# 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Wake Forest.
On April 5, McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5 year record of 67–87.

## Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina.

## Media
### Pitt Panthers Sports Network

The Pitt Panthers Sports Network will broadcast all Panthers games on WJAS. George Von Benko will provide the play-by-play while Jen Tuscano will provide the analysis. Non-televised home games can be watched online via Pitt Panthers TV with the Panthers Sports Network call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2017 2:00 pm | | IUP | L 68–73 | – | Peterson Events Center (560) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Youngstown State | W 66–58 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 13, 2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | Cornell | W 51–39 | 2–0 | Peterson Events Center (10,587) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Duquesne City Game | L 53–66 | 2–1 | Peterson Events Center (1,410) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Towson | W 81–63 | 3–1 | Peterson Events Center (1,124) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 66–46 | 4–1 | Saint Ursula Academy Gym (524) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Arkansas State | W 87–47 | 5–1 | Peterson Events Center (629) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 29, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 57–58 | 5–2 | Peterson Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 55–58 | 5–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (804) Bronx, NY |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 52–73 | 5–4 | WVU Coliseum (2,005) Morgantown, WV |
| December 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNC Wilmington | W 74–55 | 6–4 | Peterson Events Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Penn State | L 48–59 | 6–5 | Peterson Events Center (2,097) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 20, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bucknell | W 57–39 | 7–5 | Peterson Events Center (432) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | L 50–62 | 7–6 (0–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,822) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 31, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Chicago State | W 87–49 | 8–6 | Peterson Events Center (567) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | L 49–58 | 8–7 (0–2) | Peterson Events Center (463) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 67–68 | 8–8 (0–3) | Carmichael Arena (2,327) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 69–89 | 8–9 (0–4) | Cassell Coliseum (2,256) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 68–62 | 9–9 (1–4) | Peterson Events Center (812) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 2 Louisville | L 51–77 | 9–10 (1–5) | Peterson Events Center (441) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | L 52–70 | 9–11 (1–6) | Carrier Dome (8,126) Syracuse, NY |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 53–87 | 9–12 (1–7) | Peterson Events Center (760) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 18 Duke | L 46–58 | 9–13 (1–8) | Peterson Events Center (2,430) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 58–42 | 10–13 (2–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (675) Clemson, SC |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 pm, RSN | | No. 10 Florida State | L 59–66 | 10–14 (2–9) | Peterson Events Center (1,755) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 61–72 | 10–15 (2–10) | Conte Forum (1,435) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | L 58–82 | 10–16 (2–11) | Watsco Center (840) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 19, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | Syracuse | L 53–62 | 10–17 (2–12) | Peterson Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 21 NC State | L 66–77 | 10–18 (2–13) | Peterson Events Center (600) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 49–81 | 10–19 (2–14) | KFC Yum! Center (10,431) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2018 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra | (14) | vs. (11) Wake Forest First Round | L 38–72 | 10–20 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,810) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |