2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team
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2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball | |
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WBIT, semifinals | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 22–13 (9–9 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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" | 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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Ashley Owusu | 0 | G | 6' 0" | GS Senior | Woodbridge, VA | Virginia Tech |
Taylor Valladay | 2 | G | 5' 7" | GS Senior | Chicago, IL | Virginia |
Recruiting
[edit]There was no recruiting class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2024.