 11 .727 43 14 3 20 1 9 35 West Virginia 20 54 .370 6 20 .300 10 16 .625 41 12 14 15 7 10 56 Connecticut 34 68 .500 4 13 .333 18 23 .783 45 19 18 13 6 8 90 PITT 19 60 .317 7 18 .389 19 25 .760 36 23 16 17 6 3 64 PITT 2-23 26 56 .464 3 11 .273 14 19 .737 33 24 14 16 4 5 69 Marquette 26 63 .413 3 13 .231 21 31 .676 42 15 20 14 1 9 76 West Virginia 2-26 26 54 48.1 9 17 52.9 14 22 63.6 38 21 15 24 4 4 75 PITT 29 70 41.1 5 15 33.3 14 25 56.0 41 20 15 16 4 15 77 PITT 3-1 26 56 .464 3 9 .333 9 14 .643 30 20 21 13 4 7 64 USF 21 52 .404 4 14 .286 19 26 .731 39 17 11 16 2 7 65 Georgetown 3-3 11 53 .208 2 15 .133 9 16 .563 33 21 8 24 3 9 33 PITT 23 51 .451 8 17 .471 16 24 .667 43 11 20 19 2 10 70 Villanova 3-8 24 45 .533 2 11 .182 13 17 .765 27 16 16 12 5 3 63 PITT 28 59 .475 2 8 .250 11 20 .550 29 17 17 5 0 6 69 PITT 3-9 22 64 .344 5 16 .313 15 18 .833 43 16 13 19 9 11 64 Notre Dame 19 62 .306 1 8 .125 14 19 .737 43 20 13 20 5 9 53 PITT 3-10 19 66 .288 3 10 .300 6 15 .400 34 17 8 18 6 11 47 Connecticut 30 58 .517 4 14 .286 10 15 .667 47 15 15 22 6 7 74 Wyoming 3-22 20 50 .400 8 27 .296 10 12 .833 27 19 14 13 5 7 58 PITT 22 51 .431 2 9 .222 17 23 .739 35 12 13 12 2 9 63 PITT 3-24 24 59 .407 2 8 .250 17 28 .607 44 25 11 12 7 5 67 Baylor 18 59 .305 5 16 .313 18 29 .621 43 22 12 15 3 3 59 PITT PANTHERS

2007-08 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS PITT OPPONENTS Points Hi 97 at DePaul (Jan. 6) 90 by Maryland (Nov. 27) 90 by Connecticut (Feb.17) Low 35 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) 31 by Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) Field Goals Hi 37 at DePaul (Jan. 6) 34 by Connecticut (Feb. 17) Low 12 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) 9 by Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) Field Goal Att. Hi 78 at Notre Dame (Feb. 10) 68 by Connecticut (Feb. 17) Low 54 four times 44 by Seton Hall (Feb. 6) Field Goal Pct. Hi .530 (35-66) vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 18) .533 (24-45) by Villanova (March 8) Low .203 (12-59) at West Virginia (Feb. 13) .173 (9-52) by Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) 3PT Field Goals Hi 8 vs. Georgetown (March 3) 9 by Villanova (Jan. 30)/9 by WVU (Feb. 26) Low 0 vs. Harvard (Nov. 30) 0 by JMU (Dec. 29)/UND (Feb. 10) 3PT Field Goal Att. Hi 19 at Penn State (Nov. 11) 27 by Villanova (Jan. 30)/Wyoming (Mar. 22) Low 5 vs. Duke (Dec. 8)/Duquesne (Dec. 22) 3 by Notre Dame (Feb. 10) 3PT Field Goal Pct. Hi .583 (7-12) at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) .667 (4-6) by Seton Hall (Feb. 6) Low .000 vs. Harvard (Nov. 30) .000 (0-12) by JMU (Dec. 29)/(0-3) UND (Feb. 10) Free Throws Hi 30 vs. Syracuse (Jan. 9) 34 by Penn State (Nov. 11) Low 6 vs. Rutgers (Feb. 2)/Seton Hall (Feb. 6) 3 by Duke (Dec. 8) Free Throw Att. Hi 37 vs. Syracuse (Jan. 9) 41 by Penn State (Nov. 11) Low 9 at Penn State (Nov. 11)/vs. Rutgers (Feb. 2) 9 by Duke (Dec. 8) Free Throw Pct. Hi .909 (10-11) vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 18) .895 (17-19) by DePaul (Jan. 6) Low .467 (14-30) vs. Harvard (Nov. 30) .333 (3-9) by Duke (Dec. 8) Rebounds Hi 61 at Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) 47 by Connecticut (March 10) Low 29 at Maryland (Nov. 27)/vs Villanova (March 8) 23 by Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) Assists Hi 26 at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) 20 by Marquette (Feb. 23) Low 3 vs. at West Virginia (Feb. 13) 4 by Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 20) Blocks Hi 11 Seton Hall (Feb. 6) 10 by Duke (Dec. 8) Low 0 vs. Villanova (March 8) 0 three times Steals Hi 18 at Wagner (Dec. 30) 12 by Duke (Dec. 8) Low 1 at Villanova (Jan. 30) 1 by Penn State (Nov. 11) Turnovers Hi 24 vs.Arizona (Nov. 10) 25 by Duke (Dec. 8)/Wagner (Dec. 30) Low 5 vs. Villanova (March 8) 9 by Penn State (Nov. 11)/Notre Dame (Feb. 10)

* School record

OINTS EBOUNDS SSISTS Opp.2007-08 Braxton P Cole Harrison-R Henderson Lim Nwude-A Sallard Scott Sims Stewart Tafen Walker Winn Zellous Charlotte 11-9 0-0-0 2-4-0 3-3-1 1-1-1 DNP^ DNP^ 2-0-1 9-8-0 12-5-3 16-6-4 0-1-0 16-4-1 8-1-3 16-5-3 Arizona 11-10 0-0-0 8-6-1 11-4-1 2-0-0 DNP^ DNP^ 2-3-0 0-9-1 12-1-4 8-4-1 0-1-1 12-11-0 17-3-3 9-3-0 Penn State 11-11 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-0-0 DNP DNP DNP^ 0-0-1 4-9-2 13-6-4 9-9-0 DNP 9-4-1 13-3-3 14-7-0 MSM 11-20 2-0-0 6-11-1 9-5-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP^ 0-4-1 10-5-3 0-1-1 11-4-2 0-1-0 19-11-0 5-6-5 20-6-2 Maryland 11-27 3-0-0 5-5-0 6-3-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 DNP^ 0-2-1 6-0-0 14-3-4 0-1-0 1-1-0 7-7-0 3-0-3 30-5-0 Harvard 11-30 0-1-0 12-11-0 6-5-2 0-0-0 2-3-1 DNP^ 0-3-1 6-3-1 2-0-5 8-2-1 2-0-0 14-13-2 4-3-2 14-6-1 Marshall 12-1 DNP 3-7-1 0-0-2 DNP DNP DNP^ DNP 4-4-1 8-3-4 9-6-1 0-2-0 23-16-0 5-3-2 18-2-0 Ohio 12-5 0-0-0 2-2-0 6-3-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 DNP^ 0-0-0 12-10-1 5-5-3 DNP^ 0-0-0 20-10-2 1-2-3 21-8-2 Duke 12-8 DNP 0-3-0 2-4-1 DNP DNP DNP^ DNP 4-3-0 17-5-2 DNP^ 0-1-0 9-11-0 0-0-1 17-3-1 Cal Poly 12-18 DNP^ 7-6-0 4-0-1 *** 2-1-3 DNP^ 10-3-2 DNP^ 17-3-2 DNP^ 10-6-3 20-9-3 3-3-1 10-5-5 Duquesne 12-22 DNP^ 4-8-0 2-5-3 *** 0-1-0 DNP^ 2-0-1 DNP^ 7-0-2 6-3-3 4-4-1 19-14-0 2-0-1 23-9-3 JMU 12-29 DNP 2-0-0 7-3-1 *** DNP DNP^ 2-2-0 DNP^ 13-5-4 0-0-6 6-2-0 13-14-1 0-1-1 26-7-1 Wagner 12-30 0-0-2 4-8-1 23-2-1 *** 4-3-0 DNP^ 8-3-2 DNP^ 4-0-4 4-2-3 4-8-0 9-9-1 5-7-7 20-4-0 DePaul 1-6 DNP^ 8-9-1 4-2-1 *** 0-1-0 DNP^ 0-0-0 9-3-1 11-5-5 10-3-5 0-1-0 15-12-0 9-5-2 31-3-2 Syracuse 1-9 DNP^ 6-7-0 11-3-2 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ DNP 6-4-1 DNP# 12-4-5 0-4-2 5-6-1 19-4-6 26-6-2 Cincinnati 1-12 DNP 8-10-0 7-0-5 *** 0-2-2 DNP^ 0-1-0 0-1-3 DNP# 9-6-6 2-2-0 18-15-1 10-4-7 32-6-2 Providence 1-19 5-0-0 7-7-2 5-2-5 *** 0-0-1 DNP^ 2-0-0 6-3-2 DNP# 5-4-2 2-1-0 18-9-2 1-1-6 30-6-2 St. John’s 1-22 DNP 3-6-0 6-3-1 *** DNP DNP^ 2-2-0 2-2-0 DNP# 5-3-2 2-4-0 12-11-2 10-4-5 28-4-3 Louisville 1-27 0-0-0 0-0-0 18-3-2 *** 4-0-0 DNP^ 0-0-0 2-9-2 DNP# 16-8-2 0-1-0 11-11-0 11-3-2 14-4-2 Villanova 1-30 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-2 *** 3-0-0 DNP^ 0-2-1 0-2-0 DNP# 14-4-4 0-0-0 23-9-0 18-8-3 13-7-2 Rutgers 2-2 0-1-0 2-3-0 0-0-1 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ 0-0-0 2-5-0 DNP# 15-7-2 0-2-0 5-6-0 16-6-6 20-5-5 Seton Hall 2-6 3-0-0 17-5-0 13-5-3 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ 0-10-2 2-2-2 DNP# 10-5-5 0-0-0 DNP^ 9-3-3 10-5-4 Notre Dame 2-10 0-1-0 5-7-2 5-8-1 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ 0-1-1 0-2-0 DNP# 16-7-2 0-0-0 18-14-0 6-5-5 16-9-1 West Virgina 2-13 13-2-0 6-7-0 0-1-1 *** 5-3-2 DNP^ 0-2-0 0-6-0 DNP# 0-2-0 0-1-0 2-10-0 3-2-0 6-7-0 Connecticut 2-17 0-1-0 6-8-0 5-1-0 *** 0-0-3 DNP^ 5-1-0 9-4-1 DNP# 9-3-2 0-0-0 5-7-3 16-3-5 9-3-2 Marquette 2-23 2-1-0 10-4-4 3-2-2 *** 1-0-0 DNP^ 6-0-1 4-1-0 DNP# 12-5-4 0-1-0 19-11-2 12-3-1 DNP^ West Virginia 2-26 0-0-0 8-4-0 8-4-1 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ 6-8-3 2-0-0 DNP# 7-5-2 0-0-0 8-3-1 9-7-3 29-5-5 at USF 3-1 0-0-1 2-1-1 5-1-0 *** DNP DNP^ 8-5-2 DNP^ DNP# 13-6-2 DNP 17-5-3 6-4-9 13-6-3 Georgetown 3-3 3-2-0 6-4-0 3-2-4 *** 6-1-6 DNP^ 3-3-2 DNP^ DNP# 11-5-0 0-0-0 16-10-1 9-3-4 13-4-3 vs. Villanova 3-8 DNP 0-1-0 4-1-1 *** 5-1-0 DNP^ 6-3-0 DNP DNP# 18-3-4 DNP 20-7-3 7-4-6 9-5-3 vs. Notre Dame 3-9 DNP 6-7-2 6-1-2 *** 0-0-0 DNP^ 0-3-0 0-1-0 DNP# 13-4-4 DNP 18-13-0 12-4-3 9-7-2 vs. Connecticut 3-10 5-1-0 2-8-0 6-1-1 *** 2-2-0 DNP^ 4-1-1 0-0-0 DNP# 0-2-1 2-0-0 10-9-2 5-2-3 11-4-0 vs. Wyoming 3-22 DNP 0-2-0 2-3-0 *** DNP DNP* 15-5-3 3-4-0 DNP# 2-3-2 DNP 13-6-3 7-3-3 21-5-2

Starters underlined *** - Ashley Henderson transferred after the fi rst semester DNP^ - Did not play due to injury DNP# - Out the spring sememster due to academic ineligibility PITT PANTHERS 2007-08 SCORING BREAKDOWN (percentage of total points in parenthesis) Opponent Front Court Back Court Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Starters Bench Charlotte 11-9 45 (52.9) 40 (47.1) 40 (47.1) 32 (37.6) 14 (16.5) 15 (17.6) 69 (81.1) 16 (18.8) Arizona 11-10 41 (50.6) 40 (49.4) 29 (35.8) 17 (20.9) 14 (17.3) 21 (25.9) 41 (50.6) 40 (49.4) Penn State 11-11 34 (45.9) 40 (54.1) 22 (29.7) 23 (31.1) 13 (17.6) 16 (21.6) 49 (66.2) 25 (33.8) Mount St. Mary’s 11-20 55 (67.1) 27 (32.9) 24 (29.3) 31 (37.8) 2 (2.4) 25 (30.5) 45 (54.9) 37 (45.1) Maryland 11-27 25 (32.5) 52 (67.5) 12 (15.6) 31 (40.3) 17 (22.1) 17 (22.1) 30 (39.0) 47 (61.0) Harvard 11-30 48 (68.6) 22 (31.4) 20 (28.6) 24 (34.3) 2 (2.9) 24 (34.3) 32 (45.7) 38 (54.3) Marshall 12-1 39 (55.7) 31 (44.3) 28 (40.0) 27 (38.6) 8 (11.4) 7 (10.0) 49 (70.0) 21 (30.0) Ohio 12-5 40 (58.0) 29 (42.0) 23 (33.3) 21 (30.4) 5 (7.2) 20 (29.0) 60 (87.0) 9 (13.0) Duke 12-8 15 (30.6) 34 (69.4) 9 (18.4) 17 (34.7) 17 (34.7) 6 (12.2) 49 (100.0) 0 (0.0) Cal Poly 12-18 51 (61.4) 32 (38.6) 25 (30.1) 20 (24.1) 27 (32.5) 11 (13.3) 59 (71.1) 24 (28.9) Duquesne 12-22 37 (51.4) 35 (48.6) 21 (29.2) 33 (45.8) 9 (12.5) 6 (8.3) 59 (81.9) 13 (18.1) James Madison 12-29 30 (43.5) 39 (56.5) 13 (18.8) 32 (46.4) 15 (21.7) 9 (13.0) 58 (84.1) 11 (15.9) Wagner 12-30 52 (61.2) 33 (38.8) 18 (21.2) 28 (32.9) 12 (14.1) 27 (31.8) 41 (48.2) 44 (51.8) DePaul 1-6 46 (47.4) 51 (52.6) 24 (24.7) 41 (42.3) 11 (11.3) 21 (21.6) 67 (69.1) 30 (30.9) Syracuse 1-9 40 (47.1) 45 (52.9) 24 (28.2) 38 (44.7) 0 (0.0) 23 (27.1) 62 (72.9) 23 (27.1) Cincinnati 1-12 44 (51.2) 42 (48.8) 28 (32.6) 43 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (17.4) 71 (82.6) 15 (17.4) Providence 1-19 40 (49.4) 41 (50.6) 19 (23.5) 37 (45.7) 7 (8.6) 18 (22.2) 56 (69.1) 25 (30.9) St. John’s 1-22 26 (37.1) 44 (62.9) 22 (31.4) 35 (50.0) 2 (2.9) 11 (15.7) 57 (81.4) 13 (18.6) Louisville 1-27 47 (61.8) 29 (38.2) 22 (28.9) 30 (39.4) 0 (0.0) 20 (26.3) 52 (68.4) 24 (31.6) Villanova 1-30 38 (52.8) 34 (47.2) 44 (61.1) 27 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.4) 68 (94.4) 4 (5.6) Rutgers 2-2 24 (40.0) 36 (60.0) 21 (35.0) 35 (58.3) 0 (0.0) 4 (6.66) 58 (96.6) 2 (3.33) Seton Hall 2-6 42 (65.6) 22 (34.4) 9 (14.1) 20 (31.3) 3 (4.7) 32 (50.0) 46 (71.9) 18 (28.1) Notre Dame 2-10 44 (66.7) 22 (33.3) 24 (36.4) 32 (48.5) 0 (0.0) 10 (15.2) 61 (92.4) 5 (7.6) West Virginia 2-13 8 (22.9) 27 (77.1) 10 (28.6) 6 (17.1) 13 (37.1) 6 (17.1) 17 (48.6) 18 (51.4) Connecticut 2-17 34 (53.1) 30 (46.9) 21 (32.8) 18 (28.1) 5 (1.1) 20 (31.3) 45 (70.3) 19 (29.7) Marquette 2-23 51 (73.9) 18 (26.1) 32 (46.4) 12 (17.4) 8 (11.6) 17 (24.6) 56 (81.2) 13 (18.8) West Virginia 2-26 31 (40.3) 46 (59.7) 17 (22.1) 36 (46.8) 6 (7.8) 18 (23.4) 59 (76.6) 18 (23.4) USF 3-1 45 (70.3) 19 (29.7) 23 (35.9) 26 (40.6) 8 (12.5) 7 (10.9) 57 (89.1) 7 (10.9) Georgetown 3-3 39 (55.7) 31 (44.3) 31 (44.3) 24 (34.3) 6 (8.6) 9 (12.9) 55 (78.6) 15 (21.4) Villanova 3-8 44 (63.8) 25 (36.2) 32 (46.4) 27 (39.1) 6 (8.7) 4 (5.8) 59 (85.5) 10 (14.5) Notre Dame 3-9 37 (57.8) 27 (42.2) 30 (46.9) 22 (34.4) 0 (0.0) 12 (18.8) 52 (81.3) 12 (18.8) Connecticut 3-10 24 (51.1) 23 (35.9) 17 (36.2) 13 (27.7) 9 (19.1) 8 (17.0) 30 (63.8) 17 (36.2) Wyoming 3-22 33 (52.2) 30 (47.6) 20 (31.7) 23 (36.5) 15 (23.8) 5 (7.9) 58 (92.1) 5 (7.9)

2007-08 LEAD-DEFICIT COMPARISON Largest Largest Lead Opponents Lead Defi cit Changes Ties Time Led Time Behind Tied Result Charlotte 11-9 18 2 8 6 34:18 2:39 3:03 W, 85-68 Arizona 11-10 34 4 1 0 35:39 4:09 0:12 W, 81-58 Penn State 11-11 2 8 6 7 1:30 33:01 5:29 L, 74-80 Mount St. Mary’s 11-20 52 N/A 0 0 39:26 0:00 0:34 W, 82-31 Maryland 11-27 0 20 0 0 0:00 39:51 0:09 L, 77-90 Harvard 11-30 20 N/A 0 1 39:22 0:00 0:38 W, 70-54 Marshall 12-1 15 1 2 3 36:31 1:35 1:54 W, 70-66 Ohio 12-5 19 2 1 1 35:00 2:39 2:21 W, 69-55 Duke 12-8 6 7 4 7 18:59 13:01 8:00 L, 49-51 Cal Poly 12-18 35 N/A 0 0 39:43 0:00 0:17 W, 83-58 Duquesne 12-22 34 N/A 0 0 39:02 0:00 0:58 W, 72-54 James Madison 12-29 9 3 10 13 22:44 6:53 11:23 W, 69-61 Wagner 12-30 44 N/A 0 0 38:51 0:00 1:09 W, 85-41 DePaul 1-6 29 N/A 0 4 38:03 0:00 1:57 W, 97-68 Syracuse 1-9 18 4 1 3 33:13 3:13 3:34 W, 85-75 Cincinnati 1-12 27 N/A 0 0 38:50 0:00 1:10 W, 86-61 Providence 1-19 22 3 2 0 36:50 2:44 0:26 W, 81-61 St. John’s 1-22 23 2 4 2 36:30 1:20 2:10 W, 70-64 Louisville 1-27 13 15 1 3 15:54 20:57 2:09 W, 76-67 Villanova 1-30 15 5 4 5 29:44 5:10 5:06 W, 72-63 Rutgers 2-2 8 9 5 6 30:08 5:42 4:10 L, 64-60 Seton Hall 2-6 20 6 2 1 26:56 12:46 0:18 W, 64-44 Notre Dame 2-10 3 16 3 6 2:21 32:42 4:57 L, 66-81 West Virginia 2-13 0 26 0 0 0:00 39:45 0:15 L, 35-56 Connecticut 2-17 3 29 10 5 8:01 29:57 2:02 L. 64-90 Marquette 2-23 16 8 1 5 33:13 4:01 2:46 L, 69-76 West Virginia 2-26 6 9 8 13 19:51 16:29 7:40 W, 77-75 at USF 3-1 16 2 2 2 37:36 0:43 1:41 L, 64-65 Georgetown 3-3 37 1 1 0 38:54 0:21 0:45 W, 70-33 vs. Villanova 3-8 19 0 0 2 38:34 0:00 1:26 W, 69-66 vs. Notre Dame 3-9 11 12 12 7 12:40 19:36 7:44 W, 64-53 vs. Connecticut 3-10 0 30 0 0 0:00 39:56 0:04 L, 47-74 vs. Wyoming 3-22 7 5 10 12 17:43 14:32 7:45 W, 63-58 PITT PANTHERS

2007-08 PITT STARTERS • (2-1) Scott, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Sims • (1-0) Tafen, Walker, Zellous, Lim, Sims • (0-3) Cole, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Winn • (2-1) Scott, Stewart, Walker, Winn, Sims • (2-0) Tafen, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Sims • (0-1) Cole, Stewart, Walker, Harrison, Winn • (1-0) Scott, Harrison, Walker, Winn, Sims • (5-0) Tafen, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Winn • (4-2) Sallard, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Winn • (1-0) Scott, Harrison, Walker, Zellous, Winn • (1-1) Scott, Stewart, Walker, Zellous, Winn • (2-0) Stewart, Walker, Lim, Zellous, Winn • (0-1) Scott, Harrison, Walker, Zellous, Sims • (1-0) Sallard, Cole, Stewart, Zellous, Winn Charlotte 11-9 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) W, 85-68 Arizona 11-10 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) W, 81-58 at Penn State 11-11 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) L, 74-80 at Mount St. Mary’s 11-20 Winn (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) W, 82-31 at Maryland 11-27 Winn (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) L, 77-90 Harvard 11-30 Winn (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Harrison (F) Scott (F) W, 70-54 at Marshall 12-1 Winn (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) W, 70-66 Ohio 12-5 Winn (G) Zellous (G) Walker (C) Harrison (F) Scott (F) W, 69-55 Duke 12-8 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Harrison (F) Scott (F) L, 49-51 Cal Poly 12-18 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Lim (G) Walker (C) Tafen (F) W, 83-58 Duquesne 12-22 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 72-54 James Madison 12-29 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 69-61 at Wagner 12-30 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 85-41 at DePaul 1-6 Zellous (G) Sims (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 97-68 Syracuse 1-9 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 85-75 at Cincinnati 1-12 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 86-61 Providence 1-19 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 81-61 at St. John’s 1-22 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 70-64 Louisville 1-27 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Tafen (F) W, 76-67 at Villanova 1-30 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) W, 72-63 Rutgers 2-2 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Scott (F) L, 60-64 Seton Hall 2-6 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Cole (F) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) W, 64-44 at Notre Dame 2-10 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Cole (F) L, 66-81 at West Virginia 2-13 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Cole (F) L, 35-56 Connecticut 2-17 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Cole (F) L, 64-90 at Marquette 2-23 Harrison (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Cole (F) L, 69-76 West Virginia 2-26 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) W, 75-77 at USF 3-1 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) L, 64-65 Georgetown 3-3 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Lim (G) W, 70-33 vs. Villanova 3-8 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Lim (G) W, 69-63 vs. Notre Dame 3-9 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) W, 64-53 vs. Connecticut 3-10 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) L, 47-74 vs. Wyoming 3-22 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) W, 63-58 vs. Baylor 3-24 Zellous (G) Winn (G) Walker (C) Stewart (F) Sallard (F) W, 67-59

2007-08 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Points...... 32 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) Field Goals Made ...... 13 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at DePaul (Jan. 6) Field Goal Attempts ...... 23 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) ...... 23 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at DePaul (Jan. 6) ...... 23 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at Maryland (Nov. 27) Field Goal Pct. (min 5 made) ...... 889 (8-9) ...... Chelsea Cole ...... Seton Hall (Feb. 6) 3-PT Field Goals Made ...... 5 ...... Mallorie Winn ...... vs. Arizona (Nov. 10) 3-PT Field Goal Attempts ...... 11 ...... Mallorie Winn ...... at Penn State (Nov. 11) ...... 11 ...... Mallorie Winn ...... Rutgers (Feb. 2) 3-PT Field Goal Pct. (min 2 made) ...... 1.000 (2-2) ...... Jania Sims ...... Cal Poly (Dec. 18) ...... 1.000 (2-2) ...... Taneisha Harrison ...... at Penn State (Nov. 11) ...... 800 (4-5) ...... Mallorie Winn ...... at Villanova (Jan. 30) Free Throws Made ...... 10 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at St. John’s (Jan. 22) ...... 10 ...... Marcedes Walker ...... Providence (Jan. 19) Free Throw Attempts ...... 17 ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... vs. West Virginia (Feb. 26) Free Throw Pct. (min 4 made) ...... 1.000 (8-8) ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at Maryland (Nov. 27) ...... 1.000 (4-4) ...... Shavonte Zellous ...... at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) ...... 1.000 (4-4) ...... Marcedes Walker ...... Cal Poly (Dec. 18) Rebounds ...... 16 ...... Marcedes Walker ...... at Marshall (Dec. 1) Assists ...... 9 ...... Mallorie Winn ...... at USF (March 1) Blocked Shots...... 5 ...... Chelsea Cole ...... at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) PITT PANTHERS

ANTHERS ECORD HEN 2007-08 SUPERLATIVES... P ’ R W ... FIRST HALF Leading at the half ...... 18-3 Most points scored in the fi rst half ...... Trailing at the half ...... 4-6 ...... 51 vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 18)/at Cincinnati (Jan. 12) Tied at the half ...... 2-1 Fewest points scored in the fi rst half ...... 12 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Scores 100+ points ...... 0-0 Fewest points allowed in the fi rst half ...... Scores 90-99 points...... 1-0 ...... 14 by Wagner (Dec. 30)/Georgetown (March 3) Scores 80-89 points...... 8-0 Most points allowed in the fi rst half....44 by Maryland (Nov. 27)/UConn (March 10) Scores 70-79 points...... 8-2 Best FG % in the fi rst half ...... 63.6 vs. Arizona (Nov. 10) Scores 60-69 points...... 7-5 Worst FG % in the fi rst half ...... 14.3 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Scores fewer than 60 points ...... 0-3 Best FG % by an opponent in the fi rst half ...... 61.1 by Seton Hall (Feb. 6) Holds opp. to 41-50 points...... 2-0 Worst FG % by an opponent in the fi rst half ...12.5 by Georgetown (March 3) Holds opp. to 31-40 points...... 2-0 SECOND HALF Holds opp. to under 30 points...... 0-0 Most points scored in the second half ...... 54 at DePaul (Jan. 6) Shoots 50% FG or better ...... 4-0 Fewest points scored in the second half ...... 22 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Shoots 40-49% FG ...... 17-4 Fewest points allowed in the second half .....16 by MSM (Nov. 20)/SHU (Feb. 6) Shoots 39% or under FG ...... 2-5 Most points allowed in the second half ...... 52 by Notre Dame (Feb. 10) Holds opp. under 30% FG ...... 3-0 Best FG % in the second half ...... 58.1 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 9) Shoots higher FG% than opp...... 22-2 Worst FG % in the second half ...... 25.8 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Shoots lower FG% than opp...... 2-7 Best FG % by an opponent in the second half ..... 61.3 by Connecticut (Feb. 17) Shoots higher FT% than opp...... 11-2 Worst FG % by an opponent in the second half ...... 16.7 by MSM (Nov. 20) Shoots lower FT% than opp...... 11-8 GAME Outrebounds opp...... 23-3 Most points scored ...... 97 at DePaul (Jan. 6) Outrebounded by opp...... 0-7 Fewest points scored...... 35 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Versus ranked opp...... 4-7 Fewest points allowed ...... 31 by MSM (Nov. 20) Versus non-ranked opp...... 19-3 Most points allowed ...... 90 by Maryland (Nov. 27)/Connecticut (Feb. 17) In overtime ...... 1-0 Best FG % ...... 53.0 vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 18) Games decided by 3 points or less ...... 1-2 Worst FG % ...... 20.3 at West Virginia (Feb. 13) Best FG % by an opponent ...... 53.3 by Villanova (March 8) Worst FG % by an opponent ...... 17.3 by MSM (Nov. 20) MISCELLANEOUS Largest margin of victory ...... 51 at MSM (Nov. 20) Smallest margin of victory ...... 2 vs. West Virginia (Feb. 26) Largest margin of defeat...... 27 by Connecticut (March 10) Smallest margin of defeat ...... 1 at USF (March 1) Largest halftime lead ...... 34 at Wagner (Dec. 30) Smallest halftime lead ...... 1 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 9) Largest halftime defi cit ...... 22 vs. Connecticut (March 10) PITT ON TV Smallest halftime defi cit ....2 vs. JMU (Dec. 29)/Baylor (March 24) Largest rebounding margin ...... 38 at MSM (Nov. 20) Nov. 11 at Penn State Big Ten Network L, 80-74 Smallest rebounding margin ...... 1 vs. Baylor (March 24) Jan. 6 at DePaul ESPNU W, 97-68 Opponent’s largest reb. margin ...... 14 by Maryland (Nov. 27) Jan. 19 Providence Comcast (local) W, 81-61 Opponent’s smallest reb. margin .....1 by Penn State (Nov. 11) Jan. 27 Louisville ESPNU W, 76-67 Feb. 2 Rutgers FSN Pittsburgh L, 64-60 Feb. 6 Seton Hall Comcast (local) W, 64-44 Feb. 10 at Notre Dame ESPN2 L, 81-66 Feb. 13 at West Virginia WVPBS L, 35-56 Feb. 17 Connecticut ESPNU L,64-90 Feb. 23 at Marquette Time Warner (local) L, 69-76 Feb. 26 West Virginia CSTV W, 77-75 Mar. 1 at USF Catch 47 L, 64-65 Mar. 8 vs. Villanova (BET) BETV W, 69-66 Mar. 9 vs. Notre Dame (BET) ESPNU W, 64-53 Mar. 10 vs. Connecticut (BET) ESPNU L, 47-74 Mar. 22 vs. Wyoming (NCAA) ESPN2 W, 63-58 Mar. 24 vs. Baylor (NCAA) ESPN2 W, 67-59 Mar. 29 vs. Stanford (NCAA) ESPNHD TBA PITT PANTHERS

Game 1 (1-0, 0-0 Big East) Game 2 (2-0, 0-0 Big East) Nov. 9, 2007 Nov. 10, 2007 Pitt 85 • Charlotte 68 Pitt 81 • Arizona 58 Bryce Jordan Center • State College, Pa. Bryce Jordan Center • State College, Pa.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Marcedes Walker dominated in the lane STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Mallorie Winn scored 17 points and and scored 16 points, and Xenia Stewart also had 16 as No. 20 Pitts- Marcedes Walker added 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 20 burgh pulled away in the second half for an 85-68 win over Charlotte on Pittsburgh to an 81-58 victory over Arizona on Saturday in the WBCA Friday in the WBCA Classic. Classic. The 6-foot-3 Walker was a tough matchup inside for Charlotte (0-1) Winn, sidelined all of last season by a knee injury, had fi ve 3-point- with her bullish play as the Panthers (1-0) won after opening the season ers. Jania Sims also had 12 points and Taneisha Harrison added 11. ranked in the AP Top 25 for the fi rst time in school history. Pittsburgh (2-0) used two 15-0 runs in the fi rst half to take a 40-15 Pitt led 34-33 at the half but used a 22-7 run to open the second half lead. to take control. Ashley Whisonant scored 19 points and Amina Njonkou had 14 for Walker converted a weakside rebound, then later put a quick move Arizona (0-2), which hasn’t started a season with two losses since 1994- around Charlotte’s Danielle Burgin for a layup to give Pitt a 41-35 lead. 95. The Wildcats shot only 32.3 percent from the fi eld. Walker let out a yell and pumped her fi st as she celebrated along the On Sunday, Pitt will face Penn State, and Arizona will meet Char- baseline. lotte. Stewart’s 3-pointer with 11:49 left capped the run to gave the Pan- thers a 56-40 advantage. Charlotte never got closer than eight the rest of the way. Burgin had 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Sabrina Gregory had Pitt (81) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS a team-high 18 points for the 49ers, who lost in the debut of new head Walker-C 27 4-7 0-0 4-4 11 1 0 5 0 1 12 coach Karen Aston. Zellous-G 17 4-7 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 5 0 1 9 The Panthers hope their climb into the college basketball spotlight Sims-G 24 4-7 0-1 4-5 1 2 4 0 0 2 12 Scott-F 28 0-4 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 2 1 0 0 continues this season under fi fth-year coach Agnus Bernato. Pitt won Stewart-F 24 1-4 0-0 6-6 4 2 1 4 0 0 8 a school-record 24 games last season after getting just six in Bernato’s Winn 24 5-10 5-9 2-2 3 2 3 1 0 0 17 fi rst season in 2003-04. Sallard 6 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 Henderson 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Harrison 25 4-7 1-4 2-2 4 1 1 3 0 2 11 Braxton 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte (68) Cole 14 2-3 0-0 4-6 6 3 1 1 0 0 8 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Tafen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Spriggs-F 25 3-7 0-0 4-6 5 1 1 1 1 1 10 Team 3 Stywalt-F 16 3-7 0-0 2-4 2 4 0 1 0 1 8 Totals 200 26-56 6-16 23-27 48 16 11 24 1 6 81 Burgin-C 32 5-9 0-0 2-4 12 3 0 3 1 1 12 Ray-G 26 0-4 0-3 2-4 3 4 2 2 0 0 2 Arizona (58) Gregory-G 32 5-8 0-0 8-8 1 1 3 5 0 0 18 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Hubbard 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Hays-F 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 Carter 4 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neabors, Rha-F 30 2-5 0-3 2-3 2 4 2 0 0 1 6 McCallum 10 2-8 1-4 0-1 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 Njonkou-F 30 6-13 0-0 2-2 3 1 2 2 0 2 14 Floyd 17 2-7 0-0 2-4 3 3 0 1 0 0 6 Whisonant-G 35 6-16 2-3 5-5 5 4 2 2 0 1 19 Hoey 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dickey-G 22 1-3 0-1 3-4 4 4 0 2 0 2 5 Jones 21 2-4 0-0 1-1 3 1 2 4 0 2 5 O’Bryan 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McAdoo 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ibekwe 11 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 Team 3 Neabors, Rhe 25 3-10 2-6 0-0 2 5 1 3 0 0 8 Totals 200 23-57 1-7 21-34 37 19 10 20 3 6 68 McGee 15 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 3 2 0 2 0 Bofi a 12 1-8 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 Pitt (85) Team 4 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Totals 200 21-65 4-14 12-14 28 24 11 17 0 8 58 Scott-F 30 3-6 1-3 2-2 8 3 0 3 0 3 9 Stewart-F 33 6-9 1-2 3-3 6 3 4 0 0 1 16 Halftime-PITT 40-14; FG pct. - PITT .464, ARI .323; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .375, ARI .286; FT pct. Walker-C 24 7-11 0-0 2-3 4 3 1 3 0 1 16 - PITT .852, ARI .857. Zellous-G 29 6-15 0-0 4-4 5 1 3 1 0 3 16 A - 4762; Offi cials - Lisa Mattingly, Teresa Dahlem, Kathleen Lynch Sims-G 28 4-7 2-3 2-3 5 1 3 4 0 0 12 Winn 17 3-6 1-2 1-2 1 3 3 3 0 0 8 Sallard 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Henderson 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Harrison 15 1-5 1-3 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 1 3 Braxton 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cole 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 Tafen 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Team 2 Totals 200 32-65 6-13 15-19 40 23 17 16 1 11 85

Halftime-PITT 34-33; FG pct. - PITT .492, CHA .404; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .462, CHA .143; FT pct. - PITT .789, CHA .618. A - 4629; Offi cials - Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell, Teresa Dahlem PITT PANTHERS

Game 3 (2-1, 0-0 Big East) Game 4 (3-1, 0-0 Big East) Nov. 11, 2007 Nov. 20, 2007 Penn State 80 • Pitt 74 Pitt 82 • Mount St. Mary’s Bryce Jordan Center • State College, Pa. Knott Arena • Emmitsburg, Md.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Tyra Grant scored 19 points, and Mashea EMMITSBURG, Md. - Marcedes Walker picked up her 39th career Williams and Kam Gissendanner each added 16 to lead Penn State double-double leading Pitt (3-1) to an 82-31 victory at Mount St. Mary’s over No. 20 Pittsburgh 80-74 to win the WBCA Classic on Sunday. (1-2) on Tuesday night. Janessa Wolfe scored 14 points and tournament MVP Brianne Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) contributed 19 points, 11 O’Rourke added 10 for Penn State (3-0). rebounds and four blocks in the win with most of her points coming in Shavonte Zellous had 14 points for Pittsburgh (2-1) while Jania Sims spurts. Shavonte Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) led the team with 20 and Mallorie Winn each had 13, and Taneisha Harrison had 12 points. points and added six rebounds while Xenia Stewart (Bowie, Md./River- Pitt forward Marcedes Walker fouled out with 7:18 left after scoring nine dale Baptist) scored 11 and Shayla Scott (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) points, all in the second half. scored 10. A 3-pointer by Mallorie Winn pulled the Panthers to 77-74 with 24 “This was a great overall team effort,” head coach Agnus Berenato seconds left, but free throws by Williams and Gissendanner sealed the said. “We were able to get all 13 girls substantial minutes and that is game for the Lady Lions. very diffi cult to do. Shavonte came in off the bench for us and really Penn State is 16-1 against Pittsburgh in STATE College and has not added a spark and that was what we had intended. We got to see some lost to the Panthers in Happy Valley since 1988. solid performances out of the team tonight.” Earlier, Arizona (1-2) beat Charlotte (0-3) 86-77 in overtime. Berenato is a 1980 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s and held her alma mater to just 31 points, the lowest for a Pitt opponent since Fairmont State scored 29 points on Nov. 18, 1981. The Panthers got off to a strong 8-0 start before The Mount’s Has- Pitt (74) sanah Oliver hit a three pointer at the 17:01 mark. Zellous came off the Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Scott-F 30 2-6 0-1 0-0 9 3 2 0 0 0 4 bench and quickly scored 10 points in three minutes of action to take Stewart-F 38 4-8 1-3 0-1 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 the Pitt lead out to 26-10. Both teams ended the fi rst half with a drought Walker-C 13 4-7 0-0 1-2 4 5 1 1 0 0 9 as Mount St. Mary’s was held without a point for the fi nal 4:27 and Winn Zellous-G 35 6-16 0-0 2-2 7 4 0 1 0 0 14 Sims-G 33 4-13 1-2 4-4 6 5 4 3 0 2 13 scored for Pitt with three seconds remaining after going 3:21 without a Winn 26 4-18 3-11 0-0 3 4 3 2 0 2 13 bucket. Sallard 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 In the second half, Pitt got off to a 16-6 run, 11 of those points com- Harrison 17 5-8 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 12 Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ing from Walker, to take the 52-21 lead. Walker teamed up with Stewart Cole 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 to score Pitt’s fi rst 21 points of the second half and led Pitt on a 24-0 run Team 2 from the 12:12 to the 5:10 mark. Totals 200 30-77 7-19 7-9 40 25 11 7 1 5 74 Freshman Chelsea Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) con- Penn State (80) cluded the game with a career-high 11 rebounds and added six points in Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS 18 minutes. Mark-F 14 1-4 0-0 1-2 5 2 0 1 0 0 3 Grant-G 34 8-12 1-2 2-4 0 1 0 0 1 0 19 O’Rourke-G 40 2-8 0-0 6-6 3 3 5 2 1 1 10 Williams-G 39 6-10 1-1 3-5 8 2 1 6 0 0 16 Pitt (82) Gissendanner-G 33 3-10 0-2 10-10 7 2 1 0 2 0 16 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Trogele 15 1-5 0-0 0-0 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 Scott-F 26 4-9 0-0 2-4 5 3 3 2 2 1 10 Wolff 25 1-4 0-0 12-14 8 1 2 0 0 0 14 Stewart-F 22 5-10 1-3 0-0 4 1 2 1 0 1 11 Team 3 Walker-C 23 7-10 0-0 5-7 11 2 0 3 4 1 19 Totals 200 22-53 2-5 34-41 41 14 10 9 4 1 80 Winn-G 20 2-5 1-2 0-0 6 0 5 2 1 1 5 Sims-G 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Halftime-PSU 31-26; FG pct. - PITT .390, PSU .415; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .368, PSU .400; FT Zellous 18 9-12 0-0 2-2 6 0 2 2 0 2 20 pct. - PITT .778, PSU .829. Sallard 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 A - 4713; Offi cials - Tina Napier, Bob Trammell, Bill Titus Henderson 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Harrison 17 4-9 0-2 1-1 5 2 4 0 0 2 9 Lim 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Braxton 10 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 Cole 18 1-6 0-0 4-4 11 1 1 2 1 0 6 Tafen 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Team 6 Totals 200 33-70 2-9 14-18 61 17 20 19 10 10 82

Mount St. Mary’s (31) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Westbrooks-F 31 2-7 0-1 3-4 4 3 0 4 0 0 7 Dunn-F 32 0-4 0-0 1-2 7 3 1 0 0 1 1 Green-G 30 1-13 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 Oliver-G 26 4-11 2-3 1-2 6 2 1 1 0 1 11 Gauthier-G 19 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 7 0 1 3 Anderson-G 19 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 Grugan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howell 12 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Scheitrum 12 0-4 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Cunningham 6 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Mazzuchi 17 0-4 0-3 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Price 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Team 4 Totals 200 9-52 3-15 10-16 23 15 4 20 1 5 31

Halftime-PITT 36-15; FG pct. - PITT .471, MSM .173; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .222, MSM .200; FT pct. - PITT .778, MSM .625. A - 256; Offi cials - Janice Aliberti, Michael McConnell, Shaolin Crawford PITT PANTHERS

Game 5 (3-2, 0-0 Big East) Game 6 (4-2, 0-0 Big East) Nov. 27, 2007 Nov. 30, 2007 #3 Maryland 90 • Pitt 77 Pitt 70 • Harvard 54 Comcast Center • College Park, Md. Fifth Third Classic • Huntington, W.Va.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Shavonte Zellous scored 30 points on the night, HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Pitt women’s basketball team (5-2) claimed but it was not enough as the Pitt women’s basketball team (3-2) fell at the Fifth Third Classic title today with a 70-66 victory over Marshall. No. 3-ranked Maryland 90-77. “It was a great environment here today and we’re really proud of In addition to Zellous’ (Orlando, Fla./Jones) game-best 30 points, the way our girls played in the face of adversity,” said Pitt’s head coach sophomore Jania Sims (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) added 14 points, fi ve Agnus Berenato. “Marshall capitalized on a lot of tough shots and we steals and four assists as the Panthers’ most consistent player on the are glad to walk out of here with a victory.” night. Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) led the Panthers “We started out like we were shell-shocked,” head coach Agnus with 23 points and 16 rebounds, her fourth double-double in seven Berenato said. “We have to make layups and we can’t foul and we had games, en route to garnering the tournament’s Most Valuable Player problems with both of those. Maryland was very strong and played as honors. Shavonte Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) added 18 points, eclips- though they were possessed. We kept fi ghting back, but we just couldn’t ing the 1,000 point plateau for her career and earning All-Tournament get over the hump. Team honors in the process. Zellous is the eighth fastest player in Pitt “I am really happy with how the freshmen played for us tonight,” history to score 1,000 points. Berenato continued. “Shayla (Scott), T (Taneisha Harrison) and Chelsea “Shavonte hit some big buckets for us today” stated Berenato. “We (Cole) did a phenomenal job. Shavonte scored 30 points and was out- are all so happy that she got her 1,000th career point. It was defi nitely standing. They didn’t have an answer for her tonight.” well deserved.” The Panthers got off to a rough start with Maryland taking a 9-0 lead. Pitt jumped out to a 6-0 lead and was up by as many as 15 points in Sims scored Pitt’s fi rst points of the day at the 16:33 mark and com- the fi rst half before the Thundering Herd closed the margin to seven at bined with three Pitt freshmen to score the team’s fi rst 16 points of the halftime, 29-22. game. Maryland was up by as many as 18 points in the half at 26-8 and Marshall continued to chip away at Pitt’s lead and cut the defi cit to the fi rst half concluded with a 44-28 Pitt defi cit. three points, 69-66, with 0:58 remaining in the game before the Pan- The Panthers came out strong in the second half, pulling to within thers added a free throw to set the fi nal score. eight at 52-44 behind Zellous. Zellous scored 10 points in the fi rst 5:45 The Panthers will open their home schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 5, of play and went on to score 26 in the second half alone. against Ohio University at 7 p.m. Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) was held with- “We’re happy to be going home,” declared Berenato. “We’ve played out a fi eld goal until the 10:47 mark of the second half. She concluded all seven of our games on the road and the team is defi nitely anxious to the game with seven points and seven rebounds. play at the Petersen Events Center.”

Pitt (77) Harvard (54) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Walker-C 29 1-8 0-0 5-11 7 4 0 5 1 0 7 Finelli* 26 4-12 0-4 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 0 8 Winn-G 23 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 4 0 1 3 Tindal* 23 1-6 0-1 0-0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 Sims-G 35 7-14 0-1 0-0 3 2 4 1 0 5 14 Tay* 25 2-5 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 6 0 1 5 Scott-F 24 2-5 2-3 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 Hallion* 35 2-6 0-0 6-6 5 2 4 2 0 2 10 Stewart-F 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Rollins* 22 4-11 0-0 4-4 6 4 2 2 0 0 12 Zellous 28 11-23 0-0 8-8 5 4 0 1 0 0 30 Knox 16 2-3 2-2 0-0 3 4 0 3 0 1 6 Sallard 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Louie 1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henderson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Budischak 13 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Harrison 20 2-7 0-1 2-2 3 5 1 0 0 0 6 Matera 15 2-6 0-4 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Lim 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Altmaier 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Braxton 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Alemany 1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cole 19 1-2 0-0 3-4 5 2 0 0 0 3 5 Wheeler 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 Tafen 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Markley 10 0-4 0-0 2-3 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Team 2 Moretzsohn 7 0-3 0-0 2-4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 200 26-65 4-9 21-29 29 25 9 13 1 11 77 Team 2 Totals 200 18-61 4-15 14-21 39 24 9 18 0 5 54 Maryland (90) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Pitt (70) Harper-F 30 7-12 0-0 7-9 9 2 2 5 2 1 21 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Coleman-F 29 5-8 0-1 6-7 8 3 3 0 1 1 16 Winn-G 19 2-7 0-4 0-0 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 Langhorne-C 27 6-8 0-0 3-4 13 2 5 5 1 0 15 Harrison-F 20 3-7 0-1 0-2 5 1 2 1 0 3 6 Strickland-G 34 3-8 2-3 0-0 1 5 1 3 1 0 8 Sims-G 23 1-6 0-2 0-0 0 2 5 1 0 2 2 Toliver-G 32 5-8 2-3 8-8 4 2 4 4 0 0 20 Scott-F 14 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 3 1 2 6 Lyons 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 Walker-C 30 6-12 0-0 2-8 13 1 2 2 1 1 14 Newman 11 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 Zellous 28 6-16 0-1 2-6 6 2 1 3 2 0 14 Mingo 6 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sallard 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 Perry 17 1-4 0-0 6-6 3 2 1 1 0 0 8 Henderson 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 Lim 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 200 28-55 4-9 30-36 43 21 17 22 6 3 90 Braxton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Cole 23 3-6 0-0 6-9 11 2 0 1 3 1 12 Halftime-UM 44-28; FG pct. - PITT .400, UM .509; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .444, UM .444; FT pct. Stewart 21 3-5 0-1 2-3 2 1 1 2 0 0 8 - PITT .724, UM .833. Tafen 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A - 5,954; Offi cials - Bryan Enterline, Eric Brewton, Ed Sidlasky Team 3 Totals 200 28-67 0-9 14-30 53 18 16 18 8 10 70

Halftime-PITT 31-18; FG pct. - PITT .418, HAR .295; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .000, HAR .267; FT pct. - PITT .467, HAR .667. A - 2,117; Offi cials - PITT PANTHERS

Game 7 (5-2, 0-0 Big East) Game 8 (6-2, 0-0 Big East) Dec. 1, 2007 Dec. 5, 2007 Pitt 70 • Marshall 66 Pitt 69 • Ohio 55 Fifth Third Classic • Huntington, W.Va. Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Pitt women’s basketball team (4-2) cap- PITTSBURGH - Shavonte Zellous scored 21 and Marcedes Walker tured a 70-54 win over Harvard (3-3) in the fi rst round of the Fifth Third added 20 in Pitt’s 69-55 win over Ohio Wednesday night at the Pan- Classic behind double-double performances from both Chelsea Cole thers’ fi rst home game of the season. and Marcedes Walker. Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones), who was honored prior to the game Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley), a freshman forward, ended for reaching her 1,000th career point Saturday against Marshall, fi n- the day with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the fi rst double-double of her ished the night shooting 8 of 18 from the fi eld with eight rebounds. career. Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) tallied her 40th career Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) picked up her fi fth double- double-double and third of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds. double in the last seven games with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while “I am happy we are in the championship game,” head coach Agnus adding four blocks. Berenato said. “We needed a win and Harvard played us very hard. “Marcedes Walker and Shavonte Zellous did a great job tonight,” They are a well-coached team and are very methodical and disciplined. Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato said. “When you’re a little bit out of We made adjustments at the half and started forcing some turnovers. sync, it’s nice to have to players who you know you can go inside to and “We are an experienced team but we played our youth today. there’s a good chance they’re going to score. I was impressed with how Chelsea had a great game and I was really excited to see that from her Marcedes handled the double team too. She distributed when she had today.” too, but looked to score when she had to too.” In the fi rst half, Walker tallied eight points and 10 rebounds, but the Also having a big game for Pitt was freshman Shayla Scott (Monro- team shot just 5 of 15 from the free throw line. The Crimson helped eville, Pa./Gateway), who earned her fi rst career double-double with a Pitt’s cause by shooting just 5 of 27 from the fi eld in the half. The Pan- career-high 12 points and 10 rebounds while adding three blocks. thers entered the lockerroom with a 31-18 defi cit. “I think she played great tonight, but she’s only beginning to scratch Junior guard Shavonte Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) also scored the surface as a player,” Berenato said. “She really doesn’t realize right 14 points on the day, which brings her within 12 points of her 1,000th now how good she is. I think she’s capable of a double-double every career point. She is currently averaging 17.2 points per game. game and also has the ability to be a strong defensive presence. The The Panthers fi nished the game outrebounding Harvard 53 to 39 power forward position is going to be key for us this year.” and held the Crimson to just 29.5 percent shooting from the fi eld. Pitt held Ohio to just 28.8 percent shooting from the fi eld while the Panthers were 48.1 percent on 26 of 54 shooting. Pitt led by as many as 19 with 7:26 remaining in the game. Ohio closed the gap to nine at 62- 53 with just 2:02 on the clock, but Pitt pulled away for the 69-55 victory.

Pitt (70) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Ohio (55) Winn-G 24 2-5 1-2 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sims-G 32 3-5 0-0 2-4 3 8 4 6 0 1 8 Cain-F 26 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 Scott-F 19 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 Myers-C 21 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 2 1 0 4 Stewart-F 36 3-9 1-3 2-4 6 4 1 3 0 0 9 Kohn-G 36 3-12 1-3 5-6 8 0 3 4 0 1 12 Walker-C 37 9-13 0-0 5-8 16 1 0 6 1 1 23 Poff-G 27 2-10 0-5 7-8 6 4 1 2 0 0 11 Zellous 24 6-16 0-2 6-10 2 1 0 2 0 0 18 Ward-G 21 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 2 2 5 0 0 4 Harrison 9 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Hiebert 3 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cole 16 1-2 0-0 1-1 7 3 1 0 3 1 3 Redd 18 2-7 1-4 1-2 2 1 0 1 0 1 6 Tafen 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Barnett 6 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 Team 4 Bushby 23 5-10 1-3 0-0 5 1 1 1 0 1 11 Totals 200 25-56 2-8 18-29 47 22 11 22 5 5 70 Gholson 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Buckner 16 1-6 0-0 0-2 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 Marshall (66) Team 1 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Totals 200 19-66 3-17 14-22 41 18 9 17 2 7 55 Withrow* 35 2-6 0-3 3-8 1 1 2 0 0 2 7 Crook* 19 4-7 0-0 0-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 Pitt (69) Hart* 37 3-12 1-5 5-6 3 4 2 2 0 2 12 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Handy* 26 4-6 0-0 0-0 6 3 0 3 0 0 8 Harrison-F 31 2-7 0-2 2-2 3 1 1 2 0 1 6 Hammond* 35 7-11 0-2 3-5 4 4 0 3 0 0 17 Scott-F 33 4-5 1-1 32-5 10 3 1 1 3 1 12 Baker 23 3-7 0-2 3-5 2 4 2 4 0 5 9 Walker-C 28 9-14 0-0 2-4 10 2 2 6 4 0 20 King 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Winn-G 28 0-3 0-3 1-2 2 2 3 5 1 0 1 Hudson 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zellous-G 37 8-18 0-0 5-6 8 3 2 1 0 0 21 Barnette 11 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 Sallard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Samis 8 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Henderson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 7 1 Lim 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 200 25-58 2-14 14-26 28 21 8 14 0 9 66 Sims 23 2-5 0-0 1-3 5 3 3 6 0 1 5 Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Halftime-PITT 29-22; FG pct. - PITT .446, MU .431; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .250, MU .143; FT pct. Cole 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 - PITT .621, MU .538. Tafen 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 A - 507; Offi cials - Dennis Mayer, Ray Boreli, Carol Comanita Team 3 Totals 200 25-54 1-6 16-25 43 16 12 23 10 6 69

Halftime-PITT 28-21; FG pct. - PITT .481, OU .288; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .167, OU .176; FT pct. - PITT .667, OU .636. A - 2,359; Offi cials - Barbara Jo Smith, Kathy Ridilla, Chad Titus PITT PANTHERS

Game 9 (6-3, 0-0 Big East) Game 10 (7-3, 0-0 Big East) Dec. 8, 2007 Dec. 18, 2007 #15 Duke 51 • Pitt 49 Pitt 83 • Cal Poly 58 Maggie Dixon Classic • Madison Square Garden Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

NEW YORK (AP) - Duke spends a lot of practice time on late-game PITTSBURGH - The Pitt women’s basketball team cruised to an 83-58 situations. win over Cal Poly Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center behind All that work paid off Saturday when Joy Cheek’s putback with 1.2 20 points from senior Marcedes Walker. seconds left lifted No. 17 Duke to a 51-49 victory over Pittsburgh in the “This is a great win,” head coach Agnus Berenato said. “We were fi rst game of the Maggie Dixon Classic. excited to be back to playing and back on our home court again after Cheek scored 13 of her 16 points in the second half and Abby Waner 10 days off. We were coming off a tough loss to Duke, but losses like added 10 for the Blue Devils (7-3). than can either make you better or they can make bitter, and I think this With 12.7 seconds left and the game tied at 49, Duke drove the one made us better. Our staff did a great job as did our student-athletes length of the court and Chante Black missed a turnaround. Cheek got preparing for this game and bringing the necessary energy to get the the rebound and put it in for the game-winner. victory.” No. 4 Rutgers beat Army 59-42 in the second game of the women’s Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) led all scorers with 20 doubleheader, the fi rst at Madison Square Garden in 26 years. The last points, on 8 of 10 shooting from the fi eld, and nine rebounds in just 23 women’s doubleheader at the Garden was in 1981 with Rutgers, Louisi- minutes of play. Tying her career high was sophomore guard Jania Sims ana Tech, Old Dominion and Cheyney State. (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) with 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting, including 2 Shavonte Zellous and Jania Sims both scored 17 points for Pitt (6- of 2 from three-point range. 3). The Panthers held a 24-18 lead with 6:20 left in the fi rst half before Pitt was 35 of 66 from the fi eld on the night for 53.0 percent while going scoreless over the next 9 minutes. Marcedes Walker fi nally ended holding the Mustangs to just 34.9 percent. The Panthers also stepped the drought with a putback with 17:08 left in the second half. up their free throw shooing by hitting 10 of 11. With Duke trailing 31-28, Cheek scored all seven points during a 7-2 The fi rst half was enough for the Panthers to take the game into their run that gave the Blue Devils a 35-33 lead. possession as they jumped out to a 51-27 lead at the half with Walker The teams traded baskets before Duke used an 8-3 spurt capped by scoring 18 of her 20 points in the fi rst 20 minutes. Emily Waner’s 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to take a 47-40 lead Every dressed player earned substantial minutes with no one playing with just over 6 minutes left. less than 16 minutes. Junior Sylvie Tafen (Yaounde, Cameroon/Mount Pitt responded with a 9-2 run to tie the game on Sims’ layup with de Chantal Visitation Academy) tied her career high of 10 points and 1:13 left. added a season-best six rebounds and three assists on the night. With the game tied at 49, Sims stole the ball from Jasmine Thomas, Sophomore Sophronia Sallard (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham/Kansas) also but Zellous missed a jumper from the wing that would have given the scored a career-high 10 points in 20 minutes of action. Panthers the lead. Pitt will hit the court again Saturday against cross-town rival The inaugural Maggie Dixon Classic was played at West Point last Duquesne at 2 p.m., for Hometown vs. Hunger, a day to benefi t the year. Dixon died April 6, 2006 of arrhythmia, probably caused by an Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. enlarged heart. Her death came three weeks after her fi rst season as a head coach at Army, a performance that won the admiration of the academy and all of college basketball. Cal Poly (58) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Trailing 24-18 with 6:20 left in the fi rst half, Duke closed with a 6-0 Harrison-F 31 5-14 2-6 3-5 6 4 0 4 0 0 15 run to tie the game. Yarwasky-C 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Duke was 11-for-28 (39 percent) from the fi eld and had 16 turnovers Anderson-G 30 2-7 1-3 0-0 4 2 7 1 1 0 5 Stewart-G 27 4-10 2-5 0-0 1 1 3 2 0 0 10 in the fi rst half. Pitt was 9-for-27 (33 percent). Wells-G 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 Gholar 7 0-3 0-3 0-1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 Duke (51) McBride 29 4-8 1-4 0-0 6 2 3 0 1 0 9 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Santiago 10 0-4 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 A. Waner-G 36 4-10 2-4 0-1 4 2 3 3 0 3 10 Johnston 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas-G 27 2-6 0-3 0-1 3 1 2 4 0 0 4 Tratter 20 4-8 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 2 0 1 10 Black-C 27 3-9 0-0 1-2 4 4 4 0 6 1 7 Asplund 9 2-3 2-2 1-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 Mitchell-F 14 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 1 4 Team 3 Cheek 29 6-11 1-1 1-2 5 2 0 1 0 2 14 Totals 200 22-63 8-23 6-10 34 16 17 16 2 3 58 E. Waner 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 2 1 4 0 2 3 Christmas 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 Pitt (83) Mitch 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Gay 23 2-7 0-1 1-3 4 3 2 6 2 1 5 Tafen-F 31 4-5 0-0 2-2 6 2 3 1 0 1 10 Jackson 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 4 2 1 0 Walker-C 23 8-10 0-0 4-4 9 1 3 1 1 0 20 Team 8 Zellous-G 25 5-13 0-0 0-0 5 2 5 0 2 1 10 Totals 200 22-54 4-12 3-9 42 17 14 25 10 12 51 Lim-G 23 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 Sims-G 24 7-11 2-2 1-1 2 1 3 2 0 0 17 Pitt (49) Winn 19 1-5 1-5 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sallard 20 5-8 0-1 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 0 10 Zellous-G 38 6-22 0-0 5-6 3 0 1 3 1 2 17 Harrison 16 1-6 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 Harrison-F 31 1-6 0-2 0-0 4 3 1 3 0 0 2 Cole 19 3-4 0-0 1-2 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 Sims-G 38 5-13 1-2 6-6 5 2 2 5 1 4 17 Team 6 Scott-F 24 2-5 0-1 0-1 3 5 0 3 0 0 4 Totals 200 35-66 3-10 10-11 41 14 21 9 5 2 83 Walker-C 35 4-7 0-0 1-3 11 2 0 2 0 1 9 Winn 13 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Halftime-Pitt 51-27; FG pct. - PITT .530, CP .349; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .300, CP .348; FT pct. Cole 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 - PITT .909, CP .600. Tafen 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A - 2,236; Offi cials - Denise Brooks-Clouser, Bryan Brunette, Kevin Pethtel Team 7 Totals 200 18-58 1-5 12-16 37 13 5 18 3 8 49

Halftime-Tie 24-24; FG pct. - PITT .310, Duke .407; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .200, Duke .333; FT pct. - PITT .750, Duke .333. A - 5,376; Offi cials - Dee Kantner, Bonita Spence, Kathleen Lynch PITT PANTHERS

Game 11 (8-3, 0-0 Big East) Game 12 (9-3, 0-0 Big East) Dec. 22, 2007 Dec. 29, 2007 Pitt 72 • Duquesne 54 Pitt 69 • James Madison 61 Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center Staten Island, N.Y. • Wagner Holiday Classic

PITTSBURGH - Pitt junior Shavonte Zellous scored a game-high 23 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Pitt women fought to a 69-61 win over points as the Panthers defeated cross-town rival Duquesne 72-54 Sat- James Madison Saturday afternoon in the fi rst game of the Wagner urday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. Holiday Classic, behind a 26-point performance from junior Shavonte “This was a really good competition,” Pitt head coach Agnus Bere- Zellous. nato said. “Whenever hometown pride is on the line you know it’s going “This was by far our best effort of the year,” Pitt head coach Agnus to be a battle. A lot of our girls are familiar with their players too, since Berenato said. “Shavonte played like a champ. James Madison is a they played against them and with them in city league games this sum- heck of a team and I can see why they took Maryland down to the wire. mer. That just adds to the level of pride that comes in winning a game I told the team that we could very well see them in the postseason again like this. Both teams were sitting on seven wins, and we both desper- this year. ately wanted to get to eight. The holidays are a lot better after a win.” “I am excited,” Berenato continued. “This was a great environment Pitt controlled the game from the beginning leading by as many as and just a great team victory for Pitt.” 34 in the second half. The Panthers out-rebounded the Dukes 50-31 Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) scored 13 fi rst half points on the way and held them to just 16 points in the fi rst half. to her 26 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks in the Zellous’ (Orlando, Fla./Jones) outstanding offensive performance contest. Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) added 13 was followed up by another from senior center Marcedes Walker (Phila- points and 14 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season delphia, Pa./University City), who fi nished the day with 19 points and 14 and sophomore Jania Sims (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) added 13 points, rebounds in just 24 minutes, giving her six double-doubles on the short fi ve rebounds, four assists and three steals. season. Pitt was down early 3-2, but the Panthers captured the lead at 4-3 Walker is now just 48 rebounds from reaching the 1,000-rebound and held the lead for the next 11:14. From there, the game went back mark for her career. She would become just the second player in Pitt and forth with James Madison taking the slim 35-33 lead into the locker- history to reach the mark. room. “Rebounding is what I do. Every game I stress going to the board The game saw the scored 13 times and 10 lead changes. Pitt began and getting after the ball,” Walker said. “I saw on fi lm that Duquesne to pull away at the end as it went on a 6-0 run from the 7:06 mark to was very good at boxing out, so I had to be careful and try to sneak in 4:34 to take the 59-53 advantage. From that point, the Dukes could not to get my boards. I couldn’t be too aggressive or else I was going to get pull closer than three points as the Panthers went on to the eight-point called for going over the back. Fortunately, I was able to make it work.” victory. Pitt started off strong with a 10-3 lead to start the game. Duquesne James Madison shot 35.0 percent from the fi eld, but received an pulled to within two at 10-8, but the Panthers went on an 8-0 run and outstanding performance from Tamera Young, who scored 32 points on didn’t look back. Pitt led 38-16 at the half and held a 64-30 lead with 12 of 20 from the fi eld to go with nine rebounds and four assists. The 9:28 remaining in the game. Dukes were 0 of 12 from three point range and were out-rebounded by The win is Pitt’s third consecutive over Duquesne with the all-time Pitt 45 to 39. series moving to 18-8 in favor of the Panthers. The three wins is the second-longest win streak for Pitt over the Dukes. James Madison (61) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Stokes-F 21 1-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 Duquesne (54) Young-F 39 12-20 0-1 8-12 9 4 4 4 1 0 32 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Brown-C 30 2-6 0-0 5-8 12 4 1 2 0 2 9 Pollino-F 24 1-4 0-0 1-2 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 Lawrence-G 21 1-4 0-1 2-2 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 Singleton-C 28 1-8 0-1 4-4 2 2 1 1 2 0 6 Evans-G 35 2-16 0-9 4-5 1 2 5 5 0 1 8 Pryor-G 26 2-6 2-4 0-2 3 2 2 1 1 0 6 Hamner 13 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 Thompson-G 19 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 Uqdah 29 0-2 0-0 0-0 5 3 1 2 1 1 0 Little-G 32 4-13 1-6 8-9 3 3 3 4 0 3 17 Jimenez 6 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Britcher 16 1-2 0-1 4-4 3 2 1 4 1 3 6 Taylor 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 Reinshuttle 10 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Team 5 Peck 28 3-6 0-0 2-3 4 0 0 2 2 0 8 Totals 200 21-60 0-12 19-27 39 24 12 19 3 5 61 Chandler 17 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 2 1 3 0 2 3 Team 6 Pitt (69) Totals 200 15-48 5-17 19-24 31 14 9 22 6 8 54 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Stewart-F 22 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 6 2 0 1 0 Pitt (72) Tafen-F 30 2-4 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 1 2 6 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Walker-C 30 3-7 0-0 7-14 14 4 1 6 1 1 13 Stewart-F 18 1-5 0-0 4-5 3 1 3 0 0 1 6 Zellous-G 38 11-21 0-0 4-8 7 3 1 4 3 2 26 Tafen-F 29 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 4 1 0 3 1 4 Sims-G 36 4-11 0-0 5-6 5 4 4 2 0 3 13 Walker-C 24 8-15 0-0 3-6 14 2 0 2 0 2 19 Winn 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Zellous-G 30 8-18 0-0 7-8 9 2 3 2 0 1 23 Harrison 19 2-4 0-0 3-4 3 2 1 1 0 0 7 Sims-G 24 3-9 1-3 0-0 0 1 2 3 0 2 7 Sallard 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Winn 15 2-3 1-1 0-0 4 5 1 4 0 0 5 Cole 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Sallard 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Team 11 Harrison 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 5 3 3 1 0 2 2 Totals 200 24-56 0-1 21-34 45 22 14 17 5 9 69 Lim 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Cole 24 2-9 0-0 0-0 8 2 0 4 0 2 4 Halftime-JMU 35-33; FG pct. - PITT .429, JMU .350; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .000, JMU .000; FT Team 2 pct. - PITT .618, JMU .704. Totals 200 27-69 2-5 15-21 50 20 14 18 3 12 72 A - 357; Offi cials - Kevin Ruland, John Fitzpatrick, Pat DeForte

Halftime-Pitt 38-16; FG pct. - PITT .391, DU .313; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .400, DU .294; FT pct. - PITT .762, DU .792. A - 3,062; Offi cials - Dennis DeMayo, Bill Titus, Kathy Ridilla PITT PANTHERS

Game 13 (10-3, 0-0 Big East) Game 14 (11-3, 1-0 Big East) Dec. 30, 2007 Jan. 6, 2008 Pitt 85 • Wagner 41 Pitt 97 • #15 DePaul 68 Staten Island, N.Y. • Wagner Holiday Classic Chicago, Ill. • McGrath Arena

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Pitt women’s basketball team defeated CHICAGO, Ill. - Pitt junior Shavonte Zellous tied her career high with 31 Wagner 85-41 in the Wagner Holiday Classic behind 23 points from points in the Panthers’ dominating 97-68 win at No. 15 DePaul Sunday freshman guard Taneisha Harrison. afternoon. The Pitt win gives DePaul just their second loss in the last 70 “I think Taneisha Harrison played great,” Pitt head coach Agnus games to an unranked team. Berenato said. “I told her before the game that she needed to get a DePaul (11-3, 0-1 Big East) is also the highest-ranked team Pitt (11- double-double today, but she was all over the place and on the fl oor 3, 1-0 Big East) has defeated since head coach Agnus Berenato came hustling as much as she was running the court. She is pushing our start- to Pitt in 2003. Previous to the 29-point win, Berenato’s lone win over ers right now and a good team gets better when the bench players push a ranked team at Pitt was a 91-87 overtime win over No. 16 Marquette the starters for their jobs.” last season. The Blue Demons are also an impressive 90-13 in McGrath Harrison (Bowie, Md./St. John’s College) concluded the game with Arena. a career-high and game-best 23 points in just 21 minutes. Her pervious “This was a great game for the Pitt program,” Berenato said. “This high was 12 points at Penn State. Shavonte Zellous (Orlando, Fla./ game is a sign of things to come and I was so proud of the team from Jones) picked up her fi fth 20-point game of the season with 20 points on the tip off. We played smart and we played with emotion the entire the day. game. Pitt (10-3) out-rebounded the Seahawks (2-8) 48 to 27 and held “We just beat a very good DePaul team,” Berenato continued. “The them to just 30.8 percent shooting from the fi eld. The Panthers were 35 Big East is a battle day-in and day-out and we are thrilled to come out of of 68 from the fi eld with a 51.5 percent accuracy. Pitt tied its season- here with a great victory.” high with 21 assists on the day and forced 25 Wagner turnovers. Zellous’ (Orlando, Fla./Jones) 31 points tied her career high, which Pitt started out the game on a 6-0 run and extended the lead to 23- she set last season vs. Boise State. She scored 12 in the fi rst half and 11 off of nine consecutive points from Harrison. The Panthers ended the nine in the fi rst four minutes of the second half, taking over the game. fi rst half on a 27-3 run to take the 48-14 advantage into the lockerroom. Zellous ended the game hitting 13 of 23 from the fi eld and was 5 of 6 Wagner’s 14 fi rst half points is the lowest for a Pitt opponent since Cin- from the free throw line. cinnati scored 14 against Pitt on Feb. 13, 2007. The Panthers had a scare in the fi rst half when Marcedes Walker Wagner was out-scored by just 10 in the second half as Pitt con- (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) hit the fl oor and was slow to get up. cluded the game with a 44-point margin. Walker returned minutes later, however and went on to pick up her “We are looking forward to starting Big East play,” Berenato said. eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. “We have to get ready for this stretch starting with DePaul. We are at Also scoring in double fi gures for the Panthers were Jania Sims a point in the season where we can’t lose focus. We are starting to gel (Newark, N.J./Shabazz) with 11 points, fi ve rebounds and fi ve assists, as a team and with conference play, you have to raise your game to a and Xenia Stewart (Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist) with 10 points and whole new level.” fi ve assists. Freshman Chelsea Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) just missed her second double-double of the year with eight points and nine rebounds. Pitt (85) Pitt was outstanding statistically hitting 50.0 percent of its shots (37 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Stewart-F 16 1-4 0-1 2-2 2 0 3 0 0 2 4 of 74) and was 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0 percent).DePaul Tafen-F 21 2-5 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 1 0 0 4 was just 5 of 16 from three point range, typically averaging eight per Walker-C 20 4-7 0-0 1-2 9 1 1 2 0 2 9 game. The Panthers also out-rebounded DePaul 47 to 31 on the day. Zellous-G 23 9-15 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 4 1 2 20 Sims-G 19 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 2 0 3 4 Winn 21 2-6 1-3 0-1 7 1 7 1 0 0 5 Pitt (97) Harrison 21 9-12 1-1 4-5 2 5 1 0 0 2 23 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Lim 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 Tafen-F 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 Sallard 19 4-9 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 1 1 6 8 Walker-C 32 4-9 0-0 7-8 12 2 0 2 0 0 15 Braxton 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Zellous-G 35 13-23 0-1 5-6 3 1 2 1 0 1 31 Cole 15 2-6 0-0 0-0 8 2 1 1 2 0 4 Sims-G 30 5-8 0-0 1-2 5 2 5 3 1 2 11 Team 2 Stewart-G 29 5-11 0-1 0-1 3 4 5 1 0 2 10 Totals 200 35-68 2-6 13-16 48 15 21 14 4 18 85 Winn 14 3-8 3-6 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 2 9 Sallard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner (41) Harrison 11 1-5 0-2 2-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Lim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ridge-F 24 0-3 0-0 4-4 7 1 1 5 0 1 4 Cole 24 2-4 0-0 4-4 9 2 1 0 2 0 8 Olsen-F 28 2-8 0-4 0-0 7 2 1 1 3 0 4 Scott 17 4-6 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 Reed-G 26 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 8 5 0 1 2 Team 3 Bunyer-G 25 6-15 1-3 0-1 1 2 1 2 0 4 13 Totals 200 37-74 3-11 20-25 47 15 17 9 4 9 97 Poole-G 18 0-7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 McBride 25 4-9 3-8 1-3 1 3 1 5 1 0 12 DePaul (68) Stokes 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sulskyte 10 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Williams-F 25 4-4 0-0 2-2 3 5 1 3 1 0 10 Augustin 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 Smith-F 35 5-14 0-3 5-6 8 2 1 2 0 0 15 Swartley 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Quigley-G 33 5-22 2-7 3-4 3 1 2 6 1 2 15 Patterson 10 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mitidiero-G 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 Redmond 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Naughton-G 37 3-7 1-4 6-6 10 3 3 3 0 0 13 Team 3 Pikes 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 16-52 4-18 5-11 27 14 16 25 5 7 41 Cattell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Threatt 25 4-9 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 9 Halftime-Pitt 48-14; FG pct. - PITT .515, WC .308; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .333, WC .222; FT pct. Carney 26 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 - PITT .813, WC .455. Chester 5 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 A - 455; Offi cials - Gary Schimel, Billy Sacco, Tom Pacailler Team 3 Totals 200 23-61 5-16 17-19 31 20 14 17 2 2 68

Halftime-Pitt 43-29; FG pct. - PITT .500, DU .377; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .273, DU .313; FT pct. - PITT .800, DU .895. A - 2,257; Offi cials - Dee Kantner, Kathleen Lynch, Cameron Inouye PITT PANTHERS

Game 15 (12-3, 2-0 Big East) Game 16 (13-3, 3-0 Big East) Jan. 9, 2008 Jan. 12, 2008 Pitt 85 • Syracuse 75 Pitt 97 • #15 DePaul 68 Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center Cincinnati, Ohio • Fifth Third Arena

