2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

For 2015–16 Pitt men's basketball, see 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Panther were led by third year head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. The Panther played their home games at the Petersen Events Center. They finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Suzie McConnell-Serio (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kathy McConnell-Miller Carmen Bruce Lindsay Richards
Home arena	Petersen Events Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Louisville	15	–	1		.938			26	–	8		.765
No. 14 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	8		.789
No. 17 Florida State	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
No. 19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
NC State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Duke	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			18	–	16		.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10		.375			17	–	16		.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			15	–	16		.484
Clemson	0	–	16		.000			4	–	26		.133
† 2016 ACC tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Aysia Bugg 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bolingbrook Chicago, IL G 4 Tania Lamb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Long Beach Poly Los Angeles, CA F 5 Kauai Bradley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL G 10 Cassidy Walsh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Seton-La Salle Pittsburgh, PA F 12 Yacine Diop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Seton-La Salle Dakar, Senegal G 14 Fred Potvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Vanier College Montreal, QE G 22 Destinie Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr McEachern USC Oxford, GA G 25 Brittany Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr South Charleston South Charleston, WV F 32 Kalista Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bethlehem Catholic Fleetwood, PA F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Berea-Midpark Cleveland, OH C 44 Bubbles Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RS Jr Rutgers Prep Clarendon, Jamaica G/F 50 Brenna Wise 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Fr Vincentian Academy Pittsburgh, PA	Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Kathy McConnell-Miller (Virginia) Carmen Bruce (Duquesne) Lindsay Richards (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Indiana (PA)	W 75–60		Peterson Events Center (836) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 11:00 am		Wagner	W 67–41	1–0	Peterson Events Center (3,806) Pittsburgh, PA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 74–59	2–0	DeGol Arena (845) Loretto, PA
11/20/2015* 5:00 pm		Delaware State	W 77–43	3–0	Peterson Events Center (827) Pittsburgh, PA
11/26/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division	L 54–55	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 67–58	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,425) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. No. 6 Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 49–70	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center (1,749) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 45–82	4–3	Crisler Center (1,737) Ann Arbor, MI
12/06/2015* 3:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 56–50	5–3	Peterson Events Center (848) Pittsburgh, PA
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 74–57	6–3	Peterson Events Center (627) Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/2015* 3:00 pm		at Princeton	L 47–61	6–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,002) Princeton, NJ
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Rider	W 75–44	7–4	Peterson Events Center (852) Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm		American	W 76–58	8–4	Peterson Events Center (605) Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2015* 2:00 pm		Duquesne City Game	L 65–79	8–5	Peterson Events Center (2,377) Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
01/03/2016 3:00 pm, RSN		No. 3 Notre Dame	L 55–65	8–6 (0–1)	Peterson Events Center (3,610) Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (FL)	L 55–79	8–7 (0–2)	BankUnited Center (629) Coral Gables, FL
01/10/2016 2:00 pm, RSN		NC State	L 76–78 3OT	8–8 (0–3)	Peterson Events Center (3,015) Pittsburgh, PA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		at Syracuse	L 48–71	8–9 (0–4)	Carrier Dome (424) Syracuse, NY
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 16 Florida State	L 55–66	8–10 (0–5)	Peterson Events Center (2,316) Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at Boston College	L 43–54	8–11 (0–6)	Conte Forum (411) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/24/2016 1:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia	W 58–55	9–11 (1–6)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,895) Charlottesville, VA
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Duke	L 48–70	9–12 (1–7)	Peterson Events Center (1,204) Pittsburgh, PA
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Clemson	W 59–56	10–12 (2–7)	Jervey Athletic Center (749) Clemson, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 49–60	10–13 (2–8)	Peterson Events Center (828) Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 12 Louisville	L 61–84	10–14 (2–9)	Peterson Events Center (806) Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		at Virginia Tech	W 59–48	11–14 (3–9)	Cassell Coliseum (2,143) Blacksburg, VA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		at North Carolina	W 76–60	12–14 (4–9)	Carmichael Arena (1,727) Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, RSN		No. 23 Syracuse	L 56–70	12–15 (4–10)	Peterson Events Center (4,151) Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia Tech	L 60–66	12–16 (4–11)	Peterson Events Center (867) Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2016 12:30 pm, RSN		at No. 10 Louisville	L 36–65	12–17 (4–12)	KFC Yum! Center (11,641) Louisville, KY
ACC Women's tournament
03/02/2016 1:00 pm, RSN		vs. North Carolina First Round	W 82–72 OT	13–17	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
03/03/2016 11:00 am, RSN		vs. Miami (FL) Second Round	L 55–77	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum (6,107) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes