# 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panthers are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

## Previous season

In the 2012-13 season, Pitt's final in the Big East Conference, the Pitt women were without a single senior on their roster. Star recruit, six-foot, 11-inch center Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson was redshirted for the season. Pitt compiled a 9-21 record, and for the second year in a row, went 0-16 in the conference prompting the replacement of head coach Agnus Berenato with Suzie McConnell-Serio on April 12, 2013.

## Season

New coach Pitt hired Suzie McConnell-Serio to replace Berenato as head coach. The 2013-14 season will be Pitt's first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pitt returns 11 players from the previous season including seniors Asia Logan and Ashlee Anderson. 6'11" redshirt freshman "Bubbles" Anderson will see her first collegiate action. Players not with the team from last season include redshirt junior guard Abby Dowd, a former Buffalo transfer, and freshman forward Krista Pettepier who transferred to Pepperdine. Roster additions include freshmsn guard Fréderique Potvin of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and freshman guard Chelsea Welch of Kettering, Ohio.

## Schedule

On May 29, 2013, Pitt released its conference opponents for the 2013-2014 season, its first competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will have home games against Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Home and away partners are Clemson and Syracuse.
Pitt's 2013-14 women's basketball schedule.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Sun, Nov. 3* 2:00 pm | | California (PA) | W 97–67 | – | Petersen Events Center (1,167) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Fri, Nov. 8* 11:00 am | | Bucknell | W 66–51 | 1–0 | Petersen Events Center (4,698) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Nov. 14* 7:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 63–58 | 2–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (851) Muncie, IN |
| Sun, Nov. 17* 1:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 45–48 | 2–1 | Petersen Events Center (1,003) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wed, Nov. 20* 7:00 pm | | at Michigan | L 75–83 | 2–2 | Crisler Center (1,339) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Sat, Nov. 23* 1:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 60–54 | 3–2 | Reitz Arena (370) Baltimore, MD |
| Tue, Nov. 26* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 78–43 | 4–2 | Petersen Events Center (1,015) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Dec. 1* 2:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 62–66 | 4–3 | Petersen Events Center (1,566) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wed, Dec. 4* 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 61–71 | 4–4 | Petersen Events Center (1,102) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat, Dec. 7* 12:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 69–54 | 5–4 | Spiro Sports Center (511) Staten Island, NY |
| Sun, Dec. 15* 2:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 63–49 | 6–4 | Petersen Events Center (1,054) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Dec. 19* 3:00 pm | | vs. DePaul Duel in the Desert | L 63–77 | 6–5 | Cox Pavilion (826) Las Vegas, NV |
| Fri, Dec. 20* 3:00 pm | | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Duel in the Desert | W 76–61 | 7–5 | Cox Pavilion (753) Las Vegas, NV |
| Sat, Dec. 21* 3:00 pm | | vs. Washington Duel in the Desert | L 69–76 | 7–6 | Cox Pavilion (862) Las Vegas, NV |
| Sun, Dec. 29* 6:00 pm | | Duquesne City Game | W 67–57 | 8–6 | Petersen Events Center (2,681) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Jan. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 21 Florida State | L 69–78 | 8–7 (0–1) | Petersen Events Center (978) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Jan. 5 2:00 pm | | at Virginia | W 79–75 | 9–7 (1–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,597) Charlottesville, VA |
| Sun, Jan. 12 2:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 67–77 | 9–8 (1–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (679) Clemson, SC |
| Thu, Jan. 16 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 66–109 | 9–9 (1–3) | Petersen Events Center (2,768) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Jan. 19 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Syracuse | L 47–58 | 9–10 (1–4) | Petersen Events Center (4,649) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Jan. 26 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 3 Duke | L 67–111 | 9–11 (1–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504) Durham, NC |
| Thu, Jan. 30 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Boston College | W 67–65 | 10–11 (2–5) | Petersen Events Center (1,021) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mon, Feb. 3 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Tech | L 66–77 | 10–12 (2–6) | Petersen Events Center (1,035) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Feb. 6 7:00 pm | | at No. 10 Maryland | L 46–94 | 10–13 (2–7) | Comcast Center (3,758) College Park, MD |
| Sun, Feb. 9 2:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 70–74 | 10–14 (2–8) | Petersen Events Center (1,315) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Feb. 13 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 17 North Carolina | L 50-86 | 10–15 (2-9) | Carmichael Arena (2,813) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sun, Feb. 16 2:00 pm | | Clemson Pink the Petersen/Play 4Kay | W 56–43 | 11–15 (3–9) | Petersen Events Center (3,305) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thu, Feb. 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech | L 62–69 | 11–16 (3–10) | Cassell Coliseum (1,631) Blacksburg, VA |
| Sun, Feb. 23 1:00 pm | | at Syracuse | L 36–67 | 11–17 (3–11) | Carrier Dome (1,532) Syracuse, NY |
| Thu, Feb. 27 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 13 NC State | L 68–79 | 11–18 (3–12) | Petersen Events Center (1,135) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Mar. 2 1:00 pm, Raycom | | at Miami (FL) | L 54–67 | 11–19 (3–13) | BankUnited Center (1,463) Coral Gables, FL |
| 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament ||||||
| Wed, Mar. 5 6:30 pm, Root Sports/ESPN3 | (14) | vs. (11) Wake Forest First round | L 58–72 | 11–20 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,950) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. (#) during postseason tournaments is seed with region, if applicable. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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