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2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

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2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
WBIT, semifinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Ohio State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 34 5   .872
No. 12 Indiana 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Nebraska 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Illinois 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 5 13   .278 20 16   .556
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by fifth-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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The Lady Lions finished the season 9–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the 13th seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota in the first round[1] before losing to Michigan in the second round.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ivane Tensaie 0 G 5' 7" Sophomore Roseville, MN Transferred to UTEP
Aicha Dia 2 F 6' 1" Freshman Montreal, QC Transferred to Cincinnati
Ymke Brouwer 3 F 6' 0" Redshirt Freshman Zürich, Switzerland Transferred to Manhattan
Anna Camden 11 F 6' 3" Senior Downingtown, PA Graduate transferred to Richmond
Kayla Thomas 12 F 6' 3" Sophomore Beltsville, MD Transferred to Georgia Southern
Taniyah Thompson 23 G 5' 11" Senior Hamden, CT Graduate transferred to Georgia
Alexa Williamson 24 F 6' 2" GS Senior Houston, PA Graduated
Johnasia Cash 33 F 6' 3" GS Senior McKeesport, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ashley Owusu 0 G 6' 0" GS Senior Woodbridge, VA Virginia Tech
Taylor Valladay 2 G 5' 7" GS Senior Chicago, IL Virginia

Recruiting

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There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ali Brigham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Franklin/George Mason Franklin, MA
F 3 Ymke Brouwer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr United School of Sports Zürich, Switzerland
G 4 Niya Beverly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS St. John's College/Wisconsin Laurel, MD
G 5 Leilani Kapinus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr James Madison Memorial Madison, WI
G 10 Tova Sabel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bromma Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Shipley Downingtown, PA
F 12 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Emerge Christian Academy Beltsville, MD
G 15 Maddie Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA
G 20 Makenna Marisa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Peters Township McMurray, PA
G 22 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bellwood-Antis/Notre Dame Altoona, PA
G 23 Shay Hagans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 24 Nan Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cumberland Valley/Villanova Enola, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Bucknell W 94–51  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,977)
State College, PA
November 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., BTN+
Navy W 107–44  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (2,127)
State College, PA
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Kansas W 91–85  3–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,938)
State College, PA
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at St. John's W 69–53  4–0
Carnesecca Arena (396)
Queens, NY
November 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Oklahoma State
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
W 89–80  5–0
Baha Mar Convention Center (364)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 8 USC
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
L 70–71  5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (297)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Providence W 73–66  6–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,206)
State College, PA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Radford W 97–47  7–1
Bryce Jordan Center (1,830)
State College, PA
December 4, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at West Virginia L 65–83  7–2
WVU Coliseum (2,061)
Morgantown, WV
December 10, 2023
1:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 25 at No. 12 Ohio State L 84–94 OT 7–3
(0–1)
Value City Arena (6,062)
Columbus, OH
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Saint Francis W 119–43  8–3
Bryce Jordan Center (1,929)
State College, PA
December 20, 2023*
11:30 a.m., BTN+
Central Connecticut W 101–73  9–3
Bryce Jordan Center (2,764)
State College, PA
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan State L 87–98  9–4
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,967)
State College, PA
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwestern W 95–55  10–4
(1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,730)
State College, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 14 Indiana L 68–75  10–5
(1–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,516)
Bloomington, IN
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers W 94–80  11–5
(2–3)
Jersey Mike's Arena (6,938)
Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Purdue W 80–67  12–5
(3–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,266)
State College, PA
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Nebraska W 82–73  13–5
(4–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,608)
State College, PA
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern W 76–65  14–5
(5–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,664)
Evanston, IL
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Maryland W 112–76  15–5
(6–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,532)
State College, PA
January 31, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota W 80–64  16–5
(7–3)
Williams Arena (3,319)
Minneapolis, MN
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan L 75–80  16–6
(7–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (4,745)
State College, PA
February 8, 2024
9:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 2 Iowa L 93–111  16–7
(7–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 11, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Wisconsin L 64–69  16–8
(7–6)
Kohl Center (4,519)
Madison, WI
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois L 71–86  16–9
(7–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,376)
State College, PA
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Maryland L 62–77  16–10
(7–8)
Xfinity Center (9,443)
College Park, MD
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 2 Ohio State
Return to Rec
L 69–82  16–11
(7–9)
Rec Hall[3] (2,501)
State College, PA
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Purdue W 93–88  17–11
(8–9)
Mackey Arena (4,593)
West Lafayette, IN
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Minnesota W 90–34  18–11
(9–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,830)
State College, PA
Big Ten women's tournament
March 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
(7) vs. (10) Wisconsin
Second round
W 80–56  19–11
Target Center (18,392)
Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
(7) vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 62–95  19–12
Target Center (18,481)
Minneapolis, MN
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) George Mason
First round
W 84–80 OT 20–12
Bryce Jordan Center (1,635)
State College, PA
March 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) Belmont
Second round
W 74–66  21–12
Bryce Jordan Center (1,666)
State College, PA
March 28, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) (2) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
W 92–87  22–12
Bryce Jordan Center (1,823)
State College, PA
April 1, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (1) Villanova
Semifinals
L 53–58  22–13
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,748)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV25RVRVRVNot released
CoachesRV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked and did not receive votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Opens Big Ten Tournament With 72-67 Win Over No. 12 Minnesota". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. March 1, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Comes Up Just Short of Upsetting No. 5 Michigan in Big Ten Tournament, 63-61". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. March 2, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Teams to Host Return to Rec Games This Season". Penn State University Athletics. October 14, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.