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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 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center.[2]

History

In each of their first three NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, they 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 appeared in the WBI in 2011 and the WNIT in 2013 and 2016. [3]

Season-by-season results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Pedro Tagatac () (1981–1985)
1981–82 Pedro Tagatac 4–14
1982–83 Pedro Tagatac 0–21
1983–84 Pedro Tagatac 9–16
1984–85 Pedro Tagatac 3–22
Pedro Tagatac: 16–73 (.180)
Margaret Diaz () (1985–1986)
1985–86 Margaret Diaz 9–16
Margaret Diaz: 9–16 (.360)
Adolph Ellis () (1986–1990)
1986–87 Adolph Ellis 6–20
1987–88 Adolph Ellis 2–24
1988–89 Adolph Ellis 5–19
1989–90 Adolph Ellis 4–21
Adolph Ellis: 17–84 (.168)
Ed Swanson (NECC) (1990–1999)
1990–91 Ed Swanson 8–19 3–11 7th
1991–92 Ed Swanson 11–16 5–9 T5th
1992–93 Ed Swanson 16–13 7–7 4th
1993–94 Ed Swanson 12–15 8–8 5th
1994–95 Ed Swanson 11–16 7–9 5th
1995–96 Ed Swanson 20–7 16–4 T2nd
1996–97 Ed Swanson 14–14 10–8 5th
1997–98 Ed Swanson 19–7 13–3 2nd
1998–99 Ed Swanson 15–12 12–6 3rd
Ed Swanson (Northeast Conference) (1999–2013)
1999–2000 Ed Swanson 14–14 11–7 T3rd
2000–01 Ed Swanson 15–14 11–7 T3rd
2001–02 Ed Swanson 18–11 13–5 T2nd
2002–03 Ed Swanson 18–10 12–6 T3rd
2003–04 Ed Swanson 21–8 14–4 2nd
2004–05 Ed Swanson 18–11 14–4 2nd
2005–06 Ed Swanson 26–5 16–2 1st
2006–07 Ed Swanson 22–10 15–3 T1st
2007–08 Ed Swanson 19–11 14–4 3rd
2008–09 Ed Swanson 28–5 18–0 1st
2009–10 Ed Swanson 19–11 14–4 3rd
2010–11 Ed Swanson 18–13 12–6 T3rd
2011–12 Ed Swanson 25–8 15–3 1st
2012–13 Ed Swanson 22–11 13–5 2nd
Ed Swanson: 406–264 (.606) 273–125 (.686)
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
2020–21 Jessica Mannetti 8–10 8–8
2021–22 Jessica Mannetti 8–17 6–12
2022–23 Jessica Mannetti 19–14 12–4 2nd NCAA First Round
2023–24 Jessica Mannetti 24–10 15–1 1st NCAA First Four
Jessica Mannetti: 146–147 (.498) 107–69 (.608)
Total: 657–655 (.501)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their record is 1–5.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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
2023 (16) First Four
First Round		 (16) Southern
(1) Stanford		 W 57–47
L 49–92
2024 (16) First Four (16) Presbyterian L 42–49

WNIT results

Year Round Opponent Result
2016 First Round Drake L 59–95
2017 First Round St. John's L 43–72
2019 First Round Georgetown L 59–90


References

  1. ^ SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart". Sacredheartpioneers.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Sacred Heart women's basketball record book" (PDF). Sacred Heart athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.