paul pancoe 412.383.8650 (o) media relations assistant 412.214.4611 (c) pitt WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 back-to-back Sweet 16 2008 • 2009 2009-10 Schedule PITT DEPAUL 15-11, 4-9 Big East GAME 27 15-11 Record 17-10 November 4-9 Conference Record 6-7 10 SETON HILL (EXH.) W, 91-60 69.1 Points Per Game 68.7 17 NORTH FLORIDA W, 61-35 662-1,591 FG-Att. 705-1,654 20 FLORIDA W, 81-58 .416 FG Pct. .426 24 ST. FRANCIS, PA. W, 75-70 Pitt Panthers 133-402 3-Pt. FG-Att. 123-450 Thanksgiving Tournament (15-11, 4-9 Big East) .331 3-Pt. FG Pct. .273 339-512 FT-Att. 323-429 27 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 63-56 vs. 28 MARSHALL W, 80-58 .662 FT Pct. .753 DePaul Blue Demons 42.5 Rebounds Per Game 39.6 December (17-10, 6-7 Big East) 38.2 Opp. Rebounds/Game 35.8 2 at Youngstown State W, 89-37 15.5 Assists Per Game 15.3 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN W, 89-65 Chiacgo, Ill. 17.7 Turnovers Per Game 17.4 0.9 0.9 8 VALPARAISO W, 77-52 McGrath Arena Assist/Turnover Ratio 6.2 Steals Per Game 9.5 12 at Penn State (Big Ten Network) L, 73-77 8 p.m. 5.7 Blocks Per Game 4.0 20 at Austin Peay W, 76-75 (ot) 22 at Western Kentucky (FOX CS) W, 76-70 Pitt Head Coach: DePaul Head Coach: Radio TV 29 DUQUESNE L, 63-72 Agnus Berenato (7th season) Doug Bruno (24th season) FOX 970 AM (live) CBS College Sports 31 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 57-47 Record at Pitt: 129-85 Record at DePaul: 454-262 Play by play: Greg Linnelli Play by Play: Dave Ryan Overall: 412-349 (26th season) Overall: 494-292 (26th season) Analyst: Jen Tuscano Analyst: Deb Antonelli January 2 at Marquette* L, 55-66 5 at West Virginia* (CBS College Sports) L, 59-63 Series History - Pittsburgh leads 4-3 10 RUTGERS* (ESPNU) L, 46-52 SCOUTING THE BLUE DEMONS 17 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) L, 54-69 DePaul University’s women’s basketball At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 2-1 20 at USF* (BHSN) L, 51-68 team enters Tuesday night’s showdown in Chi- At Chicago: Series tied 1-1 23 at Providence* (Big East TV) W, 72-58 cago with a 17-10 overall record and a 6-7 mark At Neutral Sites: Series tied 1-1 30 CONNECTICUT* (CPTV) L, 56-98 in Big East Conference play. Current Streak: Pittsburgh - 1 The Blue Demons racked up an 11-3 record Most Pittsburgh Points: 97 (97-68) in 2007-08 February in non-conference action, including 10-2 re- Most DePaul Points: 84 (85-84) in 1980-81 cord at home. They started the Big East season 2 SYRACUSE* L, 80-87 (ot) Biggest Pittsburgh Win: 29 (97-68) in 2007-08 6 at Notre Dame* L, 76-86 1-2 following back-to-back overtime games Biggest DePaul Win: 15 (69-46) in 2005-06 10 GEORGETOWN* L, 63-66 against Louisville and at West Virginia. 14 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN2) W, 72-69 DU is coming off a 72-63 win at Marquette on 17 at Villanova* W, 74-69 Feb. 20. Prior to that, the Blue Demons faced THE MORE YOU KNOW 20 SETON HALL* W, 78-57 the tough task of playing No. 1 Connecticut DePaul is the largest Roman Catholic univer- 23 at DePaul* (CBS College Sports) 9 p.m. and No. 3 Notre Dame in back-to-back games, sity and one of the 10 largest private universi- 27 at Cincinnati* 2 p.m. both of which were losses. ties in the United States. Coincidentally, the Sam Quigley leads a deep roster of scorers at school named after a saint - Saint Vincent de March 13.9 points per game. Quigley, a four-time Big Paul - carries the nickname “Blue Demons.” 1 ST. JOHN’S* 7 p.m. East Honor Roll selection, also leads the team 5-9 Big East Championship TBA in three point field goals made (35), free throws SERIES HISTORY 21-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds TBA made and attempted (100-for-121/.826), as- Pitt and DePaul will meet for just the eighth 27-30 NCAA Regionals TBA sists (139) and steals (52). time come Tuesday night in Chicago. The Pan- Keisha Hampton checks in at 13.2 points per thers hold a slight 4-3 edge in series history. April game and is the team’s third leading rebound- The two teams first met during the 1980-81 4-6 NCAA Final Four TBA er at 5.4 boards per game. Felicia Chester (9.9 season, with Pitt taking the 85-84 overtime win in the Pittsburgh Tournament. Following a All times are EST ppg.) and Anna Martin (9.4 ppg.) are also of- fensive threats for the Blue Demons. 