Berenato

Coach: Agnus Berenato, 3-4 in four NCAA appearances.

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Or, exactly what Berenato thought when she persuaded the 6-foot-3, 257-pound Walker, now a junior, to attend Pitt.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - When Pittsburgh assistant coach Shea Ralph assembled a scouting tape on Tennessee, head coach Agnus Berenato took one look at it and tossed it away.

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` ` Candace Parker is a special player, '' Berenato said.

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` ` When we made those runs and the crowd got behind us, it was electric, '' Berenato said.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Led by the first top-tier recruit that coach Agnus Berenato recruited at Pitt, the Panthers upstaged their successful men's program for one night and gained the first NCAA women's tournament victory in school history.

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` ` We kept telling her we would build our program around her, '' Berenato said.

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` ` But I'm hoping we fill this place Tuesday night, '' Berenato said.

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` ` Forget the rebounds and points, it was just her presence, '' Berenato said of Walker.

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Pitt, a six-game winner only four seasons ago but surging under Berenato with a school record-best season, got back into the game by starting the second half with an 8-0 that made it 40-32.

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