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| Penn State Lady Lions | |||||||||||
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| University | Pennsylvania State University | ||||||||||
| First season | 1965 | ||||||||||
| Athletic director | Pat Kraft | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Carolyn Kieger (6th season) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Arena | Bryce Jordan Center (capacity: 15,261) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Lady Lions | ||||||||||
| Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||||||||||
| Uniforms | |||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||||
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| AIAW tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |||||||||||
ThePenn State Lady Lions basketball team representsPennsylvania State University and plays its home games in theBryce Jordan Center. In 2013, the Lady Lions became just the 12th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 850 wins.[2] Penn State has won 8 regular seasonBig Ten titles and the first 2Big Ten tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. Prior to joining theBig Ten, the Lady Lions competed in theAtlantic 10 conference.[3] TheLady Lions have 25NCAA tournament appearances as of 2014, the most in theBig Ten. The team's best post-season finish came in 2000 when theLady Lions reached the Final Four before losing to eventual championUConn. The Lady Lions captured theWNIT title in 1998 defeatingBaylor 59–56 inWaco, Texas. Notable alumni includeWBCA First Team All-AmericansSuzie McConnell, Susan Robinson,Helen Darling, andKelly Mazzante.ESPN correspondentLisa Salters is the shortest player in Lady Lions history at 5'-2".
| Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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| Head coach | Carolyn Kieger | 2019 | Marquette University (2006) |
| Assistant coach | Terri Williams | 2022 | Penn State (1991) |
| Assistant coach | Sharnee Zoll-Norman | 2022 | Virginia (2008) |
| Assistant coach | Tiffany Swoffard | 2023 | Austin Peay State University (2002) |
| Assistant coach | Pam Brown | 2019 | UNC Charlotte (2006) |
| Assistant coach | Natisha Hiedeman | 2023 | Marquette University (2019) |
| Director of Program Development | Katie Glusko Sosnoskie | 2023 | West Virginia (2006) |
Annually, the Lady Lions don pink jerseys in support of several organizations that fightbreast cancer in what is now known as the "Pink Zone at Penn State" game. The Lady Lions were the first Division I team in the nation to wear pink jerseys,[4] a growing trend in athletics. Then-head coachRene Portland developed the idea in 2006 with money from theBig Ten Conference, and the first game (termed the "Think Pink" game) occurred in February 2007 againstWisconsin.[5] In 2012, the Pink Zone at Penn State raised a record $203,000 to distribute to its beneficiaries.[6]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Marie Litner(Independent)(1965–1970) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Marie Litner | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1966 | Marie Litner | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1967 | Marie Litner | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1968 | Marie Litner | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1969 | Marie Litner | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1970 | Marie Litner | 5–1 | |||||||
| Marie Litner: | 20–12 | ||||||||
| Mary Ann Domitrovitz(Independent)(1971–1974) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Mary Ann Domitrovitz | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Mary Ann Domitrovitz | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1973 | Mary Ann Domitrovitz | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1974 | Mary Ann Domitrovitz | 5–3 | |||||||
| Mary Ann Domitrovitz: | 17–13 | ||||||||
| Pat Meiser(Independent)(1974–1980) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Pat Meiser | 7–7 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Pat Meiser | 10–10 | AIAW First Round | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Pat Meiser | 13–8 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Pat Meiser | 21–5 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Pat Meiser | 21–8 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Pat Meiser | 20–14 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| Pat Meiser: | 92–52 | ||||||||
| Rene Portland(Independent,Atlantic 10(1982–1991),Big Ten(1992–Present))(1980–2007) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Rene Portland | 19–9 | EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Rene Portland | 24–6 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||||
| Atlantic 10 Conference | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Rene Portland | 26–7 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||||
| 1983–84 | Rene Portland | 19–12 | 6–2 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Rene Portland | 28–5 | 7–1 | 1st (tie)[3] | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1985–86 | Rene Portland | 24–8 | 12–4 | 1st (tie)[3] | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1986–87 | Rene Portland | 23–7 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1987–88 | Rene Portland | 20–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1988–89 | Rene Portland | 14–14 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Rene Portland | 25–7 | 15–3 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Rene Portland | 29–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Rene Portland | 24–7 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||||
