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McConnell-Serio, USA U19 Women Set for FIBA World Cup
7/21/2017 9:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Six-Time Defending FIBA U19 Champions Enter Preliminary Rounds
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UDINE, ITALY – After achieving a perfect 3-0 record in exhibition play, University of Pittsburgh head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio and the USA Basketball U19 Women's Team will begin preliminary rounds at the 2017 FIBA World Cup in Udine, Italy, Saturday.
As part of Group A, the six-time defending FIBA U19 gold medalist Team USA will face Mali first, at 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday, followed by games against China (Sunday, Noon) and Italy (Tuesday, 2:45 p.m.).
Keep an eye on incoming Panther small forward Pika Rodriguez, who will be competing for Puerto Rico in Group B. Her team will take on Spain at 2:15 p.m. Saturday before facing Egypt at 12:30 p.m. Sunday and Russia at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Following group play, the teams will be seeded in the medal round, and there is a chance that McConnell-Serio and Rodriguez will face each other.
The medal round games will be played in a knockout format, which means win and continue playing for gold or lose and be relegated to the classification round. The round of 16 will begin Wednesday, July 26, with the quarterfinals set for Friday, July 28, semifinals Saturday, July 29 and final Sunday, July 30.
Recaps of each day's competition will be posted to PittsburghPanthers.com.
MCCONNELL-SERIO AND USA BASKETBALL
Following her tenure as head coach of the gold medal-winning 2016 USA Basketball U18 Women's National Team that qualified for the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, McConnell-Serio returned to her post to coach the U19 Women, as announced in February. It was the third USA Basketball coaching assignment for McConnell-Serio, as she helped Team USA reach a 6-0 record and gold medal as an assistant coach at the 2011 World University Games.
As a player for Team USA, McConnell-Serio was the point guard for two Olympic teams, winning gold at the 1988 Games in Seoul and bronze in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. In total she won five medals for the United States as a player, including the 1991 World University Games (gold), 1986 FIBA World Championship (gold) and 1985 R. William Jones Cup (gold).
2017-18 PITT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for 2017-18 Pitt women's basketball are available now on PittsburghPanthers.com. Ticket questions may be directed to the Panthers' Ticket Office at 800-643-7488, or by emailing tickets@athletics.pitt.edu.
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UDINE, ITALY – After achieving a perfect 3-0 record in exhibition play, University of Pittsburgh head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio and the USA Basketball U19 Women's Team will begin preliminary rounds at the 2017 FIBA World Cup in Udine, Italy, Saturday.
As part of Group A, the six-time defending FIBA U19 gold medalist Team USA will face Mali first, at 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday, followed by games against China (Sunday, Noon) and Italy (Tuesday, 2:45 p.m.).
Keep an eye on incoming Panther small forward Pika Rodriguez, who will be competing for Puerto Rico in Group B. Her team will take on Spain at 2:15 p.m. Saturday before facing Egypt at 12:30 p.m. Sunday and Russia at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Following group play, the teams will be seeded in the medal round, and there is a chance that McConnell-Serio and Rodriguez will face each other.
The medal round games will be played in a knockout format, which means win and continue playing for gold or lose and be relegated to the classification round. The round of 16 will begin Wednesday, July 26, with the quarterfinals set for Friday, July 28, semifinals Saturday, July 29 and final Sunday, July 30.
Recaps of each day's competition will be posted to PittsburghPanthers.com.
MCCONNELL-SERIO AND USA BASKETBALL
Following her tenure as head coach of the gold medal-winning 2016 USA Basketball U18 Women's National Team that qualified for the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, McConnell-Serio returned to her post to coach the U19 Women, as announced in February. It was the third USA Basketball coaching assignment for McConnell-Serio, as she helped Team USA reach a 6-0 record and gold medal as an assistant coach at the 2011 World University Games.
As a player for Team USA, McConnell-Serio was the point guard for two Olympic teams, winning gold at the 1988 Games in Seoul and bronze in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. In total she won five medals for the United States as a player, including the 1991 World University Games (gold), 1986 FIBA World Championship (gold) and 1985 R. William Jones Cup (gold).
2017-18 PITT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for 2017-18 Pitt women's basketball are available now on PittsburghPanthers.com. Ticket questions may be directed to the Panthers' Ticket Office at 800-643-7488, or by emailing tickets@athletics.pitt.edu.
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