1999–2000 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

1999–2000 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
1999–2000 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 6
Record	30–5 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Rene Portland (20th season);
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Penn State	15	–	1	.938	30	–	5	.857
Michigan	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
No. 13 Purdue †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
Illinois	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Wisconsin	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Iowa	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Ohio State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Indiana	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 20th year head coach Rene Portland, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 30–5 overall, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten Regular Season title. They lost in the championship game to No. 3 seed Purdue in the 2000 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they reached the first Final Four in program history before losing in the National semifinals to eventual champion UConn.^[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Lisa Shepherd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr
G	30	Helen Darling	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Brookhaven	Columbus, OH
F/C	34	Maren Walseth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr
C	40	Andrea Garner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr

Head coach

Rene Portland

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999* 7:30 p.m.	No. 10	Villanova	W 76–54	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 23, 1999* 7:30 p.m.	No. 8	at Maryland	W 91–60	2–0	Cole Field House College Park, MD
Nov 27, 1999*	No. 8	vs. Saint Joseph's	W 96–64	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Nov 28, 1999*	No. 8	at No. 25 Duke	L 49–63	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Dec 2, 1999*	No. 11	Saint Francis (PA)	W 101–62	4–1	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 5, 1999*	No. 11	vs. No. 1 Connecticut Honda Elite 4 Classic	L 74–87	4–2	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,700) Bay Lake, FL
Dec 8, 1999*		at La Salle	W 78–64	5–2
Dec 11, 1999*		No. 6 Auburn	W 77–65	6–2	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 19, 1999* 1:30 p.m.	No. 9	at Clemson	W 69–54	7–2	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Dec 21, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		Pittsburgh	W 79–56	8–2	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 30, 1999		Iowa	W 80–63	9–2 (1–0)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 2, 2000 2:00 p.m.		Northwestern	W 114–49	10–2 (2–0)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 6, 2000 7:30 p.m.		at Purdue	W 55–50	11–2 (3–0)
Jan 8, 2000*		Florida	W 91–67	12–2	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2000		at Minnesota	W 82–30	13–2 (4–0)
Jan 13, 2000 7:30 p.m.		No. 12 Illinois	W 76–66	14–2 (5–0)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 16, 2000	No. 4	at Iowa	W 78–64	15–2 (6–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 20, 2000 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	Ohio State	W 73–62	16–2 (7–0)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 23, 2000 2:00 p.m.	No. 4	at Michigan State	L 63–71	16–3 (7–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 2000	No. 7	Michigan	W 85–71	17–3 (8–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Jan 30, 2000	No. 7	Wisconsin	W 68–54	18–3 (9–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 6, 2000	No. 6	at Wisconsin	W 57–52	19–3 (10–1)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 13, 2000 5:00 p.m.	No. 6	Purdue	W 78–67	20–3 (11–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 17, 2000	No. 6	at Indiana	W 74–36	21–3 (12–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 20, 2000 3:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Northwestern	W 66–34	22–3 (13–1)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 24, 2000	No. 6	Minnesota	W 92–43	23–3 (14–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 27, 2000	No. 5	at Ohio State	W 56–50	24–3 (15–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
Mar 3, 2000*	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) Ohio State Quarterfinals	W 64–48	25–3	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 4, 2000*	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) Illinois Semifinals	W 81–74	26–3	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 5, 2000*	(1) No. 5	vs. (3) No. 20 Purdue Championship game	L 63–71	26–4	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(2 MW) No. 6	(15 MW) Youngstown State First round	W 83–63	27–4	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Mar 19, 2000*	(2 MW) No. 6	(7 MW) Auburn Second round	W 75–69	28–4	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Mar 26, 2000*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (3 MW) No. 7 Iowa State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 66–65	29–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 27, 2000*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 86–65^[2]^[3]	30–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 31, 2000*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four	L 67–89^[1]	30–5	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

References

^ ^a ^b "UConn finalizing plans for No. 1". The Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "Penn State in; Barmore gone". The Tampa Bay Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "Penn State Finally Makes It". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "1999-00 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[natsemi-1] "UConn finalizing plans for No. 1". The Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[2] "Penn State in; Barmore gone". The Tampa Bay Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[3] "Penn State Finally Makes It". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[4] "1999-00 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

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Roster

Schedule

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See also

References