The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Panthers, led by first year head coach

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. The Panthers are a member of the

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and play their home games at the

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Previous season

In the 2012-13 season, Pitt's final in the

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, the Pitt women were without a single senior on their roster. Star recruit, six-foot, 11-inch center Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson was

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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

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with

on April 12, 2013.

Season

New coach Pitt hired

to replace Berenato as head coach. The 2013-14 season will be Pitt's first competing in the

. 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

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transfer, and freshman forward Krista Pettepier who transferred to Pepperdine. Roster additions include freshmsn guard Fréderique Potvin of

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, Canada, and freshman guard Chelsea Welch of

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Roster

Schedule

On May 29, 2013, Pitt released its conference opponents for the 2013-2014 season, its first competing in the

. 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. , - !colspan=9, Exhibition , - !colspan=9, Regular Season , - !colspan=12, 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament , - , -

Rankings

Awards and honors

References

External links

Official Site
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