PITTSBURGH - Pitt’s Shavonte Zellous picked up her eighth 20-point CINCINNATI, Ohio - Led by a career-high 32 points from Shavonte Zel- game and her fi fth consecutive with 26 points in the Panthers’ 85-75 lous and Marcedes Walker’s 1,000th career rebound, the Pitt women’s victory over Syracuse. Pitt improves to 12-3 overall and 2-0 in Big East team defeated Cincinnati 86-61 Saturday afternoon to remain unde- play while Syracuse falls to 13-2 overall and 1-1 in league action. feated in league play. “We played pretty well tonight,” Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato “This was a great game and a pleasure to watch,” head coach Agnus said. “I thought Mallorie Winn did a beautiful job handling the point; Berenato said. “We had some great contributions today from Marcedes she’s really starting to get her legs and feel for the game back. We and Shavonte was excellent with her new career high. She was un- struggled a little bit in the fi rst half with fouls, but I thought our bench touchable.” was great and really picked us up so that we had a chance to hang in Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) reached the 1,000-re- there. The Big East is a battle day-in and day-out and you have to win bound milestone just seconds into the second half and concluded the every game you can regardless of the circumstances. Syracuse is a game with 18 points and 15 rebounds on the day. The double-double great team with great players, and they provided us with a tough test gives the senior center nine for the season and 46 for her career. She is tonight.” also just the second player in Pitt history to score 1,000 points and tally Senior guard Mallorie Winn (San Diego, Calif./Bishop’s/Georgia 1,000 rebounds in a career. The other was Wanda Randolph, who fi n- Tech) had a breakout game as she scored a season-best 19 points, ished her career with 1,479 points and 1,107 rebounds. Walker currently dished out six assists and added four rebounds in 38 minutes of play. has 1,636 points and 1,008 rebounds. Pitt freshman contributed 23 points and 14 rebounds in the win and “We have been working on our inside/outside game,” Walker said. “I junior guard Xenia Stewart (Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist) added 12 tried hard to get myself in position for offensive rebounds. The guards points, fi ve assists and four rebounds. were getting shots and my confi dence in kicking out the ball is getting The Panthers led by as many as 18 with just 5:59 remaining in the better.” game, but the Orange fought back to cut the game to single digits down Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) scored 18 of her 32 points in the fi rst the stretch. Syracuse went on a 10-2 run to cut the game to nine at half, hitting four three-pointers along the way. Those four threes were a 73-64. They would pull to within eight points at 81-73 with 0:22 on the career record for the junior guard, who has not hit a three yet this sea- clock, but Pitt hit two free throws and a Winn layup to claim the 10-point son. Mallorie Winn (San Diego, Calif/Bishop’s/Georgia Tech) also had a victory. strong day for the Panthers with 10 points, seven assists, three steals Pitt fi nished the game hitting 46.3 percent from the fl oor on 25 of 54 and four rebounds. shooting, while holding Syracuse to 35.8 from the fl oor (24 of 67). Pitt Pitt (13-3, 3-0 Big East) jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead and didn’t held a slight rebounding margin of 40 to 37 and the Panthers had 19 look back as the Panthers steadily claimed the 51-24 advantage head- assists on the night. ing into the half. At the half, Pitt was 7 of 7 from three-point range and Senior Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) will go was shooting 60.0 percent from the fi eld. for her 1,000th career rebound Saturday at Cincinnati as she fi nished In the second half, the Panthers’ shooting cooled off a bit as the the night with fi ve points and six rebounds. Walker needs just seven Bearcats’ Kahla Roudebush carried the team with 21 second half points. rebounds to reach the milestone. Pitt concluded the game hitting 35 of 71 from the fi eld (49.3 percent) and was 7 of 12 from three-point range. Cincinnati (10-5, 1-2 Big East) cut the game to 14 points in the Syracuse (75) second half at 67-53 with 8:36 remaining, but Pitt together a 17-8 run to Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Jones-F 32 5-13 0-1 9-11 6 3 2 4 0 0 19 conclude the game and take home an 86-61 win. The 3-0 conference Michael-F 21 6-13 0-1 4-6 4 4 1 2 0 1 16 start is the best conference start since 1993-94. Sipaviciute-C 31 1-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 0 1 3 0 3 Harris-G 22 1-7 1-3 2-2 3 2 4 2 0 0 5 Pitt (86) Morrow-G 36 4-12 1-3 2-2 7 3 4 2 0 4 11 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Gobuty 14 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Tafen-F 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Johnson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Walker-C 31 8-18 0-0 2-6 15 3 1 3 0 1 18 Goodwin 27 5-9 0-1 6-8 9 0 0 0 0 0 16 Winn-G 35 3-7 2-5 2-2 4 2 7 4 0 3 10 Harbut 13 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0 2 2 Zellous-G 35 12-23 4-5 4-4 6 3 2 1 1 2 32 Team 3 Stewart-G 18 4-5 0-0 1-1 6 2 6 2 0 0 9 Totals 200 24-67 3-10 24-31 37 23 11 12 3 7 75 Sallard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrison 26 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 5 2 0 0 7 Pitt (85) Lim 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Cole 21 4-9 0-0 0-1 10 2 0 0 5 0 2 Stewart-F 30 4-5 1-1 3-4 4 4 5 1 0 1 12 Scott 14 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 Tafen-F 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 Team 3 Walker-C 23 1-5 0-0 3-4 6 4 1 2 0 2 5 Totals 200 35-71 7-12 9-14 50 18 26 12 6 6 86 Winn-G 38 6-12 4-9 3-4 4 2 6 3 1 2 19 Zellous-G 32 9-16 0-0 8-11 6 3 2 2 0 0 26 Cincinnati (61) Harrison 17 4-8 0-2 3-4 3 4 2 4 1 1 11 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Lim 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Stephens-F 39 2-12 1-8 0-1 6 4 0 3 0 0 5 Cole 21 0-2 0-0 6-6 7 4 0 0 2 0 6 Graboski-C 26 4-6 1-1 2-4 5 4 1 0 1 1 11 Scott 20 1-3 0-1 4-4 4 3 1 2 4 0 6 Benson-G 27 1-3 0-1 4-4 3 3 1 0 0 0 6 Team 2 Roudebush-G 37 7-17 3-6 4-6 4 2 3 4 0 1 21 Totals 200 25-54 5-13 30-37 40 24 19 16 9 6 85 Jacobs-G 36 2-5 1-3 1-2 3 1 6 5 0 0 6 Brogan 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Halftime-Pitt 40-36; FG pct. - PITT .463, SU .358; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .385, SU .300; FT pct. Ogide 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 - PITT .811, SU .774. Morgan 13 2-8 2-4 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 A - 2,434; Offi cials - Nan Sisk, Dennis Mayer, Joanne Aldrich Stevens 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Team 7 Totals 200 19-57 8-24 15-21 33 17 12 13 1 3 61

Halftime-Pitt 51-24; FG pct. - PITT .493, UC .333; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .583, UC .333; FT pct. - PITT .643, UC .714. A - 1,291; Offi cials - Tina Napier, Sue Blauch, Ray Bomeli PITT PANTHERS

Game 17 (14-3, 4-0 Big East) Game 18 (15-3, 5-0 Big East) Jan. 19, 2008 Jan. 22, 2008 #22 Pitt 81 • Providence 61 #19 Pitt 70 • St. John’s 64 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Queens, N.Y./Carnasecca Arena

PITTSBURGH - The Pitt women’s basketball team improved their win NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh coach Agnus Berenato was happy to streak to eight games as the Panthers improved to 14-3 overall and 4-0 fi nally walk away with a victory over St. John’s. in the Big East. Pitt is now one of just three teams in the league to have Shavonte Zellous scored 28 points and the 19th-ranked Panthers an undefeated record in conference play. ended a six-game losing streak to the Red Storm with a 70-64 victory on “This was a great win for us,” Head coach Agnus Berenato said. Tuesday night. “Anytime you can start 4-0 in the best conference in the country you “I’m so proud of our team that we weather the storm,” Berenato said. have to be satisfi ed. Providence has really come on in the Big East this “It wasn’t pretty but it goes down as a win and I’ll take an ugly win over a season and won some big road games, so we were glad to win.” pretty loss any day.” Junior guard Shavonte Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) scored 30 Zellous scored 20 of her 28 in the second half as Pitt won its ninth points on the day, giving her three 30-point games out of the last four. straight game. She has also scored more than 20 points in her last seven games. Marcedes Walker added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers “Shavonte was phenomenal,” Berenato said. “Since January 1, she’s (15-3, 5-0 Big East), who are 5-0 in the conference for only the second really become a different kind of player, one who wants to take over time in school history. The No. 19 ranking matches the highest for Pitt, a game. She’s so athletic and versatile that she can attack any way which was also ranked 19th on Dec. 18, 1979. that the defense allows her. It makes us a much more effective team, It was the third straight ranked opponent that the Red Storm have because we play against man and zone.” faced. They lost in overtime at DePaul and played West Virginia tough Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) scored 18 for a half before getting routed. St. John’s offensive woes continued in points, including going 10 of 12 from the free throw line. Prior to the the fi rst half against Pitt. Leading 15-14 with 11:55 left in the fi rst half, game, she was honored for earning her 1,000th rebound on Jan. 12. the Red Storm made just one of their next 17 shots over the next 10 She continued her dominance on the boards with nine on the day. minutes. “Marcedes was great all around,” Berenato stated. “She scored and Pittsburgh outscored St. John’s 17-2 during that stretch to take a 31- rebounded like she’s capable of, but what really stood out to me were 17 lead before Joy McCorvey fi nally ended the drought with a putback her free throws. It’s amazing how many more points a game she can of her own miss at 1:41. The Panthers led 33-21 at the half. score when she’s knocking those down.” The Panthers started the second half with a 16-5 run to put the Chelsea Cole (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) also had a solid game away. Zellous and Walker each scored six points during the spurt. game for the Panthers with seven points and seven rebounds in just 18 Walker’s layup gave Pitt a 49-26 advantage. minutes. Trailing by 20 with 9:13 left, St. John’s used a 12-2 run to close to In the fi rst half, Pitt went on a 21-2 run to pull the Panthers out to a 57-47 on Moore’s three-point play. She had seven points during the 30-18 lead at the half. Pitt shot an impressive 52.8 percent from the fi eld spurt. Pitt extended the lead back up to 66-51 on Zellous’ three-point (28-of-53) while holding the Friars to 37.3 percent on the day. play with 3:13 left. The Red Storm refused to go away, scoring the next nine points to close to 66-60 with 1 minute left, but could get no closer. Pitt, which also started out 5-0 in the Big East in 1993-94, faces Providence (61) Louisville and Villanova before a very diffi cult February. The Panthers Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Darrian-F 30 2-6 0-2 2-2 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 will host No. 5 Rutgers and Seton Hall before traveling to No. 16 Notre Hankins-F 32 4-15 0-1 8-9 8 2 2 4 0 1 16 Dame and No. 12 West Virginia. They fi nish off the tough stretch by Clark-C 19 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 1 0 0 4 hosting top-ranked Connecticut. Hull-G 36 3-11 1-5 0-0 3 1 1 3 0 0 7 Holmes-G 29 2-11 1-4 2-2 4 1 5 6 0 1 7 St. John’s leads the all-time series 30-15 and had won the previous Lorenc 10 3-5 0-0 0-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 six meetings between the schools. Dorsey 19 3-3 3-3 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 Cournoyer 25 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 4 1 1 0 6 Pitt (70) Team 2 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Totals 200 22-59 5-15 12-14 29 21 13 16 1 2 61 Tafen-F 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Walker-C 25 4-10 0-0 4-4 11 4 2 5 0 0 12 Pitt (81) Winn-G 37 4-8 2-4 0-0 4 3 5 4 0 1 10 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Zellous-G 40 9-18 0-2 10-13 4 4 3 4 1 4 28 Tafen-F 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Stewart-F 21 2-5 1-1 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 Walker-C 32 4-6 0-0 10-12 9 1 2 5 0 1 18 Sallard 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 Winn-G 25 0-6 0-5 1-2 1 2 6 2 1 0 1 Harrison 22 2-2 1-1 1-2 3 0 1 2 0 2 6 Zellous-G 36 12-22 1-2 5-5 6 2 2 2 0 1 30 Cole 18 1-3 0-0 1-2 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 Stewart-F 28 2-3 0-0 1-2 4 1 2 3 2 0 5 Scott 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 Sallard 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Team 2 Harrison 21 2-3 1-2 0-0 2 3 5 3 0 2 5 Totals 200 25-54 4-8 167-21 41 17 13 19 4 8 70 Lim 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Braxton 2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 St. John’s (64) Cole 18 2-3 0-0 3-4 7 3 2 0 0 1 7 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Scott 18 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 3 2 0 0 0 6 Sten-F 16 2-7 2-3 0-0 4 5 2 0 2 0 6 Team 5 McCorvey-F 27 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 2 2 3 1 1 8 Totals 200 28-53 3-10 22-28 38 16 22 16 3 7 81 Lindsay-G 17 1-7 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Wright-G 38 1-8 0-3 8-10 8 4 2 5 0 3 10 Halftime-Pitt 30-18; FG pct. - PITT .528, PC .373; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .300, PC .333; FT pct. McLean-G 23 1-7 1-5 4-4 2 1 0 2 0 0 7 - PITT .786, PC .857 Moore 19 7-10 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 2 0 1 15 A - 3.793; Offi cials - Dee Kantner, Carol Comanita, John Almarode McManmon 22 2-8 2-6 2-2 2 2 1 1 0 2 8 Hart 21 2-4 0-0 0-2 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 Ledbetter 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mitchell 11 2-7 0-0 0-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 Team 3 Totals 200 22-67 5-19 15-21 38 17 11 13 3 9 64

Halftime-Pitt 33-21; FG pct. - PITT .463, SJU .328; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .500, SJU .263; FT pct. - PITT .762, SJU .714 A - 651; Offi cials - Bob Trammell, Sue Blauch, Rachelle Jones PITT PANTHERS

Game 19 (16-3, 6-0 Big East) Game 20 (17-3, 7-0 Big East) Jan. 27, 2008 Jan. 30, 2008 #19 Pitt 76 • Louisville 67 #14 Pitt 72 • Villanova 63 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Philadelphia, Pa./The Pavilion

PITTSBURGH - The Pitt women’s basketball team rallied to capture VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Marcedes Walker put on a show for her hometown crowd. a 76-67 win over Louisville Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Walker dominated the inside and fi nished with a game-best 23 points and nine Center for their annual Pack the Petersen event. The win gives Pitt a rebounds in her return to Philadelphia, leading the No. 14 Panthers to a 72-63 victory over Villanova on Wednesday night. school-record 6-0 start in Big East play. Mallorie Winn chipped in with 18 points as Pitt withstood a tough second-half Pitt improved to 16-3 overall and is 6-0 in Big East play, also win- challenge and extended its winning streak to 11 games, the team’s longest run ning its 10th consecutive game. Louisville fell to 13-7 overall and 2-5 in since opening the 2006-07 season 12-0. league play. Pitt earned the win in front of a season-best crowd of 8,509 Xenia Stewart added 14 points, and Shavonte Zellous had 13 for the Panthers for Pack the Petersen. The Petersen Events Center’s namesakes, John (17-3, 7-0 Big East) who prepped for Saturday’s key conference matchup against and Gertrude Petersen, were on the bench serving as guest coaches. No. 4 Rutgers with a win. The Panthers rebounded from an early barrage by Louisville that Laura Kurz led Villanova (12-9, 2-6) with 19 points. Tia Grant scored 15 and Stacie Witman fi nished with 10. found Pitt down by 15 at 21-6 with 12:47 to go in the fi rst half. Pitt went The Wildcats relied on their long-range shooting to stay within striking distance on a 22-8 run to pull the game to within one at 29-28 with 3:53 remain- of the Panthers, but faded in the second half. Villanova shot 9-for-27 from 3-point ing in the half. The Panthers went into the lockerroom down 35-31. range. “Even when we were down today, there wasn’t one time when I was Villanova, which has taken half its shots from beyond the arc and entered the afraid,” head coach Agnus Berenato said. “I have the confi dence in our game shooting 38 percent (201-for-528) from 3-point range, has lost four of its last coaches and our players to make the changes necessary to come out fi ve and six of eight. on top. We knew it was going to be a dogfi ght and Xenia Stewart and Consecutive baskets by Stewart gave Pitt a 10-point lead at 54-44, and Walker followed with a putback of her own miss and a free throw to stretch the lead to 57-44. Taneisha Harrison both battled as hard as they could for us. It was great Nova hung around and tried to make a game of it down the stretch, closing to win a game with so much excitement.” within fi ve points, 65-60, on a 3-pointer by Siobhan O’Connor with less than two Harrison (Bowie, Md./St. John’s College) and Stewart (Bowie, Md./ minutes remaining. But the Panthers were too much. Riverdale Baptist) were exceptional on the day as Harrison led the team Zellous quieted the crowd with a driving layup that pushed the lead back to with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists off the bench. Stewart seven points and, after a rebound, made one of two free throws for an eight-point played 30 minutes as a starter and just missed her fi rst double-double of cushion with 48 seconds left. the season with 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Pitt’s slow start in the second half fueled Villanova’s hope for an upset. The Panthers missed their fi rst six shots until Zellous hit a runner at the 16:17 mark. Pitt started off the second half by putting together a 19-4 run and tak- Meanwhile, the Wildcats were on the move. A pair of driving layups by Grant ing an 11-point lead at 50-39. The closest the Cardinals would get from at the start of the second half pulled Villanova within two points, and a putback of there was four points, 67-63, with 1:25 remaining. The Panthers were a 3-point miss by Kurz tied the score at 17:35. A jumper by Kurz moments later put solid down the stretch and fi nished with the nine-point victory. the Wildcats ahead. Pitt had fi ve players score in double fi gures including Marcedes But ultimately, the Panthers’ strong inside game proved too diffi cult to handle. Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City), who picked up her 11th Hard as they tried, the Panthers couldn’t shake Villanova in the fi rst half, de- double-double of the season and the 48th of her career. Shavonte spite the Wildcats’ tepid shooting. Pitt moved out to an eight-point lead at the 8:17 mark, but Nova battled back and got within two points late in the half. But a lay-in Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones) added 14 points and Mallorie Winn (San and two free throws by Walker bumped the Panthers’ lead to six points, 32-26, at Diego, Calif./Bishop’s/Georgia Tech) added 11. the break. Villanova was 6-for-16 from long range in the fi rst half and 9-for-29 (31 per- cent) overall. Louisville (67) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Pitt (72) Bingham-F 33 7-12 0-0 4-7 7 5 2 2 1 1 18 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS McCoughtry-F 39 9-17 2-4 13-14 9 3 2 2 1 2 33 Scott-F 14 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Wright-C 22 4-8 0-0 0-2 5 2 0 1 2 1 8 Stewart-F 37 7-11 0-1 0-1 4 4 4 0 0 0 14 Barlow-G 39 1-11 0-2 0-0 4 3 3 2 0 3 2 Walker-C 35 8-13 0-0 7-9 9 2 0 2 0 0 23 Radde-G 27 0-7 0-6 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Winn-G 35 5-8 4-5 4-5 8 2 3 3 3 0 18 Evans 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 Zellous-G 38 6-16 0-1 1-2 7 1 2 0 1 0 13 Simmons 15 1-1 0-0 0-3 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 Sallard 15 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Terry 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Harrison 15 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 Hines 13 2-6 0-0 0-4 5 4 0 5 2 1 4 Lim 3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-64 2-14 17-30 38 23 12 15 7 7 67 Cole 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tafen 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Pitt (76) Team 5 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Totals 200 27-58 4-8 14-21 39 16 12 9 5 1 72 Stewart-F 30 5-6 0-1 6-8 8 3 2 3 0 0 16 Tafen-F 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Villanova (63) Walker-C 35 3-9 0-0 5-8 11 3 0 2 1 2 11 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Winn-G 34 3-10 2-5 3-4 3 0 2 3 0 0 11 Kurz-F 25 8-13 0-1 3-6 2 3 0 1 2 3 19 Zellous-G 36 3-12 0-2 8-10 4 1 2 4 1 0 14 Witman-F 31 4-9 1-2 1-2 5 5 6 1 0 0 10 Sallard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Karcic-C 30 2-12 2-8 0-0 7 2 0 1 0 2 6 Harrison 24 8-11 1-2 1-2 3 3 2 2 0 1 18 Getti-G 34 1-7 1-6 0-0 0 2 6 1 0 0 3 Lim 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 Grant-G 30 6-11 3-6 0-0 4 2 1 2 0 0 15 Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weiss 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cole 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 O’Connor 20 2-4 2-4 2-2 1 4 3 1 0 0 8 Scott 23 1-4 0-0 0-2 9 3 2 1 1 1 2 Dougherty 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Team 5 Swiezynski 18 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 200 25-54 3-10 23-34 44 19 10 18 3 5 76 Elliott 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 7 Halftime-UL 35-31; FG pct. - PITT .463, UL .375; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .300, UL .143; FT pct. Totals 200 23-58 9-27 8-12 33 20 16 9 2 6 63 - PITT .676, UL .567 A - 8,509; Offi cials - Dennis DeMayo, Angela Lewis, Jennifer Rezac Halftime-Pitt 32-26; FG pct. - PITT .466, VU .397; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .500, VU .333 FT pct. - PITT .667, VU .667 A - 729; Offi cials - Mark Zentz, Tom Danaher, Janice Aliberti PITT PANTHERS

Game 21 (17-4, 7-1 Big East) Game 22 (18-4, 8-1 Big East) Feb. 2, 2008 Feb. 6, 2008 #4 Rutgers 64 • #14 Pitt 60 #15 Pitt 64 • Seton Hall 44 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rutgers backup Rashidat Junaid’s playing time PITTSBURGH (AP) -Chelsea Cole scored 17 points to lead No. 15 was dwindling, and coach Vivian Stringer wondered if her concentration Pittsburgh to a 64-44 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday night. and confi dence were slipping, too. That led to a night-before-the-game Taneisha Harrison added 13 points and fi ve rebounds for Pitt (18-4, talk in which coach told player it was time to start performing better. 8-1 Big East). Shavonte Zellous and Xenia Stewart each added 10 The talk couldn’t have been more timely. Or more productive. points. Sophronia Sallard had 10 rebounds. Junaid came off the bench to quickly score 10 points down the The Panthers won without their starting center Marcedes Walker, stretch with Pitt star Marcedes Walker out with an ankle injury, and No. who was out with an ankle sprain. Cole started in Walker’s place. 4 Rutgers rallied from eight points down in the second half to beat the Ebonie Williams scored 13 points for Seton Hall (13-8, 3-6). Letitia No. 14 Panthers 64-60 on Saturday. Curry and Nicole Emery added eight points each. Amber Harris had six The 6-foot-4 Junaid proved a diffi cult matchup problem with Pitt’s points and seven rebounds. best inside player out, scoring four consecutive baskets during a game- Cole scored early for Pittsburgh before Seton Hall quickly took the altering 15-1 run that allowed Rutgers to turn a 51-46 defi cit with less lead and held it until Stewart hit a 3-pointer at the 6:46 mark, making it than seven minutes remaining into a 61-52 lead. 19-17. Pittsburgh led 31-28 at halftime. Matee Ajavon scored 15 points, Epiphanny Prince added 14 and The Panthers built a double-digit lead early in the second half and Junaid had 11 points and 6 rebounds despite playing only half the game did not trail again. - or one more point than she scored in Rutgers’ previous seven games combined. Rutgers (18-3, 8-1 in Big East) bounced back from a 63-54 loss at No. 12 West Virginia on Tuesday. Shavonte Zellous scored 20, Mallorie Winn had 16 and Xenia Stew- art 15 but Pittsburgh (17-4, 7-1) faltered in the fi nal four minutes after leading most of the game and was denied the fi rst win in school history against a Top 10 opponent. Pitt’s loss left No. 1 UConn as the Big East’s only unbeaten team and ended the Panthers’ 11-game winning streak, one shy of matching the school record set last season. The 6-3 Walker injured her right ankle while landing hard under the Rutgers basket while going for a rebound with 36 seconds left in the fi rst half, just before Pitt took a 30-23 halftime lead. Walker was helped off the court and didn’t play again. Stringer is fi ve victories shy of 800 in her coaching career, but this certainly is a diffi cult way to get there. As if playing successive road games against two teams ranked in the top 14 wasn’t tough enough, the Knights’ next two games are against No. 1 Connecticut at home Tuesday and No. 2 Tennessee on the road Feb. 11. Stringer is 25-1 against Pitt while at Rutgers, Iowa and Cheyney. Rutgers has won 13 in a row against Pitt and 22 of 24 and is 6-0 against Berenato-coached Pitt teams, winning by an average margin of 20.2 points until this game.

Rutgers (64) Seton Hall (44) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Carson-F 39 1-7 1-2 0-0 6 1 3 3 2 1 3 Harris-F 31 2-6 0-0 2-4 7 1 0 4 2 0 6 Zurich-F 24 3-3 1-1 0-0 2 2 1 2 0 1 7 Curry-F 27 3-8 0-0 2-2 3 4 1 3 0 0 8 Vaughn-C 30 4-11 0-0 1-3 7 1 3 3 2 4 9 Emery-C 37 3-9 0-0 2-5 2 3 1 4 1 0 8 Prince-G 35 4-11 0-0 6-7 3 4 2 1 0 0 14 Booker-G 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 Ajavon-G 34 5-15 1-4 4-4 2 0 5 3 2 2 15 Williams-G 35 5-12 3-4 0-0 1 2 2 2 1 0 13 Adams 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brown 21 2-4 1-1 0-1 3 1 5 0 0 2 5 McCurdy 15 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 Joseph 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 Junaid 20 5-8 0-0 1-2 6 2 1 0 1 0 11 Mukosiej 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 6 Gaskin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-58 3-7 13-18 35 12 15 13 8 8 64 Rhodin 16 0-2 0-1 2-4 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 Team 7 Pitt (60) Totals 200 16-44 4-6 8-16 27 17 12 21 5 3 44 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Zellous-G 37 7-15 1-4 5-7 5 2 5 5 4 0 20 Pitt (64) Stewart-F 38 7-15 1-1 0-0 7 2 2 3 0 1 15 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Walker-C 17 2-3 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 Sallard-F 22 0-5 0-1 0-0 10 3 2 2 1 1 0 Winn-G 34 6-13 4-11 0-0 6 4 6 3 0 1 16 Stewart-F 35 4-10 1-1 1-2 5 2 5 5 0 1 10 Scott-F 28 1-7 0-1 0-0 5 4 0 1 1 0 2 Cole-C 27 8-9 0-0 1-3 5 3 0 2 4 1 17 Sallard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winn-G 35 3-8 3-8 0-0 3 2 3 2 0 0 9 Harrison 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Zellous-G 34 3-10 1-2 3-5 5 1 4 2 3 0 10 Lim 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrison 26 6-11 0-1 1-2 5 2 3 2 1 1 13 Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lim 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cole 24 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 Braxton 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tafen 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Scott 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 Team 1 Tafen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-58 6-17 6-9 36 14 14 17 9 5 60 Team 3 Totals 200 26-57 6-15 6-12 38 17 19 16 11 4 64 Halftime- PITT 30-23; FG pct. - PITT .414, RU .414; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .353, RU .429; FT pct. - PITT .667, RU .722 Halftime- PITT 31-28; FG pct. - PITT .456, SHU .364; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .400, SHU .667; FT A - 6,385; Offi cials - Denise Brooks-Clauser, Bill Titus, Kevin Pethtel pct. - PITT .500, SHU .500 A - 2,527; Offi cials - Eric Brewton, Kathy Ridilla, Mike McConnell PITT PANTHERS

Game 23 (18-5, 8-2 Big East) Game 24 (18-6, 8-3 Big East) Feb. 10, 2008 Feb. 13, 2008 #16 Notre Dame 81 • #15 Pitt 66 #11 West Virginia 56 • #18 Pitt 35 South Bend, Ind./Joyce Center Morgantown, W.Va./WVU Coliseum

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Irish guard Tulyah Gaines scored 13 points, MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -Olayinka Sanni scored 17 points and No. and 16th-ranked Notre Dame held No. 15 Pittsburgh to 31 percent 11 West Virginia used 16-2 runs in each half to beat No. 18 Pittsburgh shooting in an 81-66 victory Sunday. 56-35 on Wednesday night. The Irish (18-5, 6-3 Big East) improved to 17-1 all-time against the Meg Bulger added 14 points for the Mountaineers (20-3, 9-1 Big Panthers (18-5, 8-2), with the lone loss coming last season at Pitts- East), who reached 20 wins for the fourth time in fi ve seasons. burgh. The victory was Notre Dame’s fi rst against a ranked opponent in Pittsburgh (18-6, 8-3) was held to a season-low 20 percent shooting fi ve tries this season. It was the fi rst loss in fi ve Big East road games for (12-of-59) from the fi eld and its lowest scoring output in seven seasons. the Panthers. West Virginia overcame a cold start while Pitt couldn’t. The teams Lindsay Schrader added 12 points for the Irish. Devereaux Peters missed a combined 23 of 25 fi eld goals to start the game, when West was leading the Irish in scoring with 11 points when she left the game Virginia fi nally started connecting. The Mountaineers led 20-4 after the with 13:44 left with an injured left knee. Melissa Lechlitner and Becca fi rst big run on the way to a 25-13 halftime lead. Bruszewski added 10 points each for the Irish. It marked the fi rst time Pitt scored less than 15 points in a half since The Irish outscored the Panthers 34-30 in the paint despite being 2003 against Xavier. outrebounded 56-42. Notre Dame, which shot 44 percent from the LaQuita Owens’ 3-pointer capped a 16-2 run after halftime to put the fl oor, improved to 7-0 this season in games it has fi ve players in double Mountaineers ahead 41-15 with 13 minutes remaining. fi gures. Pitt got no closer than 20 points afterward in losing for the third time The Panthers were just 14-of-27 from the free throw line, while the in four games. Irish were 27-of-32. The Irish were just 0-of-3 from 3-point range. Ashleigh Braxton scored 13 points for Pittsburgh, which committed Marcedes Walker twice had chances to give Pitt the lead early in the 20 turnovers. Shavonte Zellous, the Big East’s second-leading scorer at second half, but both times she failed to convert a free throw for three- 19.9 points, was held to six. point plays. The Irish opened a 38-33 lead when Peters made a free West Virginia won its 16th straight home game. It was the fi rst time throw for a three-point play. She extended the lead to 45-35 moments in 36 meetings that both teams were ranked. later when she converted on another three-point play. Notre Dame moved ahead 50-37 when Ashley Barlow made a free throw with 12:18 left. Notre Dame opened its biggest lead, 65-49, when Schrader made a left-handed layup with 5:15 left. Walker, who missed Pitt’s last game with an ankle injury, had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Shavonte Zellous added 16 points and nine rebounds and Xenia Stewart had 16 points. Pitt (35) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Notre Dame held Pitt without a basket for nearly 7 minutes in the fi rst Cole-F 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 7 2 0 0 0 0 6 half, with the Panthers going 0-for-10 from the fl oor during an 11-0 run Stewart-F 24 0-7 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 by the Irish. Notre Dame led 29-25 at halftime. Walker-C 22 0-3 0-0 2-2 10 1 0 4 0 3 2 Winn-G 16 1-5 0-2 1-2 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 Zellous-G 25 2-11 0-0 2-2 7 0 0 3 1 0 6 Harrison 19 0-6 0-2 0-2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 Pitt (66) Lim 14 2-3 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 1 0 0 5 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sallard 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Cole-F 20 2-4 0-0 1-3 7 4 2 1 0 1 7 Braxton 20 5-12 3-9 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 Walker-C 33 7-14 0-0 4-8 14 4 0 3 3 1 18 Scott 26 0-6 0-1 0-0 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 Winn-G 32 2-13 1-9 1-2 5 4 5 4 1 0 6 Tafen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Zellous-G 37 5-22 1-1 5-9 9 3 1 1 1 1 16 Team 1 Stewart-G 38 6-13 2-2 2-3 7 2 2 4 0 1 16 Totals 200 12-59 3-16 8-11 43 14 3 20 1 9 35 Sallard 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Harrison 20 2-8 0-0 1-2 8 3 1 2 0 1 5 West Virginia (56) Lim 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Braxton 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Cole-F 39 0-6 0-1 6-8 9 2 5 2 3 2 6 Scott 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sanni-C 34 8-16 0-0 1-3 7 2 1 0 4 3 17 Tafen 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Owens-G 39 2-9 2-9 3-5 10 1 0 6 0 2 9 Team 2 Davis-G 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-78 4-13 14-27 56 24 12 17 5 5 66 Powell-G 34 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 2 6 4 0 1 8 Repella 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 Notre Dame (81) Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Goodley 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Williamson-C 16 0-3 0-0 6-6 4 2 1 0 0 0 6 Bulger 26 5-13 4-8 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 14 Gaines-G 30 2-8 0-0 9-10 4 4 3 2 1 1 13 Team 5 Allen-G 26 3-10 0-1 0-0 6 4 1 0 1 1 6 Totals 200 20-54 6-20 10-16 41 12 14 15 7 10 56 Barlow-G 28 1-4 0-1 4-6 4 4 4 2 1 0 6 Schrader-G 35 6-14 0-0 0-0 8 0 1 0 0 3 12 Halftime- WVU 25-13; FG pct. - PITT .203, WVU .370; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .188, WVU .300; FT Peters 13 4-8 0-0 3-4 5 2 1 2 1 1 11 pct. - PITT .727, WVU .625 Mallory 9 2-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 A - 2,606; Offi cials - Sue Blauch, Wesley Dean, Kevin Pethtel Lechlitner 23 5-7 0-0 2-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 12 Bruszewski 20 4-5 0-0 2-2 6 3 2 1 1 1 10 Team 1 Totals 200 27-62 0-3 27-32 42 20 16 9 5 8 81

Halftime- UND 29-25; FG pct. - PITT .308, UND .435; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .308, UND .000; FT pct. - PITT .519, UND .844 A - 8,831; Offi cials - Dennis DeMayo, Bonita Spence, John Orminski PITT PANTHERS

Game 25 (18-7, 8-4 Big East) Game 26 (18-8, 8-5 Big East) Feb. 17, 2008 Feb. 23, 2008 #2 Connecticut 90 • #18 Pitt 64 Marquette 76 • #23 Pitt 69 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Milwaukee, Wisc./Al McGuire Center

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Connecticut’s top player was on the bench in foul MILWAUKEE (AP) -Krystal Ellis scored 18 points and Marquette rallied trouble and Pitt was in the lead, forcing Huskies coach Geno Auriemma to beat No. 23 Pittsburgh 76-69 on Saturday night, sending the Pan- to go far down his bench relatively early in the game. thers to their fourth straight loss. Turned out to be the worst possible scenario for Pittsburgh, a Top Pittsburgh led 59-57 with 5:20 to play, but Marquette (15-12, 7-7 Big 25 team most of the season that is experiencing diffi cult times as its East) outscored the Panthers 19-12 down the stretch. schedule toughens. Ellis gave Marquette its fi rst lead of the night with 3:59 to play, hitting Renee Montgomery scored 17 points while playing a strong game a 3-pointer to put the Golden Eagles up 62-59. defensively and No. 2 Connecticut used an 18-2 run to end the fi rst half The Panthers (18-7, 8-4) opened the game by scoring 11 straight and beat No. 18 Pittsburgh 90-64 on Sunday, handing the Panthers a points. Marquette didn’t score until Ellis connected on a pair of free third consecutive loss. throws 3:23 into the half. Getting points from six players during the run, the Huskies (24-1, The Golden Eagles missed their fi rst 14 attempts from the fi eld and 11-1 Big East) turned a 27-25 defi cit into a 43-29 halftime lead as the fi nally got their fi rst basket when Jocelyn Mullen hit a jumper with 12:55 increasingly frustrated Panthers went the fi nal 8 1/2 minutes of the half to go. without a basket. Marcedes Walker led Pittsburgh with 19 points. Panthers scoring Pitt (18-7, 8-4) missed its fi nal 14 shots to end the half, and it didn’t leader Shavonte Zellous missed the game because of a concussion. get much better after that as the Huskies shot 50 percent (34-of-68) to Marquette shot just 10-of-35 in the half, but managed to trim a the Panthers’ 31.7 percent (19-of-60). 12-point defi cit to six with an 8-0 run. The Golden Eagles opened the Tina Charles outmuscled Pitt’s Marcedes Walker inside for 16 second half with six straight points, fi nally tying the game after back-to- points and 12 rebounds. Charde Houston, averaging only 5.3 points back baskets from Paige Fiedorowicz made it 33-33 with 18:12 left to as a backup, contributed 13 points and six rebounds during a second play. effective game against Pitt in as many seasons. Ketia Swanier, another After hitting just 2-of-20 shots to open the game, Marquette went 24- backup, helped out with 12 points. of-43 the remainder of the game. The Panthers got an early lift when Mallorie Winn hit her fi rst four 3-point attempts during the opening nine minutes. But Winn went 0-of-5 after that beyond the arc while ending with 16 points as the athletic but physical Huskies also shut Pitt stars Shavonte Zellous and Walker. Zellous, averaging 19.3 points, was held to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting -- mostly, Auriemma said, because of Montgomery’s tight defense. Walker, normally a strong presence inside with averages of Pitt (69) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS 13.8 points and 10.3 rebounds, didn’t score until early in the second half Cole-F 26 5-8 0-0 0-1 4 4 4 0 1 0 10 before ending with fi ve points and seven rebounds. Walker-C 34 5-9 0-0 9-12 11 4 2 1 2 0 19 Winn-G 39 5-12 2-7 0-0 3 5 1 1 0 3 12 Connecticut (90) Harrison-G 28 1-6 1-3 0-0 2 3 2 5 1 1 3 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Stewart-G 39 5-7 0-0 2-2 5 2 4 4 0 0 12 Moore-F 21 7-11 0-1 0-1 3 2 1 2 1 0 14 Sallard 19 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 Hunter-F 14 1-2 0-0 2-2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 Lim 3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Charles-C 32 7-15 0-0 2-3 12 3 1 1 2 1 16 Braxton 0+ 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Montgomery-G 36 4-14 2-6 7-8 2 1 5 1 0 1 17 Scott 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 Dixon-G 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 Tafen 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 5 Swanier 30 5-7 2-4 0-0 4 2 5 1 1 1 12 Totals 200 26-56 3-11 14-19 33 24 14 16 4 5 69 Fernandes 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gardler 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 Marquette (76) Houston 28 6-8 0-0 1-1 6 4 4 2 0 2 13 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS McLaren 10 1-4 0-0 3-3 4 4 0 1 0 0 5 Kovalenko-F 20 2-6 0-0 2-2 9 3 1 1 0 2 6 Kerns 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Fiedorowicz-F 17 4-8 0-0 0-2 5 2 1 1 0 1 8 Team 6 Robinson-G 39 5-14 1-2 6-11 5 2 6 4 0 2 17 Totals 200 34-68 4-12 18-23 45 19 18 13 6 8 90 Harris-G 19 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 Ellis-G 34 4-10 2-5 8-8 0 2 7 4 1 1 18 Pitt (64) Weibel 12 0-4 0-4 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Monfre 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cole-F 21 2-8 0-0 2-4 8 2 0 5 2 1 6 Lam 21 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 0 0 1 8 Stewart-F 23 2-6 1-2 4-6 3 4 2 1 0 0 9 Mellen 21 5-8 0-0 5-8 6 1 1 0 0 0 15 Walker-C 31 0-4 0-0 5-6 7 4 3 4 1 0 5 McMorris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Winn-G 35 5-15 4-9 2-2 3 0 5 3 0 0 16 Thrower 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Zellous-G 32 2-10 0-0 5-6 3 4 2 0 0 0 9 Team 7 Sallard 5 2-3 0-1 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 Totals 200 26-63 3-13 21-31 42 15 20 14 1 9 76 Harrison 16 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 2 1 0 5 Lim 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 Halftime- PITT 33-27; FG pct. - PITT .464, MU .413; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .273, MU .231; FT pct. Braxton 6 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - PITT .737, MU .677 Scott 19 4-6 1-2 0-0 4 3 1 1 2 0 9 A - 2,841; Offi cials - Ron Dressander, Cameron Inouye, Art Bomengen Tafen 7 0-0- 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Team 5 Totals 200 19-60 7-18 19-25 36 23 16 17 6 3 64

Halftime- UC 43-29; FG pct. - PITT .317, UC .500; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .389, UC .333; FT pct. - PITT .760, UC .783 A - 6,253; Offi cials - Barbara Jo Smith, Kathy Lonergan, Cameron Inouye PITT PANTHERS

Game 27 (19-8, 9-5 Big East) Game 28 (19-9, 9-6 Big East) Feb. 26, 2008 March 1, 2008 Pitt 77 • #13 West Virginia 75 (OT) USF 65 • Pitt 64 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Tampa, Fla./Sun Dome

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Shavonte Zellous scored 29 points to help TAMPA, Fla. --- The Pitt women’s basketball team jumped out to an early lead, but Pittsburgh beat No. 13 West Virginia 77-75 in overtime Tuesday night, could not hang on as USF fought back for the 65-64 win, leading just :43 seconds ending a four-game losing streak for the Panthers. of the game. LaQuita Owens missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the The Panthers fell to 19-9 overall and 9-6 in Big East play as USF improved to 14-14 overall and 4-11 in league action. buzzer of overtime. Chakhia Cole tied the game with 9.9 seconds left in The Panthers got off to an exceptional start, hitting all eight of their fi rst shots regulation and Pittsburgh (19-8, 9-5 Big East) had a chance for one last and jumping out to the 18-2 lead. The Bulls went on a 20-10 run and pulled to shot, but Mallorie Winn’s 3-pointer missed. within fi ve at 30-25, mostly while Shavonte Zellous and Marcedes Walker sat on Zellous, who missed the Panthers’ loss to Marquette on Saturday the bench with three and two fouls respectively. Pitt held a 34-28 lead entering the night with a concussion, was 9-for-14 from the fi eld. lockerroom after shooting 59.3 percent from the fi eld in the half. Meg Bulger and Olayinka Sanni led the Mountaineers (22-5, 11-3) In the second half, the Bulls clawed their way back into the game and hung with 19 points each. Cole added 14. around throughout the half, despite trailing until tying the game at 63-63. Shantia Grace hit a layup with :05 on the clock and it would end up being the game-winner. West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 56-35 on Feb. 13. Pitt drove down the court and took a timeout to set up the play. Zellous at- tempted a shot and a whistle was blown, but it was waved off and the Bulls won the game on their Senior Night by one, 65-64. Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) led the Panthers with 17 points and added fi ve rebounds and three assists. She now needs just four to break the Pitt all-time rebounding record of 1,107. Also scoring in double fi gures was Xenia Stewart (Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist) and Zellous (Orlando, Fla./Jones), both with 13 points. Senior guard Mallorie Winn (San Diego, Calif./Georgia Tech/Bish- ops) dished out a career-tying nine assists, while adding six points, four rebounds and three steals. Pitt returns to action Monday, March 3 as it hosts Georgetown in a 7 p.m. con- test at the Petersen Events Center. The program will honor seniors Karlyle Lim, Marcedes Walker and Mallorie Winn on Senior Night.

