Penn State and Vice President for Athletics Sandy Barbour formally introduced Carolyn Kieger as head women's basketball coach in front of a sea of supporters, alumni, campus community members and fans at a welcome celebration and introductory press conference inside the Bryce Jordan Center Basketball Practice Facility.
The Penn State Lady Lions will host Virginia Tech in the Ninth Annual Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 3, the conferences announced Wednesday. This is the second season that the Challenge will feature 14 matchups.
Season ticket renewals and new orders for the 2015-16 Penn State women's basketball season kicked off on April 16. Fans will have until June 5 to renew their tickets for the 2015-16 season.
Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington, who led the Lady Lions to the three consecutive Big Ten Championships, has received a two-year contract extension, Sandy Barbour, Director of Athletics announced Thursday (March 19). The extension will keep her directing the Lady Lions through at least the 2018-19 campaign.
A layup by Peyton Whitted (Suwanee, Ga.) with 1:01 remaining pulled the Penn State Lady Lions (6-24, 3-15) within two points (62-60), but Indiana (15-15, 4-14) responded with a three-point play and a trio of free throws down the stretch to post a 68-63 win in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
When the Lady Lions tipoff against Wisconsin on Sunday, they will be playing for more than just a game. The traditional blue and white uniforms will be swapped for pink, as the Lady Lions honor those in the fight of their lives against breast cancer.
The Ninth Annual Pink Zone at Penn State will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 in the Bryce Jordan Center when the Lady Lions take on Wisconsin. Last year, the Lady Lions donated a record $310,000 to breast cancer causes.
The Lady Lions will take on Wisconsin at 2 p.m. on March 1 in the 9th annual Pink Zone at Penn State.
The Penn State Lady Lions (5-18, 2-10) hit the road again on Sunday to face Purdue (10-12, 3-8) at 2 p.m. in Mackey Arena.
Fullington Trailways continues to celebrate and support Pink Zone at Penn State and will debut a new Pink Zone at Penn State bus on Saturday as Fullington transports the Lady Lions to Rutgers for their game on Sunday. Fullington Trailways and other bus companies will provide free bus service for breast cancer survivors from 20 cities across Pennsylvania to the 2015 Pink Zone at Penn State presented by Mount Nittany Health on Sunday, March 1.
The Penn State Lady Lions (5-16, 2-8) travel to Piscataway for the first time 1997 to take on #22/23 Rutgers (15-5, 6-3) at noon on Sunday. The game will air live on the Big Ten Network with Ed Cohen and Vera Jones on the call.
Behind five players in double figures and a double-double by sophomore Kaliyah Mitchell (Stone Mountain, Ga.), the Penn State Lady Lions (4-15, 1-7) edged Indiana (12-6, 2-5), 79-75, on Thursday evening inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Penn State Lady Lions (3-7) conclude non-conference play when they welcome USF (8-3) to the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday (Dec. 21) at 2 p.m. The Kids Funzone will also be back in action on the concourse and Lady Lion Legends Maggie Lucas and Dara Taylor will sign autographs on the concourse at halftime.
The Penn State Lady Lions (1-1) conclude play in the Preseason WNIT when they host Seton Hall (1-1) on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. Fans can get a discounted ticket for wearing their favorite Penn State jersey or for presenting their ticket stub from either NCAA women's soccer or women's hockey games.
The three-time defending Big Ten Champion Penn State Lady Lions open their 2014-15 campaign on Friday (Nov. 14) against Towson with a special noon tip in the first round of the Preseason WNIT. Doors open at 11 a.m. for the game and fans can pick up the 2014-15 Penn State Lady Lion schedule posters at the gates.
