2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–16 (6–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 16 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Iowa 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Michigan 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Indiana 9 7   .563 23 14   .622
Purdue 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Michigan State 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Penn State 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Northwestern 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Wisconsin 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
Illinois 0 16   .000 9 21   .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 11th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 16–16, 6–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Radford in the first round.

Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the 2016–17 season 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

Roster

2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Alisia Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Waverly Lansing, MI
G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So St. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Renaissance Detroit, MI
G 5 Kemaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dearborn Heights Robichaud Inkster, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hempfield Area Greensburg, PA
F 23 Jaylen Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Archbishop Williams Easton, MA
F 24 Sam Breen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Gibsonia, PA
G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Downers Grove North Lisle, IL
G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA
F 35 De'Janae Boykin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Charles Herbert Flowers
Connecticut
Springdale, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 11/28/2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
Siena W 86–72  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (8,512)
University Park, PA
Nov 12, 2017*
1:00 pm
Drexel W 84–70  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (2,504)
University Park, PA
Nov 15, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Marshall W 80–65  3–0
Cam Henderson Center (1,017)
Huntington, WV
Nov 18, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Providence W 60–51  4–0
Alumni Hall (422)
Providence, RI
Nov 20, 2017*
6:00 pm
Central Connecticut State W 83–66  5–0
Bryce Jordan Center (2,052)
University Park, PA
Nov 24, 2017*
8:45 pm
vs. Louisiana Tech
South Point Shootout
L 59–71  5–1
South Point Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 25, 2017*
8:45 pm
vs. Kansas State
South Point Shootout
L 65–70  5–2
South Point Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 68–58  6–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,329)
University Park, PA
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
Manhattan W 78–46  7–2
Bryce Jordan Center (3,021)
University Park, PA
Dec 6, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
Fordham W 65–60  8–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,390)
University Park, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 62–65  8–3
Reilly Center (1,059)
Olean, NY
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh W 59–48  9–3
Petersen Events Center (2,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 20, 2017*
1:00 pm
at American L 66–75 OT 9–4
Bender Arena (372)
Washington, D.C.
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 21 Michigan L 69–89  9–5
(0–1)
Crisler Center (4,907)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 Maryland L 65–69  9–6
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,612)
University Park, PA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Indiana W 77–74  10–6
(1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,252)
University Park, PA
Jan 6, 2018
4:30 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 65–70  10–7
(1–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,246)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
Minnesota L 71–91  10–8
(1–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,326)
University Park, PA
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 69–62  11–8
(2–4)
Kohl Center (3,729)
Madison, WI
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 25 Rutgers W 70–67  12–8
(3–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,531)
University Park, PA
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm
Illinois W 68–59  13–8
(4–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,326)
University Park, PA
Jan 28, 2018
12:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 73–88  13–9
(4–5)
Mackey Arena (6,970)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Ohio State L 64–94  13–10
(4–6)
Value City Arena (5,449)
Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm
Michigan State W 74–59  14–10
(5–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,521)
University Park, PA
Feb 8, 2018
8:00 pm
at Iowa L 76–80  14–11
(5–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,878)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 11, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 68–101  14–12
(5–8)
Williams Arena (3,794)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
Northwestern W 67–59  15–12
(6–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,409)
University Park, PA
Feb 22, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 51–59  15–13
(6–9)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,757)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 25, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Ohio State L 64–89  15–14
(6–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,517)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Feb 28, 2018
4:00 pm, RSN
(11) vs. (14) Illinois
First Round
W 83–57  16–14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,119)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 1, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN
(11) vs. (6) Michigan
Second Round
L 48–77  16–15
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,813)
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
Mar 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
Radford
First Round
L 62–63 OT 16–16
Bryce Jordan Center (473)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Women's Basketball schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.