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ArtBest23
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 Posted: 03/22/15 11:05 am ::: Turnaround at Pitt |
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Pitt has undergone a truly miraculous turnaround under Suzie McConnell-Serio.
Pitt's last two years in the BE they went 0-16 in conference. The last year they also had OOC losses to the likes of Youngstown St, Rider, And Lafayette.
Last year they went 3-13 in the ACC. This year they were projected to finish last in the conference.
Instead they are 20-11, 9-7 in the conference, with wins over Michigan, Ohio St, Miami, NCSt, and Chattanooga, and are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. They have one of the very best point guards in the country, a four year volletball player at forward, and a freshman who had a double double yesterday.
I'm hard pressed to recall as big a turnaround. Semrau will win them, but I'm not convinced McConnell-Serio doesn't deserve the COY awards.
Oh, and she's building for the future. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The University of Pittsburgh signed five players to its 2015 women's basketball recruiting class today.
The Panthers added forward Kauai Bradley (Chicago, Ill.), Tania Lamb (Los Angeles, Calif.), Kalista Walters (Reading, Pa.) and local products Cassidy Walsh (Seton-LaSalle) and Brenna Wise (Vincentian Academy).
Bradley, Walters and Wise are forwards, and Lamb and Walsh are guards.
“We are very excited about signing this group of talented players who will impact our program in so many ways,” coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said in a statement. “Each one has been extremely successful in high school and brings a winning mentality, having competed in conference titles and state championships."
The class was rated No. 31 nationally by espnW HoopGurlz and No. 22 by Prospectsnation.com.
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| Posted: 03/23/15 11:47 am ::: Re: Turnaround at Pitt |
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| ArtBest23 wrote: |
Pitt has undergone a truly miraculous turnaround under Suzie McConnell-Serio.
Pitt's last two years in the BE they went 0-16 in conference. The last year they also had OOC losses to the likes of Youngstown St, Rider, And Lafayette.
Last year they went 3-13 in the ACC. This year they were projected to finish last in the conference.
Instead they are 20-11, 9-7 in the conference, with wins over Michigan, Ohio St, Miami, NCSt, and Chattanooga, and are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. They have one of the very best point guards in the country, a four year volletball player at forward, and a freshman who had a double double yesterday.
I'm hard pressed to recall as big a turnaround. Semrau will win them, but I'm not convinced McConnell-Serio doesn't deserve the COY awards.
Oh, and she's building for the future. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The University of Pittsburgh signed five players to its 2015 women's basketball recruiting class today.
The Panthers added forward Kauai Bradley (Chicago, Ill.), Tania Lamb (Los Angeles, Calif.), Kalista Walters (Reading, Pa.) and local products Cassidy Walsh (Seton-LaSalle) and Brenna Wise (Vincentian Academy).
Bradley, Walters and Wise are forwards, and Lamb and Walsh are guards.
“We are very excited about signing this group of talented players who will impact our program in so many ways,” coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said in a statement. “Each one has been extremely successful in high school and brings a winning mentality, having competed in conference titles and state championships."
The class was rated No. 31 nationally by espnW HoopGurlz and No. 22 by Prospectsnation.com. |
Nice turnaround for Pitt, and I'm not surprised. I've always been impressed with McConnell-Serio. She is a class act. However, all of those recruits are 3-star, so I guess we'll have to see how that works out for Pitt versus more elite programs in the ACC who are pulling in 4- and 5-star recruits.
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| Posted: 03/23/15 12:44 pm ::: |
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| It's a great story. And I'm impressed to see a woman who can show great success on both a professional and college level, since that's really a mix of different talents to coach at the different levels. I like Pitt. It's good to see them on a solid path.
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| Posted: 03/23/15 1:45 pm ::: |
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| It really is good to see. I don't reckon anyone will be stealing their coach anytime soon. Unless she *wants* to leave, that is!
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