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Bill O'Brien speaks at a 2012 Coaches Caravan event

Seven head coaches joining O'Brien for Penn State Coaches Caravan

4/24/13

Building on Penn State's "One Team" inaugural year momentum, highlighting the highly successful first season under football coach Bill O'Brien and looking ahead to 2013, the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour begins another road trip April 30 with visits to 12 locations.

Guard Maggie Lucas talks with Coach Coquese Washington

Lucas, Washington honored by WBCA

3/28/13

Penn State Lady Lion junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) and head coach Coquese Washington have been honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as a State Farm Wade Trophy Finalist and Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 6 Coach of the Year, respectively.

Guard Maggie Lucas talks with Coach Coquese Washington

Lucas named Big Ten Player of the Year

3/4/13

Junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) capped an outstanding season by earning 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year honors from both the coaches and media, while Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington claimed her second-straight Big Ten Coach of the Year award from the media.

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Lady Lions vs. Michigan - Postgame comments

2/25/13

Coquese Washington, Mia Nickson, Alex Bentley and Michigan head coach Kim Barnes-Arico met with the media following Penn State's 68-57 win over the Wolverines to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

Washington wins 100th game as Lady Lions top Virginia Tech, 60-41

12/13/12

Penn State head coach Coquese Washington collected her 100th career coaching win as the No. 11/10 Lady Lions (8-2) earned the 60-41 win at Virginia Tech (4-4) Wednesday (Dec. 12) evening. Junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) was a stellar 7-for-9 from the field en route to a team-best 17 points to go along with four rebounds and two assists. Fellow junior guard Dara Taylor (Wilmington, Del.) tied her best scoring performance as a Penn Stater with 15 tallies, including a career-high three makes from beyond the arc. She also had three rebounds and a steal.

Lady Lions sign seven players to nationally-ranked recruiting class

11/15/12

Penn State Lady Lion basketball coach Coquese Washington announced Wednesday (Nov. 14) that she has signed seven players to the 2013 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 6 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 7 Blue Star Basketball. Guards Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md./Good Counsel) and KeKe Sevillian (Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich), swing players Jenny DeGraaf (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro), Kaliyah Mitchell (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson), Peyton Whitted (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett), forward Alex Harris (Lorain, Ohio/Lorain Southview) and center Infiniti Alston (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor) signed National Letters of Intent and will start their Lady Lion careers in 2013-14.

Lady Lion Basketball Media Day press conference

10/19/12

The Lady Lion basketball team held its 2012-13 Media Day on Monday (Oct. 15) Assistant coach Kia Damon and players met with members of the press to talk about expectations for the upcoming season.

Lady Lions' Washington agrees to new five-year contract

9/21/12

Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington, who led the Lady Lions to the 2012 Big Ten Championship, has signed a contract extension to keep her as the head of the Lady Lion basketball program through the 2017 campaign.

Coquese's Drive for Women's Resource Center raises $23,900

9/7/12

A record 129 golfers hit the links at the Penn State Blue Course for the Fifth Annual Coquese's Drive for the Women's Resource Center, hosted by Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington on Friday (Aug. 31). The event was capped off with the presentation of a check for $23,900 from Washington to Centre County Women's Resource Center (CCWRC) director Anne Ard.

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Bill O'Brien speaks at a 2012 Coaches Caravan event

Seven head coaches joining O'Brien for Penn State Coaches Caravan

4/24/13

Building on Penn State's "One Team" inaugural year momentum, highlighting the highly successful first season under football coach Bill O'Brien and looking ahead to 2013, the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour begins another road trip April 30 with visits to 12 locations.

Guard Maggie Lucas talks with Coach Coquese Washington

Lucas, Washington honored by WBCA

3/28/13

Penn State Lady Lion junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) and head coach Coquese Washington have been honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as a State Farm Wade Trophy Finalist and Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 6 Coach of the Year, respectively.

Guard Maggie Lucas talks with Coach Coquese Washington

Lucas named Big Ten Player of the Year

3/4/13

Junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) capped an outstanding season by earning 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year honors from both the coaches and media, while Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington claimed her second-straight Big Ten Coach of the Year award from the media.

Go to video

Lady Lions vs. Michigan - Postgame comments

2/25/13

Coquese Washington, Mia Nickson, Alex Bentley and Michigan head coach Kim Barnes-Arico met with the media following Penn State's 68-57 win over the Wolverines to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

Washington wins 100th game as Lady Lions top Virginia Tech, 60-41

12/13/12

Penn State head coach Coquese Washington collected her 100th career coaching win as the No. 11/10 Lady Lions (8-2) earned the 60-41 win at Virginia Tech (4-4) Wednesday (Dec. 12) evening. Junior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) was a stellar 7-for-9 from the field en route to a team-best 17 points to go along with four rebounds and two assists. Fellow junior guard Dara Taylor (Wilmington, Del.) tied her best scoring performance as a Penn Stater with 15 tallies, including a career-high three makes from beyond the arc. She also had three rebounds and a steal.

Lady Lions sign seven players to nationally-ranked recruiting class

11/15/12

Penn State Lady Lion basketball coach Coquese Washington announced Wednesday (Nov. 14) that she has signed seven players to the 2013 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 6 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 7 Blue Star Basketball. Guards Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md./Good Counsel) and KeKe Sevillian (Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich), swing players Jenny DeGraaf (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro), Kaliyah Mitchell (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson), Peyton Whitted (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett), forward Alex Harris (Lorain, Ohio/Lorain Southview) and center Infiniti Alston (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor) signed National Letters of Intent and will start their Lady Lion careers in 2013-14.

Lady Lion Basketball Media Day press conference

10/19/12

The Lady Lion basketball team held its 2012-13 Media Day on Monday (Oct. 15) Assistant coach Kia Damon and players met with members of the press to talk about expectations for the upcoming season.

Lady Lions' Washington agrees to new five-year contract

9/21/12

Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington, who led the Lady Lions to the 2012 Big Ten Championship, has signed a contract extension to keep her as the head of the Lady Lion basketball program through the 2017 campaign.

Coquese's Drive for Women's Resource Center raises $23,900

9/7/12

A record 129 golfers hit the links at the Penn State Blue Course for the Fifth Annual Coquese's Drive for the Women's Resource Center, hosted by Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington on Friday (Aug. 31). The event was capped off with the presentation of a check for $23,900 from Washington to Centre County Women's Resource Center (CCWRC) director Anne Ard.