2019–20 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2019–20 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by first-year head coach Carolyn Kieger, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in Penn State University Park, as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–23 (1–17 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carolyn Kieger (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ginny Boggess Ashley Earley Myia Johnson
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 12 Northwestern	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
No. 21 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
No. 20 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Rutgers	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2020 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season with a record of 7–23, 1–17 in Big Ten play, and finished in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota.^[1]

Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play, and finished in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Wisconsin.^[2]

After the season, Coquese Washington was fired as head coach.^[3] She finished at Penn State with a twelve-year record of 209–169.^[3]

Roster

2019–20 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) Jr Waverly Lansing, MI G 2 Jayla James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD G 3 Nia Staples 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Lakota West West Virginia Cincinnati, OH G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Renaissance Detroit, MI G 5 Kemaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dearborn Heights Robichaud Inkster, MI G 10 Mya Bembry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr West Orange West Orange, NJ F 11 Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Shipley Downingtown, PA G 12 Makenna Marisa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Peters Township McMurray, PA G 23 Shay Hagans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cumberland Valley Villanova Enola, PA G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Downers Grove North Lisle, IL F 33 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Riverdale Baptist Washington, D.C. F 43 Bexley Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH	Head coach Carolyn Kieger (Marquette) Assistant coach(es) Ginny Boggess (Wingate) Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt) Myia Johnson (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 6:00 p.m.		Kutztown	W 64–44	–	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 4:00 p.m., PSSN		at Towson	W 73–67	1–0	SECU Arena (711) Towson, MD
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN		Rider	L 70–78	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (1,999) University Park, PA
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN		Fordham	W 72–59	2–1	Bryce Jordan Center (1,639) University Park, PA
November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN		La Salle	L 67–69	2–2	Bryce Jordan Center (1,949) University Park, PA
November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN		Clemson	W 68–55	3–2	Bryce Jordan Center (1,740) University Park, PA
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN		George Mason	L 68–78	3–3	Bryce Jordan Center (1,911) University Park, PA
November 29, 2019* 6:15 p.m., PSSN		vs. Long Beach State Cal Classic	L 56–64	3–4	Haas Pavilion (1,003) Berkeley, CA
November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m., PSSN		vs. North Carolina Central Cal Classic	W 92–68	4–4	Haas Pavilion (103) Berkeley, CA
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN		Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 78–73	5–4	Bryce Jordan Center (1,667) University Park, PA
December 14, 2019* 3:00 p.m.,  NBC Sports Philadelphia		at Princeton	L 55–72	5–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (869) Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2019* 12:00 p.m., PSSN		Sacred Heart	W 88–65	6–5	Bryce Jordan Center (1,774) University Park, PA
Big Ten conference season
December 28, 2019 4:00 p.m., PSSN		Minnesota	L 74–81	6–6 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,923) University Park, PA
December 31, 2019 2:00 p.m., PSSN		at Michigan	L 48–82	6–7 (0–2)	Crisler Center (5,012) Ann Arbor, MI
January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., BTN		at Wisconsin	L 65–71	6–8 (0–3)	Kohl Center (5,078) Madison, WI
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Michigan State	W 86–73	7–8 (1–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,696) University Park, PA
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., PSSN		at Ohio State	L 70–80	7–9 (1–4)	Value City Arena (5,428) Columbus, OH
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN		Rutgers	L 57–62	7–10 (1–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,685) University Park, PA
January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., PSSN		at Northwestern	L 59–85	7–11 (1–6)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,424) Evanston, IL
January 23, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 17 Indiana	L 60–76	7–12 (1–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,634) University Park, PA
January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue	L 68–81	7–13 (1–8)	Mackey Arena (6,057) West Lafayette, IN
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN		No. 18 Iowa	L 66–77	7–14 (1–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,657) University Park, PA
February 2, 2020 12:00 p.m., PSSN		No. 23 Northwestern	L 59–82	7–15 (1–10)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,362) University Park, PA
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN		at Rutgers	L 39–72	7–16 (1–11)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,658) Piscataway, NJ
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	L 66–70	7–17 (1–12)	Bryce Jordan Center (4,592) University Park, PA
February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., PSSN		at Nebraska	L 58–75	7–18 (1–13)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,907) Lincoln, NE
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 10 Maryland	L 69–106	7–19 (1–14)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,835) University Park, PA
February 22, 2020 3:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 19 Iowa	L 57–100	7–20 (1–15)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,389) Iowa City, IA
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN		Michigan	L 66–80	7–21 (1–16)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,691) University Park, PA
March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., PSSN		at Michigan State	L 80–99	7–22 (1–17)	Breslin Center (10,584) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten women's tournament
March 4, 2020 4:20 p.m., BTN	(14)	vs. (11) Minnesota First round	L 65–85	7–13	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,793) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular-season polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes

See also

• 2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team