While in college , Zellous was a standout guard for the University of Pittsburgh women 's basketball team from 2005 – 2009 . While there , she helped lead her team to a WNIT " Final Four " in 2006 and three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2007 – 2009 , during which her team advanced to the " Sweet Sixteen " in 2008 and 2009 . While at Pitt , she earned Third Team AP All-American honors in 2009 and was the Big East Conference Most Improved Player in 2007 . Zellous finished her career at Pitt ranked third on the university 's all-time scoring list with 2,253 points . Zellous also became the first player in Pitt history ( men 's or women 's ) and the ninth in Big East history ( men 's or women 's ) to score 600 points in three separate seasons
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Shavonte Zellous