Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
The Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center.[2]
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| University | Sacred Heart University | ||
| Head coach | Jessica Mannetti (9th season) | ||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
| Location | Fairfield, Connecticut | ||
| Arena | William H. Pitt Center (Capacity: 2,062) | ||
| Nickname | Pioneers | ||
| Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 2006, 2009, 2012 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2006, 2009, 2012 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 | |||
History
In each of their three NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, they have lost each time in the First Round, losing 95–54 to Maryland 77–63 to Ohio State, and 76–50 to Georgia Tech, respectively. They have appeared in the WNI in 2010 and the WNIT in 2013 and 2016. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Pioneers have an all-time record of 559–552.[3]
Season-by-season results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Jessica Mannetti (Northeast Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Jessica Mannetti | 12–18 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Jessica Mannetti | 16–13 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Jessica Mannetti | 20–13 | 16–2 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Jessica Mannetti | 17–15 | 13–5 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Jessica Mannetti | 14–17 | 9–9 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | Jessica Mannetti | 19–13 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Jessica Mannetti | 12–17 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| Jessica Mannetti: | 110–106 | 81–45 | |||||||
| Total: | 110–106 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason
NCAA Division I tournament results
The Pioneers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament three times. Their record is 0–3
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2006 | #15 | First Round | #2 Maryland | L 54–95 |
| 2009 | #14 | First Round | #3 Ohio State | L 63–77 |
| 2012 | #13 | First Round | #4 Georgia Tech | L 50–76 |
WNIT results
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2016 | First Round | Drake | L 59–95 |
| 2017 | First Round | St. John's | L 43–72 |
| 2019 | First Round | Georgetown | L 59–90 |
References
- SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- "Sacred Heart". Sacredheartpioneers.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- "Sacred Heart" (PDF). Sacredheartpioneers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