Pitt (64) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sallard-F 28 4-6 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 2 0 1 8 Stewart-F 40 5-9 2-3 1-2 6 2 2 2 0 0 13 Walker-C 28 6-10 0-0 5-8 5 4 3 0 0 0 17 Winn-G 37 3-10 0-3 0-0 4 2 9 2 1 3 6 Zellous-G 31 6-14 0-1 1-2 6 4 3 4 1 1 13 Harrison 16 1-4 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Braxton 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 West Virginia (75) Cole 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 2 2 0 2 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Team 2 Bulger-F 33 6-10 4-7 3-4 8 1 1 3 1 0 19 Totals 200 26-56 3-9 9-14 30 20 21 13 4 7 64 Cole-F 31 6-8 1-1 1-2 6 5 5 7 0 0 14 Sanni-C 37 8-13 0-0 3-6 8 3 3 3 1 0 19 USF (65) Davis-G 30 2-8 1-2 2-2 1 2 1 2 0 1 7 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Powell-G 38 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 5 0 2 0 Okpaleke-F 25 2-4 0-0 5-8 6 2 0 2 2 0 9 Owens 30 3-9 2-5 4-6 8 4 0 2 2 1 12 Dalembert-C 16 3-7 0-0 1-1 4 4 0 2 0 2 7 Goodley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Packer-G 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Repella 16 0-3 0-1 1-2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 Grace-G 40 5-15 1-6 6-8 2 1 6 4 0 1 17 Smith 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Sepulveda-G 40 5-10 0-2 2-2 8 4 2 3 0 1 12 Joye 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Messina 34 3-7 3-5 4-4 5 1 3 2 0 1 13 Team 3 Grant 15 0-0 0-0 1-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 200 26-54 9-17 14-22 38 21 15 24 4 4 75 Lawson 24 3-7 0-0 0-1 8 4 0 2 0 2 6 Team 1 Pitt (77) Totals 200 21-52 4-14 19-26 39 17 11 16 2 7 65 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Sallard-F 32 3-9 0-0 0-0 8 3 3 3 2 1 6 Halftime-Pitt 34-28; FG pct. - PITT .464, USF .404; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .333, USF .286 FT pct. Stewart-F 31 3-10 1-1 0-0 5 4 2 0 0 5 7 - PITT .643, USF .731 Walker-C 35 2-4 0-0 4-6 3 4 1 2 1 3 8 A - 1,367; Offi cials - Eric Brewton, Sue Blauch, Chad Titus Winn-G 41 3-14 2-9 1-2 7 3 3 4 0 1 9 Zellous-G 42 9-14 2-3 9-17 5 2 5 3 1 1 29 Harrison 26 4-9 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 1 0 3 8 Braxton 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cole 11 4-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 0 1 8 Scott 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 5 Totals 200 29-70 5-15 14-25 41 20 15 16 4 15 77

Halftime- Tie 34-34; FG pct. - PITT .414, WVU .481; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .333, WVU .529; FT pct. - PITT .560, WVU .636 A - 2,575; Offi cials - Dee Kantner, Dennis DeMayo, Kathy Ridilla PITT PANTHERS

Game 29 (20-9, 10-6 Big East) Game 30 (21-9, 10-6 Big East) March 3, 2008 March 8, 2008 Pitt 70 • Georgetown 33 Pitt 69 • Villanova 63 Pittsburgh, Pa./Petersen Events Center Hartford, Conn./XL Center

PITTSBURGH - The Pitt women’s basketball team received outstanding HARTFORD, Conn. - The fi fth-seeded Pitt women’s basketball team performances from its seniors in a 70-33 win over Georgetown Monday advanced to the second round of the Big East Tournament with a 69-63 night on Senior Night. The Panthers earned their 20th victory of the win over No. 12 seed Villanova Saturday afternoon at the XL Center. season for the program’s third consecutive 20-win season. The Panthers will meet up with No. 4 seed Notre Dame Sunday at noon “Congratulations are in order to this team, this coaching staff and this in the second round. group of seniors,” head coach Agnus Berenato said. “All of them have The Panthers were led by senior Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, such a belief in what we want to accomplish as a program and they’ve Pa./University City), who scored a team-high 20 points on 10 of 15 trusted that instinct through thick and thin. Words can’t say what these shooting from the fi eld. Walker added seven rebounds and three as- seniors have meant to Pitt women’s basketball. We’re really going to sists. miss having Mallorie Winn, Karlyle Lim and Marcedes Walker around. Pitt turned the ball over a season-low fi ve times in the win and had But fortunately they’ve built a tradition and a legacy for us to grow on.” 17 assists on the day. Villanova shot 53.3 percent from the fi eld (24 of Marcedes Walker (Philadelphia, Pa./University City) became the 45) in the loss while Pitt was 28 of 59 for a 47.5 shooting percentage. all-time rebounding leader at Pitt with 10 on the night. She currently Xenia Stewart (Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist) scored a season-high has 1,114, which breaks a 29-year-old record originally set by Wanda 18 points and dished out four assists as she moved to the four position Randolph with 1,107 in 1979. The senior center also added 16 points to help out Walker, who was consistently double-teamed. and three steals in 27 minutes. The story of the game, however, is Villanova being held to just 2 of Karlyle Lim (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) dished out a career- 11 from three point range. The Wildcats are averaging 10.3 three-point- high six assists on the night and added six points in the win. Mallorie ers per game and 27 attempts. Winn (San Diego, Calif./Bishop’s/Georgia Tech) scored nine points and Pitt led by 15 points at the half, 37-22, and led by as many as 19 had four assists, hitting three three-pointers on the night. Winn is now early in the second half. Villanova charged back and threatened down just 28 points from hitting the 1,000-point milestone. the stretch, however, pulling to within four with 1:53 remaining. Pitt (20-9, 10-6 Big East), for the second consecutive game, jumped The Panthers hit a few key free throws in the fi nal minutes to seal out to an early lead. This time, they continued to press on, leading 32-14 the six-point victory. at the half and holding the Hoyas to just 12.5 percent shooting from the fi eld. The Panthers forced 24 Georgetown (15-14, 5-11 Big East) turn- overs in the game while the Hoyas had just eight assists. From the fi eld, Pitt shot 45.1 percent, holding Georgetown to just 20.8 for the game. Villanova (63) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Kurz-F 34 9-16 0-1 5-7 7 1 0 0 0 2 23 Witman-F 37 5-9 0-2 0-0 9 3 7 2 0 1 10 Karcic-C 20 3-6 0-2 4-4 0 3 1 3 2 0 10 Getty-G 37 2-4 1-3 3-4 6 2 7 3 0 0 8 Grant-G 20 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Georgetown (33) O’Connor 26 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Dougherty 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 McNutt-F 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Swiezynski 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Marlow-F 29 3-11 0-0 2-3 6 3 0 4 1 4 8 Elliott 18 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 Diop-C 13 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 Team 1 Cox-G 20 0-5 0-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-45 2-11 13-17 27 16 16 12 5 3 63 Fuller-G 26 1-9 0-3 2-4 6 1 4 3 2 1 4 Widding 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Pitt (69) Heidloff 31 3-7 2-3 1-2 4 0 1 5 0 1 9 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Houlette 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Walker-C 33 10-15 0-0 0-0 7 3 3 2 0 1 20 Kirkland 17 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 4 2 1 0 0 6 Winn-G 35 1-4 1-2 4-6 4 2 6 1 0 2 7 Butler 10 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 Zellous-G 34 3-8 0-0 3-4 5 4 3 1 0 0 9 Hatton 28 1-5 0-0 1-2 7 5 1 4 0 2 3 Lim-G 24 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 Team 4 Stewart-F 35 7-15 1-4 3-6 3 3 4 0 0 2 18 Totals 200 11-53 2-15 9-16 33 21 8 24 3 9 33 Sallard 14 3-8 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 Harrison 18 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 Pitt (70) Cole 7 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Team 4 Stewart-F 29 3-4 0-1 5-7 5 1 0 2 2 1 11 Totals 200 28-59 2-8 11-20 29 17 17 5 0 6 69 Walker-C 27 5-11 0-0 6-10 10 2 1 4 0 3 16 Winn-G 31 3-7 3-6 0-0 3 1 4 4 0 1 9 Halftime- PITT 37-22; FG pct. - PITT .475, VU .533; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .250, VU .182; FT pct. Zellous-G 31 4-10 3-4 2-2 4 1 3 3 0 0 13 - PITT .550, VU .765 Lim-G 28 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 6 1 0 1 6 A - ; Offi cials - Denise Brooks-Clauser, Bill Titus, Joe Vaszily Sallard 15 1-4 0-0 1-3 3 2 2 2 0 3 3 Harrison 19 1-7 1-5 0-0 2 3 4 3 0 1 3 Braxton 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cole 11 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 Tafen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 9 Totals 200 23-51 8-17 16-24 43 11 20 19 2 10 70

Halftime- PITT 32-14; FG pct. - PITT .451, GU .208; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .471, GU .133; FT pct. - PITT .667, GU .563 A - 2,889; Offi cials - Wesley Dean, Kathleen Lynch, Angie Enlund PITT PANTHERS

Game 31 (22-9, 10-6 Big East) Game 32 (22-10, 10-6 Big East) March 9, 2008 March 10, 2008 Pitt 64 • #9 Notre Dame 53 #1 Connecticut 74 • Pitt 47 Hartford, Conn./XL Center Hartford, Conn./XL Center

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Pittsburgh’s Xenia Stewart says she’s been reluctant to HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -The Connecticut Huskies took note of the upsets in the take 3-point shots in a big spot. Big East tournament and wouldn’t let it happen to them. That wasn’t the case Sunday. Tina Charles scored 21 points and Renee Montgomery added 15 to help top- Stewart’s 3 with 56 seconds left help Pitt break open a close game and upset ranked Connecticut cruise past Pittsburgh 74-47 on Monday night in the Big East No. 9 Notre Dame 64-53 Sunday in the second-round of the Big East Tournament. conference tournament semifi nals. “I didn’t feel like I was contributing enough to my team,” Stewart said. “They Connecticut will face No. 23 Louisville in the championship game Tuesday just told me to look for my shot and that’s all it took.” night. Louisville beat No. 16 West Virginia 67-60. The Cardinals had upset Rutgers Marcedes Walker had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Panthers (22- in the quarterfi nals Sunday. 9). It’s the fourth straight year Connecticut has made the title game. The Huskies Charel Allen had 17 points for Notre Dame (23-8). lost last season to Rutgers in the fi nals, but won the previous two titles. The teams combined for 39 turnovers and neither shot better than 35 percent UConn (31-1) jumped all over Pittsburgh scoring 11 of the fi rst 12 points. in a defensive struggle. The fourth-seeded Irish came in averaging more than 77 Leading 20-10 midway through the fi rst half, Connecticut went on a 19-2 run over points per game. the next 6 1/2 minutes to put the game away. Charles had seven points during the Pitt trailed 35-30 early in the second half before going on an 11-2 run. spurt. “They really believed that we could play,” Pitt coach Agnus Berenato said. “You have to take advantage of when the opportunities come,” Auriemma “They rallied.” said. “Rutgers, DePaul, tonight, I don’t think we could player better defense then Allen led the Irish back, and they went up 49-48 with 3:05 left. we did in the fi rst half. Once we got rolling, that’s how we practice. Go on a long “They just told me to look for my shot and that’s all it took.” run and don’t let them score.” Xenia Stewart Connecticut held a 44-22 halftime lead, and Pittsburgh (22-10) could get no A layup by Walker with 1:36 remaining gave Pitt a 53-51 advantage. After Al- closer than 20 in the second half. len missed a jumper on the other end, Stewart hit her big 3-pointer. The Panthers About the only drama of the second half was whether freshman Maya Moore made their free throws down the stretch to earn the school’s fi rst berth in the would continue her double-fi gures scoring streak. The Big East player of the conference semifi nals. year was held to just seven points, marking the fi rst time she didn’t reach double The Panthers will play Monday against the winner of Sunday’s game be- fi gures. Moore was tied with Diana Taurasi for the school record with 31 straight tween DePaul and top-ranked Connecticut. games with 10 or more points. Pitt started slowly and the Irish went on 14-2 run to open the game. Shavonte Zellous scored 11 points to lead the fi fth-seeded Panthers, while The Panthers had just two points and eight turnovers in the fi rst 8 minutes. Marcedes Walker added 10 points and nine rebounds. They hit just two of their fi rst 19 shots, and didn’t score their second basket until The Huskies routed Pitt 90-64 in their regular-season meeting on Feb. 17. almost the 10-minute mark of the fi rst half when Stewart knocked down a short Pittsburgh was able to hang in that game for the fi rst 10 minutes before Connecti- jumper. cut went on an 18-2 run to close the fi rst half and put the game away. Walker, who had 20 points and seven rebounds in Pitt’s fi rst-round win over Pitt had no chance Monday night. The Panthers turned the ball over on fi ve Villanova, picked up two early offensive fouls, but still had eight of Pittsburgh’s fi rst of their fi rst six possessions and shot just 24 percent (9-for-37) from the fi eld in the 12 points. fi rst half. She led the Panthers on a 15-3 run to tie the game at 17. Shavonte Zellous Pitt advanced to the semifi nals of the Big East by beating Villanova and then- put back her own miss to pull the Panthers within 22-21 at the half. No. 9 Notre Dame. The Panthers are 0-8 all-time in the conference semifi nals. “They never gave up and they never stopped,” Berenato said. They last made it there in 1996 when Pitt won its fi rst two games before bowing to Zellous, who came in averaging almost 19 points per game, went just 3-for- UConn. 14 from the fi eld. UConn, which beat DePaul to advance to the semifi nals, leads the all-time Allen was 7-of-15 for Notre Dame, which shot just 30.6 percent for the game. series with Pitt 36-9, including wins in the last 23 meetings. “It’s really disappointing for us,” Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. “We never really got going.” Pitt (47) The Fighting Irish beat the Panthers 81-66 on Feb. 10 in South Bend and Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS came in with a 17-1 record against Pitt. Sallard-F 14 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 Walker-C 28 4-13 0-0 2-5 9 1 2 2 0 1 10 Winn-G 26 2-6 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 6 0 4 5 Zellous-G 26 4-10 1-2 2-6 4 2 0 2 1 0 11 Stewart-G 21 0-8 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 Pitt (64) Harrison 23 2-9 1-3 1-2 1 2 1 4 1 3 6 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Lim 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Walker-C 33 6-8 0-0 6-6 13 2 0 3 1 0 18 Braxton 5 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Winn-G 35 3-12 2-6 4-6 4 2 3 5 3 4 12 Cole 26 1-5 0-0 0-0 8 3 0 1 1 1 2 Zellous-G 35 3-14 0-2 3-4 7 2 2 3 2 1 9 Scott 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Sallard-F 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 Tafen 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Stewart-F 34 4-11 3-5 2-2 4 2 4 3 0 1 13 Team 4 Harrison 15 3-9 0-3 0-0 1 2 2 2 0 1 6 Totals 200 19-66 3-10 6-15 34 17 8 18 6 11 47 Lim 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cole 28 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 3 2 1 1 2 6 Connecticut (74) Scott 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Team 3 Moore-F 23 3-6 1-3 0-0 6 4 3 4 0 2 7 Totals 200 22-64 5-16 15-18 43 16 13 19 9 11 64 McLaren-F 22 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 2 4 1 3 0 4 Charles-C 31 9-12 0-0 3-4 9 1 2 3 2 2 21 Notre Dame (53) Swanier-G 31 3-6 2-4 2-2 1 0 3 2 0 2 10 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Montgomery-G 34 6-13 1-5 2-2 1 3 3 2 0 1 15 Williamson-C 29 2-7 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 2 2 0 4 Williams 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gaines-G 25 3-9 0-0 2-4 5 5 5 3 0 3 8 Fernandes 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen-G 37 7-15 0-0 3-4 8 4 1 3 3 1 17 Gardler 10 0-4 0-1 2-2 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 Barlow-G 25 3-6 1-2 4-6 2 3 2 1 0 2 11 Houston 15 3-4 0-0 1-5 5 3 0 4 0 0 7 Schrader-G 34 2-11 0-0 0-0 7 1 5 2 0 1 4 Dixon 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 Mallory 16 1-7 0-5 1-1 3 0 0 2 0 2 3 Hunter 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 Lechlitner 21 1-6 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 5 0 0 4 Kerns 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruszewski 10 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 Team 9 D’Amico 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 30-58 4-14 10-15 47 15 15 22 6 7 74 Team 10 Totals 200 19-62 1-8 14-19 43 20 13 20 5 9 53 Halftime-UConn 44-22; FG pct. - PITT .288, UConn .517; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .300, UConn .286 FT pct. - PITT .400, UConn .667 Halftime-UND 22-21; FG pct. - PITT .344, UND .306; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .313, UND .125 FT A - ; Offi cials - Dee Kantner, Mark Zentz, Bonita Spence pct. - PITT .833, UND .737 A - ; Offi cials - Bonita Spence, Joanne Aldrich, Cameron Inouye PITT PANTHERS

Game 33 (23-10, 10-6 Big East) Game 34 (24-10, 10-6 Big East) March 22, 2008 March 24, 2008 Pitt 63 • Wyoming 58 Pitt 67 • #12 Baylor 59 Albuquerque, N.M./The Pit Albuquerque, N.M./The Pit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Shavonte Zellous scored 21 points, Sophronia ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -Pitt had just scored its biggest win in women’s bas- Sallard had 15 and Mallorie Winn hit a huge 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining to help ketball and guard Shavonte Zellous leaped on the back of big teammate Marcedes Pittsburgh beat Wyoming 63-58 on Saturday in the NCAA’s fi rst round. Walker at midcourt. Winn’s shot put Pittsburgh (23-10) ahead for good in a seesaw contest that In the game, it was Zellous who carried the Panthers into the Spokane Regional featured 12 ties and 10 lead changes. semifi nals of the NCAA tournament Monday night. “I was rushing my shots,” said Winn, who missed her fi rst four 3-point tries. “I The former track sprinter turned shooting guard scored 19 points and grabbed felt that was the fi rst good one I got off. I think people know I’m a 3-point shooter, a key late rebound to lead the No. 6 seeded Panthers to a 67-59 win over No. 3 so they know not to leave me open.” seed and former national champion Baylor. The No. 6 seeded Panthers (23-10) held on despite a sluggish performance by Pitt (24-10) is in a regional semifi nal for the fi rst time in school history. Baylor standout center Marcedes Walker, who scored 11 of her 13 points in the second (25-7) lost in the second round for the second year in a row and the difference half but was slowed by foul trouble. turned out to be Zellous and Walker. Justyna Podziemska put the Cowgirls ahead 54-53 on a 3-pointer with 4:03 The Bears were led by their frontline duo of Danielle Wilson with 15 points and remaining, but no lead held much value in this nail-biter until Winn broke free at Rachel Allison with 14. But Wilson went scoreless and without a rebound in the the other end and made a shot from the left corner. second half. Guard Angela Tisdale fi nished with 13. “They always say if you’re a shooter you keep putting it up,” Winn said. Pittsburgh’s dynamic duo simply took over the Panthers’ offense and the game Winn let it fl y, despite an 0-for-5 effort from the fl oor up to that point. in the second half. “Mallorie really has a lot of confi dence, and the team has a lot of confi dence in Walker, an intimidating 6-foot-4 center, scored 12 of her 17 points in the second her,” Pitt coach Agnus Berenato said. “She could miss 10 in a row and I guarantee half and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 5:28 left. She got the last you that if she’s open, she’s still going to shoot the next one.” two fouls in a span of less than a minute and Pitt’s 53-49 lead at the time was in From there, Pitt tightened the defense and held the Cowgirls without a fi eld jeopardy. goal for 3 1/2 minutes down the stretch. Walker, Winn and Zellous made 5-of-6 Not that Pitt coach Agnus Berenato was too worried. down the stretch from the free throw line to put it away. Zellous took the Panthers the rest of the way. She hit three free throws with Bolerjack missed a 3-point try with 1:10 remaining, and she was unable to 4:59 left after being fouled behind the arc and Pitt holding a two-point lead. She draw a foul despite contact with a defender. That possession could have gotten then outhustled a Baylor player to a loose-ball rebound with 37 seconds left and the Cowgirls within 58-57. the Panthers up 61-54. “That was a big miss,” Wyoming coach Joe Legerski said. “We miss an open A 3-pointer by Tisdale with 26.9 seconds left got the Bears within 61-57, but it 3, a big shot. We could have closed it to a 1-point game with a minute to go, then was too little too late, especially after Baylor guard Kelli Griffi n was whistled for an Pitt stepped to the line and made free throws. That’s how you close it out.” intentional foul with 24.5 seconds left. The Cowgirls got a fi nal chance after Zellous missed her only free throw in Sophronia Sallard hit both free throws off the call, and two more free throws by eight attempts with 25.7 seconds to go and Pitt leading 61-56. But Wyoming’s point guard Mallorie Winn sealed it for the Panthers. Dominique Sisk was called for an offensive foul at the other end. It was missed free throws and too many missed opportunities, not the inten- The Cowgirls had plenty of support - several thousand fans who made the tional foul that hurt the Bears, said Baylor coach Kim Mulkey. 8-hour drive from Laramie, Wyo. Until Sisk’s foul call, they raised the noise level Much more important, said Mulkey, were Zellous’ three free throws. nearly every time Wyoming made a run or a defensive stop. Mulkey also pointed to 11 missed free throws by the Bears and poor shooting at “We played very confi dently and like we had nothing to lose,” Zavecz said. the end of the fi rst half when Baylor couldn’t build on a six-point lead. Baylor was “They’re a very talented team. You could tell they’ve been in situations like that 18-of-29 from the free throw line. before. They made a big play and we couldn’t respond.” The Panthers won despite going nearly nine minutes without a fi eld goal in Pitt struggled without Walker on the fl oor. She sat 12 minutes in the fi rst half the second half. A putback basket by Taneisha Harrison with 1:57 left ended the with foul trouble, then provided a spark by scoring seven of Pitt’s fi rst nine second- drought, but Pitt had enough of a cushion after hitting its fi rst fi ve shots of the half points as the Panthers built a 39-36 lead. second half. Fortunately for the Panthers, Sallard’s 6-for-6 shooting kept them close. Baylor could get no closer than 56-53 as both teams, showing the effects of “It was huge,” Zellous said. “It helped that she was making shots while Mar- playing at mile-high altitude and the pressure of the NCAA tournament, traded cedes was on the bench and Mallorie wasn’t shooting well.” turnovers and missed free throws late in the game.

Wyoming (58) Pitt (67) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Zavecz-F 32 3-10 0-3 4-4 5 5 3 4 3 3 10 Sallard-F 33 2-5 0-0 3-4 11 4 4 3 0 1 7 Podziemska-F 38 8-17 5-12 2-2 4 2 3 5 1 3 23 Stewart-F 29 4-12 0-1 0-0 8 3 2 3 1 1 8 Vanderjagt-C 19 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 Walker-C 30 6-12 0-0 5-9 9 5 0 3 2 0 17 Bolerjack-G 36 4-11 2-8 0-0 2 1 4 1 0 1 10 Winn-G 39 3-10 2-6 4-6 5 3 2 2 2 1 12 Sisk-G 37 1-4 0-2 2-2 3 5 1 1 0 0 4 Zellous-G 34 7-13 0-0 5-9 6 3 2 1 1 1 19 Vandiver 7 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Harrison 23 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 Mordecai 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 McGuffey 19 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 Braxton 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dissen 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Cole 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carlson 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Team 6 Tafen 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 20-50 8-27 10-12 27 19 14 13 5 7 58 Team 1 Totals 200 24-59 2-8 17-28 44 25 11 12 7 5 67 Pitt (63) Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Baylor (59) Sallard-F 37 7-8 1-1 0-0 5 1 3 0 0 3 15 Player Min. FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA RB PF A TO BLK S PTS Stewart-F 27 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 Morrow-F 27 2-11 1-4 0-0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 Walker-C 26 4-8 0-0 5-6 6 3 3 2 0 0 13 Allison-F 34 3-13 1-1 7-13 9 5 3 2 0 1 14 Winn-G 38 1-6 1-5 4-4 3 2 3 0 0 2 7 Wilson-C 31 6-10 0-0 3-4 6 4 0 1 1 1 15 Zellous-G 35 7-19 0-0 7-8 5 1 2 4 1 1 21 Tisdale-G 39 4-13 3-9 2-4 2 1 4 5 0 0 13 Harrison 21 1-4 0-2 0-2 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 Griffi n-G 20 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 Cole 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 Bradley 17 2-4 0-0 2-4 5 5 1 1 1 0 6 Scott 12 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 Jones 32 0-5 0-1 4-4 9 4 2 3 1 1 4 Team 4 1 Team 7 Totals 200 22-51 2-9 17-23 35 12 13 12 2 9 63 Totals 200 18-59 5-16 18-29 43 22 12 15 3 3 59

Halftime-Tied 28-28; FG pct. - PITT .462, Wyoming .391; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .200, Wyoming Halftime-BU 28-26; FG pct. - PITT .407, BU .305; 3-pt. FG pct. - PITT .250, BU .313 FT pct. .308 FT pct. - PITT .600, Wyoming .750 - PITT .607, BU .621 A - ; Offi cials - Robert Trammell, Ray Bomeli, Angie Enlund A - ; Offi cials - June Courteau, Ron Dressander, Greg Small 2007-08 Pitt Women’s Basketball Articles NCAA Sweet 16: Berenato Savoring Unchartered Territory

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“How neat it is to see in the USA Today on the front page a picture ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It is well known that the Pitt women’s of Pitt,” Berenato said. “It is so exciting for a kid like Mallorie, a basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16 for the fi rst time in senior who, when we recruited her, we were selling a vision but not school history, but a less well-known fact is this: Agnus Berenato, much else, and it blows me away to think: ‘That’s Pitt in that picture, in almost 30 years as a coach and player -- has never been this not Tennessee, not Connecticut, not LSU -- but Pitt,’ and I can’t put far, either. into words what that means, especially for those people like Carol who have worked so hard for so long. So while it is an exciting time for the Panthers and the Pitt com- munity, it is a far more emotional time for their coach because of “I want these players to enjoy this moment. I really want them to the journey she has taken to reach this point in her fi fth season at take it all in and just relax for a day or two because this is a very fun Pitt. The Panthers punched their ticket to Spokane, Wash., Monday time in their lives. At the same time, we have a job to do and, after with a 67-59 upset victory against 12th-ranked Baylor at The Pit in taking a day off and relaxing, we’re going to get back after it and the second round of the NCAA tournament. we’re going to work hard.” But don’t think for a moment that just because the No. 6-seed- Pitt’s run is surprising considering how the team fi nished the sea- ed Panthers (24-10) and their coach are Sweet 16 rookies, they son -- losing six of eight games -- but a closer look at the stretch are going to the Spokane Region with the idea that just getting probably offers a reasonable explanation. there is good enough. Their next challenge comes Saturday night against No. 2-seed Stanford, a perennial women’s basketball pow- For one thing, four of those six losses came against teamsranked erhouse. higher than Pitt, and the other two came against Big East oppo- nents on the road. More important, Pitt center Marcedes Walker “I was very emotional after the game and even this morning, be- had injured her ankle in the loss to Rutgers and never was healthy cause it is just fi nally sinking in ...,” Berenato said. “I talked to my the rest of the way, even though she played every game. team a little bit about the fact that some people, some great people and great coaches, go their entire careers and never get to experi- But the Panthers got a week off between the end of the season and ence a Sweet 16 or a Final Four or whatever, and so this is our time the start of the Big East Tournament, and that extra time helped to seize this moment. Walker rest her ankle. She has been a much different player in the Panthers’ fi ve postseason games (three in the Big East tourna- “And I think what is funny is that these kids, they are something ment, two in the NCAA). special, because none of this really fazes them. They are all like ‘OK, let’s go play.’ They don’t really understand and appreciate the Walker made the Big East all-tournament team and scored 30 magnitude of it all yet because it is all new, and I think that is prob- points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the Panthers’ two NCAA tour- ably a good thing because to them it is just doing what they love to nament games, despite being saddled with foul trouble. do -- going to play ball -- and they are just enjoying the ride.” Another key has been Pitt’s perimeter defense as Winn, Xenia The Panthers got a little taste of their newfound fame yesterday as Stewart, Shavonte Zellous and Sophronia Sallard made life mis- they made preparations for their trip to Spokane: The Albuquerque erable for Baylor’s guards and did a good job of limiting Wyo- newspaper had a photo from their game on the front page; USA To- ming’s 3-point shooters to an 8-for-27 performance. Sallard has day had a photo of guard Mallorie Winn on its sports front; and the also emerged as a threat offensively, and freshmen Shayla Scott, Pitt players found plenty of well-wishers and new fans around town a Gateway graduate, Chelsea Cole and Taneisha Harrison have -- from shuttle drivers to police offi cers and restaurant staff. contributed, as well. There also was a group of University of New Mexico fans -- easily “You don’t advance or get this far if you don’t have a lot of good identifi able because they were wearing red -- at the game Monday players who work hard and who play hard and who want to suc- who were cheering loudly for the Panthers, including the school’s ceed,” Berenato said. “And that’s what we have here, and every- staple chant of “P-I-T-T, let’s go, Pitt.” one has contributed something and they’re hungry for more. I think once you get a taste of it, you just want more, and that’s where In fact, at the team’s brunch yesterday, the restaurant manager we’re at: We want more, we want this feeling to continue but we approached Berenato and told her: “I think what you guys did last have a lot of work to make sure we give ourselves a chance to night was wonderful. You have a lot of new fans here and you’ve make it happen.” become our new favorite team. Now go give ‘em heck.”

Berenato and Carol Sprague, the longtime Pitt senior associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator affectionately known as “coach Chief” to the team because of her tireless efforts to help bring the program to where it is today, just looked at each other and smiled, as if to say, “These are the kinds of things that so many people have worked so hard to make happen.” Pitt Women Living Out Berenato’s Vision

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 change the perception of Pitt.

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “I think people looked at the fi rst year we went to the WNIT as lucky, then last year that we went to the NCAA was because we hosted it,” Berenato said, noting that this season’s six-week stay in the national rankings ended after four losses in fi ve games. “This year, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As she realized in the fi nal seconds that you saw how quickly how everyone turned when we went through Pitt was going to beat 12th-ranked Baylor and advance to the a tough road. NCAA Sweet 16 for the fi rst time, Agnus Berenato took in the sur- real scene at The Pit. “(This) was huge because we beat Baylor. Baylor has a huge rep- utation. (Coach) Kim Mulkey won a national championship three The Pitt women’s basketball coach saw former Panthers great Deb- years ago. This now gives us reason to say, ‘You know what? We bie Lewis celebrating in the aisles, wearing the bright white smile of have a program now.’ a dentist who followed her instincts and traveled cross-country to witness the moment. “We’ve added to the resume, I guess.” Berenato watched the players from her fi rst recruiting class jump ------up and down in anticipation of the fi nal horn, as sixth-year senior Five to remember Mallorie Winn made a free throw with three seconds left to seal the The Pitt women’s basketball program has recorded some of its big- 67-59 victory Monday night. gest wins this season, beating four top-25 teams en route to the Sweet 16. Here is a look at fi ve of the Panthers’ biggest victories: There they were, bonded by blind faith, those who believed in Date Opponent Score Berenato and her vision that Pitt would achieve national promi- 03/09/08 No. 9 Notre Dame* 64-53 nence. Then, amid the euphoria of the locker room, Berenato no- 12/14/08 No. 11 Penn State 92-88 ticed someone was missing. 03/24/08 No. 12 Baylor** 67-59 02/26/08 No. 13 West Virginia 77-75 (OT) Where, she asked, is Coach Chief? 01/06/08 No. 15 at DePaul 97-68 The Panthers joked that Pitt senior associate athletic director Carol * -- Big East Tournament in Hartford, Conn. Sprague was sneaking a victory smoke. Instead, Sprague was off ** -- NCAA Tournament in Albuquerque, N.M. looking for a Pitt fan - a young girl who attends its summer camps and dreams of playing for the Panthers had recently moved here Onward and upward - so she could be part of the postgame party. The Pitt women’s basketball program has made continuous post- season progress in each of Agnus Berenato’s fi ve seasons as the With the past and present of Pitt women’s basketball converging in Panthers’ coach: celebration, Sprague was thinking about the Panthers’ future, one that has never looked so bright. Season Record Postseason 2003-04 6-20 Not invited to Big East tourney A ‘defi ning’ game 2004-05 13-15 Lost in Big East second round 2005-06 22-11 Reached WNIT semifi nals After 34 years in athletic administration and coaching, including 2006-07 24-9* Earned fi rst NCAA berth fi ve on the NCAA women’s basketball committee, Sprague is the 2007-08 24-10* First trip to NCAA Sweet 16 sage of Pitt women’s athletics and was thrilled to see the Panthers reach the Sweet 16. * -- school record for victories “We’ve always had a tradition of great players, but not great teams,” ------Sprague said, “and I think that everybody that played before is a part of this, but there is no doubt when you make history it’s a turn- Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson emphasized the signifi cance ing point.” of the Panthers becoming not only a competitive program in the Big East, which has produced fi ve NCAA champions and a na- Berenato has emphasized the importance of every fi rst during her tional runner-up since 2000, but also a major player on the national fi ve-year tenure at Pitt, from reaching the WNIT semifi nals in 2006 stage. to earning the program’s fi rst NCAA Tournament berth last year to winning its fi rst NCAA tourney game over James Madison at Pe- “I think we’ve made tremendous strides in our conference,” Peder- tersen Events Center. son said, “but sometimes you almost have to go to the NCAA Tour- nament and show how you compare to the rest of the nation before But, deep down, she knows there are doubters who downplay ev- everybody says, ‘Wow, they’re really on the right track here.’ ery achievement as insignifi cant in the greater scope of the game. No matter how hard her staff worked, when it came to women’s “This was one of those defi ning games for our program.” basketball, Pitt was still Pitt. The Panthers did it on the road, two time zones away, against a Beating four nationally ranked teams, including a Baylor program Wyoming team that was familiar with the fl oor of its Mountain West three seasons removed from a national championship, could Conference opponent and against a third-seeded Baylor team that Pitt Women Living Out Berenato’s Vision (cont.) was ranked as high as fi fth this season.

“We solidifi ed to the fans of the country and the fans of Pittsburgh that we’re legitimate,” Sprague said. “We’re in the toughest con- ference in the country, and people still say to me, ‘Oh, you lost to Connecticut by 20. Call me when you’re good.’ This verifi ed that we’re good.”

Selling a dream

Berenato doesn’t want Pitt to be good. She wants the Panthers to win a national championship and isn’t shy about saying so.

Lewis, the school’s No. 3 career scorer and all-time assists leader, is a highly successful coach at Schenley High School who believes the Panthers needed a powerful personality to put the program on the national map.

“It would take a strong coach, a sincere coach, a dedicated coach, a non-selfi sh coach like her, somebody who has the personality to go inside your living room and convince you and your daughter that Pitt is the right place for her,” Lewis said. “She did that. She went into the living rooms of those young ladies and their parents and said, ‘I have a dream, and if you guys come and play with me and follow my instruction, I can take you places.’

“And it worked out.”

That was the vision Berenato sold to seniors Karlyle Lim and Mar- cedes Walker and redshirt junior Shavonte Zellous fi ve years ago. Of course, Berenato’s fi rst Pitt team won six games and didn’t qual- ify for the Big East Tournament.

Now, Berenato has sweetened her sales pitch.

“For the program, it’s paramount,” said Winn, who transferred from Georgia Tech. “As a recruit, that’s all you need to hear. It’s going to help immensely with recruiting and bring a lot of respect to the basketball program.”

The respect has come with three consecutive 20-win seasons and four victories over nationally ranked opponents this season. It has come with the fi rst NCAA Tournament win last year, the fi rst NCAA tourney road wins this year and the fi rst trip to the Sweet 16.

“I think it’s a special time in the history of the University of Pitts- burgh and, particularly, for Pitt basketball,” Pederson said. “Agnus has built it, and she’s built it in the right way. That’s when you know you’re going to have a sustained, long-term, great program.”

The Panthers (24-10) will try to sustain their success Saturday when they play No. 2 seed Stanford (32-3) in the NCAA regional round in Spokane, Wash. For now, Pitt is enjoying the moment like never before.

