# 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Lane White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Duke.

## Previous season

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, the previous head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5-year record of 67–87.

## Off-season
### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jahsyni Knight PG | Perth Amboy, New Jersey | Rutgers Preparatory School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Tehya Lyons PG | Norcross, Georgia | Norcross High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Ismini Prapa PG | Athens, Greece | American Community Schools | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Gannon | W 68–46 | – | Peterson Events Center (417) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | UCF | L 58–61 | 0–1 | Peterson Events Center (8,357) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 9, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | New Orleans | W 90–38 | 1–1 | Peterson Events Center (531) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Youngstown State | L 55–64 | 1–2 | Peterson Events Center (568) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Cincinnati | W 65–48 | 2–2 | Peterson Events Center (735) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Georgetown | L 41–70 | 2–3 | McDonough Gymnasium (399) Washington, D.C. |
| November 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Wisconsin Challenge in Music City | L 42–57 | 2–4 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (750) Nashville, TN |
| November 24, 2018* 8:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas Challenge in Music City | W 61–54 | 3–4 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| November 25, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Challenge in Music City | W 78–56 | 4–4 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| November 29, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 52–49 | 5–4 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (411) Evanston, IL |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Fordham | W 65–62 | 6–4 | Peterson Events Center (569) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | West Virginia Backyard Brawl | L 43–77 | 6–5 | Peterson Events Center (674) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNC Wilmington | W 60–56 | 7–5 | Peterson Events Center (435) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | Peterson Events Center (626) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | at Duquesne City Game | W 66–58 | 9–5 | Palumbo Center (2,234) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 44–100 | 9–6 (0–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566) South Bend, IN |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 8 NC State | L 34–63 | 9–7 (0–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,658) Raleigh, NC |
| January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | L 55–59 | 9–8 (0–3) | Peterson Events Center (2,630) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 12 Syracuse | L 50–82 | 9–9 (0–4) | Peterson Events Center (752) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | L 59–65 | 9–10 (0–5) | Peterson Events Center (940) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | L 57–74 | 9–11 (0–6) | Peterson Events Center (447) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 42–70 | 9–12 (0–7) | KFC Yum! Center (10,067) Louisville, KY |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech | L 58–74 | 9–13 (0–8) | Peterson Events Center (588) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Duke | L 55–74 | 9–14 (0–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,722) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 55–67 | 9–15 (0–10) | McCamish Pavilion (987) Atlanta, GA |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 51–65 | 9–16 (0–11) | Peterson Events Center (2,495) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | W 91–78 | 10–16 (1–11) | Peterson Events Center (754) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 21 Florida State | L 46–78 | 10–17 (1–12) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,134) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | L 63–90 | 10–18 (1–13) | Carrier Dome (1,585) Syracuse, NY |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | W 70–64 | 11–18 (2–13) | LJVM Coliseum (589) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 3 Louisville | L 40–67 | 11–19 (2–14) | Peterson Events Center (1,381) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, RSN | (14) | vs. (11) Duke First Round | L 64–86 | 11–20 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,233) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||