Agnus Berenato
Agnus Berenato
Agnus Berenato, is the head coach of Kennesaw State University and was the head women's basketball coach at Rider University from 1982 to 1985, Georgia Tech from 1989 to 2003, and the University of Pittsburgh from 2003 to 2013. She is the all-time wins leader among women's basketball head coaches at the University of Pittsburgh...
basketball half pitt played
I thought that first half of basketball, Pitt played really, really well.
believed history magical ncaa pittsburgh saying selected though tournament
We really thought we would be making history (last night). We wanted to be here saying we got Pittsburgh into the NCAA Tournament for the first time. This has been a magical season, and we aren't going to let not being selected to the NCAA Tournament take away from what we have accomplished this season, even though we really believed we would be invited.
anyone combat near pittsburgh recruit tried
We didn't have anyone to combat Schrader's size. And we know all about Allen. She's from near Pittsburgh and we tried to recruit her.
came conference east game motto pittsburgh psychology reverse talked team telling tournament year
This is a year of firsts for this Pittsburgh team. Our motto has been all year, 'Why not Pitt?' We came here to win. I talked to my team before the game and used reverse psychology by telling them Pitt had been to the Big East tournament before and Cincinnati, which is new to the conference this year, hadn't been here before. So they thought 'We' had been here before and they were right. 'We' as in 'Pitt' were before.
conference experience ncaa pittsburgh university winning
I want the University of Pittsburgh to experience those things that Connecticut has experienced with conference championships and NCAA titles. We will be a winning program.
effort game lack lose
I think we really battled them. We did not lose this game because of a lack of effort and I think that's really important for us.
clueless ncaa
We're clueless when it comes to that. We're 18-9 and we feel like we should go to the NCAA Tournament.
dame good struggled
We really struggled offensively. We didn't have a flow. Notre Dame did a good job.
atmosphere college great tonight
This was a great college atmosphere tonight for women's basketball.
huge sustain victory
That was a huge victory for us, but we couldn't sustain it.
bust happen walls work
We always tell our ladies, you work hard, you bust your butt, you go through walls and it will happen for you. And it didn't happen for us.
maybe point starting
We're not on Connecticut's level, but I think we're starting to get to the point that maybe we can be competitive with them.
country philosophy top tournament
Why not Pitt? We're in one of the top conferences in the country. The philosophy (for tournament selection) is if you go .500 in your conference, you're in. That's the way it is in the ACC, SEC, all the top conferences.
struggled
We didn't have a flow. I thought we really struggled offensively.