PITTSBURGH — College of Charleston coach Robin Harmony is heading north to take over Pittsburgh’s struggling women’s basketball program.

Pitt athletic director Allen Greene announced Monday that the Panthers have tabbed Harmony to replace Tory Verdi, who was fired this month after finishing 8-23, including a 1-17 mark in conference play. Verdi’s dismissal came just weeks after several former Panthers filed a lawsuit against Verdi and the university alleging they were subject to abusive coaching methods and their pleas for the university to intervene went unheard. The school has denied the allegations.

Harmony spent seven years at College of Charleston, leading the Cougars to a program-record 27-6 mark, the Colonial Athletic Association title and their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Charleston hung tough in the first round against third-seeded Duke before falling 81-64.

The 2026 CAA Coach of the Year, Harmony won a school-record 122 games during her tenure with the Cougars. Harmony previously coached at Lamar, winning 115 games across six seasons while leading the Cardinals to three Southland Conference regular-season titles.

“Coach Harmony has built a reputation on forming meaningful relationships with student-athletes and leading with an athlete-centered philosophy that prioritizes their growth both on and off the court,” Greene said in a statement.

Harmony, a native of Hershey, starred collegiately at Miami. She is the only player in Hurricanes history in either the men’s or women’s programs to finish her playing career with 1,000 points, 750 rebounds, 400 assists and 300 steals. Harmony later served as a longtime assistant at Miami before becoming head coach at NAIA-level St. Thomas (Florida) in 2005.

“My promise to Pitt fans is to build a team that reflects the spirit of the University and the City of Pittsburgh with grit, determination and teamwork,” Harmony said.

Monday’s games:

– Kymora Johnson scored 28 points as 10th-seeded Virginia became the first First Four team to reach the regional semifinals after an 83-75 double-overtime win over No. 2 seed Iowa on Monday in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game.

– Azzi Fudd, whose eight 3-pointers were one short of the NCAA Tournament single-game record, scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half in her final game at Gampel Pavilion and UConn used a 31-0 run to roll to a 98-45 win over Syracuse to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the 32nd season in a row.

– Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State.

– Teonni Key had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Clara Strack had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Kentucky nearly gave up a big lead and held on to beat West Virginia 74-73 Monday to advance to the NCAA women’s Sweet 16 for the first time in a decade.

– Elif Istanbulluoglu had 18 points and a key steal with 1:42 remaining that led to Reyna Scott’s one-handed jumper as the shot clock expired, Imari Berry added two free throws with 8.2 seconds left and third-seeded Louisville held off No. 6 seed Alabama 69-68.