| Big Ten Conference | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Rene Portland | 22–6 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Rene Portland | 28–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1994–95 | Rene Portland | 26–5 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Rene Portland | 27–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1996–97 | Rene Portland | 15–12 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Rene Portland | 21–13 | 8–8 | 7th | WNIT Champions | ||||
| 1998–99 | Rene Portland | 22–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1999-00 | Rene Portland | 30–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2000–01 | Rene Portland | 19–10 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Rene Portland | 23–12 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2002–03 | Rene Portland | 26–9 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2003–04 | Rene Portland | 28–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2004–05 | Rene Portland | 19*-11 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Rene Portland | 13–16 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Rene Portland | 15–16 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| Rene Portland: | 606*-236 | 271–95 | |||||||
| Coquese Washington(Big Ten)(2007–2019) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Coquese Washington | 13–18 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Coquese Washington | 11–18 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Coquese Washington | 17–14 | 8–10 | 6th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Coquese Washington | 25–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Coquese Washington | 26–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2012–13 | Coquese Washington | 26–6 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Coquese Washington | 24–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2014–15 | Coquese Washington | 6–24 | 3–15 | 13th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Coquese Washington | 12–19 | 6–12 | 11th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Coquese Washington | 21-11 | 9-7 | 7th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Coquese Washington | 16-16 | 6-10 | 11th | WNIT First round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Coquese Washington | 12-18 | 5-13 | 12th | |||||
| Coquese Washington: | 209–169 | 98–111 | |||||||
| Carolyn Kieger(Big Ten)(2019–Present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Carolyn Kieger | 7–23 | 1–17 | 14th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Carolyn Kieger | 9–15 | 6–13 | 11th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Carolyn Kieger | 11–18 | 5–13 | 12th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Carolyn Kieger | 14–17 | 4–14 | T–12th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Carolyn Kieger | 19–12 | 9–9 | T–6th | WBIT | ||||
| Carolyn Kieger: | 60–85 | 25–66 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,007–563 (.641) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
* The Lady Lions finished 19–11 in 2004–05, but three wins were credited to assistant head coach Annie Troyan.
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| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1982 | #4 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | #5 Clemson #1 USC | W 96-75 L 70-73 |
| 1983 | #5 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #4 NC State #1 Cheyney #2 Old Dominion | W 94-80 W 73-72 L 60-74 |
| 1984 | #8 | First Round | #1 Old Dominion | L 65-87 |
| 1985 | #3 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | #6 UNC #2 Ohio State | W 98-79 L 78-81 |
| 1986 | #3 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | #6 NC State #2 Rutgers | W 63-59 L 72-85 |
| 1987 | #5 | First Round | #4 Ole Miss | L 75-80 |
| 1988 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 La Salle #1 Auburn | W 86-85 L 66-94 |
| 1990 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Florida State #2 Virginia | W 83-73 L 64-85 |
| 1991 | #1 | Second Round | #8 James Madison | L 71-73 |
| 1992 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #11 DePaul #2 Ole Miss | W 77-54 L 72-75 |
| 1993 | #3 | Second Round | #6 Georgetown | L 67-68 |
| 1994 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Fordham #9 Kansas #4 Seton Hall #6 Alabama | W 94-41 W 85-68 W 64-60 L 82-96 |
| 1995 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Jackson State #7 NC State | W 75-62 L 74-76 |
| 1996 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Youngstown State #10 Kent State #6 Auburn | W 94-71 W 86-59 L 69-75 |
| 1999 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Virginia #1 Louisiana Tech | W 82-69 L 62-79 |
| 2000 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 Youngstown State #7 Auburn #3 Iowa State #1 Louisiana Tech #1 Connecticut | W 83-63 W 75-69 W 66-65 W 86-65 L 67-89 |
| 2001 | #6 | First Round | #11 TCU | L 75-77 |
| 2002 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Chattanooga #5 FIU #1 Connecticut | W 82-67 W 96-79 L 64-82 |
| 2003 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Holy Cross #5 South Carolina #1 Tennessee | W 64-33 W 77-67 L 58-86 |
| 2004 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Hampton #8 Virginia Tech #5 Notre Dame #2 Connecticut | W 79-42 W 61-48 W 55-49 L 49-66 |
| 2005 | #4 | First Round | #13 Liberty | L 70-78 |
| 2011 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 Dayton #3 DePaul | W 75-66 L 73-75 |
| 2012 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 UTEP #5 LSU #1 Connecticut | W 85-77 W 90-80 L 59-77 |
| 2013 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Cal Poly #6 LSU | W 85-55 L 66-71 |
| 2014 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Wichita State #11 Florida #2 Stanford | W 62-56 W 83-61 L 57-82 |
The Nittany Lions made one appearance in theAIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1976 | First Round Consolation First Round | Delta State Southern Connecticut State | L, 46–88 L, 51–63 |
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