“It’s never been said before,” Lewis said. “This was the fi rst year, watching them all year long, that I said, ‘This team has a chance.’ They’ve got leadership and wonderful coaches. There’s no telling what’s going to happen when they get to Spokane, but this is his- tory within itself.” High Times For Berenato, Pitt

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

By Mechelle Voepel , ESPN.com

Agnus Berenato never really had many lucky breaks when she coached at Georgia Tech. Actually, I might even say she had none.

She’d get a decent group of players together, but then the Yellow Jackets would have injuries. Other programs in the ACC were just too hard to beat, let alone beat consistently. It seemed like she was swimming upstream all the time.

When Berenato left for Pittsburgh in 2003, it wasn’t like she was jumping into something easier. The Panthers had never been to the NCAA tournament. The Big East had a giant like UConn, and it was clearly getting stronger as a conference.

But one thing Berenato has always had is a positive attitude. And no coach is better at making the media feel like our jobs actually matter than Berenato, who never fails to thank everybody every time they show up for a game.

So you can’t help but feel really good for Berenato and her Pan- thers making the program’s fi rst Sweet 16 -- and doing it against the odds. Pittsburgh had to face Wyoming in Albuquerque, N.M., in the fi rst round. That’s a familiar court for the Cowgirls of the Moun- tain West Conference, and Wyoming is a good team. Pittsburgh survived that game, though, 63-58, and then had to face a Bay- lor program that is just three years removed from being national champion.

This hasn’t been an easy season for Baylor, either, though. Last year, Baylor had to play its second-round game in Raleigh, N.C., against sentimental favorite NC State and lost that game.

Bernice Mosby was that team’s star -- it was her one season for Baylor after transferring from Florida -- and went on to the WNBA. Then coach Kim Mulkey removed guard Latara Darrett from the team before this season for disciplinary reasons. Baylor lost guard Jhasmin Player -- who provided 12 points a game and was the team’s emotional leader -- to a knee injury on Feb. 2. Mulkey in- sisted nothing changed in terms of her group’s goals, but the reality was Baylor just wasn’t the same team it might have been if circum- stances had been different.

However, that’s not to diminish a big night for Pittsburgh. Beating Baylor 67-59 is still a huge accomplishment for the school and for the Big East. The Panthers have to face red-hot Stanford in Spo- kane next, but Pittsburgh can worry about that in a day or so.

For a little while, Berenato and her players need to enjoy what they’ve done. Pitt Women Win Their First Trip To The Sweet 16

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 pens from here on in, this memory for me -- watching Pitt win like this -- will last forever. And young girls and players now can look at By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pitt and know they don’t need to go anywhere else to play big-time basketball. This was something special.”

Ms. Walker, Ms. Winn and Ms. Lim weren’t the only people Ms. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Five years ago, Pitt women’s basketball Berenato sold her dream to in 2003; she won over Pitt’s athletic coach Agnus Berenato went into the West Philadelphia house of a administration as well. And it didn’t take long for her to take the highly recruited star post player from University City High School university community by storm. named Marcedes Walker and sold her on a dream. Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, in fact, has become one of the That dream was simple: If Ms. Walker came to the University of Pitts- team’s biggest fans and he said a lot of it has to do with the fact that burgh -- a program that hadn’t had a winning season in fi ve years every time they take the court, they make the university proud. He and had never been to the NCAA tournament -- instead of one of the said he never doubted that Ms. Berenato would get the job done; high-profi le programs like Rutgers that was recruiting her, Ms. Bere- he just didn’t think it would happen this fast. nato would make her a star and together they’d turn the Panthers into one of the best women’s programs in the country. “I really don’t think that any of us had any idea this program would be built this fast,” Mr. Nordenberg said last night via telephone. Ms. Berenato sold two other players that year -- Mallorie Winn and “This was a great night for Pitt, but on a grander scale it was also Karlyle Lim -- on the same dream and began to build a program. a great night for women’s sports in Pittsburgh. And it is more than By year three, she had the Panthers in the WNIT; in year four, she just the fact that this team has good basketball players -- these are had them in the NCAA tournament for the fi rst time. good students, they are role models and they play with a lot of pas- sion. They will be celebrated and deservedly so. And that dream came one step closer to reality last night when the Panthers upset Baylor, 67-59, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the “I think that I have learned a lot and we all can learn a lot from fi rst time in school history. It is the kind of victory that Ms. Berenato watching Agnus build this program over the past fi ve years.” called a “program-changer” and one that left no doubt that the Pan- thers have arrived as a major player. Although the victory was a big one from historical perspective -- consider, last year was the fi rst year the Panthers had ever been “One of our basketball alumni, Debbie Lewis, came up to me after to the NCAA tournament -- it got an added boost from the fact that the game and gave me a big hug and told me ‘I’ve been waiting the Panthers knocked off a perennial powerhouse in women’s bas- for this for 25 years,’ “ Ms. Berenato said. “These kids on this team ketball -- Baylor. aren’t that old to remember, and I want them to enjoy this right now. Just three years ago the Lady Bears won the national champion- ship, they had been to the Sweet 16 three out of the last four years “We are just delighted, we showed tremendous heart and soul, the and they are coached by one of the profession’s biggest stars -- heart of a lion and I’m just really proud of these girls and especially Kim Mulkey. By beating them, the Panthers proved they can com- our seniors, Mallorie Winn, Marcedes Walker and Karlyle Lim, for pete with the elite programs and in many ways validated that this all of the sacrifi ces they’ve made and all of the struggles they’ve two-year run is more than just a fl uke. been through to make this moment possible. Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said that he expects many “What those three have done for this program, they’ve changed it more nights like last night because he’s been around a lot of big- forever.” time programs and clearly Ms. Berenato has built the Panthers, who have won 20 or more games for three years in a row -- another Ms. Lewis, who is a dentist and the head girls’ basketball coach fi rst -- into one. at Pittsburgh Schenley High School, didn’t decide to make the trip to Albuquerque until last Wednesday but felt there was something “Agnus has never been afraid to say she’s going to win a national special about this team and felt they’d do something special this championship some day, and that’s the kind of coach I want at ev- past weekend. It took everything in her power not to shed a few ery program here at Pitt,” Mr. Pederson said. “She’s never backed tears, and by the end of the game, she wore an ear-to-ear smile, down from that but she has built this program, slowly, steadily and one that she said won’t go away any time soon. made into a program -- not just a good team, a program that is built for the long haul. “This was it, for all of us who have been around this program since the beginning, this is something special,” Ms. Lewis said. “For “There were probably a lot of people who told her not to take this years and years, we’ve taken a back seat to programs like Penn job when she did because of the shape that it was in, but she’s State and watched local kids go elsewhere -- but it doesn’t get any been a believer and she’s inspired us all and proven that you can bigger than this, the Sweet 16 and it is Pitt going there. Agnus has reach incredible heights if you get good people and you have a built this program to the point where it is something that will put a good plan.” spotlight on women’s basketball in our area for a long time.

“When I go home, I can’t wait to talk to all of the players from my era and many friends I have who played at Pitt over the years, this is something we’ll talk about for ages. It doesn’t matter what hap- Panthers Not Washed Out; Pitt Women Heading For Spokane

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 “Baylor’s got a great program, one of the best in the country,” Bere- nato said. “But I think what helped was that our team being from the By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette east, I don’t know if our team really understands how great they are and they weren’t intimidated by seeing that name on the uniform like they would had it been a Connecticut or a Tennessee. We as coaches, we know, we’re educated about Baylor, but they aren’t ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Pitt women’s basketball coach Agnus and they just went out and played. Berenato needed only six words to summarize what the Panthers had just accomplished. “That team is one that is always in the Sweet 16 and has been to the Final Four -- but everything that goes around, comes around “We’re going to the Sweet 16,” Berenato said with a smile that was and now it is our turn.” a mile wide after her team had just put the fi nishing touches on a 67-59 upset against Baylor in an NCAA tournament second-round As Walker said, the Panthers came out in the second half and con- game at The Pit. Pitt will next play either No. 2 seed Stanford or tinued to play their rugged style of physical defense and built an- No. 7 seed UTEP Saturday at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena other lead. in Spokane, Wash. Pitt opened the second half with a 26-13 run to take a 52-41 advan- And while big wins and dramatic victories often illicit some form tage with 10:08 to play on a three-point play by Walker. of hyperbole, there is no denying that Berenato is right when she called this one the biggest victory in program history. It has to be -- The run occurred mostly because the Panthers’ defense began to the Sweet 16 is a place in which the Panthers have never been. wear on the Lady Bears and forced them into mistakes, and also because they began attacking the basket with Walker and wing “Losing was not going to be an option, we were not going to be Shavonte Zellous, who fi nished with a game-high 19 points. The denied,” Berenato said. “This was about a team that had the heart Panthers continued to pick up fouls, but it didn’t seem to slow them of a lion, they played so hard and they played so well against a down as Berenato used her bench to try and take advantage of tremendous, tremendous team in Baylor.” their depth -- and the Lady Bears’ lack of it. The Panthers (24-10) entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed in Baylor has only eight scholarship players and only seven actually the Spokane Region and were considered big underdogs to Baylor play, and this played a role because it seemed to run out of gas (25-7), which was ranked 12th, the No. 3 seed and had been to the just about the time it seemed like it were going to take control of Sweet 16 in three of the past four years -- and had won the 2005 the game. national championship. The Bears came storming back with a 10-1 lead to pull to within But early in the game it was clear that the Panthers’ physical de- 53-51 on two free throws from Melissa Jones with 5:28 to play. The fense was going to cause many problems for the Lady Bears. foul was signifi cant because it was Walker’s fi fth. The Panthers came out pressuring the Lady Bears and forced sev- “When I went out it was tough but Shavonte came to me and said, eral early turnovers while building an early 15-7 lead. The Panthers ‘Don’t worry big girl, we got this,’” Walker said. “And I knew we’d had picked up some early fouls, however, but it seemed like a good win. My freshman year, if I went out, we were done, but we have a trade-off because they had thrown the Lady Bears’ offense out of great team, this is a great team with a lot of good players and we rhythm. can win even if I’m in foul trouble.” But Baylor responded and used 3-pointers to get back into the Baylor shot just 18 for 59 from the fi eld (30.5 percent) and turned game and took its fi rst lead at 18-17 on a 3 by Angela Tisdale with the ball over 15 times. 7:59 to play in the half. The two teams kept it close until the half, but the Lady Bears led, 28-26, going to the locker room.

“All the time we felt like we were better and it was frustrating that were down at the half,” said Pitt center Marcedes Walker, who had 17 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 5:28 to play. “We knew we could win the game and we just wanted to come out and run our game plan. We started to do that in the second half and we got back to our inside-outside game, and we also got the key stops that we needed to start building a lead.”

Berenato said a big reason the Panthers won last night was simple -- they weren’t intimidated by the Lady Bears and their tradition and they took control of the game instead of reacting to what Baylor did.

She said the plan was simple -- play 40 minutes of tough defense, rebound and play without fear. Pitt Women Stun Baylor, Advance To Sweet 16

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

ALBUQUERQUE -- When the dream was sold to Marcedes Walker, They did endure a drought of 8:10 between fi eld goals before fresh- the promise was made that Pitt would build a successful women’s man guard Taneisha Harrison grabbed a Zellous miss and scored basketball program around her with a talented supporting cast. with 1:58 left for a 58-53 edge. With their star center fouled out, the Panthers pulled off a stunning Pitt also got 12 points from sixth-year senior Mallorie Winn, who 67-59 upset of 12th-ranked Baylor in the NCAA Tournament sec- held Baylor senior point guard Angela Tisdale to 13 points, 3.5 be- ond round Monday night at The Pit to advance to the Sweet 16 for low her average. Tisdale made a 3-pointer to cut it to 61-57 with the fi rst time in school history. 26.9 seconds remaining, but on the ensuing inbounds play Baylor’s Kelli Griffi n was called for an intentional foul on Sallard, who made Sixth-seeded Pitt (24-10) advances to the regional round in Spo- both free throws for a six-point edge with 24.5 seconds left. kane, Wash., where it will play No. 2 seed Stanford (31-3) on Sat- urday. Baylor was forced to foul, and in the fi nal seconds the Panthers’ small following started a chant never before heard associated with It was Pitt’s fourth victory this season over a nationally ranked team Pitt women’s basketball: Sweet 16! - third-seeeded Baylor (25-7) was ranked as high as No. 5 this sea- son - and perhaps the biggest in the program’s history. “You saw the heart of a lion out there. You saw a team that was not going to be denied,” Berenato said. “Losing was not an option for “This is defi nitely a ‘program-changer’ win,” Pitt coach Agnus Bere- us. We were going to the Sweet 16.” nato said. “Slowly, we’re making some impacts. Everybody else be- sides the Big East will say, ‘Pitt is really paying attention to women’s basketball and will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.’ “

The Panthers overcame a 28-26 halftime defi cit to take an 11-point second-half lead on Walker’s three-point play with 10:08 remain- ing. But Baylor (25-7), the 2005 national champions, rallied to trim it to 53-51 after Walker picked up her fi fth personal foul with 5:28 remaining.

“When I got my fi fth foul, Shavonte (Zellous) grabbed me and said, ‘I got you, Big Girl. I got you,’ “ said Walker, who fi nished with 17 points and nine rebounds. “Before, when I got my fi fth foul, we were done.”

Zellous, a fi rst-team All-Big East junior guard, fi nished with a game- high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-9 free throws. She made a pivotal play by drawing a foul by Jessika Bradley on a 3-point attempt and making all three free throws for a 56-51 lead with 4:59 remaining.

“That was a huge, critical moment in the game, to make that kind of call with one second on the shot clock,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “I didn’t see the girl fall, didn’t see anything. I mean, didn’t the ball hit the rim or backboard?”

Baylor would get no closer. The Lady Bears overcame a slow start, thanks to the play of 6-3 sophomore Danielle Wilson, who had 15 points and six rebounds, and 7-of-11 foul shooting in the fi rst half.

Pitt endured foul trouble in both halves, picking up 12 personals in the fi rst half and 25 for the game. The Panthers kept it close, then used a 14-7 run to start the second half to take control of the game.

Sophronia Sallard (seven points, 11 rebounds) gave Pitt the go- ahead points on a 15-foot jumper for a 30-28 lead with 18:27 re- maining, and the Panthers never trailed again. Baylor Up Next For Pitt Women

Monday, March 25, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Baylor won 20 of its fi rst 21 games -- the only loss came Dec. 22 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Agnus Berenato has attended every at Stanford -- and was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally before NCAA women’s basketball Final Four since its inception in 1982. junior guard Jhasmin Player suffered a season-ending knee injury against Kansas State on Feb. 2. So, it’s no coincidence the Pitt coach remembers watching Baylor coach Kim Mulkey. Since then, the Lady Bears have lost fi ve of their past 10 games and reduced their rotation to seven players. Four of them average Mulkey was an All-American point guard at Louisiana Tech when it double fi gures, and Player would have been a fi fth. played in four Final Fours and won two national championships in the early 1980s. In 15 seasons as an assistant coach at her alma Mulkey noted that the last team to have all fi ve starters score in mater, Mulkey also was associated with seven other Final Four double digits reached the Final Four, and she was an assistant for teams, including the 1988 national champion and two runners-up. that Louisiana Tech team. After taking over at Baylor in 2000, Mulkey needed only fi ve years Stopping Tisdale will be a top priority for Pitt, especially after the to lead the Lady Bears to a national title. Panthers watched her score a game-high 26 points, with six assists and no turnovers, in Baylor’s 88-67, fi rst-round win over Fresno Yet she downplayed its signifi cance as an edge for No. 3 Baylor State. (25-6) against No. 6 Pitt (23-10) in the Spokane Region second round at 7 tonight at The Pit, even though the Panthers never have Although apprehensive to reveal the defensive game plan, Bere- advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. nato indicated that 5-11 sixth-year senior Mallorie Winn is up to the challenge of guarding Tisdale. “I don’t think that being in the NCAA Tournament before gives you an advantage. There’s too many good coaches today, too many “Mallorie is really long and lean,” Berenato said. “Mal’s really good good teams, too many good players,” said Mulkey, the fi rst person, at keeping people in front of her. She’s deceivingly quick.” man or woman, in NCAA history to win national titles as a player, assistant and head coach. “I think the team that plays the best is Despite her small stature, Tisdale is deceivingly dangerous, par- going to win. The team that makes the plays wins. ticularly in big games. She made a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in a 59-56 victory over No. 13 Texas A&M, scored a career-high “I’ve never been one to think that inexperience in the NCAA Tour- 35 points in an 84-73 victory at No. 11 Oklahoma and made the nament keeps you from advancing. I didn’t think that when we got game-winning shot with 19 seconds left in a 61-60 victory over No. in the fi rst time, and I don’t think that now that we’ve won national 25 Texas. championships and Sweet Sixteens.” “She’s been our little workhorse and our leader out there,” said One point Mulkey won’t argue is the signifi cance of a precocious Mulkey, “and we’re just going to keep riding her as far as she can point guard, and Baylor has one in Angela Tisdale. The 5-foot-7 se- take us.” nior, the lone holdover from the 2005 national championship team, leads the Lady Bears in scoring (16.5), assists (3.3), steals (1.6) and 3-pointers (60) and was named to the All-Big 12 Conference’s fi rst team.

Thus, the smallest player on the court could have the biggest im- pact on a Big East-Big 12 battle.

Not only does Tisdale have more than 1,000 career points (1,360), she also owns the school record for assists, and the Lady Bears are 110-24 in Tisdale’s four seasons.

“She is short, but she’s quick,” Berenato said. “She’s absolutely the glue to their team.”

Make that the super glue. Pitt Women Faces A Tougher Challenge

Monday, March 24, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Lady Techsters were also known for their up-tempo style of ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Pitt’s fi rst opponent in the NCAA wom- basketball and pressure defense, so it is no surprise that the transi- en’s basketball tournament, Wyoming, played a deliberate and pa- tion game is a staple of the Lady Bears, who won the 2005 national tient brand of basketball that took the Panthers out of their comfort championship. zone. The Lady Bears not only play fast and physical, like their coach, Although they were able to defeat the Cowgirls, 63-58, the Pan- they are relentless and intense on both ends of the court. thers admitted it isn’t much fun to play against teams that play that style. Mulkey, like Berenato, is hoping that because the two teams are used to playing physical games in their conferences that they’ll be That’s why even though their next opponent -- Baylor, which fi n- assigned an offi ciating crew that allows them to play. She said the ished second in the Big 12 and was ranked No. 12 in the fi nal As- Panthers will present some matchup problems on the perimeter for sociated Press poll -- is a more talented team than Wyoming, the the Lady Bears because their guards are tall and athletic but she Panthers are excited about the matchup. The Lady Bears play just expects the game to be played at a high level and at a fast pace. like Pitt. “You come from our league where it is basically ‘no blood, no foul’ The two teams will face each other at 7 tonight at The Pit with a trip and then get to the tournament and games are offi ciated differently to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 on the line. Baylor (25-6) is the sometimes,” Mulkey said. “We’re used to physical play and then No. 3 seed in the Spokane Region, while Pitt is No. 6. The winner even the other night [in the Bears fi rst round win against Fresno will advance to play next weekend in Spokane, Wash., against the State], there were some calls where in the Big 12, they don’t make winner of tonight’s game between No. 2 seed Stanford (31-3) and those kinds of calls, they just let the players play.” No. 7 UTEP (28-3). Baylor’s leading scorer is point guard Angela Tisdale (16.5 ppg), Baylor, like Pitt, is athletic and physical and uses a pressure de- but she is also the team’s emotional leader and a feisty defender fense to try to force a faster pace. who will pressure Pitt’s guards relentlessly. She is small -- 5-feet- 7 as opposed to Pitt point guard Mallorie Winn, who is 5-11 -- but In other words, they are like most Big East teams and that means she is quick and she plays strong so the Panthers will have their the Panthers will be able to play their game. hands full. “We’re really excited to play Baylor, we really respect them and Walker said Pitt will have to play its best defensive game of the the way they play,” Pitt coach Angus Berenato said. “You look at season to stop the Lady Bears, and especially Tisdale. She added them, they are similar to us in a lot of ways, they play a traditional the outcome will likely depend on which teams plays with the most outside-inside game, they want to push the ball like we do, maybe energy and intensity even more. “[Tisdale] is really quick,” Walker said. “We’re not sure who is going “You watch them and they rebound and run, so transition defense to stick her yet, but I know we better get back on defense on the is important. But unlike a team like Wyoming, what you see is ex- transition game and stop the ball. And that is going to be a team actly what you are going to get. effort, stopping the ball.” “Wyoming wanted to slow the game way down, and every posses- sion they ran through that motion offense and you had to guard them. Sometimes you wouldn’t know who was who and who was going to end up with the ball, and that wasn’t fun. This game will come down to talented athletes making plays.”

Pitt center Marcedes Walker said: “It is going to be just like a Big East game. I’ve watched Baylor a lot on TV and they will play real physical and that’s how it is day in and day out in the Big East. So I am looking forward to it because they play our style of basketball.”

Not surprisingly, the Lady Bears, like many teams, are a refl ection of their coaches’ personalities. Kim Mulkey was an intense, hard- nosed point guard who led Louisiana Tech to two national champi- onships (AIAW in 1981, NCAA in 1982) and four Final Fours (three NCAA, one AIAW) in her career from 1980-84. ESPN.com Player of the Day

Saturday, March 22, 2008

By Graham Hays , ESPN.com

Playing as the favorite against a Mountain West Conference under- dog in an MWC town, sixth-seeded Pittsburgh needed something extra to get past No. 11 Wyoming. And the Panthers got just that when their fi fth woman trumped the sixth man in Albuquerque.

Shavonte Zellous got her 21 points, but redshirt sophomore Soph- ronia Sallard offered arguably the most important 15 points of the game in Pitt’s 63-58 win.

It’s inarguable that Sallard offered the day’s most compelling line.

Days before the start of the season, and just fi ve days after be- ing diagnosed, Sallard’s mother died from breast cancer. As Paul Zeise recounted in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, that left Sallard to carry a heavy burden with a heavy heart as the oldest of Deborah Sallard’s seven children.

Her limited production on the basketball court -- she averaged just 2.3 points in 10.2 minutes in Pitt’s fi rst 32 games -- is insignifi cant in that context. But her production Saturday afternoon was hardly insignifi cant to her teammates. Last Ride

Sunday, March 23, 2008

By David Watson, Boomerang Sports Writer Laramie, Wyoming

But Walker and Panther guard Shavonte Zellous would not be kept ALBUQUERUE, N.M. — It could have gone either way, and it all silent for long. They both came alive in the second half with Walker came down to which team made the deciding play down the stretch working the paint for 11 points and Zellous (18.0 ppg) driving the in a 63-58 Pittsburgh Panther victory over the Wyoming Cowgirls lane for short jumpers and layups to add 13 points. on Saturday afternoon in the fi rst round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament at The Pit. “I knew that Walker was going to be back in and come in rest- ed. She was a force in the game in the fi rst two and half minutes. The sixth-seeded Panthers of the Big East Conference and the We had to get a quick timeout and then raise our intensity level,” 11th-seeded Cowgirls of the Mountain West Conference were Legerski said. “When you have the ability to score on the inside and locked in a seesaw battle from the start. After fi ve ties and eight then surround that with Zellous or Winn, it will put a lot of pressure lead changes, the outcome of elimination hung in the balance in on the defense because you cannot worry about doubling down the fi nal 2½ minutes. to take away one player because they will hurt you somewhere else. Pittsburgh is very talented and can beat you from a number The Cowgirls (24-7 overall) were clinging to a 54-53 lead after of spots on the fl oor.” senior forward Justyna Podziemska converted her fi fth trey of the contest. With 2:27 on the clock, the Panthers took back the Wyoming stayed step for step with Pittsburgh in the second half lead when senior guard Mallorie Winn hit her fi rst 3-pointer in fi ve by virtue of a half-court motion offense and coming up with defen- chances, and Pittsburgh senior center Marcedes Walker added two sive stops. The Cowgirls were patient on offense and made the free throws to bump the Panther (23-10) lead to 58-54. The bucket Panthers defend for the full duration, sometimes scoring with just by Winn put her over 1,000 points for her career. seconds left on the shot clock.

But with plenty of time left on the game clock (1:10), Wyoming se- “They are a very, very discipline team in making the extra pass. We nior guard Jodi Bolerjack had an open shot from beyond the arc on were always chasing them, and when we did that, they would end the left baseline. She took it, and the ball clanged off the rim short. up getting the open three,” Pittsburgh head coach Agnus Berenato Wyoming was then forced to foul and the Panthers converted 7 of said. “… There was a sense of frustration, and that is because of 10 free throws to ice the win. tremendous discipline. Joe does a great job and is a great protégé of Elaine Elliott of Utah. Wyoming runs that offense really well. “I couldn’t have asked for anything more,” Wyoming head coach Joe Legerski said. “What we talk about in our program is to go out “Because of the schedule we had this year of playing so many for four minute segments and try to win as many of those as pos- different types of teams, if we would have come out and played sible. We had a chance in the last minute of the ball game, and them without seeing that style before, it would have been a dif- sometimes you make shots, sometimes you don’t. Pittsburgh got a ferent game. The teams that run that frustrating offense are also big shot from Winn. We had a couple of good looks at the basket; highly successful.” the ball didn’t go down and we had to put them to the free-throw line. But I was very proud of the way our team stepped up and I Zellous fi nished with 21 points and Walker totaled 13 points as the thought it was a heck of a basketball game. Panthers shot 43.1 percent (22 of 51) for the game. Pittsburgh was also just 2 of 9 from 3-point range, and out rebounded the Cowgirls, “If Jodi’s shot goes down, then we are within one point and we 35-27. could play the possessions out. But I would take my chances with Jodi. If you give her another look in the corner, we would take that In addition to Podziemska, the Cowgirls also got 10 points each chance again.” from Bolerjack and senior forward Hanna Zavecz as they shot 40 percent (20 of 50) from the fi eld. Wyoming was also 8 of 27 from The Panthers also got a big lift from sophomore guard/forward behind the 3-point line. Sophronia Sallard (2.3 ppg) when she scored 13 of her career-high 15 points in the fi rst half while Walker (13.9 ppg) was playing only “We were really confi dent as a team,” Podziemska said. “We talked eight minutes due to foul trouble. before the game on having that confi dence and to shoot like we had nothing to lose. We just went out there and competed for 40 “I thought Sallard stepped up for them,” Legerski said. “When you minutes and gave each other our hearts on the court. get to this point, it is never about one player in the NCAA Tourna- ment. Sallard really came through by going 7 for 8 in fi eld goals and “Every game comes down to the last four minutes and they made really stepping up when Walker went to the bench. Like our team, more plays than we did. When Winn made the 3-pointer and we Pittsburgh is more than just one or two people. You do have your couldn’t respond to it, it tipped the game to their favor. We still tried stars, but everyone has to step up.” and played hard to the end.”

Doing the same for Wyoming was Podziemska, who scored 10 of her game-high 23 points to help keep the game a 28-28 draw at the halftime break. No. 6 Seed Pitt Women Head West To “The Pit”

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Last year the Pitt women’s basketball team didn’t have to The fact that they received a better seed means their road to travel to get to the NCAA tournament because the school the Sweet 16 is a little more manageable as they would most was one of eight sites to play host to the fi rst and second likely have to face No. 3 seed Baylor (24-6) in the second rounds. And while the players were excited to have the round, as opposed to facing one of the four No. 1 seeds. chance to participate in the tournament, many were a little disappointed that they didn’t get to travel and experience Although the Panthers got a good seed, they will certainly that part of the fun of March Madness. have their hands full with Wyoming, which spent much of the season ranked in the Top 25. That experience of traveling will certainly come this year for the Panthers as they found out last night they are headed The Cowgirls compete in the Mountain West Conference to The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. The Panthers (22-10), who but proved they could beat quality teams from bigger confer- are the No. 6 seed in the Spokane (Wash.) regional, will play ences as they notched wins against Kansas State and on Saturday against No. 11 seed Wyoming (24-6) at about 4:30 the road against Wisconsin and Iowa. p.m. Their leading scorer is Hanna Zavecz (13.9 ppg) and they But Pitt is not the only local team headed to The Pit as the are an excellent defensive team as they limit opponents to West Virginia Mountaineers (24-7) are the No. 5 seed in the only 53.1 points per game. same regional and will play Saturday at 8:30 p.m. against No. 12 seed New Mexico (20-12), which is the host team. Nationally there were very few surprises as Tennessee (Okla- The Mountaineers were hoping for a No. 4 seed but likely homa City Region), Maryland (Spokane) -- though an argu- lost it when they lost to Louisville in the semifi nals of the Big ment could be made that both Stanford and LSU deserved East tournament and the Cardinals grabbed the No. 4 seed a No. 1 seed ahead of the Terrapins -- North Carolina (New in the New Orleans regional. Orleans) and Connecticut (Greensboro, N.C.) received No. 1 seeds. The one big surprise, however, is that Rutgers was Pitt coach Agnus Berenato, however, was excited about the given the No. 2 seed in Greensboro, which means they’ll Panthers’ seed and said that the experience of traveling will likely have to go through Big East rival Connecticut to get to make this year a lot different than last year’s tournament. the Final Four.

“Who’d have thunk that fi ve years ago when we got started The Big East and Big 12 both had eight teams get in the here that we’d be a six seed,” Berenato said. “We are really fi eld, the most of any conference, while the Atlantic Coast fi red up about this opportunity. I thought last year was won- Conference got six teams and the Southeast Conference derful for us to get a chance to host, but when you are play- got fi ve. ing at home, you are here, and I don’t think the girls really got a chance to fully understand the magnitude of playing in the NCAA tournament, and I think getting on a plane and fl ying somewhere to play is part of the excitement because it is a national tournament.

“I just feel really excited for our team. There has been a lot of hard work [to] go into this, and I’m happy for my staff and for this team and especially for our three seniors.”

This is the Panthers’ second consecutive NCAA berth -- and only the second in school history. Last season they were a No. 8 seed and after winning their fi rst-round game against James Madison had to play No. 1 seed (and eventual na- tional champion) Tennessee, which is where their season ended. Pitt Women Get No. 6 Seed, Draw Wyoming

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 play against host New Mexico, the No. 12 seed, at 8:30 p.m. Friday. By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The Pitt-Wyoming game was the fourth-to-last matchup an- nounced on ESPN’s live televised selection show. That left Pitt players let out a shriek Monday night when they fi nally the Panthers anxious about their fate, even though they had learned their NCAA Tournament seed, which took longer but locked up a berth by clinching a third consecutive 20-win was higher than anticipated. season and reaching the Big East tourney semifi nals.

The Panthers (22-10) earned their second consecutive The Panthers were one of eight Big East teams invited. NCAA berth, drawing a No. 6 seed and a fi rst-round game against No. 11 Wyoming (24-6) at approximately 4 p.m. Sat- “I was getting scared,” Pitt senior center Marcedes Walker urday at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. said. “I kept playing with my teammates, ‘Are we going?’ It was nerve-wracking, waiting for our names to get called until They will play in the Spokane region, with the winner play- the last bracket. As long as we got in, that’s all right.” ing either No. 3 Baylor (24-6) or Fresno State (22-10) on Monday. Last year, Pitt played host to the sub-regional at The wait was even more excruciating for Pitt’s opponent, Petersen Events Center, where the eighth-seeded Panthers considering it was the fi rst NCAA berth in school history. beat James Madison in the fi rst round before losing to even- Wyoming was bypassed last year, only to win the WNIT title tual national champion Tennessee in the second round. with largely the same cast of players. The Cowgirls fi nished third in the Mountain West - which produced three NCAA “I’m really excited to get a six seed,” Pitt fi fth-year coach tourney teams - and spent most of the season nationally Agnus Berenato said. “Who’d have thunk fi ve years ago? ranked before losing to San Diego State in the Mountain I’m excited for the team. They’re really fi red up to go out to West tournament quarterfi nals. New Mexico. “I really don’t know a lot about them,” Berenato said, “but I’ll “Last year was just wonderful to host. When you’re home, tell you what: We’ll know by midnight.” you’re here. I don’t know if they understand the magnitude of the NCAA, getting on a plane and going out to a different Five of Wyoming’s top seven players are seniors, and that region. Part of the NCAA is that it’s a national tournament experience shows most in the frontcourt, where 6-foot for- and it’s traveling globally.” ward Hanna Zavecz leads the Cowgirls in scoring, rebound- ing and assists. Pitt will have company, as West Virginia (24-7) also landed in both Albuquerque and the Spokane region. The Mountain- Wyoming was 5-2 against NCAA tourney teams this season, eers drew a No. 5 seed but will with two victories over New Mexico and one each against No. 5 seed Kansas State, No. 9 Iowa and No. 13 Montana against a pair of losses to No. 8 Utah.

Pitt was 5-7 against NCAA tourney teams, split- ting games with No. 5 seeds Notre Dame and West Virginia, beating No. 4 Louisville, No. 7 Syr- acuse and No. 10 DePaul and losing twice to No. 1 Connecticut, No. 2 seeds Maryland and Rutgers and No. 3 Duke.

“We’re just excited about our seeding,” Pitt junior guard Shavonte Zellous said. “We’re ready to get back on the court and get this thing going.” ESPN.com Experts Break Down The Bracket

Monday, March 17, 2008

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Now that we know the fi eld of 64, what do the experts think about the bracket? ESPN.com’s Mechelle Voepel, Graham Hays, Charlie Creme, Beth Mowins and Melanie Jackson offer some quick analysis: Big East Women’s Notebook: Pitt Sets Its Sights On NCAA

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARTFORD, Conn. -- By any measure, the season put to- gether by the Pitt women’s basketball team has been a suc- cess.

The Panthers have won 22 games, fi nished fi fth in the Big East and had its best showing in the Big East tournament in more than 10 years.

With a winning record in a major conference and an RPI of 17 and a strength of schedule of 16, Pitt confi dently awaits a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Coach Agnus Berenato acknowledged that the Panthers have been thinking about the NCAA tournament a lot in the past few weeks and are hoping they’ve positioned them- selves to get a high seed and a good draw Monday.

Most of the projections have Pitt as a No. 6 or No. 7 seed, which would mean the Panthers would have to get through a No. 2 or a No. 3 seed to get to the Sweet 16 (assuming they win their fi rst-round game).

Quick hits

The all-tournament team comprised most outstanding player Charde Houston (Connecticut), Candyce Bingham (Louis- ville), Tina Charles (Connecticut), Angel McCoughtry (Lou- isville), Renee Montgomery (Connecticut) and Marcedes Walker (Pitt). ... The Big East is expected to get at least seven teams -- No. 1 Connecticut, No. 7 Rutgers, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 16 West Virginia, No. 23 Louisville, Pitt and Syracuse -- into the NCAA tournament. DePaul (20-11, 8-8) is on the bubble.

Stewart Sparks Pitt Women In Big East Quarterfi nal Win

Monday, March 10, 2008 ing to play defense, and we played solid defense. We knew we just weren’t going to give it up like that.” By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review When Walker returned, Pitt outscored Notre Dame, 15-3, to tie the game, 17-17, on Taneisha Harrison’s jumper. HARTFORD, Conn. - Agnus Berenato has told anyone will- ing to listen that junior Xenia Stewart is Pitt’s X-factor. The Irish didn’t make a fi eld goal in the fi nal 7:45 of the fi rst half and clung to a 22-21 halftime lead. But the Pitt coach has had to constantly reinforce that notion with none other than Stewart. Walker didn’t pick up another foul the rest of the game, de- spite playing 19 of the fi nal 20 minutes. Two years ago, the 6-foot forward spent the summer working to extend her shooting range beyond the arc. Yet, before the “I knew I needed to be on the court in order for my team to Big East Conference Women’s Tournament, she hadn’t at- win,” Walker said, “and I didn’t want to let them down.” tempted more than three 3-pointers in a game this season. One of the keys was the play of a pair of freshmen. When the Panthers needed a big shot Sunday afternoon in the quarterfi nals, Stewart twice delivered with a pivotal trey Harrison scored six points, and Chelsea Cole had six points to lift Pitt to a 64-53 victory over Notre Dame at XL Center. and seven rebounds, as Pitt’s reserves outscored Notre Dame’s, 12-9. In an 81-66 victory Feb. 10 at Joyce Center, “We needed to get something going, and I didn’t feel I was Notre Dame’s bench outscored Pitt’s, 38-5. contributing like the rest of my team, so I was just taking open looks and taking the shots,” said Stewart, who fi nished “We just felt if we could take the lead, we weren’t ever go- with 13 points. “I was just trying to play big for my team be- ing to look back,” Berenato said. “Our team, from the se- cause I knew that they needed me.” niors right on down to the freshmen, we just had tremendous character and grit. That Stewart has elevated her play has lifted to the Panthers to new heights. “Some teams would have already blown us out. We felt in our heart and soul we could recover. We felt we could win by It marked Pitt’s fi rst-ever victory over a top-10 team, as Notre 10, and we told the team that. We hung with them because Dame (23-8) was ranked No. 9 in The Associated Press Poll, and of our defense.” only its second victory in 19 games against the Fighting Irish. Despite shooting only 34.4 percent (22 of 64) from the fi eld, the Pan- Pitt also reached the Big East semifi nals for the fi rst time thers held Notre Dame to 30.6 percent shooting (19 of 62) and 24 since 1996 and only the fourth time in school history. points below their scoring average by switching to a zone defense in the second half after previously playing strictly man-to-man. The Panthers (22-9) will play top-ranked Connecticut (30-1), an 86-67 winner over DePaul, at 6 p.m. today. The Huskies In a game that saw seven ties and 12 lead changes, Pitt beat Pitt, 90-64, on Feb. 17 at Petersen Events Center. seized control on Stewart’s 3-pointer from the top of the key for a 44-41 lead with 6:36 remaining. Once again, the Panthers got a strong performance from senior center Marcedes Walker, who made 6-of-8 shots from “Xenia Stewart,” Berenato said, “is the glue to our team.” the fi eld and 6-of-6 free throws to fi nish with game highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds for her 15th double-double of the Notre Dame rallied back behind senior guard Charel Allen, a season and the 52nd of her career. Monessen native who had 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting and eight rebounds. Allen sandwiched a pair of baseline baskets Notre Dame, however, jumped out to a 14-2 lead when around Melissa Lechlitner’s breakaway to turn a fi ve-point Walker picked up two personal fouls in the fi rst 6:16 and defi cit into a 49-48 lead with 3:09 left. was relegated to the bench. But Mallorie Winn (12 points) hit a 3-pointer at 2:49, then Against a matchup-zone defense, Pitt went a span of 7:33 found Walker under the basket for a 53-51 lead with 1:36 between baskets before Stewart’s 12-foot jumper with 10:06 left. Then, Winn found Stewart for a 3-pointer from the right left in the fi rst half. wing for a fi ve-point lead with 55.9 seconds left.