26-year hiatus, the Panthers dropped the first All home games in BOLD CAPS two games of the reestablished series; first at CPTV - Connecticut Public Television (local) Katherine Harry, a Big East Honor Roll awardee this season, is the the team’s leading DePaul, 81-75, and again later that season at BHSN - Bright House Sports Network (local) the Big East Tournament, 68-46. * Denotes Big East Conference game rebounder, averaging 8.3 boards per contest to go along with 7.9 points per game. Since then, the Panthers have won three of Pitt’s Probable Starters DePaul’s Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RBG MPG No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RBG MPG 10 Taneisha Harrison G 6-0 Jr. 13.0 3.9 31.8 5 Anna Martin G 5-89 Fr. 9.4 2.9 25.8 14 Jania Sims G 5-7 Jr.* 13.0 3.5 31.2 22 Sam Quigley G 5-6 Jr. 13.9 3.1 38.1 22 Chelsea Cole F 6-3 Jr. 8.4 10.8 26.7 24 Keisha Hampton F 6-2 So. 13.2 5.4 27.6 25 Shayla Scott G 6-1 Jr. 11.3 5.6 29.9 41 Felicia Chester F 6-3 Jr. 9.9 6.9 31.6 40 Pepper Wilson C 6-6 So. 7.6 4.3 21.5 51 Katherine Martin F 6-3 Fr. 7.9 8.3 23.4 *denotes redshirt QUICK FACTS four games played, including last year’s Big ed their win streak to three games for the first East quarterfinal nailbitter, 62-59. time since early December with their 78-57 win GENERAL INFORMATION The last time the two teams met in Chicago, over a visiting Seton Hall program. Pitt cruised to a 97-68 win, setting a series high Taneisha Harrison led all scorers on the day Location ..................................... Pittsburgh, Pa. for points scored and margin of victory in the with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the Founded.....................................................1787 process. field, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc. Enrollment ............................................. 33, 393 Chelsea Cole dialed up her second straight Chancellor ...........................Mark A. Nordenberg LAST TIME vs. DEPAUL double-double, finishing with 10 points and Athletic Director .........................Steve Pederson Shavonte Zellous scored 15 of her 18 points a career-high 22 rebounds. It was the second Nickname ............................................ Panthers in the second half as the 14th-ranked Panthers straight game Cole has grabbed more re- Colors .......................................... Blue and Gold held on for the 62-59 win in the quarterfinals of bounds than points scored. Affiliation ............................ NCAA, Division 1-A the Big East tournament. Brittaney Thomas posted 13 points while Home Court .................... Petersen Events Center Xenia Stewart added 14 points and Sophro- Shayla Scott and Jania Sims each chipped in nia Sallard finished with 12 points and six re- 10 on the day. Capacity ..................................................12,508 bounds while Shayla Scott chipped in seven As a team, Pitt shot a blistering 51.6 percent Conference ............................................Big East points and a game-high 12 rebounds in Pitt’s (33-for-64) from the field, including a 58.3 per- NCAA Varsity Teams....................................... 19 winning effort. cent clip (7-for-12) from downtown. Athletics Department Phone ........(412) 648-8200 Natasha Williams posted a game-high 21 Every Panther that saw action on the court Ticket Office Phone ......................(412) 648-8300 points for DePaul, who got as close as 60-59 scored at least two points and all but one with 44 seconds left on the clock in the second grabbed at least one rebound. PROGRAM INFORMATION half. First Year of Program .... 1914-15, resumed in 1974 Pitt held a 50-38 advantage on the boards COLE SHINES Overall All-Time Record ................. 501-494 (.503) with all but one player grabbing at least two in Junior forward Chelsea Cole reached double- Number of Postseason Appearances ..........Seven the game. digits in rebounding for the sixth time in Big East games with her career-setting 22 rebound NCAA Tournament Appearances ................ Three WE’RE GOING STREAKING performance against Seton Hall on Feb. 20. WNIT Appearances .....................................Four The Panthers are 4-3 against DePaul all-time, Averaging 10.8 boards per game this season, Last Postseason Appearance .....2008-09 Sweet 16 but have won three of the last four games be- the Lumberton, N.J. native bested her previous tween the two teams. The Panthers and Blue personal best of 21 - which she hit in back-to- TEAM INFORMATION Demons met twice during last season, with back games - by one.