| Sacred Heart Pioneers | |||
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| University | Sacred Heart University | ||
| First season | 1974 (1974) | ||
| All-time record | 657–655 | ||
| Head coach | Jessica Mannetti (11th 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, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2006, 2009, 2012, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2024 | |||
The Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart UniversityinFairfield, 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]
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 | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Margaret Diaz () (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Margaret Diaz | 9–16 | |||||||
| Margaret Diaz: | 9–16 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | 0–0 | |||||||
| 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 | 107–69 | |||||||
| Total: | 146–147 | ||||||||
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The Pioneers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their record is 1–5.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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