“I started to get a fl ashback of the West Virginia game,” “I thought Stewart was the difference in the game,” Notre Walker said, referencing a 56-35 loss Feb. 13 in Morgan- Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. “She hit those two 3s. That town, W.Va. “We talked about it on the bench every timeout, was the game.” and we got together on the court and said that we were go- Pitt’s Women: Panthers Stun Fighting Irish

Monday, March 10, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARTFORD, Conn. --There are bigger names on the Pitt The Irish (23-8), the highest-ranked team the Panthers have women’s basketball team than junior Xenia Stewart, but beaten, pounded the Panthers, 81-66, in their fi rst meet- Panthers coach Agnus Berenato always has insisted that ing this season, but yesterday couldn’t get their offense on Stewart is the one player who must play well for her team to track. McGraw said a big reason for that was the Panthers have a chance to win. played almost exclusively man-to-man in the fi rst meeting, but yesterday switched a lot between zone and man. And that’s mostly because Stewart is the team’s designated defensive stopper. Still, things didn’t look good for Pitt early as Notre Dame jumped to a 14-2 lead in the fi rst nine minutes. Once the Yesterday, however, Stewart again proved her worth, but it Panthers settled down -- and their shots started falling -- was with her shooting not her defense as she made two huge they methodically grinded away until they tied the score, 17- 3-pointers in the fi nal minutes of the Panthers’ surprising, 64- 17, on a jumper by freshman Taneisha Harrison with 4:36 to 53 upset win against No. 9 Notre Dame in a Big East women’s play before halftime. basketball tournament quarterfi nal at the XL Center. It was only Pitt’s second win in 19 games against the Irish. The Panthers trailed, 22-21, at the half. The second half re- mained close almost the entire way with Notre Dame’s Erica Pitt (22-9) will next play No. 1 Connecticut (30-1) at 6 tonight Williamson’s layup tying the score, 51-51, with 2:29 left. in a semifi nal. The Huskies, who defeated DePaul, 86-67, in a quarterfi nal yesterday, beat the Panthers, 90-64, Feb. 20 From that point on, however, it was all Pitt. The Panthers at the Petersen Events Center. Connecticut has won 11 of took the lead for good on the next possession on Marcedes the past 13 Big East tournament titles. Walkers’ layup, then Stewart hit the second of her two big 3- pointers to give the Panthers a 56-51 lead. Pitt fi nished the Stewart’s fi rst big shot broke a 41-41 tie with 6:36 to play, but game by making 8 of 10 free throws in the fi nal minute. her second one came with 54 seconds left to give the Pan- thers a fi ve-point lead and seal the win. In between, she had “The game started out really tough, but we really believed two assists and a steal, which are the kinds of contributions we could play with Notre Dame, and my players really re- she is used to making. sponded and showed what kind of champions they really are,” Berenato said. “Usually it is Mallorie [Winn] that takes those shots, but we really wanted to beat this team today,” said Stewart, who “I thought our team, from the seniors down to the freshmen scored 13 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and had 4 assists. had tremendous character and grit. And I thought these two ladies [Stewart and Walker] were soldiers today, they carried “We needed to get something going and I didn’t feel like I us today and were as solid as a rock.” was contributing like the rest of my team, so I was just get- ting open looks and taking the shots. I was just trying to play Walker led the Panthers with 18 points and 13 rebounds. big for my team because I knew that they needed me, and ultimately my teammates helped me out.” “And I preach about Xenia all the time. She is our unsung hero, the glue to our team, and today she had the courage Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said that the Irish couldn’t to step up and take those 3s. Xenia is absolutely our X-fac- overcome Stewart’s shots because they were so unexpect- tor.” ed and came at such crucial times.

“To end on a note like this, the last two games [the Irish also lost their regular-season fi nale] is really disappointing for us after all the hard work we’ve put in throughout the year,” Mc- Graw said.

“I thought our defense was pretty good in the fi rst half, but Xenia Stewart was the difference in the game. She hit those two 3s, and I thought that was the game. We lost it right there when she made that second 3.” Panthers Ambush Irish

Monday, March 10, 2008

By Forrest Miller, South Bend Tribune

HARTFORD, Conn. — It is desirable to be heading into the “Shot selection wasn’t the problem, we just couldn’t make NCAA Tournament playing your best basketball of the sea- them,” pointed out McGraw. “And we didn’t have anyone son. Notre Dame won’t be doing that this time around. who could keep Walker off the boards,”

Sunday afternoon a healthy start turned into a sickly fi nish Pittsburgh made only one of its fi rst 13 shots. as the Irish went one-and-done in the Big East women’s basketball tournament for the second year in a row, falling to “We missed a lot of wide-open layups and played about as Pittsburgh in the quarterfi nals, 64-53. poorly as we can play,” said Pitt coach Agnus Berenato. “There were a couple of timeouts that were not pleasant.” “To play as well as we did for 29 games, then fi nish like this is really disappointing,” said Notre Dame coach Muffet Mc- A three-point play by Mallory with 7:45 to play in the fi rst Graw, referring to last Monday’s regular-season fi nale loss half gave Notre Dame a 17-6 lead. But the Irish did not get at St. John’s as well as Sunday’s setback. The ninth-ranked another fi eld goal in the fi rst half as an 11-0 Pittsburgh run Irish will take a 23-8 record into the NCAA Tournament. tied the score.

This one got away in the last minute and a half after a layup Walker had two three-point plays and Mallorie Winn a 3- by Marcedes Walker with 1:36 broke a 51-51 tie. pointer during that stretch. Notre Dame extended the fi eld goal drought to almost 10 minutes before Ashley Barlow hit Junior guard Xenia Stewart drove a stake into Irish hearts a 3-pointer with 18:15 to play. with her third 3-pointer of the second half with 59 seconds to play, giving Pitt a 56-51 lead. The Panthers (22-9) scored Notre Dame had a 22-21 halftime lead. their last eight from the free throw line to earn a semifi nal berth against top-ranked Connecticut tonight at 6. “Some teams would have blown us out by that point,” re- marked Berenato. “We felt like we could compete with Notre “Stewart was the difference — those 3-point baskets were Dame. We’ve felt that way this whole season. Notre Dame is the difference,” said McGraw. the highest-ranked team (No. 9) that we have ever beaten. Our best basketball is ahead of us.” The Panthers didn’t have a fi rst-half turnover Saturday against Villanova, but turned over their fi rst three posses- Pittsburgh held a fi ve-point lead, 48-43, with just under fi ve sions against the Irish. Notre Dame forced nine turnovers in minutes to play. But two short jumpshots by Allen around the fi rst nine minutes and jumped out to a 14-2 lead. Along a driving layup from Lechlitner nudged Notre Dame ahead, the way the Walker drew two offensive fouls and sat on the 49-48, with 3:04 to play. bench for awhile. Winn hit a 3-pointer with 2:46 left before Erica Williamson’s But she didn’t get another foul the rest of the game and layup off a pass from Schrader with 2:26 left tied the score fi nished with 18 points and 13 rebounds — nearly identi- at 51. cal numbers to the 18 and 14 she had on Feb. 10 at Notre Dame in an 81-66 Irish victory. Walker’s layup broke the tie with 1:36 to play, and after a miss by Allen and a rebound by the Panthers, it was all Pitt “Getting two fouls was tough, but I knew I had to be on the the rest of the way. The Panthers were helped by an inten- court for my team to win,” said Walker, who played 33 min- tional foul called against Lechlitner. utes. “My team depends on me to score.” Notre Dame’s 53 points were 24 below the Irish season av- Charel Allen scored 17 for Notre Dame, sending her career erage of 77. total to 1,501. She is the eighth player in the history of the program to hit the 1,500-point mark. Notre Dame will be in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th year in a row, although these last two games will likely put “After we got the big lead early, we should have just shoved a dent in the seedings. Notre Dame’s fi rst-round NCAA site it down their throats, but we didn’t do that,” said Allen, who and opponent will be announced March 17. shot 7-for-15. But Lindsay Schrader was 2-for-11, Brittany Mallory 1-for-7 and Melissa Lechlitner 1-for-6. Pitt Women Show Villanova The Door

Sunday, March 9, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Villanova whittled a 19-point defi cit to “Sometimes when you’re playing in games, your opponent four when Pitt turned the tables on the Wildcats, giving them is just superior to you, athletically or strength and size,” Vil- an exit from the Big East women’s basketball tournament lanova coach Harry Perretta said. “We didn’t have anyone through the back door. that can match up against her strength and size, and we just tried to help as much as we could. Even with helping, she With the offense overloaded to the left, Pitt’s Xenia Stewart was able to get some easy baskets.” lobbed a pass to a wide-open Taneisha Harrison on the right for a layup to seal a 69-63 victory Saturday over Villanova in Not uncontested shots, however, like those that Villanova a fi rst-round game at the XL Center. relied on to chip away at a 41-22 second-half defi cit. The Panthers were willing to give the Wildcats open layups, thus It was a symbolic play, considering Villanova’s motion of- preventing a team that averages 10 3-pointers a game from fense had provided plenty of backdoor baskets. What the penetrating and kicking it outside for open shots. Wildcats had no answer for was Pitt’s inside-outside duo of 6-foot-3 senior center Marcedes Walker and 6-foot junior After a fi rst half in which Pitt shot 54.8 percent (17 of 31) forward Xenia Stewart, who combined for 38 points. from the fl oor and did not commit a turnover - the Panthers fi nished with a season-low fi ve turnovers; they set a school Walker made 10-of-15 shots from the fl oor to lead the Pan- record (three) against Villanova last year - Berenato warned thers with 20 points and seven rebounds. Stewart had a sea- her Panthers that Perretta would attack mismatches. son-high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Villanova did just that, as Laura Kurz scored 14 of her game- “I thought Marcedes really played tremendous today. We high 23 points in the second half, including a three-point play were able to ride her and go inside,” Pitt coach Agnus Bere- that cut it to 62-58 with 1:54 remaining. nato said. “When the game really got close down the stretch, and they were doubling down on Marcedes, and we called “We just had to stay together as a team,” Walker said. “If four sets in a row, I thought (Stewart) responded like the they go to basket and got a two, it was better than letting champion that she is.” them shoot from outside because we couldn’t match 3s.”

Pitt (21-9) advances to the quarterfi nals, where it will play Notre Dame (23-7) at noon today. The Fighting Irish beat the Panthers, 81-66, on Feb. 10 at the Joyce Center and own a 17-1 record all-time against Pitt.

That defeat marked the start of a four-game losing streak that dropped Pitt out of the national rankings following a six-week stay. Although Walker fi nished that game with 18 points and 14 rebounds, it wasn’t her fi nest moment.

“I remember in the fi rst half, I missed every layup I took,” Walker said. “I remember that. I think what I remember most is that we really didn’t play any defense. We didn’t leave it all out on the court. When I start out missing a whole bunch of layups, coach starts to get worried. I think that’s what I did last time, and I let my team down.”

Games like that -- along with a lingering high-ankle sprain - likely cost Walker a spot on the All-Big East fi rst team. But this time, she started strong and provided an unstoppable presence against Villanova’s overmatched defenders by scoring eight points in the fi rst 10 minutes. Pitt Women Slip Past Villanova

Sunday, March 9, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Big East announced its all-con- The Panthers jumped to an early lead and built a 37-22 mar- ference women’s basketball teams Friday night, and it didn’t gin by halftime without making a turnover. They fi nished with go unnoticed by more than a few people around the Pitt pro- a season-low fi ve turnovers and shot 47.5 percent from the gram that Panthers senior Marcedes Walker was a second- fl oor. team selection as opposed to being a fi rst-teamer. It appeared as if the Panthers would cruise in the second This despite the fact that Walker had been a three-time all- half as they quickly pushed their lead to 19 points at 41-22. conference selection, led the conference in offensive re- bounding and is one of only three players in the conference They maintained a solid cushion of 14 points or more for to average at least 13 points and nine rebounds per game. the fi rst seven minutes of the second half. But the Wildcats mounted a 27-13 run to get to within fi ve points with six min- It was the kind of snub that usually provides a player with utes to play. motivation, and that was bad news for Villanova yesterday. Walker scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds and But every time the Wildcats seemed poised to seize control, led the Panthers to a 69-63 win against the Wildcats in a either Walker, or Xenia Stewart, who fi nished with a season- fi rst-round Big East tournament game at the Hartford Civic high 18 points and four assists, would make a basket. Center. The fi fth-seeded Panthers (21-9) will play No. 4 seed Notre Dame (23-7) in the quarterfi nals at noon today. Walker, slowed recently by an ankle injury, said the key to her performance was that she was able to rest her ankle this The Irish, who beat the Panthers, 81-66, in February, have week. won 17 of 18 games in the all-time series between the two teams. “I have been struggling with my ankle injury, but I can’t allow that to set me back,” Walker said. From the outset Walker, Pitt’s fi rst four-time all-conference selection, was on a mission. “This week, coach gave us some days off for rest, and that really helped me. I’m going to rest it now and prepare for “I was worried about how Marcedes was going to react to Notre Dame. the news, but she said she was fi ne with it, which says a lot about her,” coach Agnus Berenato said. “They are a very good team, and we are going to have a lot of emotion so I want to be ready to play. I thank coach for “Then today, I thought she was awesome, and we were able giving me that rest so I could play today.” to ride her. She played like a big-time center and left it all on the court.”

Villanova (15-15) runs a methodical, unconventional of- fense, predicated on patience and fi nding the open shooter. The Wildcats also rely heavily on the 3-point shot.

The Panthers shut down the 3-point shooters -- the Wildcats average 10 3-pointers made per game but made only 2 of 11 yesterday -- but Villanova coach Harry Perretta said they usually counter with layups.

He said the key was his team’s inability to stop Walker.

“There are just some times in games when your opponent is superior to you, athletically or in strength and size and you just can’t match up with them,” Perretta said of Walker.

“We just don’t have anyone who can match up against her strength.” It Has Been An Education For Pitt’s Walker

Sunday, March 9, 2008

By Lori Riley, Hartford Courant

Agnus Berenato was in the middle of a staff meeting when Walker has been a big part of that. She has overcome two Marcedes Walker called. Her secretary didn’t want to bother shoulder surgeries and a stress fracture in her foot that left her, but Walker, then a high school senior, was insistent. She her unable to practice most of last season. had to talk to Coach Berenato. Off the court, it hasn’t been easy either. Four years ago, Berenato, of course, said yes and Walker was patched one of her brothers, Shannon, was shot and killed. Thirteen through. months later, another brother, Shawn, was shot and is now a quadriplegic. “Coach,” she yelled. “I got an A! I got an A!” “It affected me a lot,” Walker said. “It made me a stronger Walker had not been much of a student at University City person. I would say, ‘I want to give up,’ but my grandmother High School in Philadelphia. She was big, she could play, told me not to give up. I knew that I was a success story in but struggled to maintain her grades. my family, and I knew I had to work and continue to keep on working, so that’s what I did.” “My attitude about school was ‘Just get what you can get to get by,’” Walker said Saturday after she scored 20 points to On the court, Walker learned to have faith in her team- help Pitt win its fi rst-round Big East tournament game 69-63 mates. over Villanova. “But my senior year, I had to work harder. I couldn’t get C’s to get by. I had to get more like A’s and B’s “Before, she really didn’t trust anyone,” Berenato said. “Like, to be eligible. if you miss, you miss and if she didn’t get her own rebound, nobody was going to get it. You’re on your own. “In English class, I needed at least a B to be able to play in Division I or I would have had to go to a junior college. We “Now she has blind faith, if she misses, someone’s going had to do a senior fi nal project and I had to get a B. I got an to get a rebound. She’ll tell them, ‘Come on, take the shot. A and I was really excited. I called Coach B and said, ‘I can I can get your rebound.’ She’s got such confi dence in her get in. I can get in. I can come.’” teammates.”

Said Berenato: “I think that’s when she got excited about Walker is the team’s second leading scorer (13.6) and its learning.” best rebounder (9.7). Her numbers slipped from last season; a two-time All-Big East fi rst-teamer, she was named second- Walker, Pitt’s 6-foot-3 senior center, will be the fi rst from her team All-Big East Friday at the awards dinner. Teammate family to earn a college degree this spring. She is majoring Shavonte Zellous was named to the fi rst team. in criminal justice, minoring in legal studies. Berenato’s heart ached for Walker. She watched her care- First, she would like to get fi fth-seeded Pitt (21-9) past the fully as Walker went up to accept the honor. quarterfi nals of the Big East tournament today against Notre Dame. In Berenato’s fi ve years as coach, the Panthers “I was so proud of her,” Berenato said. “She got up there and haven’t won a quarterfi nal game, losing to DePaul in 2006 she smiled. She was great the whole time.” and Marquette last year. The last time they won in the quar- terfi nals was 1996. Pitt is 1-17 against Notre Dame, with the Said Walker: “I just handled it. I know this year I haven’t one victory coming last year, 71-62 in Pittsburgh. played like they wanted me to play. When I got on second team, I’m going to take it. I’m no sore loser. I’m going to take But Pitt — and Walker — are used to overcoming obstacles. it as a champion. That’s what good players do.” Pitt was 6-20 in Berenato’s fi rst season, 2003-04, and didn’t even make it to the Big East tournament. Last year, the Pan- thers made it to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time. This year, they were ranked No.14 in the nation in January, their highest ranking ever. They have had three consecutive 20- plus-win seasons. Pitt’s Zellous, Walker Named All-Big East

Friday, March 7, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Pitt junior Shavonte Zellous was named to the All-Big East fi rst team and senior Marcedes Walker to the second team Friday night at the conference banquet.

Walker, a 6-foot-3 center, is Pitt’s fi rst four-time All-Big East selection.

Pitt’s Chelsea Cole and Taneisha Harrison were named to the All-Freshmen team.

Notre Dame senior Charel Allen of Monessen was a fi rst- team pick, while West Virginia senior Meg Bulger of Oakland Catholic was a second-team choice and won the Sports- manship Award.

Connecticut’s Maya Moore became the fi rst player in Big East history’ men’s or women’s, to sweep Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors.

UConn’s Geno Auriemma and Syracuse’s Quentin Hillsman shared Coach of Year honors. Rutgers sophomore Epiph- anny Prince was named Most Improved and UConn’s Ketia Swanier won the Sixth Man Award. Pitt Women Appear Bound For NCAA Tourney

Saturday, March 8, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Pitt women’s basketball team spent six weeks in the Berenato is hoping that, after several days of rest, Pitt can national rankings, had an 11-game win streak and victories go longer and farther than any of its predecessors. The Pan- over two nationally ranked opponents. thers reached the second round of the NCAA tourney last year before losing to eventual champion Tennessee. Those highlights, particularly an overtime victory Feb. 26 against West Virginia, are why the Panthers (20-9) are ex- Berenato repeatedly has said that her vision is to win a na- pected to receive an NCAA Tournament berth regardless of tional championship, and ESPN women’s basketball analyst how far they advance in the Big East Tournament, which Carolyn Peck isn’t ruling out the chances of the Panthers begins today at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. some day achieving that goal.

ESPN.com bracketologist Charlie Creme expects eight Big “I don’t think it’s impossible,” said Peck, who coached Pur- East teams to make the 64-team fi eld and projects the Pan- due to an NCAA title in 1999. “They’re defi nitely moving in thers as a No. 7 seed. The NCAA Tournament pairings will the right direction with the recruiting they have done. They’ve be announced March 17 on ESPN. made an impact early with coach Berenato. That experience defi nitely helps. Creme has Louisville as a No. 6 seed and DePaul and Syra- cuse as No. 7 seeds, even though Pitt beat all three in con- “To get a team to be able to take that next step is to get ex- ference play this season. What hurts the perception of the perience in the (NCAA) tournament and to have remaining Panthers is losses in six of their fi nal nine games, including players coming back for following years. They know what it defeats at Marquette and South Florida. takes to get to that next step and practice harder and pre- pare better to get further. You look at Connecticut, Rutgers “I think what’s most damaging to Pittsburgh is the way they’re and Notre Dame, and it’s not out of the question that Pitts- playing now,” said Creme, a long-time associate of ESPN. burgh could do the same thing.” com men’s basketball bracketologist Joe Lunardi at Blue Ribbon magazine. “That plays a big role. If they don’t eke ------out that overtime win over West Virginia, they would have had a pretty signifi cant losing streak. That’s why they’ve sort Creme of the crop of slid. ... They do have some good wins, but those things ESPN.com bracketologist Charlie Creme expects eight Big almost balance each other out.” East Conference teams to qualify for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Here is a look at his projected seedings enter- Where Pitt struggled at the end, Louisville has won nine of ing the Big East tourney: its past 10 games and Syracuse six of its past 10, including a 22-point victory over West Virginia. DePaul won only four 1 Connecticut 29-1 of its last nine but was impressive in a one-point loss to top- 2 Rutgers 24-5 ranked Connecticut on Sunday. 4 West Virginia 23-5 4 Notre Dame 23-6 Which explains why Pitt coach Agnus Berenato and her Pan- 6 Louisville 21-8 thers were looking forward to the four-day break between 7 DePaul 19-10 games and the opportunity to start over against Villanova 7 Pitt 20-9 (15-14) at noon today in the tournament’s fi rst round. 7 Syracuse 22-7

“Postseason is like a whole other season,” Berenato said. ------“We’re very excited about it.”

What Berenato wants to do is recapture her program’s mo- mentum, and she is counting on seniors Marcedes Walker and Mallorie Winn and fourth-year junior Shavonte Zellous to provide the experience needed to make a run. Pitt Women Roll As Walker Breaks Rebounds Record

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

It was a night full of heartfelt moments, as most Senior Nights “You go into a program knowing you want to rebuild it, but are, but this one was different for Agnus Berenato and her you don’t have a schedule in mind,” Lim said. “It came to Pitt women’s basketball team. a surprise to some, but to us it didn’t. Starting with Coach B’s enthusiasm, she instills it in all of us. We start buckling This was a victory that started with her foundation. down, doing all the little things and all of a sudden we’re successful.” The fi rst points were scored by senior Karlyle Lim, the fi rst recruit to buy into Berenato’s vision. The next was a 3-point- Much of that success has been carried on the shoulders of er by senior Mallorie Winn, who followed Berenato from San Walker, who made 5 of 11 shots from the fi eld and 6 of 10 Diego to Georgia Tech to Pitt. free throws before leaving to a standing ovation with 4:13 remaining and Pitt leading, 60-27. The rest of the night belonged to senior center Marcedes Walker, the building-block center who became the school’s It was a fi tting fi nale for a terrifi c trio. all-time leading rebounder as Pitt rolled to a 70-33 victory over Georgetown Monday night in the Big East fi nale at Pe- “Words can’t say what they have meant to this program,” tersen Events Center. Berenato said. “It’s going to be really, really different when they’re not here. What they’ve done is built a legacy and a It marked the third consecutive 20-win season for the Pan- tradition.” thers (20-9, 10-6), who were 6-20 in Berenato’s fi rst year but have gone 79-44 in the four years since.

“These women have truly, truly done what people said couldn’t be done,” Berenato said, “and they have done it faster and quicker than people ever thought possible.”

The 6-foot-3 Walker had game highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds, the fourth of which came off a Shanice Fuller missed layup at the 9:00 mark of the fi rst half to break Wan- da Randolph’s 29-year-old record of 1,107.

Walker now has 1,114 career rebounds.

“It’s very emotional to play our last game here,” said Walk- er, who broke down in tears while addressing the crowd of 2,889 after the game.

The 5-11 Winn made three 3-pointers and fi nished with nine points, leaving her 28 shy of becoming the team’s third 1,000-point scorer (Walker and junior guard Shavonte Zel- lous, who had 13 points, are the others).

The 5-6 Lim made her second start of the season and 12th of her career, fi nishing with six points and a career-high six assists in 28 minutes, prompting Berenato to say, “I guess I’ve got to change the lineup for the Big East.”

Lim was the sparkplug for the Panthers, who had 20 assists on 23 baskets in shooting 45.1 percent (23 of 51), and she could see an increased role in the fi rst round of the Big East tournament Saturday in Hartford, Conn. Marcedes Walker at Heart of Pitt Women’s Resurgence

Sunday, March 2, 2008 time All-Big East selection and the school’s fi rst All-American in 16 years, she entered Saturday’s game at South Florida By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review nine rebounds shy of breaking Pitt’s all-time record. Walker also ranks among the school’s career leaders in scoring and fi eld goal percentage and is a candidate for the Naismith, It began with promises. Wade and Wooden awards. With all of her Gloucester City gusto and Jersey jargon, With The Big Girl leading the way, Pitt has been trans- Agnus Berenato sold The Big Girl on dreams of winning a formed from Big East bottom-feeder to a program that spent Big East Conference title and NCAA championship. The fast- six weeks in the national rankings this season and appears talking Pitt women’s basketball coach then vowed to The Big headed to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament. Girl’s grandmother that she would become the fi rst in their In some ways, it is suggested, Walker has been the cor- family to earn a college degree. nerstone on which the program has been rebuilt. Never mind that the Panthers were about to fi nish 6-20 “Not in some ways; in every way,” Berenato quickly cor- that season, not even qualifying for the Big East tournament, rects. “There’s no some ways about it. She is the building let alone the NCAA. Nor that people were pushing Walker block for the resurgence of this program. She’s scored her toward Rutgers if she qualifi ed, junior college if she didn’t. points, she’s got her records -- she’s the leading active play- The Big Girl found herself drawn to Berenato and her er for double-doubles in the Big East -- but it’s more than magnetic personality during a relentless recruitment. The 6- that. She’s just a really great kid.” foot-3 center took a leap of faith after one fi nal assurance. “We promised her we’d build a program around her,” ‘A beautiful woman’ Berenato said, “and she believed us.” ne who, by all accounts, The cornerstone has matured since her days as a “wild” and “crazy” teen- Four years later, even ager at University City High Marcedes Walker can’t be- School in West Philadel- lieve how far she’s come. phia. The Big Girl, as Berenato Despite being a three-time calls her, is the epitome of All-City selection, Walker’s a college athletics success reputation preceded her af- story. ter she was suspended by Walker plays her fi nal legendary coach Lurline game at Petersen Events Jones for the Public League Center on Monday against playoffs as a junior. Georgetown, and it prom- Pitt associate head coach ises to be an emotional Jeff Williams fi rst saw Walker evening. Walker plans to at a camp where she stood let out a good cry before- out despite participating only hand. Hers will be tears of one day before injuring an joy and sorrow, for she has ankle. endured enough of both “Even with a bad ankle, you the past four years to fl ood could see that she could do the fl oor. some special things at her “I always joke with my size,” Williams said. “When teammates and say, ‘I’m not you get a kid like that, it going to cry. I don’t really helps with your recruiting. care, I’m out of here.’ They People see that you’re seri- call me a punk because ous about your program.” I always cry and I’m a big Berenato watched Walker baby,” Walker said. “But I’m in the Public League cham- going to miss everybody in pionship game the next the City of Pittsburgh. This spring, and couldn’t shake program has come so far. one thought: She’s going to Me having something to do be big-time. with it, I’m real emotional.” “I remember saying that,” Saying Walker had Berenato said. “We knew something to do with it is she could catch, she could selling her short. A two- run and she was a big body. Marcedes Walker at Heart of Pitt Women’s Resurgence (cont.)

Her footwork was amazing. But you don’t know if she’s going Berenato kids because she loves. to put the work in.” In 24 seasons, the coach has become close to many of The work went beyond the basketball court, as Walker her players, but none like Walker. After Berenato’s son, Joe, dealt with grief in the aftermath of shootings that left one helped Walker through rehabilitation following a shoulder brother, Shannon, dead in September 2004 and another, surgery, she returned the favor by assisting him after two Shawn, a quadriplegic 13 months later. Walker leaned on knee surgeries. The youngest Berenato, Christina, has even her maternal grandmother, Florence Martin, for strength and taken “Marcedes” as her confi rmation name. support. “Monday night is really going to be a tough night,” Agnus “I was able to pull through,” Walker said. “I couldn’t just Berenato said, “because Marcedes is like another daughter shut it out, because I’m the success story in my family. My to me.” grandmom always told me, ‘You can’t take that as (an ex- Even so, Walker has taken on a motherly role toward cuse for) a setback.’ “ her own younger siblings since moving her mother, Marcel- Berenato and Williams have provided guidance through la, sister Markel -- a star junior at Schenley High who has tough love. In Pitt’s media guide, Williams jokes that his pre- committed to Pitt -- and younger brother, Marquise, to Pitts- game ritual is “yelling at Marcedes Walker!” burgh last fall. Walker also offered a shoulder for teammate Walker was unrefi ned, academically and socially, so Sophronia Sallard to cry on when the sophomore forward’s Berenato made it her mission to mold The Big Girl, con- mother died suddenly this past October. stantly correcting her look and language. Baggy jeans and “She’s somebody you can talk to,” Zellous said, “be- sneakers were replaced by a white blouse and black slacks. cause she’s been through a lot.” Berenato called it “the uniform,” and made Walker wear it on Berenato tells another story, pulling out two boxes to il- special occasions. lustrate her point. One encases a blue pen, given to student- “I wasn’t comfortable dressing like a girl,” Walker said. athletes who make the honor roll; the other a gold-plated “Coach Berenato encouraged me to dress like a woman. I’m pen, for high honors. Walker earned one of each during her more girly now than I was. I don’t even wear my ‘boy’ clothes freshman year, just to prove that she could. anymore.” “I didn’t even write with it,” Walker said. “I gave it to my The difference, teammate Shavonte Zellous said, is re- grandmom for decoration.” markable. Walker will add a wall hanging this spring, when she “When she got here, all she wore was adidas shell-tops,” becomes the fi rst person from her family to earn a college Zellous said. “Now, she’s into heels. ... In four years, she’s diploma. She needs six credits for her bachelor’s degree in come a long way.” administration of justice with a minor in legal studies, making So much that Walker’s style is the subject of talk during at least one of Berenato’s promises come true. game broadcasts, especially after she arrived for one game “To have her graduate and take over this campus and in a pair of red, three-inch stilettos. community the way she has, it’s been unbelievable,” Bere- “Now,” Berenato adds, “she’s a slave to fashion.” nato said. “Everybody knows about Marcedes.” Where Berenato tells one story about Walker hiding in Berenato has done her part by nominating Walker for the an upstairs bedroom to avoid speaking with Pitt chancellor Panther Award, given to outstanding seniors who “promoted Mark A. Nordenberg at Thanksgiving, Berenato now beams Pitt through athletic achievement.” It is an indelible honor, as in recalling a late arrival to a recent alumni reception where recipients’ names are etched in stone on the Varsity Walk Walker had already introduced herself to everyone in the between the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Chapel. room. “I wanted to leave a mark on Pittsburgh because it left a “We’ve been very hard on her,” Berenato said. “There mark on my heart,” Walker said. “People here believed in me was a time a couple of years ago where nothing she did was before I believed in myself.” right. We weren’t going to let her settle as a person because Whether Pitt can make a run in the Big East tournament she’s capable of so much more. She’s a beautiful woman, this weekend or the NCAA tourney later this month likely will but I don’t think she had that perception of herself because depend on the play of Walker, who has been bothered by a you are what you surround yourself with. Marcedes has cha- high-ankle sprain. Regardless, she has left a lasting impact risma. She just didn’t know it. Now she does.” on the Pitt women’s basketball program. “She’s the cornerstone of what we’re trying to build. It’s Brick by brick continuous, but she can say, ‘I laid the fi rst brick,’ “ Williams said. “There’s still a little bit of basketball left, and we’re go- That doesn’t mean Berenato has eased up on her prized ing to see how far The Big Girl can take us.” pupil. When Walker became the third player in Pitt history to grab 1,000 rebounds -- and only the second 1,000-point scorer to do so -- Berenato sent a “special shout-out” with this jab: “I guess if she didn’t miss so many shots and get so many offensive rebounds -- they’re all her own shots -- she probably wouldn’t have had it.” Panthers Women Pull Out OT Win Against WVU

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Early on it looked like the Panthers might be headed for an- other drubbing at the hands of the Mountaineers as they Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fell behind by nine points midway through the fi rst half. But unlike the fi rst meeting, Pitt battled back and tied the game at 31-31 on a jumper by Shayla Scott with 1:31 to play. The The Pitt women’s basketball team started the season strong, scored also was tied at the intermission at 34-34. but had slumped as of late and was in need of a big win to get it back on track for its second consecutive NCAA berth. It seemed as if the Panthers were going to pull in the second half when Shavonte Zellous hit a jumper with 5:02 to play to The Panthers got that much-needed victory last night in the give them a 63-57 lead. But this time it was the Mountaineers form of a 77-75 overtime upset of No. 13 West Virginia at the who battled back and Chakhia Cole tied the game at 68-68 Petersen Events Center. with nine seconds left in regulation with a driving lay-up.

The victory not only snapped a four-game losing streak, it The Panthers (19-8, 9-5 in the Big East), however, opened most likely locked up the NCAA berth the Panthers have an early fi ve-point lead in overtime and then held off a mad been chasing. rally by the Mountaineers (22-5, 11-3). West Virginia actually had the fi nal possession but missed two shots -- a 3-pointer It was a stunning reversal of fortune from the last time these to win and then a putback to tie -- as time ran out. two teams met Feb. 13, when the Mountaineers blew out the Panthers by 21 points. West Virginia coach Mike Carey said that the reason the Panthers prevailed was simple. “It was a great win for our program,” Berenato said. “... We weren’t mentally and physically ready two weeks ago and “They out-scrapped us, out rebounded, made more hustle we’re a little beat up with a lot of injuries. We needed to get plays than us, every hustle play was made by them,” Carey this win. We needed it for a lot of reasons. said. “Give them credit, they played harder than we did, they wanted it more. ... We didn’t deserve to win. In fact, we were “I felt so confi dent in this team. We had to weather this storm. lucky to get into overtime.” We are a really good team but we’re banged up right now and we need to be ready for March. The Panthers were led by Zellous’ game-high 29 points.

“We wanted to take care of someone at home and we want- Former Oakland Catholic star Meg Bulger scored 19 points ed to end this losing streak and we had a lot of confi dence.” and grabbed eight rebounds.

Senior point guard Mallorie Winn agreed with her coach.

“We had a sense of urgency tonight and we believed we could win, and we stayed in it for the long haul and got the win.” Pitt Women Upset No. 13 WVU In OT

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 would call it. We defi nitely came out and believed we could win, and we stayed in it for the long haul.” Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review After making only 2 of 11 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in scor- ing six points in a 56-35 loss at West Virginia Feb. 13, Zellous Inspired by a 21-point defeat 13 days earlier, a motivational pep made 9 of 14 shots from the fi eld, including two 3-pointers, and talk from its football coach and a fi ery pre-game speech by its 9 of 17 free throws. The junior guard made the front end of a senior point guard, Pitt pulled off the biggest upset of the Agnus two-shot foul to give Pitt a 68-66 lead with 26.7 seconds re- Berenato era. maining in regulation.

That it came against arch-rival and 13th-ranked West Virginia But West Virginia’s Chakhia Cole scored with 9.9 seconds left only heightened the thrill of a 77-75 overtime victory in the wom- to tie it, and the game went to overtime after Winn’s desperation en’s basketball version of the Backyard Brawl Tuesday night at 3-point attempt fell short. Petersen Events Center. The Panthers pulled out the victory despite missing 3 of 4 free Behind a game-high 29 points by junior Shavonte Zellous, throws in the fi nal 28.4 seconds of overtime. They prevailed the Panthers (19-8, 9-5 Big East) snapped a four-game losing when West Virginia’s LaQuita Owens missed a 3-point shot at streak and likely clinched an NCAA Tournament berth by beat- the fi nal buzzer. ing the Mountaineers (22-5, 11-3). “Give Pitt credit. They wanted it more,” West Virginia coach “We felt like we did have a little pressure on us because our Mike Carey said. “They out-scrapped us, outhustled us. All the football team upset West Virginia when they were No. 2 in the hustle points, everything they could do they did to us. When you nation, our men’s basketball team beat West Virginia and our give up 18 offensive rebounds, you don’t deserve to win. We wrestling team beat West Virginia,” Pitt coach Agnus Berenato were lucky to go into overtime.” said. “We really, really wanted to win this game and to right the ship.” The Mountaineers were led by 19-point scorers in Oakland Catholic graduate Bulger and center Olayinka Sanni, along with It was the 10th victory against a top-25 team in Pitt women’s Cole (14) and Owens (12). basketball history. Although Berenato boldly proclaimed it the “best win in the history of our program,” that honor is reserved Winn’s 3-pointer gave Pitt a 74-71 lead with 2:25 remaining for the 92-88 overtime victory over No. 11 Penn State Dec. 14, in overtime. Marcedes Walker, who fi nished with eight points, 2002. added two free throws to increase the lead to 76-71. But San- nie scored to cut West Virginia’s defi cit to three, and after Winn This one, however, isn’t far behind. missed the front end of a two-shot foul Owens hit a jumper to trim it to 77-75. Zellous missed two free throws with 15 seconds It came one day after Pitt, which is No. 21 in the ESPN/USA remaining, setting up Owens’ fi nal shot. Today coaches’ poll, dropped out of the Associated Press rank- ings following a six-week stay. It was the Panthers’ second vic- “That’s what happens a lot of times. You beat a team bad and tory against a top-25 team this season, the other a 97-68 victory you’ve got to go play them on the road and you get a lot of false at then-No. 15 DePaul Jan. 6. hope and false identity and think you can just go through the motions and play,” Carey said. The Panthers credited a locker room visit by Pitt football coach Dave Wannstedt, whose team spoiled West Virginia’s national “Let me tell you: Pitt is a very good basketball team. I can talk until championship hopes with a stunning 13-9 victory Dec. 1 in Mor- I’m blue in the face and say, ‘You know what? Pitt has lost four gantown as inspiration. conference games in a row. They have to have this game. They’re going to do everything it takes to win this game.’ With the amount “It had us feeling like we wanted to go play West Virginia (Mon- of seniors we have, you would think they would understand what I day),” Zellous said. was talking about. But, evidently, they didn’t.”

