PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh didn't look far to find its new women's basketball coach. The Panthers lured Duquesne's Suzie McConnell-Serio across town on Friday hoping she can resurrect a floundering program.
The 46-year-old McConnell-Serio went 123-68 in six seasons with the Dukes and led Duquesne to five straight WNIT appearances. The Dukes went 24-8 in 2012-13, including an 11-3 mark in the Atlantic 10.
McConnell-Serio replaces Agnus Berenato, fired earlier this month after the Panthers posted a second straight winless season in the Big East. McConnell-Serio starred at Penn State in the 1980s and is a two-time Olympian. She helped the U.S. to gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and won a bronze in Barcelona four years later.
A Pittsburgh native, McConnell-Serio was the WNBA Coach of the Year in 2004 while coaching the Minnesota Lynx.
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