Wannstedt’s speech was followed by a passionate one from The Panthers did and gained momentum for their fi nal two Big senior point guard Mallorie Winn, who made only 3 of 14 shots East games, at South Florida Saturday and at home against from the fi eld but sank a pivotal 3-pointer in overtime and kept Georgetown Monday before heading to the Big East tourna- the ball out of the hands of West Virginia sharpshooter Meg ment March 7-11 in Hartford, Conn. Bulger. “We’ve got to be prepared for March,” said Berenato, whose “Before the game, when I was giving my speech to the team, I told Panthers have withstood injuries to leading scorers Walker them, ‘This was a great opportunity for us because not only do we and Zellous. “We’re a really good team but we’re banged up get a chance to avenge somebody who smacked us by 20 points right now. But we’re really good. We wanted to take care of but also to beat a top-20 team,’” Winn said. “It wasn’t desperation somebody at home and because we wanted to end the losing that was driving us, but it was a sense of urgency. That’s what I streak.” Pink Day Hits Home For Pitt’s Sallard

Sunday, February 17, 2008 “pinked out,” right down to media game notes and programs printed on pink paper. By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sallard, who is from Syracuse, N.Y., said she’s excited about the promotion because her personal experience with the The days leading up to this afternoon’s Big East conference disease is so recent. Her mother’s death came the day be- clash between Pitt and No. 2 Connecticut have been emo- fore the season was to begin and the fi rst practice had to be tional for sophomore forward Sophronia Sallard, but most of scheduled around her funeral. It was a wake-up call for the her thoughts have nothing to do with the game. entire team about the deadly disease.

Sure, some of her time has been spent thinking about de- “It does mean more to me, but it is also an honor to be a fending Huskies stars Maya Moore and Tina Charles and part of this awareness, having a mother who passed away what the Panthers will need to do to pull off an upset. But so suddenly from breast cancer,” Sallard said. “It is a great mostly, she’s been thinking about her late mother, Debo- opportunity not only for me, but for my team, to help people rah Sallard, who died in October after losing her battle with with awareness of breast cancer and for the many women breast cancer. out there who may not know about it, and since it is a big game we should have a lot of people coming to it. Her mom was her best friend, but the reason she has thought of her so much is because the Petersen Events Center will “I think the more we advertise and put the facts out there be dressed in pink today and fi lled by fans wearing bright about this disease and the more we help women know, the pink to promote breast cancer awareness. better. And even some women who might not come to the game, if they can see the posters or see the pink every- “Pink the Petersen” day is being held in conjunction with where or see the game on TV, it might cause them to ask the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “Think what is it about and that is an opportunity to bring it to their Pink” promotion. The Pitt women’s basketball program has attention. So this is a very big day for me.” teamed with the Race for the Cure and the Susan G. Komen Foundation to put on the event. Sallard’s mother died fi ve days after she was diagnosed with the disease. She had raised seven kids on her own. As part of the event, the Panthers will wear pink uniforms, Sophronia Sallard is the oldest of them and has tried to take the coaches will all wear pink and fans are all encouraged to some of the responsibility of raising her siblings on her own wear pink -- the fi rst 500 will receive a pink T-shirt. Even the shoulders. Panther mascot will be dressed in pink and the arena will be Pink Day Hits Home For Pitt’s Sallard (cont.)

She believes it is her duty as the oldest sibling to “do what I ease, and what it did to her is tough, and even speaking can to help provide” for her six brothers and sisters about it is tough. It is a shock when it happens, but it has made me a lot stronger -- she is not here but she is here, That has to be stressful for any 20-year old, particularly one because she lives inside me.” that is about fi ve hours away from her family trying to fi nish school as well as play Division I basketball. Pitt coach Agnus Berenato, who took the 1987-88 season off from coaching to care for her mother, who also died of Still, she considers herself luckier than her younger siblings breast cancer, said stories like Sallard’s mother are still far because her mother raised her and saw her go off to col- too prevalent, and her hope is that events like “Pink the Pete” lege. will help make people aware that they need to continuously monitor their breast health. “[I’ve thought about] my mom a great deal this week, but luckily I have a team that can help me get away from think- “Breast cancer is something that affects all of us,” Berenato ing about it,” Sallard said. “It sometimes has gotten to a point said. “If you are an educator and you work with women, you where I completely shut down and all I can think about is my need to understand that one out of seven will be affected mother and when we found out she had breast cancer. I’m in by the disease. So look at our team -- we have 14 players, a completely safe place here with a lot of people I can turn which means two of them will directly experience it. So this to and talk to and let my feelings out, and basketball helps event is an awareness because it is really important to un- take away my focus from it. derstand that it affects all of us -- maybe not you personally but somewhere in your family there is a mother, an aunt, a “I saw her just before she was diagnosed and she looked sister, a niece, a daughter so this is an opportunity to rally fi ne, but you just never know and you never know when it around an important cause. can pop up, and it really just blew me away. And once I lost her I had no idea where to go or what to do because she had “Maybe women who don’t discover it until too late, had they been my backbone for so long. ... It was a dose of reality. gone to a basketball game or some other event and there You always think that your parents will always be there, and was a PSA that encouraged women to do self-breast exami- I wasn’t ready for it. nations or have a pap smear or get a mammogram, maybe the light would have gone on that they need to get checked “The toughest thing was to hear about how the disease took and that’s all we are trying to do -- help make our community control of her entire whole body. It is an extremely nasty dis- aware.” Pitt Goes Pink, For A Purpose

Sunday, February 17, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Agnus Berenato could not believe what she was hearing Because Sophronia Sallard - ‘Phro for short - transferred when word reached the Pitt women’s basketball coach’s of- from Kansas after her freshman season, Berenato had nei- fi ce: Sophronia Sallard was hysterical after learning that her ther visited her home nor met her mother in person. Out of mother was terminally ill. concern for a severe concussion that left the sophomore for- ward with memory loss and slurred speech, the Pitt coach Only two weeks earlier, Berenato had visited Deborah Sal- fl ew to Syracuse in September for a visit. lard in Syracuse, N.Y. Aside from jaundiced eyes, thought to be a reaction to her diabetes medicine, there were no signs “Her eyes were jaundiced,” Berenato said, “but I didn’t have anything was amiss. any clue.”

Yet within days, doctors delivered devastating news and a Neither did Sophronia, who had returned home for a visit deadly prognosis to Sallard’s seven children: What began as a few days after. A single mother who worked as a nurse’s breast cancer had metastasized and spread throughout her assistant at a nursing home and welcomed neighborhood entire body. She had one-to-fi ve days to live. children into her home, Deborah Sallard was known for her words of wisdom as well as her sharp tongue. Sallard died fi ve days later, on Oct. 8, at age 50. “She looked at me and said, ‘You better do something this Today, Sophronia Sallard will be surrounded by reminders of year. You better play this year.’ I look at that and think that her late mother when No. 18 Pitt (18-6, 8-3 Big East) plays things happen for a reason. It gave me a way to move on host to No. 2 Connecticut (23-1, 10-1) at 2 p.m., as the Pan- and be strong,” said Sallard, whose siblings range in age thers attempt to “Pink the Petersen Events Center” to raise from 11 to 29. “It’s motivation for me. I have a passion for the awareness for breast cancer. game. It’s taken me and my family so far. Keeping her in my mind has motivated me and made me stronger to play to the “This entire week has been emotional for me, but I’ve learned best of my ability.” to take it one day at a time,” Sallard said. “My mother would say, ‘Why are you crying? Hold your head up. Don’t let any- Dealing with the tragedy together strengthened the bond be- body see you upset. You’re a strong woman.’ I’m going to do tween Berenato and Sallard, who sat out last season and my best to honor my mother.” had yet to play a game for the Panthers.

For the Pitt women’s basketball program, this game goes Berenato was scheduled to speak at a cancer-fundraiser beyond the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Think dinner that night, but instead accompanied Sallard home. Pink promotion. Not only will the Panthers wear pink uni- They spent the night talking in an airport hotel room when forms, but they recorded public service announcements their fl ight was canceled, the coach counseling her player. encouraging women to have regular self-examinations and mammograms. Breast cancer survivors Eva Blum and Lau- “There’s a reason I was in her life,” Berenato said. rie Moser, co-founder of the Pittsburgh Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, will be Pitt’s guest coaches. Sallard’s four younger siblings soon visited Pittsburgh for the fi rst time and, thanks to an NCAA waiver, ate Thanksgiv- “I wanted to make an impact,” said Berenato, who lost her ing dinner with Berenato and her family at their Shadyside own mother to breast cancer. “It’s about more than wearing home. pink shirts.” Since then, basketball has been a welcome distraction for Knowing what it’s like to lose a loved one to the disease, Sallard, who is gaining a new appreciation for life while griev- Berenato wants to save lives. Knowing the odds - one in ing over her mother’s death and the disease that caused it. seven women is affected by breast cancer - she is hoping to prevent the death of another woman like Deborah Sallard. “I take it a lot more serious now,” Sallard said. “You never know. Going through the statistics, one in seven, that’s real scary. It seems to be hereditary. I have to be cautious about getting checkups. You think that it only happens to older women. I want it to be known to everyone out there who thinks it won’t happen to them.” Pitt To Host Opening Rounds Of NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourney

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The University of Pittsburgh was chosen as a site for the fi rst and second rounds of the 2010 NCAA women’s basketball tournament yesterday, yet another sign that the program be- ing built by Agnus Berenato is gaining respect nationally.

Pitt was one of the host schools for the fi rst two rounds of last year’s tournament and by all accounts it was a huge success, which is, according to Berenato, the reason the NCAA committee picked the school.

“I think that if you look at what happened last year, the excite- ment it generated, the crowds that showed up for the games, it really caught a lot of people’s eyes,” Berenato said. “And I think the teams that attended all said how much they really enjoyed it and how well we did as hosts.

“It was a lot of work to put on, but I can tell you that when we heard the news yesterday everyone in the department was happy,” she said.

Last year was the fi rst time the Panthers were host to the event and it was also the fi rst time they made the tourna- ment.

The Panthers inclusion, plus the fact that the school was given two No. 1 seeds -- North Carolina and Tennessee -- as well as another big-name school in Notre Dame, helped generate a buzz within the city for the tournament. Berenato said the university hopes the 2010 tournament will be an even bigger success. Pitt Lands 2010 NCAA Women’s Tourney

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Agnus Berenato remembers the reaction, or better put, in- Two fi rst-round games and a second-round game are ten- difference to the news the fi rst time Pitt’s Petersen Events tatively scheduled for March 20-23, 2010, with actual dates Center was awarded a host role for the NCAA women’s bas- and times to be announced later. Pitt will be one of 16 sites ketball tournament. for the fi rst and second rounds, in which the 65-team fi eld will be split into four teams at each location. When Pitt received word Tuesday afternoon that it would play host to the NCAA tourney’s fi rst and second rounds in The second-round winner will advance to the regional semi- 2010, the Pitt women’s coach received an enthusiastic re- fi nals, to be played in Dayton, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Kan- sponse and rounds of congratulations. sas City, Mo.; or Sacramento, Calif. The 2010 Final Four will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio. “People are so excited,” Berenato said. “Before, I don’t even think they knew what it was. Now that they’ve got a taste of “It’s great for the community,” Berenato said, “because it’s a it, they’re rallying around it.” big-time national tournament at an affordable price.”

It will mark the third time this decade that the NCAA women’s basketball tournament is played in Pittsburgh. Duquesne brought it to Mellon Arena in 2001 and Pitt to Petersen Events Center last year, when the Panthers received their fi rst-ever NCAA berth and beat James Madison in the fi rst round before losing to eventual national champion Tennes- see in the second round.

“I wasn’t here, but I got such rave reviews from everybody about the way the tournament was handled not only at the university but how all of Pittsburgh pitched in and helped,” said Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson, who added that he watched the games on television last year. “We made a pretty good case that this was a good home for the tourna- ment. The Petersen Events Center looked great.”

Pederson credited Pitt senior associate athletic director Carol Sprague, a member of the NCAA women’s basketball committee, for “leading the charge” to secure another NCAA tourney bid so soon and said it’s a refl ection of not only Pitt’s facilities but its reputation.

“It’s not only good in terms of profi le for the university, the city and the state, but where we’re held in regard as a women’s basketball program,” Pederson said. “The days are now that when you think of basketball, men’s or women’s, you think of the University of Pittsburgh.” A Winn For Pitt Guard

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

By Vickie Fulkerson, The Day Sports Writer

When she fi rst found out she was granted a sixth year of Now, Winn is a part of helping Pittsburgh to another level eligibility by the NCAA, Mallorie Winn wept. entirely.

The date was March 28, 2007, and Winn, starting point guard The Panthers are 18-5 overall, 8-2 in the Big East, one game for the Pittsburgh women’s basketball team, had just missed out of fi rst place in the loss column entering this week’s gruel- what would have been her senior season. She missed the ing slate of top 25 opponents, playing at No. 11 West Virginia school record-setting 24 victories. She missed the Panthers’ on Wednesday and at home against No. 2 UConn on Sunday. fi rst NCAA Tournament bid in history. She missed playing at Both those teams have just one loss in the Big East. home in the NCAAs at Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center. Berenato’s team ascended to its highest ranking ever on And fi nally, months after applying to the NCAA for a sixth Jan. 28, reaching No. 14 after 10 straight victories and a year, having missed the entire season with a torn anterior 6-0 start in the Big East, topping Louisville 76-67 on Jan. 27 cruciate ligament in her right knee suffered in November, before 8,509 fans at the Petersen Events Center. Winn was granted a reprieve she wasn’t sure she’d get. “Unfathomable,” said Winn of the program’s progress, from “She’s so happy she has the opportunity to fi nish her ca- 6-20 in Berenato’s fi rst season when the Panthers didn’t reer,” Pittsburgh coach Agnus Berenato said this week of even qualify for the Big East Tournament. Winn, back in the starting lineup for the 18th-ranked Pan- thers. “She’s truly grateful. ... The storm passes and you say, Winn, who is 5-foot-10, has now started 14 games for the Pan- ‘Phew,’ and sometimes the sun shines just a little brighter.” thers this season and is averaging 7.7 points per game, 10.9 against Big East opponents. She has a team-best 80 assists Winn used what would have been her fi fth year of eligibility, (3.5 per game) and a team-high 40 3-point fi eld goals (1.7 per a more commonplace occurrence in collegiate athletics, by game), serving as what Ralph calls “a calming force for us.” transferring from Georgia Tech to Pittsburgh to follow Bere- nato, formerly the head coach of the Yellow Jackets. In Winn’s last nine games, since an 87-75 victory over Syra- cuse on Jan. 9, she’s averaged 11.1 points per game in an Winn, a San Diego native, had already made the cross- average of 33.9 minutes, contributing to a team that already country leap from southern California to play at Georgia has a pair of preseason Big East all-stars in Shavonte Zel- Tech, then left the relative Atlanta warmth for icy Pittsburgh lous (19.9 points per game) and Marcedes Walker (14.3 to play for the Panthers. points, 10.3 rebounds per game).

She was a Big East Conference second team all-star as a ju- Pitt lost Sunday to Notre Dame, 81-66, with Winn going 2- nior, being named to the WNIT All-Tournament team, and was for-13 for six points. a fi rst team all-league selection in the preseason last year. Still, she said, she doesn’t feel like she’s back to her old self, Then, an ordinary jump stop at practice, a few days before but she feels better than when she started the season. Pitt opened its record-setting season with a 71-58 victory over California (Pa.), left Winn in a holding pattern. “I felt like I was terrible when I fi rst came back,” she said by way of self-assessment. “But I wanted to assume the start- “I really didn’t know ,” said Winn, who participated in Pitt’s ing point guard position and that pushed me through some Senior Night ceremony last year. “I thought sixth years were things I didn’t want to do. It just made me more confi dent in rare. I think basically you have to have two circumstances my leg, being aggressive. that were out of your control and it’s sort of hard to argue about the transferring situation. ... I defi nitely didn’t want to “I just had to do it, absolutely.” end missing the whole year on an injury.” Berenato calls Winn Pittsburgh’s “fl oor general.” “You want to see her end her career the right way,” said Pittsburgh assistant coach Shea Ralph, a former All-America “She can penetrate and kick, penetrate and pop,” Berenato guard at UConn who also underwent knee surgery several said. “She’s been a catalyst for us.” times. “It’s always different when you’re not on the court.” A Winn For Pitt Guard (cont.)

••••Winn loved her teammates at Georgia Tech and had grown accustomed to Atlanta, so much so that when Bere- She averaged 21.3 points per game in Pittsburgh’s run to nato and assistant coach Jeff Williams left for Pittsburgh fol- the semifi nals of the WNIT, including a career-high 27 points lowing a 20-11 season and an NCAA Tournament berth in in a quarterfi nal victory over Ole Miss. 2002-03, Winn decided to stay another season. Winn – whose framed jersey from Senior Night a year ago is It wasn’t the same. back in Berenato’s possession awaiting another celebration for another time – is currently 83 points away from scoring “She’s just very personable, very comfortable, someone the 1,000th of her career ... even though her teammates take who cares about you as a person and a player, as well,” great pleasure in jabbing Winn for the length of her career. Winn said of deciding to follow Berenato. “She’s someone I know I’ll defi nitely be in contact with; Coach ‘B’ will be in my “My teammates like to remind me,” the 23-year-old Winn life forever.” said with a laugh. “If someone introduces me as a senior, they say, ‘No, she’s a sixth-year senior.’ They like to tease Winn took a visit at Pittsburgh and saw the struggling pro- me, but I don’t feel too old.” gram. Winn tries to use her age as an excuse once in a while. She also saw that no matter what, Berenato was “always proud of where she was and who she’s coaching.” “I’ve pulled the age card millions of times,” she said. “I say, ‘I’m too old to run sprints,’ or ‘I’m too old to lift weights.’ But “We have our moments,” Winn said, “but we’re like a family. it doesn’t work.” We’re a family and we’re together.” Winn has already achieved her bachelor’s degree in legal As it turned out, the year wait to join the team at Pittsburgh studies and has embarked on a master’s degree in public was worth it for Winn. and international affairs. One of her aspirations is to become a lawyer ... now that she’s already achieved the ability to do She played in 18 games as a sophomore at Georgia Tech, a few more pressing things, like walk and run. averaging 5.1 points and 2.1 rebounds off the bench. At Pittsburgh she fl ourished, playing in all 33 games for the “The fi rst time you walk, people are excited,” Winn said of Panthers, starting all but one, and fi nished second on the the knee injury. team with 523 points, an average of 15.8 per game. She led the team in 3-pointers (59), assists (131), was second in free Said Berenato of a sixth-year senior’s season: “Honestly, throw percentage (.788) and third in blocks (23.3). she’s been brilliant.” Pitt Coach Ends Up Where She Started

can sell them on that glass, that’s half the battle.” Saturday, February 2, 2008 Selling has been part of her life since seventh grade. Her By Paul Franklin, Home News Tribune father died 40 years ago Monday. The eighth of 10 children, all of whom were in school, she fi rst worked at an ice cream store. In high school, after basketball practice she would PITTSBURGH — Agnus Berenato began her coaching ca- take a bus to Woodbury (NJ) as a cashier at a fabric center. reer as a junior in high school. She just didn’t know it. Told she would be a good coach by some in the business, a friend told her about a job to coach basketball and teach A basketball player at Gloucester Catholic in South Jersey, a religion. It was at Holy Cross in Delran, N.J. school tradition was that juniors and seniors coach the CYO team at St. Mary’s. The path that led her back to the side- “I was able to be close to my mom, who was very sick at lines was the veritable road less traveled. the time. By January I knew there was no way I’m doing this teaching thing. It was crazy,” she said with a laugh. “But the The road eventually brought her to the University of Pitts- coaching, I loved the coaching.” burgh, where she has coached the past fi ve seasons. One referral later she interviewed for the Rider job, for both Today her 14th-ranked team takes on fourth-ranked Rutgers basketball and volleyball, accepted and stayed four years. at 2 p.m. at the Peterson Events Center. The No. 14 ranking After her mom died, she and her husband started fresh when is the best ever achieved by a Pitt women’s team. he took a job in Atlanta. Her fi rst job there was as a waitress at Mother Truckers in Decatur, Ga. Berenato never wanted to coach. Coming out of high school she received a basketball scholarship to the University of But faster than you could say do you want fries with that, North Carolina, but decided instead to join her sister in she was back in the coaching business as an assistant at France and play ball. Georgia Tech. Then wound up being head coach at Tech for 15 years. This is her 24th year as a head coach. She and She returned to Carolina the following year, but a fl ier on a her husband have fi ve children, ages 24, 23, 19, 17 and 14. campus bulletin board caught her attention before classes Berenato’s week days start by taking the youngest to did. A job offered $400 a week. school.

“I went to the meeting,” she said in her offi ce Friday morning, She and her husband, Jack, whom she met in college (pick- “and I drank the juice.” ing him up hitch-hiking, no less), now consider Pittsburgh home. But she will never forget her roots. Suddenly she was in Kentucky, selling Bibles door to door. Saving $8,600, she had enough to pay her way into Mount “Gloucester is my heart,” she said. Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md. Still playing bas- ketball and majoring in sociology, she also made time for Her offi ce does have memorabilia from her Jersey days, courses in Theology, became president of the campus min- including a plaque from when she was a recipient of the istry, planned retreats, and led team mass before games. “Native Son Award,” presented (2004) by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. “I think I was supposed to be a nun,” she said, “but it didn’t work out. I really never wanted to.” “They said, “Only Aggie could get a native son award.’ It’s like I left my ovaries at the door,” she cracked, a Jersey line What she wanted was campus ministry. if ever there was. “Are you kidding me?”

“I’m an educator,” she said. “I don’t think I’m a good coach. I A small ceramic tile lay fl at on her desk, right near where she try and be a good person, and I try and do what’s right for the was fi nishing notes for afternoon practice. “In search of my kids. When you’re in a role like this, it’s our job as (a staff) to mother’s garden,” it said, “I found my own.” be disciplined when (players) need to be disciplined, to be a mother when they need mothering, to be counselors when Coaching and ministry. Turns out they actually found each they need emotional stability, and to be campus ministers other. when they need some kind of guidance, when they need some belief.

“You need to believe in something. Someone can believe in that glass,” she said, looking at a vase on a desk. “But if you Berenato Builds A Following

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 First things fi rst, of course.

By Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “I think we’re a big-time program already, but we defi nitely need to start beating some of the highly ranked teams,” star senior center Marcedes Walker said. It’s Tuesday morning. That means Pitt women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato is somewhere, talking to someone, try- You know, like Rutgers. ing to twist his or her arm into buying a ticket to Pitt’s home game Saturday afternoon against No. 4 Rutgers, the most sig- “If we can start winning those games,” Walker said, “we’ll start nifi cant women’s regular-season game in school history. getting a lot more respect.

“Her daughter tells me she does it when she takes Commu- “That’s what Pittsburgh wants. They like winners around here.” nion,” Pitt senior associate athletic director Carol Sprague was saying the other day. “She says, ‘Amen ... Do you want to buy A victory against Rutgers would be extraordinary. Pitt has lost a ticket?’ “ 12 in a row in the series, including a whopping 24-point defeat last season. Not true, coach B says. Pitt has never beaten a Top 10 team, although it came awfully “I ask, ‘Do you want to buy a season ticket?’ “ close against Duke -- now ranked No. 9 -- in a 51-49 loss Dec. 8 at Madison Square Garden. This was Sunday afternoon after Pitt’s 76-67 victory against Louisville at the Petersen Events Center. It was “Pack The Pe- “That game was huge for us because it showed we can play tersen” day -- tickets were $1 -- and a crowd of 8,509 watched. with anybody,” Berenato said. It was Pitt’s largest home crowd of the season, which is a good thing. But there still were 4,000 empty seats, which showed So was the win Jan. 6 at then-No. 15 DePaul, the best victory how far the women’s team still has to go as it fi ghts to climb into of the Berenato era. It was just DePaul’s sixth home loss in six the sports consciousness of a hardened pro town. years.

The relentless Berenato gives the impression she won’t rest “That one broke the cycle for us because we beat a ranked until every seat is sold. She grabbed a microphone and prowled team on the road -- and we beat them convincingly,” Berenato midcourt in front of a throbbing crowd at halftime of the Pitt said. “We beat them, 97-68. [No. 2] Tennessee beat them, 102- men’s game Jan. 14 against Georgetown, unabashedly beg- 68.” ging for fan support for her team. She didn’t shake 8,509 hands after the game Sunday, but she gave it a heck of a try. She paid Then, there was the win against Louisville, a game in which Pitt particular attention to players from the youth girls teams -- fu- dug out of an early 21-6 hole. ture recruits? -- from St. Mary’s of Glenshaw and from Hampton Township. It wasn’t exactly like Hannah Montana meeting her “A huge program-changer for us,” Berenato called it. “It’s the adoring masses, but the kids were impressed. This is a guess, fi rst time we’ve won in front of a big crowd on ‘Pack The Pete’ but more than one or two might beg their parents to bring them day. If we had lost, it would have been, ‘Same old Pitt.’ Who back for the Rutgers game. needs that?”

“I have a great product to sell,” Berenato said. “We’re the best Not that a loss would have deterred Berenato or curbed her entertainment value in the city.” enthusiasm. Nor will a loss against Rutgers. Pitt fi gures to have a tough time without sophomore point guard Jania Sims, who The Pitt women are trying, anyway. They’ve made remarkable became academically ineligible in mid-January. strides since Berenato took over in 2003. In her fi rst season, they went 6-20. Last season, they won a school-record 24 Win or lose against Rutgers, Berenato will be back at work games, made the NCAA tournament for the fi rst time and won a the next day, not just coaxing improvement from her team, but fi rst-round game against James Madison. hawking tickets for the next home game Feb. 6 against Seton Hall and the big one against No. 1 Connecticut Feb. 17. This season, they are 16-3 -- 6-0 in the Big East Conference -- and have won 10 games in a row. They are up to No. 14 in The Actually, Berenato won’t wait until she gets to the offi ce. Associated Press poll, their highest ranking in school history. There is church, right? “We want to win the national championship here,” Berenato said, fl atly. “My goal is to cut the nets down. I’m not afraid to look you in the eye and say that. And when we do do it, you and everyone else I talk to is going to say, ‘Damn, that lady told us it was going to happen.’ “ No. 14 Is Pitt Women’s Best

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pitt women’s basketball team is ranked No. 14 in The Associated Press poll, the highest ranking in school history.

Pitt’s previous high ranking was No. 19, which the Panthers fi rst achieved in 1979 and again last week. The Panthers are 16-3 and 6-0 in Big East play after beating Louisville Sunday. The Panthers are one of three Big East teams with undefeated records in the conference.

Pitt plays No. 4 Rutgers Saturday after a Wednesday game at Villanova.

“It feels good,” said Pitt center Marcedes Walker. “This is what we’ve been working for. Everything is falling into place.”

For the fi rst time since 1979, the Pitt women are ranked higher than the Pitt men, who dropped to No. 18 after their home loss to Rutgers.

Walker, who dates injured men’s point guard Levance Fields, said she will let Fields know about the rankings. “Yeah, I have bragging rights. As soon as I get home I’m going to let him have it.” Pitt Women Pack It In On Defense

Monday, January 28, 2008 “We gave those two the toughest defensive assignment you could ask and they both did a great job,” Berenato said. By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “But they both played with tremendous confi dence on offense and both attacked the basket with great aggressiveness and played without fear. I thought that was the key. This was a The Pitt women’s basketball team has been through physical game, we knew it would be, but we played hard and plenty of adversity this season but has continued to prove it these girls played together. is a resilient bunch. “I really believe part of our edge is we have great chem- That’s why yesterday when the Panthers found them- istry. You can have talent, but if they don’t have chemistry selves trailing by 15 points early in their game against Lou- and don’t play well together it doesn’t mean much.” isville, there wasn’t a hint of panic on the bench. The score was tied, 39-39, with 15 minutes to play but And once again, the Panthers proved their mettle by bat- the Panthers delivered the knockout blow when they went tling back to within four by the half then blowing out the Car- on a 19-6 run and took their largest lead of the game, 58-45, dinals in the second half en route to a 76-67 win in front of a on a jumper by Harrison with 8:22 to play. crowd of 8,509 at the Petersen Events Center on the annual McCoughtry, who was the Big East player of the year last “Pack the Petersen” day. year and entered the game averaging 23 points per game, “We started slow and we got down by a lot of points but did get her points -- 33 -- but only one other Cardinals player there was no way we were going to lose this game,” said Pitt reached double fi gures. junior Xenia Stewart, who had 16 points and grabbed eight Louisville coach Jeff Walz was disappointed in how his rebounds. “We had worked too hard, we had fought through team performed after the fi rst eight minutes but said the too much, we weren’t even trying to hear about losing this game was similar to many games the Cardinals (13-7, 2-5) game.” have lost this year. He particularly was unhappy with the fact It was the 10th win in a row by Pitt (16-3, 6-0), which is that McCoughtry didn’t get much help. off to its best start in Big East Conference play. The Pan- “When you have 51 of your 67 points come out of two thers also entered the game ranked No. 19 in The Associat- players, that says an awful lot that obviously [Pitt] doesn’t ed Press poll and likely will move up this week, which would have to guard too many other players,” Walz said. “We’re not give them their highest ranking in school history. talented enough of a team to pick our spots when we want The Panthers did start slow, but a lot of that had to do to play well and when we don’t. You’d hope that if we lose with the Cardinals’ defensive pressure and ability to force these games like this, sooner or later it would inspire us to turnovers. Louisville also scored a number of easy layups maybe work a little harder. early and the result was a Pitt defi cit of 21-6 nine minutes “But we’re just bad. We get a 15-point lead then decide into the game. to just pack it in like we won the game. I don’t know what But Pitt coach Agnus Berenato made two key adjust- much else to say about it.” ments -- she took out three starters and then made the switch to a combination box-and-1/diamond-and-1 defense in order to put more pressure on Louisville star Angel Mc- Coughtry. The adjustments worked as the second unit -- led by se- nior Karlyle Lim and freshman Taneisha Harrison -- sparked the offense and the “junk” defenses clearly gave the Cardi- nals fi ts. Pitt then mounted a 23-8 run and trailed, 29-28, with 3:53 to play in the half. The Cardinals were able to hold on and extend their lead to 35-31 by halftime. It was clear the momentum had shifted, and that carried into the second half as the Panthers opened with an 8-2 run and took a 39-37 lead on a layup by Marcedes Walker with 16:34 to play. Berenato credited Stewart -- who she calls the team’s “X-factor” because of her versatility and defensive ability -- and Harrison, who had a team-high 18 points, for changing the course of the game. Both players took turns being the “1” -- the player who was charged with playing man-to-man against McCoughtry while the other four played a diamond or box zone -- and more importantly, they carried the offense while Walker and leading scorer Shavonte Zellous struggled to score. On Women’s Basketball: Pitt’s Zellous Attacks New Goals With Zeal

Sunday, January 20, 2008

By Dick Patrick, USA TODAY

In May 2003, Agnus Berenato was the new coach at Pitts- “I don’t think I’ve seen anybody since I’ve been playing or burgh looking for prospects and Shavonte Zellous was a coaching who’s as athletic as Shavonte. I’m very critical basketball player/track star in Orlando without any Division of guards because of where I came from; I’ve played with I offers. the best and for the best. Shavonte has a big gift. It’s been amazing for me to watch her mature.” “We took her,” said Berenato, previously the coach at Geor- gia Tech. “That was because we were so bad that we need- The next step is for Zellous to become a better three-point ed anything.” shooter. She’s 5-for-11 (45.5%) for the season.

Berenato didn’t realize what she was getting. Redshirted for “She hasn’t shot a lot of threes because, honestly, she the ‘03-04 season, the 5-10 Zellous was the Big East’s most doesn’t have to,” says Ralph. “We’ve told her it’s a different improved player last season, when she averaged 19.1 ppg, dimension to her game. If she gets that, she’ll be unguard- a 12-point improvement. She might win the same award able.” again since she is averaging 29.8 in four Big East games. Berenato is glad she took a fl yer on Zellous fi ve years ago: “I’m trying to get that player-of-the-year award,” said Zellous, “What a treasure. What a pleasure.” who for the year is averaging 21 ppg and 5.4 rpg.

She’s also trying to get the No. 21 Panthers (14-3) into the national elite. She gets plenty of help from center Mercedes Walker. It’s Zellous who gives the team a wow factor.

“She elevates above everyone offensively and defensively,” says Berenato. “She has such phenomenal hops and ath- leticism. She’s grown into the game.”

Zellous, who long-jumped 19 feet in high school and ran the 100 in 12.2, has become a gym rat, adding skill to her ath- letic ability.

Pitt assistant Shea Ralph, an ex-Connecticut All-American and Final Four MVP whose pro career was derailed by knee injuries, sees Zellous as a top pro:

“She’s the type of kid who can create her own shot. You don’t have to run an offense for Shavonte. She attacks and can elevate over anybody. Zellous, Walker Form One-Two Punch For Panthers

Sunday, January 20, 2008

By Kevin Gorman TRIBUNE-REVIEW

The Pitt women’s basketball team already had one luxury The emergence of Zellous as an all-around scoring threat vehicle in Marcedes Walker, whose 6-foot-3 frame belies her has helped alleviate the pressure of opponents’ double- and fi rst name but produces the horsepower to carry the Pan- triple-teaming Walker inside. It used to be that Pitt lost when thers in the paint. Walker was held to single digits, as she was in losses to Penn State, Maryland and Duke. Now, Pitt has another in Shavonte Zellous, of whom Provi- dence coach Phil Seymore compared to a Cadillac after she But Zellous has taken on the scoring burden and lifted the torched the Friars for 30 points in an 81-61 victory Saturday Panthers when Walker had nine points in a 29-point victory afternoon at Petersen Events Center. at DePaul and fi ve in a 10-point win over Syracuse.

The 5-foot-11 junior guard made 12 of 22 shots from the fi eld “The way Shavonte’s playing, teams need to realize that and and 5 of 5 free throws for her third 30-point effort in the past leave me alone,” Walker said with a smile. “I still have to four games and fourth of the season. Zellous is averaging make sure I play my game, but it’s great to have her out 21.0 points a game this season, but has elevated it to 29.8 there. Even though Shavonte scores so easily, I have to points in conference play and has become a legitimate Big make sure that I concentrate and stay focused and don’t just East Player of the Year candidate. start watching her. But I love that teams can’t just focus on me and have to leave me alone now. They know that if they “Back in the day it was Cadillacs -- I don’t know what the car leave Shavonte alone, she’s going to make her shots.” is now -- (but) she is strong and so explosive and jumps so high. She’s just so good. She is a WNBA player. You can’t That’s why Walker and Zellous line up on the same side of tell me she is not,” Seymore said of Zellous. the fl oor, forming an inside-outside tandem that gives Zel- lous the freedom to either shoot from the perimeter or take a “She is an exceptional scorer. Not like just a 3-point shooter, defender off the dribble for a pull-up jump shot. but she can score. Once she rises above and has a mis- match, her touch is very soft. Every time she shoots it right “The way she plays down low pulls in so many defenders now you think it’s going to go in. She’s averaging 30 points in and really takes the pressure off of me,” Zellous said. “I have the Big East. That’s telling you something right there. She’s a lot of room to drive and shoot, which makes putting up just a great, great player.” points so much easier.”

Together, Walker and Zellous are forming a dynamic duo for the Panthers (14-3, 4-0), who won their eighth consecutive game. Pitt is ranked No. 22 by The Associated Press and No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.

Pitt shot 52.8 percent (28 of 53) from the fi eld and had a 38- 29 rebound advantage over Providence (11-6, 1-3), which is down to eight scholarship players and was led by freshman Mi-Khida Hankins’ 16 points and eight rebounds.

Walker was her dominant self inside, scoring 18 points and grabbing nine rebounds. More importantly, Walker made 10 of 12 free throws. One came on a three-point play at 12:02 of the fi rst half to give Pitt an 11-9 lead, one it wouldn’t sur- render after a 12-0 run.

“She’s a tremendous player. It’s no knock on our players, but we don’t have anyone like that,” Seymore said of Walker. “She’s strong, she’s trimmed herself down. She’s a force in- side. She’s bigger than me. She’s two of me, so it’s hard because she can run. That’s a go-to player. They’ve got two go-to players right now.” Dynamic Duo Walker, Zellous Roast Friars

Sunday, January 20, 2008

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Phil Seymore has been coaching women’s basketball at Pitt coach Agnus Berenato said that while Walker has been Providence College for 25 years and knows when he is a consistent force for the Panthers, the team didn’t take off watching a superstar dominate a game. until Zellous realized her potential. She said the scariest thing about the way Zellous played is that she is just begin- Yesterday when the Friars visited the Petersen Events Cen- ning to scratch the surface of her offensive skills. ter to play No. 22 Pitt, Seymore must have felt like he had double vision. The Panthers have not just one, but two of the “[Seymore] is pretty quiet and thoughtful and doesn’t say best players in the Big East. much, so for him to say those things about Marcedes and Shavonte, you know they are genuine compliments,” Bere- “A lot of teams struggle to fi nd one go-to player,” Seymore nato said. “And I agree with him, we’ve always had a Mar- said after the Panthers defeated the Friars, 81-61, before cedes and now we have a Porsche or a Caddy in Shavonte 3,793. “That team has two and that will serve them well be- to go with it. She is a big-time player and we’ve known she cause any time you have two players you can go to at any is special, but she has had to realize it and I think she is be- time it makes you very diffi cult to stop.” cause she took her game to another level Jan. 1.”

The two are Pitt standouts Shavonte Zellous and Marcedes Zellous gave a lot of the credit for her offensive outburst to Walker, who combined for 48 points and 15 rebounds in her teammates and, in particular, to Walker, who she said leading the Panthers. has made it easy to score because she draws so many dou- ble and triple teams. Seymore said the Friars haven’t yet played all of the best teams in the Big East, but he is quite sure Pitt can play Meanwhile, Walker, who scored 18 points and grabbed nine against anyone in the conference. rebounds and was honored before the game for becoming only the second women’s player in Pitt history to score 1,000 “Marcedes Walker is a tremendous player,” Seymore said. career points and grab 1,000 rebounds, said that Zellous’s “This is not a knock on our players, but we simply don’t have scoring will serve the Panthers well down the stretch. anyone like that. She is an incredible athlete, she has really slimmed down and she is just a force inside. I mean, she is “I will still have to play my game,” Walker said, then laughed. bigger than me but she can really play this game and she “But with her playing this way, other teams need to realize can run. She is going to give every team, I don’t care who they need to just leave me alone. No, seriously, we’ve just they are, a lot of trouble. been playing an inside-outside game and every time she shoots it I feel 100 percent positive she is going to make it.” “And Shavonte is phenomenal. I’ve watched her progress over the years, she is so good. Her legs, those things, back Ray Fittipaldo can be reached at rfi ttipaldo@post-gazette. in the day we called them Cadillacs, I don’t know what the com or 412-263-1230. car to compare them to is these days, but her legs are so strong, she is so explosive and she jumps so high and she has such a soft touch. She is an exceptional scorer, not just a 3-point shooter, a scorer. She is a great, great player. She is a WNBA player, you can’t tell me she isn’t.”

Seymore’s praise of Zellous and Walker is justifi ed because both have played at a high level the past month. And it isn’t a coincidence that during that span the Panthers (14-3, 4-0 Big East) have won eight consecutive games. Providence (11-6, 1-3) played the Panthers tough early but entered the game with only eight players available and that lack of depth hurt.

Zellous has taken her game to another level and has aver- aged 29.8 points per game in Pitt’s fi rst four Big East games. She led all scorers yesterday with 30 points and added 6 rebounds and 2 assists. It was her fourth 30-point game of the season and her third in four games. Schenley’s Markel Walker Has Accepted A Basketball Scholarship To Pitt, Where Marcedes Walker is a Star basically everything has worked out. I’m glad we made the Friday, January 18, 2008 change to come here. It’s been for the better.”

By Mike White -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Her other daughter, Marshay, still lives in Philadelphia with Marcella’s mother.

Marcella Walker wanted to be closer to her daughter, Mar- “My mom had some problems in the past and my grandma cedes, a standout on the Pitt women’s basketball team. had to raise us a lot,” Marcedes Walker said. “But we’ve moved up here and my mom got herself back on track. Col- Marcella Walker also wanted a change of surroundings for lectively, my whole family is doing well.” her second daughter, Markel. Marcella Walker, who is unemployed but said she is looking So the Walkers moved from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh this for a job here, grew up in Philadelphia and played at Univer- summer, and the dominos started to fall. The Walkers move, sity City High School, where Marcedes Walker played. Markel the family bonds ... and Western Pennsylvania gets a top- Walker played her freshman year at Girard College, a private notch high school basketball player. boarding school in Philadelphia, and then University City as a sophomore. The family lived in West Philadelphia. The family settled in Oakland, not far from the Pitt campus, and Markel Walker enrolled at Schenley High School. Markel “A tough neighborhood, but not as bad as others,” Marcella Walker stands 6 feet 1 inch, the size of most centers in girls’ Walker said. high school basketball. But she plays point guard and exhib- its talent that has her ranked among the top 20 juniors in the But Marcella Walker didn’t feel like Markel was focusing country by at least one high school scouting service. enough on academics. Mom didn’t like some of the company her daughter kept. Plus, her oldest daughter missed home. She is one of the highest-rated players in Western Penn- sylvania the past few years. She is averaging 15.9 points a “One of the reasons we came up here [to Pittsburgh] was be- game, excellent for someone who says she’d much rather cause Marcedes was getting homesick,” Marcella Walker said. make a nice pass and see someone else score. She has “Plus, I felt like Markel needed a change of scenery. There is not helped Schenley to a 13-3 record and also made the aca- as much going on up here. She’s able to keep better focus. ... I demic honor roll. enjoy it here. There is not as much riff-raff and that’s good.”

Ms. Walker already has accepted a scholarship to Pitt. This Marcedes Walker lives on campus but also spends some should tell you about her talent: Maryland, the No. 4-ranked nights with her family. team in the country, was one of the teams that also had of- fered a scholarship. Markel Walker classifi ed Pittsburgh as “OK.” She never heard of Schenley until a few days before enrolling for the Marcedes Walker comes to many of her sister’s games, and fall semester. Besides taking classes in the day, she also vice versa. They root for each other. takes a few night classes.

“She’s my best friend,” Markel Walker said. “It’s a lot more quiet here, but that’s OK because that’s what I need to focus,” the high schooler said. And they push each other. Markel Walker scored her 1,000th career point in a victory “I try to give her pointers about her game, just like she tries Tuesday against Carrick. She has hopes of helping Schen- to give me some,” Marcedes Walker said. ley win a City League championship and hopes of someday making an impact at Pitt, just like her sister, whose eligibility Marcedes Walker is built much differently than her sister and is fi nished after this season. plays a different style. The collegian is a powerfully built 6-3 senior who plays under the basket and is averaging 14.3 “A lot of people try to compare me with [Marcedes],” Markel points and 10.4 rebounds a game for a nationally ranked Pitt Walker said. “She always says it doesn’t matter. She never team that has a 13-3 record. puts herself ahead of me, and I don’t put myself ahead of her.”

And mom? Every time she turns around, she’s watching one Mom might have put it best. of her daughters star on the basketball court. She brought her fourth-grade son, Marquise, with her, too. “There was a point in time where Markel wasn’t too comfort- able following in Marcedes’ footsteps,” Marcella said. “But “Me being a single parent, I’ve had some hardships,” said as Markel has gotten older and matured, she realizes Mar- Marcella Walker, 43. “I’ve had some personal struggles, but cedes is just a guide for her.” Pitt Women Regain Top 25 Status

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 The turning point came in a 97-68 victory at then-No. 15 DePaul on Jan. 6. The Panthers drew from the experience of their losses By Kevin Gorman -- TRIBUNE-REVIEW at No. 4 Maryland (90-77 on Nov. 27) and Duke, then handed the Demon Deacons only their sixth home loss in as many seasons. When the subject of conversation turns to Duke, Agnus Berenato holds her hand against her chest to catch her “We knew we had to come together and get a signature win breath and maintain composure. The Pitt women’s basket- to get us ranked,” said Zellous, who had 31 points on 13-of- ball coach isn’t ready to let go of the last-second loss, or the 23 shooting in the victory. “That DePaul win helped us. Not fl ood of emotions discussing it brings. only did we beat them, but we did it on national TV.”

What isn’t lost on Berenato is the magnitude of that game, a Now, the Panthers will have to overcome a major hurdle - 51-49 loss on a putback with 1.7 seconds remaining in the - drawing another parallel to their men’s counterparts in the Maggie Dixon Classic on Dec. 8 at Madison Square Gar- process - by dealing with the loss of their starting point guard. den. Sophomore Jania Sims, who was averaging 9.6 points and 3.4 assists a game, was declared academically ineligible “To me, that was a program-changer, not just a team-chang- and will miss the remainder of the season. er,” Berenato said, “and we lost.” If there is a bright side to such news, it’s that sixth-year se- Where beating the Blue Devils served as a springboard to nior Mallorie Winn was the backup. Sims fi lled in last season national prominence for Pitt’s men’s basketball program, it when Winn was lost to a devastating knee injury. Now, Winn proved to be a motivational tool for its women. now must return the favor.

The Panthers (13-3, 3-0 Big East Conference) have won Winn has played well in Sims’ place the past two games, seven consecutive games, including a 29-point victory at scoring 19 against Syracuse and 10 at Cincinnati, but DePaul, and are ranked No. 22 by the Associated Press and changes the complexion of the team. Where Sims played at No. 24 by the USA Today/ESPN coaches. Pitt is one of only a breakneck speed, Winn should have a calming infl uence seven schools to have both its men’s and women’s basket- on an offense that revolves around the 5-foot-11 Zellous and ball programs ranked in both national polls. 6-3 senior center Marcedes Walker.

------Walker surpassed the 1,000-rebound mark against Cincin- Panther Pride nati and, with 1,636 career points, will move into Pitt’s top fi ve all-time scoring leaders with her next basket. Pitt is one of seven schools whose men’s and women’s bas- ketball programs are both ranked in the Top 25. Here is a Zellous has scored in double fi gures in 14 consecutive look at those schools, with their rankings in the Associated games, including nine 20-point efforts, and has emerged as Press and USA Today/ESPN coaches polls: a Big East Player of the Year candidate after leading the conference in scoring at 29.6 points in three games. Men School Women 1/1 North Carolina 3/3 The Panthers are savoring their moment in the national 6/7 Tennessee 2/2 rankings, and hope to make it an extended stay. Their next 7/5 Duke 10/12 four games are pivotal - they play host to Providence at 2 10/9 Texas A&M 19/16 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Events Center, visit nemesis St. 15/16 Pitt 22/24 John’s and return to “Pack the Pete” against Louisville on 19/19 Texas 24/23 Jan. 27 before playing at Villanova - because February pres- 22/25 Arizona State NR/25 ents games against top-ranked Connecticut, No. 5 Rutgers, No. 14 West Virginia (twice) and No. 17 Notre Dame. ------“It’s very important to us because we were (ranked) in the “Probably nine out of 10 times - no, make that 10 out of 10 preseason. We were in for a hot minute. We were out before times - the men get the publicity,” said junior Shavonte Zel- we could even send a press release,” Berenato said. “I said lous, who is averaging 20.4 points a game and scored a to the team, ‘Maybe we can stay in it for longer than a hot career-high 32 at Cincinnati on Saturday. “Now, people can minute.’ If the established teams lose, it doesn’t matter. But focus the attention on both teams. That’s exciting.” when you’re a new team trying to break in ...

The Panthers were a preseason Top 25 team but dropped out “We want to be in the 64 (that qualify for the NCAA Tourna- quickly after an 80-74 loss at Penn State on Nov. 11. They had ment), but I want to be a Top 25 program that can compete been following their votes in the rankings ever since, awaiting every year ... because I believe in my heart and soul we can their chance to return to the national spotlight. win a national championship.” Panthers Extend Win Streak To 6; Winn Plays Big Role In Beating Orange

By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Pitt women’s basketball team began the season with “It was sort of like a missed opportunity for us,” she said. high hopes but stumbled early because of a rash of inju- “But you have to give Pitt a lot of credit. We were happy to ries. get Marcedes in foul trouble but we thought we’d be a little closer and maybe even ahead with her out of the game for The Panthers haven’t completely healed yet, but they are that long. I also thought Mallorie Winn and Shavonte Zellous getting healthier each week and are slowly fi nding their are great players, and Mallorie, she came in and played like stride. she has never even been injured.”

Last night, the Panthers won their sixth in a row, beating Syr- Winn began the season with a nagging ankle injury after acuse in impressive fashion, 85-75, in their Big East home having missed the 2006-07 season because of a torn ante- opener. Pitt (12-3, 2-0) has won six in a row and ended the rior cruciate ligament. She struggled early in the season but Orange’s school-record 12-game winning streak. has played extremely well the past two games. Against Syr- acuse (13-2, 1-1), she had 19 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds Pitt coach Agnus Berenato said the victory shows the prog- and 2 steals. She also made 4 of 9 from the 3-point line. ress her program has made the past fi ve years and is the kind of win that will help the Panthers get back to the NCAA “You can see she is starting to get her legs under her and tournament for the second consecutive season. really focusing in on what we’re asking her to do,” Berenato said of Winn. “We didn’t have 10 healthy players for the longest time, so this has been a big change for us to be able to practice as Winn added: “I’ve been trying to work hard at practice just a team and play fi ve-on-fi ve against each other,” she said. to improve. Early on I didn’t want to put undue pressure on “And since we’ve been able to play together more and de- myself, but tonight I wanted to see how I could respond to a velop a chemistry, every day you can see us getting better team like Syracuse that likes to pressure.” and you can see we’re developing more and more into a team -- and tonight was a complete team win. The Panthers took control after the half and led by as many as 18 points. The second-half surge was led by Zellous, who “The last few years we might have found a reason or an scored 22 of her game-high 26 points. excuse for why we lost a game like this one, but we want to be a great program, and in order to be great you have to win games at home. And this is another step toward that goal.”

One of the most impressive aspects of the victory was that the Panthers won convincingly even though standout center Marcedes Walker spent much of the game on the bench in foul trouble. She fi nished with only fi ve points and six re- bounds.

Walker got her second foul with 12:33 to play and the Pan- thers leading, 11-7. She did not play the rest of the half, but Pitt was able to maintain its four-point lead through the fi rst half behind the 3-point shooting of senior Mallorie Winn.

For Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman, that was a key to the Panthers’ win. Pitt’s Women: Zellous Helps Panthers Dominate Nets 31 as Pitt Rolls To Impressive Victory By Jack McCarthy, Special to the Post-Gazette

Monday, January 7, 2007

That’s as close as the Blue Demons would get as the Pan- CHICAGO -- There’s something about road games that thers put the game away with a 13-2 run as Zellous hit six seems to bring out the best in Pitt guard Shavonte Zellous. points. The 5-foot-11 junior scored a season-high 31 points as the Three other Panthers joined Zellous in double fi gures and Panthers blitzed No. 15 DePaul, 97-68, in the Big East open- two more just missed. er for both teams yesterday. Walker tossed in 15 points and added a game-high 12 re- “I give it all to my teammates,” said Zellous, who leads the bounds, while Sims and fellow guard Xenia Stewart added Panthers with a 19.2 point average. “They really helped me 11 and 10 points respectively. Reserves Mallorie Winn and get my shots with Jania [Sims] passing on the fastbreaks Shayla Scott had nine points apiece. and the inside presence of Marcedes [Walker] when she got doubled and kicked it back out to me.” DePaul also had four in double fi gures, led by forward Ca- price Smith and guard Allie Quigley with 15 points each. Zellous matched a career best established last year against Boise State and now has 20-plus points in seven games this Pitt was 50 percent (37 of 74) from the fi eld and scored 23 season, including fi ve on the road or at neutral sites. points on second chance efforts. DePaul was 37 percent (23 of 61) from the fl oor. “I think Shavonte Zellous was exceptional today, but I really think she’s exceptional every day,” Pitt coach Agnus Bere- The Panthers resume Big East play Wednesday at home nato said. “She’s a phenomenal player and a joy to coach.” against Syracuse, then travel to Cincinnati Saturday. Pitt (11-3, 1-0) never trailed in the nationally televised match from McGrath Arena and had the program’s biggest offensive output since a 104-78 blowout of Norfolk State in 2002.

DePaul (11-3, 0-1) lost for the third time in its past four games, including a 91-81 setback last week to No. 19 Texas and a 102-68 loss to No. 3 Tennessee Wednesday.

The Panthers took control of what had been a tight game with less than eight minutes remaining in the opening half.

Leading 27-25, Pitt went on a 14-2 surge over a six-minute span as it made DePaul pay for a spate of turnovers on the way to a 43-29 halftime lead.

The Blue Demons had four turnovers in that stretch and 11 for the half as the Panthers scored 13 points off the mis- cues.

“We were very, very prepared,” Berenato said. “We worked hard on our head-to-head defense. We knew every one of their sets and we knew where they were going to go ... [and] we converted on our steals.”

Pitt’s lead never dipped below 13 points as DePaul made a mini-run midway through the second half and sliced the advantage to 67-54 with 9:38 to play. Pitt women no longer a wintertime afterthought

By The Associated Press followed Berenato from Georgia Tech to Pitt. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 “There’s always the question of chemistry. I was a starter, The Pitt women’s basketball team has gotten so good so I sat out a year and now I’m back,” Winn said. “At the end quickly, the Panthers probably will send a returning starter of the day, when you’re playing a top 10 team, when you’re from a 24-9 team to the bench this season. playing Tennessee, you have to have 10 people on the court who want to win.” It wouldn’t have happened at Pitt before coach Agnus Bere- nato arrived a few years ago, but it shows how fast the With Winn back, Berenato can go a lot deeper on her bench Panthers’ program has gone from being a wintertime after- than she did a season ago. thought to possibly being ranked ahead of the men’s team when the season opens. Also back are 6-0 guard Zenia Stewart (11.3 points), 5-7 guard Jania Sims (5.8 points) and 6-3 forward Sylvia Tafen That couldn’t have been imagined when the Petersen Events (2.3 points). Berenato also added two promising recruits in Center opened for basketball fi ve years ago. Back then, the 6-1 Shayla Scott and 5-11 Ashley Henderson, both from the Pitt women were a barely noticed subtenant at the Pete, a Pittsburgh area. team that would go only 12-16 that season and 6-20 a sea- son later, Berenato’s fi rst at the school. “We basically only used six players last season with three guards,” Walker said. “Now we have six players who are Back then, Berenato promised that, with a little time and a starters with fi ve returning starters and Mallorie. So we lot of work, Pitt could have two programs worthy of national defi nitely will have a better rotation this year. I don’t think it attention. should cause any problems. We just want to win.”

She kept her promises last season when, only three years Pitt was picked fourth in the Big East preseason poll, behind after Pitt could barely win a game, the Panthers went 24- national powers Connecticut and Rutgers, plus West Virgin- 9, won an NCAA tournament game and made eventual na- ia. The Panthers’ schedule is diffi cult, with Maryland, Duke, tional champion Tennessee work for its 68-54 victory in the the Big East schools and, possibly, Penn State. second round. Also, the Panthers’ fi rst seven games are on the road -- fi nd It could be argued Pitt gave Tennessee a tougher time than a ranked men’s team with a schedule like that -- and only runner-up Rutgers did in the NCAA title game, which the three of their fi rst 14 are at the Pete. Lady Vols won 59-46. “It’s either awesome or daunting,” Berenato said. “We lost more games our fi rst season than (assistant coach) Shea Ralph lost in her entire career (at Connecticut),” said “It’s either, ‘Wow, you really scheduled hard and you’re really Berenato, a high-energy coach who lacks neither confi - going to be good’ or ‘You’re a fool,’” Berenato said. “I really dence nor stamina. “There was a lot of pressure to turn this think you have to play the best to be the best.” program around, but this is fun now. And it’s fun because everybody believes in us.”

The Panthers, who open the season Nov. 9 against Char- lotte in the WBCA Classic at Penn State, return all fi ve start- ers led by 6-foot-3 inside player Marcedes Walker and 5-10 guard Shavonte Zellous.

Zellous averaged a team-high 19.1 points, while Walker proved a diffi cult matchup for nearly every team on Pitt’s schedule by averaging 15.9 points and 9.6 rebounds.

What illustrates Pitt’s depth is the return of arguably the Panthers’ best all-around player from 2005-06, senior point guard Mallorie Winn.

The 5-10 Winn missed last season after tearing a knee liga- ment during the preseason, but could make Pitt a force in the Big East if she can again be the player she was when she averaged 15.8 points and 4.2 rebounds as a junior. She Pitt women picked to fi nish fourth “Agnus deserves a raise,” Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer By John Grupp said. TRIBUNE-REVIEW Pitt, whose fi rst team under Berenato went 6-20, has aver- Friday, October 26, 2007 aged 23 wins the past two seasons. The Panthers open the 2007-08 season against Charlotte on Nov. 9 in the WBCA NEW YORK - Connecticut didn’t do it. Neither did Louisville Classic at Penn State. nor Syracuse. Georgetown didn’t come close. “I don’t want a good team,” Berenato said. “I want a good Only Pitt pulled it off. program. I don’t want to have a good team one day and then the next four years you are bad. I think we’ve really been The Big East coaches picked the Pitt women’s basketball working toward a solid program.” team to fi nish fourth in their preseason poll, marking the sec- ond day in a row a Panther team earned a top-fi ve spot. Opposing coaches are taking notice. One of them is Au- riemma, whose Huskies are ranked near the top of virtually One day after the Pitt men’s basketball team was picked every national poll, and whose former star Shea Ralph is an to fi nish fourth, their female counterparts received similar assistant at Pitt. praise at the annual Big East media day Thursday at ESPN Zone in Times Square. “It’s hard to build a program in our league,” he said, “because there’s so many teams you have to climb over. But because No other school in the 16-team Big East placed both its men’s of their recruiting success and the coaching they give those and women’s basketball teams in the preseason top fi ve. kids, they have been able to establish themselves. As the men have. (Men’s coach) Jamie (Dixon) did it the same way, “It used to be the best thing about playing at Pittsburgh was and Ben Howland did. They got in there and they recruited going to LeMont and getting a great dinner,” said coach well. They coached the hell out of those kids and they cre- Geno Auriemma of women’s preseason favorite Connecti- ated a winning culture. That’s the fi rst thing. The kids have cut. “Now, you have to go the night before, because you’re to expect to win, and I think they do now. The women also not sure you’re going to win that night.” have an assistant coach (Ralph) who doesn’t tolerate losing very well.” Connecticut received 15 of a possible 16 fi rst-place votes (coaches can’t vote for their own team). 2007-08 Preseason Big East Coaches’ Poll 1. Connecticut (15) - 225 Rutgers, which reached last year’s NCAA fi nals, is second. 2. Rutgers (1) - 211 3. West Virginia - 186 West Virginia is third, followed by Pitt. 4. Pitt - 169 5. Notre Dame - 165 “It’s rewarding,” said 6-foot-3 senior center Marcedes Walk- 6. Louisville - 154 er, a unanimous all-Big East preseason selection. “My fresh- 7. DePaul - 152 8. Marquette - 124 man year, I came to a program that was 2-14 (in the Big 9. USF - 105 East). It’s exciting.” 10. Seton Hall - 93 11. St. John’s - 83 The No. 4 spot is the highest-ever pre-season ranking for 12. Villanova - 77 13. Syracuse - 61 the burgeoning Panthers, who return fi ve starters and senior 14. Cincinnati - 49 guard Mallorie Winn from a team that went 24-9 and won an 15. Providence - 36 NCAA Tournament game for the fi rst time in the program’s 16. Georgetown - 20 33-year history 2007-08 Preseason All-Big East team Matee Ajavon, Sr., G, Rutgers Pitt’s Shavonte Zellous, a junior guard, also earned a spot Charel Allen, Sr., G, Notre Dame on the 11-player All-Big East pre-season team. Essence Carson, Sr., F/G, Rutgers Tina Charles, So., C, Connecticut Krystal Ellis, Jr., G, Marquette Like the Panthers, West Virginia parlayed fi ve returning start- Angel McCoughtry, Jr, F, Louisville ers and a former all-Big East player returning from a season- Renee Montgomery, Jr., G, Louisville ending knee injury into its highest-ever preseason ranking. Olayinka Sanni, Sr., C, West Virginia Kia Vaughn, Jr., C, Rutgers Marcedes Walker, Sr., C, Pitt The Mountaineers welcome back senior forward Meg Bulg- Shavonte Zellous, Jr., G, Pitt er, along with unanimous preseason pick Olayinka Sanni, a 6-2 senior center. 2007-08 Preseason Player of the Year Angel McCoughtry, Jr, F, Louisville

This year marks the fi fth season in a row Pitt has moved up in 2007-08 Preseason Freshman of the Year the pre-season poll under coach Agnus Berenato. The Pan- Maya Moore, Fr., F, Connecticut thers have elevated from 14th (last) to 11th to eighth to sixth. Pitt women cancel practice

By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop TRIBUNE-REVIEW Saturday, October 13, 2007

Pitt women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato canceled today’s practice, a day after offi cial workouts started.

Berenato and her assistant coaches instead will be at a fu- neral in Syracuse, N.Y., for the mother of sophomore guard/ forward Sophronia Sallard.

Deborah Sallard, 50, died Monday after being diagnosed with breast cancer that had metastasized. A mother of sev- en, she was told last week she only had days to live. One of her last requests was that her daughter fi nish college.

“I can relate to what Sophronia is going through,” Berenato said at Friday’s news conference. “I lost my mother to breast cancer.

“But what is hard for Sophronia is she only had a few days left with her mother. I took a year off to care for my mother before she went to her eternal home.” Berenato said she didn’t think twice canceling practice. She said the Panthers are Sophronia Sallard’s family, and Sal- lard needs the support of her team. Berenato plans to have a service in Deborah’s memory.

“It is with heavy hearts that we start the season,” Berenato said. “We are excited about our team and about how hard we have worked, but we have something else to focus on right now.

“When I talked with Sophronia the other day she told me ‘Tell the team I love them.’ “

Teammates Shavonte Zellous, Marcedes Walker, Xenia Stewart and Mallorie Winn, who will miss a week with a sprained ankle, say this will make the team stronger.

“We were a very close team before this,” Stewart said. “But this will make us closer.”

The Sky’s The Limit

By Dale Grdnic “I think we’ve really been playing well since Mallorie has Senior Writer come back,’’ Walker said. “We basically only used six play- PantherDigest.com ers last season with three guards, but now we have six play- Posted Oct 13, 2007 ers who are starters with fi ve returning starters and Mallorie. So, we defi nitely will have a better rotation this year.

The Pitt women’s basketball team appears to be under more “And I don’t think it should cause any problems. We just pressure this season with fi ve starters returning from an want to win, so I’m excited to have Mallorie back. And with NCAA-Tournament team, but fi fth-year coach Agnus Bere- more depth, I think we’ll be able to compete with all the good nato noted that she has been under pressure from the mo- teams on our schedule. We’ve worked very hard in the off- ment she arrived from Georgia Tech in 2003. season, and I think we’ll be able to live up to all the expecta- tions.’’ “We told all of these student-athletes here that we were go- ing to turn this program around when they arrived here, and In addition to the returning players, Berenato is excited this is what we’ve done,’’ Berenato said. “So, they came here about her recruiting class. She said she expects big things with that expectation. (And) as coaches, I believe we have to from the freshmen, in particular Shayla Scott and Chelsea put expectations on our players and not limitations. And we Cole, whom she expects to battle for a starting power for- really believe that the sky’s the limit. ward spot.

“(But) we lost more games our fi rst season than (assistant Pitt opens the regular season at the WBCA Classic tourna- coach) Shea Ralph lost in her entire career (at Connecticut). ment at Penn State Nov. 9-11. The Lady Panthers play Char- So, there was a lot of pressure to turn the program around, lotte, Arizona and the host Lady Lions in a game televised by but this is fun now. And it’s fun because everybody believes the Big Ten Network. The fi rst home in us. ... Players want to come to Pitt, so this is a healthy situation that we have here.’’

And if the sky’s the limit for a Pittsburgh team that went 24- 9 with the program’s fi rst NCAA Tourney berth, fi rst-round win against James Madison and initial national ranking since 1979, the Lady Panthers will need strong performances from all their top players, and there are several.

There’s Big East all-star senior center Marcedes Walker and junior guard Shavonte Zellous. And there’s also former start- er Mallorie Winn, who sat out last year due to knee surgery after being No. 2 in scoring the previous year.

Pitt is ranked anywhere from No. 15 to 25 in every preseason poll and is expected to contend for the Big East title. And Winn didn’t see her return as a disruption to the chemistry that was established a year ago.

“There’s always questions about chemistry,’’ Winn said, “es- pecially with me coming back as a starter after missing a year with an injury. ... But I don’t think about it. I don’t think about points. I just want to win, and we need everybody on this team. So, whatever I can do to help this team I’ll do it.’’

Walker, Pitt’s inside force at 6-foot-3, led the team with 16.8 points per game in 2005-06 and scored 15.9 points on aver- age last season. Zellous led the Lady Panthers with 19.1 points per game. The other returning starters are junior guard Xenia Stewart (11.3), sophomore guard Jania Sims (5.8) and junior Sylvie Tafen (2.3). Pitt’s women’s team will have to deal with being favored in games this season Getting used to success

Saturday, October 13, 2007 Actually, Pitt has six returning starters if senior point guard By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mallorie Winn is counted. Pam Panchak / Post-Gazette Winn has been with the Panthers’ program as long as Bere- Pitt Women’’s Basketball head coach Agnus Berenato talks nato. She eaerned all Big East honors for the 2005-06 sea- with the media at Petersen Events Center yesterday.The son, but missed all of last year with a torn anterior cruciate year after a breakout season can be tough, particularly for a ligament. program that is not used to success. Winn, who averaged 15.8 points and had a team-high 131 But that’s where the Pitt women’s basketball team is this assists two seasons ago, will fi t into a guard rotation that will season as it begins the 2007-08 champaign. The Panthers include last season starters Jania Sims at the point, Shavon- are coming off the best season in school history and have te Zellous (19.1 ppg), the team’s leading scorer last season, fi ve starters returning, so, for the fi rst time in -- well, perhaps as well as Karlyle Lim and Ashleigh Braxton. ever -- they will be, at least on most nights, a favorite instead of a underdog. But Winn said she does not anticipate a problem fi tting in with the rest of the team because the ultimate goal is to win That means the Panthers are going to get the best shot from games. most of the teams on their schedule. They will have to play their best basketball in order to reach 20 wins for the third “There are always questions about chemistry and people consecutive season. wondering whether there will be a confl ict because I was a starter and sat out for a year,” Winn said. Pitt center Marcedes Walker said that the Panthers under- stand that the stakes are raised this year, but that is only “But, at the end of the day, when we play top teams, we a result of the hard work the team has put in the past few aren’t thinking about that and we know we are going to need seasons. all 10 people to win.

That Pitt is ranked now and is expected to compete for a Big “I don’t think about points and wanting the ball all the time, East championship is what she envisioned when she signed I’m thinking about winning the game and who is going to with the Panthers four years ago. step up to help us win. We know we need everybody to play a role in order to get the job done, and I’m happy to do what- “Yes [we are ready for the challenge], especially since we ever it takes to win. We just want to win.” have more depth than we have had,” Walker said yesterday during the team’s media day. Walker, who averaged 15.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season and has been named to numerous pre- “The fi rst thing coach [Agnus Berenato] said to me when she season All-American teams, agreed with Winn and said that recruited me is she was going to build a program around me, one of the Panthers’ biggest shortcomings last season was and that’s where we are. I’m excited. But this team is work- its lack of depth. ing hard, we have a lot of [pressure] on our shoulders. “I am happy to have [Winn] back,” Walker said. “Last year, we worked hard, but this year I think we’ve worked harder during the summer and the offseason. People saw us “And, since she came back, we’ve been playing well as a as a good team, but they didn’t really respect us like that, team. Last year, we only really had six players in the rotation but now we have their respect and, hopefully, we can live and we only had three guards, so it is exciting to have more up to it.” numbers, and Mallorie will fi t right in.”

Depth should not be a problem for Pitt this season. Last NOTE -- Deborah Sallard, the mother of sophomore guard year, the Panthers had a short bench because of key injuries Sophronia Sallard, died this week from breast cancer. She and a couple transfers. But Berenato had an excellent year was 51. The team will attend the funeral today. recruiting, and has fi ve quality newcomers.

Two of the fresh faces are Shayla Scott, 6-1, from Gateway High School and Ashley Henderson, 5-11, from Greensburg Central Catholic. Pitt Women: Panthers have savvy, talent to be top cats

Friday, October 12, 2007 In addition to the returning players, Berenato is excited about her recruiting class. She said she expects big things By Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from the freshmen, in particular Gateway High School grad- uate Shayla Scott and Chelsea Cole (Rancocas Valley, NJ), whom she expects to battle for the starting power forward The Pitt women’s basketball team is coming off its best sea- spot. son.

The Panthers won 24 games for the fi rst time, earned their fi rst NCAA tournament berth and fi rst Associated Press rank- ing since 1979, and won their fi rst-round tournament game against James Madison.

Along the way, the Panthers had a number of players receive postseason accolades, including All-Big East performers Marcedes Walker, a center, and Shavonte Zellous, a guard.

Yet according to coach Agnus Berenato, the Panthers were just getting started last season and the current team is poised to reach even greater heights.

And with all fi ve starters returning, the return of a sixth starter -- senior point guard Mallorie Winn, who missed last season with a torn ACL but was an All-Big East performer in 2005- 06 -- and an excellent recruiting class, the expectations are high for the program.

Pitt is ranked anywhere from No. 15 to 25 in every preseason poll and is expected to contend for the Big East title.

“Who would have thought four years ago, when we won only six games, that we’d be in a situation where the expectations are this high,” said Berenato, who is entering her fi fth season with the Panthers.

“But that’s how it is supposed to be and we’ve always had high expectations, so I don’t feel any extra pressure or any extra burden, and I know my team doesn’t either.

“The exciting thing for me is the seniors we have, Mallorie, Marcedes and Karlyle [Lim], this is my fi rst senior class. It is neat to see they’ve delivered on what they promised us and we’ve been able to deliver for them what we promised when we recruited them.”

Berenato recruited that fi rst class of players in the middle of a six-win season but was able to do so by selling a bright future for the program. That future arrived last season.

The Panthers will offi cially begin practicing today, and Bere- nato said she is excited because she wants to see how much they’ve progressed since the spring, when they were knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the second round by champion Tennessee. My Humblest Apologies, Pitt CSTV.com looks at Pitt Women’s Basketball’s success

By Jeff Lippman - CSTV.com Both point guards have quite the presence in the paint to feed the ball in Pitt’s best player and Kodak/WBCA District I Sept. 25, 2007 All-American Marcedes Walker.

Walker, a 6-foot-3 bruising center, is on the preseason Wade Trophy Watch list and will be able to match up with the best PITTSBURGH - It was less than a week ago that I wrote the the Big East has to offer. Big East battle for third place would come down to Louisville and Notre Dame, but I’d like to add another team into that Yes, the pieces to the puzzle are all there for Pitt this season. mix. All their players are healthy and the team is jampacked with experience and talent. They made their fi rst NCAA tourney Agnus Berenato and her Pitt Panthers will be a very good last year and got their fi rst tourney win out of the way. Now team next season, and one the rest of the Big East will not they expect more from a team that is better. be excited to see on the schedule. So I’m sorry Pitt for leaving you out before, and I’m sorry The Panthers are receiving preseason Top 25 rankings by Notre Dame and Louisville, you have company. a few different publications across the country, and with the team returning six starters from last season, including 2005- 06 Big East all-Big East performer Mallorie Winn - injured last year before playing a game - it shouldn’t come as a shock that Pitt is garnering these accolades.

Berenato will be starting her fi fth season at the helm of the Panthers and has improved the team record-wise each sea- son since 2003 when she took over the team. That year they fi nished 6-20, the next season they jumped to 13-15 and then blossomed into back-to-back 20-win seasons.

It seems the pieces are falling into place for Pitt like getting the long rectangle in Tetris when you really need it.

You’d think losing an All-Conference performer to injury, especially the team’s senior point guard, would be a major hit for a team that fi nished with 22 wins for the fi rst time in school history.

But Winn’s injury just made Berenato want to make the NCAA Tournament even more, and replacing Winn with sophomore Shavonte Zellous, the Panthers did just that. Pitt went to its fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament, won the most games in school history (24), won a fi rst-round game against James Madison and fi nished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the fi rst time since 1979.

Are you winded? That’s a lot of fi rsts.

All Zellous did to back up the loss of Winn was improve her points per game average 12 points to 19 per, while becom- ing the Big East’s Most Improved Player.

So now, with Winn back after redshirting last year, the Pan- thers have two established point guards leading the way.

2008 NCAA Division® I Women's BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

National National National First Round Second Round Regionals Regionals Second Round First Round Semifinals Championship Semifinals

Connecticut (32-1) 1 1 North Carolina (30-2)

Mar. 23 Mar. 23 Connecticut (89-47) North Carolina (85-50) Cornell (20-8) 16 Connecticut (89-55) North Carolina (80-66) 16 Bucknell (16-15) Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Texas (21-12) 8 8 Georgia (22-9) Norfolk

Bridgeport Mar. 23 Mar. 23 Texas (72-55) Georgia (67-61) Minnesota (20-11) 9 9 Iowa (21-10) Old Dominion (29-4) 5 Mar. 30, Noon ESPN Mar. 29, 11 a.m. ESPN 5 Kansas St. (21-9)

Mar. 23 Mar. 23 Old Dominion (82-62) Kansas St. (69-59) Liberty (28-3) 12 12 Chattanooga (29-3) Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Virginia (23-9) 4 Old Dominion (88-85 OT) Louisville (80-63) 4 Louisville (24-9) Norfolk

Mar. 23 Mar. 23 Bridgeport Virginia (86-52) Louisville (81-67) UC Santa Barb. (23-7) 13 13 Miami (Ohio) (23-10) Greensboro New Orleans George Washington (25-6) 6 1-Apr 31-Mar 6 Ohio St. (22-8)

Mar. 22 Mar. 22 George Washington (66-56) Florida St. (60-49) Auburn (20-11) 11 George Washington (55-53) Oklahoma St. (73-72 OT) 11 Florida St. (18-13) Mar. 24 Mar. 24 California (26-6) 3 3 Oklahoma St. (25-7)

Stanford Mar. 22 Mar. 22

California (77-60) Oklahoma St. (85-73) Des Moines San Diego (19-12) 14 14 East Tenn. St. (21-11) Iowa St. (20-12) 7 Mar. 30, 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Mar. 29, 30 min. foll. ESPN 7 Marist (31-2) Tampa Bay Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Iowa St. (58-55) April 8 Marist (76-57) s ge ee Georg ia Tec h (22- 9) De Pau l (20- 11) 10 Mar. 24 Mar. 24 10 Rutgers (24-6) 2 Rutgers (69-58) LSU (68-49) 2 LSU (27-5) Mar. 22 Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Mar. 22

DesMoin Rutgers (85-42) LSU (66-32) April 6 April 6 Baton Rou Robert Morris (23-9) 15 15 Jackson St. (18-13)

8 p.m. ESPN 6 p.m. ESPN Maryland (30-3) 1 1Tennessee (30-2) NATIONAL CHAMPION Mar. 23 Mar. 23 Maryland (80-66) Tennessee (94-55) Coppin St. (22-11) Maryland (76-64) Tennessee (78-52) Oral Roberts (19-13) 16 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 16 Nebraska (20-11) 8 8 Utah (27-4)

Mar. 23 Mar. 23

College Park College Nebraska (61-58) Purdue (66-59) Xavier (24-8) 9 9 Purdue (18-14) West Lafayette Mar. 29, 6 p.m. ESPN Mar. 30, 30 min. foll. ESPN2 West Virginia (24-7) 5 5 Notre Dame (23-8)

Mar. 22 Mar. 23 West Virginia (61-60) Notre Dame (75-62) New Mexico (20-12) 12 12 Southern Methodist (24-8) Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Vanderbilt (23-8) 4 Vanderbilt (64-46) Notre Dame (79-75 OT) 4 Oklahoma (21-8)

Mar. 22 Mar. 23

Albuquerque Vanderbilt (75-47) Oklahoma (69-61) West Lafayette Montana (25-6) 13 13 Illinois St. (26-6) Spokane Oklahoma City Pittsburgh (22-10) 6 31-Mar 1-Apr 6 Arizona St. (21-10)

Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Pittsburgh (63-58) Arizona St. (61-54) Wyoming (24-6) 11 Pittsburgh (67-59) Duke (67-59) 11 Temple (21-12) Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Baylor (24-6) 3 *** ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL TO THE HOST SITE*** 3 Duke (23-9)

Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Albuquerque Baylor (66-56) * Game will also be carried on ESPNU Duke (78-57) Park College Fresno St. (22-10) 14 All games available on ESPN360 14 Murray St. (24-7) Mar. 29, 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Mar. 30, 6 p.m. ESPN2 UTEP (27-3) 7 7 Syracuse (22-8)

Mar. 22 UTEP (92-60) March 22 and 24 first-/second round sites: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Des Moines, Stanford Hartford (59-55) Mar. 22 Western Ky. (26-7) 10 March 23 and 25 first-/second round sites: Bridgeport, College Park, Norfolk, West Lafayette 10 Hartford (27-5) Mar. 24 March 29 and 31 regional sites: New Orleans, Spokane Mar. 24 Stanford (30-3) 2 Stanford (88-54) March 30 and April 1 regional sites: Greensboro, Oklahoma City Texas A&M (63-39) 2 Texas A&M (26-7) Stanford Mar. 22 Stanford (85-47) Texas A&M (91-52) Mar. 22 Baton Rouge Cleveland St. (19- 13) 15 15 Texas- San Antonio (23- 9) © 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all sports wagering. This bracket should not be used for sweepstakes, contests, office pools or other gambling activities.