2022–23 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2022–23 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by fourth-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2022–23 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–17 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Indiana 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 3 Iowa 15 3   .833 31 7   .816
No. 7 Maryland 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
No. 12 Ohio State 12 6   .667 28 8   .778
No. 18 Michigan 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Purdue 9 8   .529 19 11   .633
Nebraska 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Michigan State 7 10   .412 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Rutgers 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
Minnesota 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Penn State 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2023 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Lady Lions finished the season 11–18 and 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Rutgers in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ivane Tensaie 0 G 5'7" Sophomore Roseville, MN Transferred to UTEP
Aicha Dia 2 F 6'1" Freshman Montreal, QC Transferred to Cincinnati
Ymke Brouwer 3 F 6'0"   Freshman Zürich, Switzerland Transferred to Manhattan
Anna Camden 11 F 6'3" Senior Downingtown, PA Graduate transferred to Richmond
Kayla Thomas 12 F 6'3" Sophomore Beltsville, MD Transferred to Georgia Southern
Taniyah Thompson 23 G 5'11" Senior Hamden, CT Graduate transferred to Georgia
Alexa Williamson 24 F 6'2" GS Senior Houston, PA Graduated
Johnasia Cash 33 F 6'3" GS Senior McKeesport, PA Graduated


Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school

Recruiting

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Roster

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2022–23 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ali Brigham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Franklin/George Mason Franklin, MA
G 4 Niya Beverly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. John's College/Wisconsin Laurel, MD
G 5 Leilani Kapinus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr James Madison Memorial Madison, WI
G 10 Tova Sabel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bromma Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Shipley Downingtown, PA
G 15 Maddie Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA
G 20 Makenna Marisa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Peters Township McMurry, PA
G 22 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bellwood-Antis/Notre Dame Altoona, PA
G 23 Shay Hagans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cumberland Valley/Villanova Enola, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 6, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Norfolk State W 67–11  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,777)
State College, PA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Fairfield W 77–49  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,959)
State College, PA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Youngstown State W 77–63  3–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,541)
State College, PA
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Bryant W 96–33  4–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,565)
State College, PA
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Syracuse W 82–69  5–0
Bryce Jordan Center (1,650)
State College, PA
November 25, 2022*
1:15 p.m., FloSports
vs. Toledo
Daytona Beach Invitational
W 60–59  6–0
Ocean Center (350)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
Fresno State
Daytona Beach Invitational Championship
W 68–49  7–0
Ocean Center (145)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Virginia
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
L 68–89  7–1
Bryce Jordan Center (1,823)
State College, PA
December 3, 2022
8:30 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota L 96–98 2OT 7–2
(0–1)
Williams Arena (2,852)
Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 4 Indiana L 58–67  7–3
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,621)
State College, PA
December 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., BTN+
West Virginia W 69–57  8–3
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,218)
State College, PA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 9.m., FloSports
Drexel L 82–86 OT 8–4
(0–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (989)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., BTN+
Cornell W 79–48  9–4
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,589)
State College, PA
December 30, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN+
Rutgers W 90–72  10–4
(1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,368)
State College, PA
January 3, 2023
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 14 Michigan L 72–82  10–5
(1–3)
Crisler Center (3,237)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Purdue W 70–60  11–5
(2–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,367)
State College, PA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska L 51–80  11–6
(2–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,526)
Lincoln, NE
January 14, 2023
12:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Iowa L 67–108  11–7
(2–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,436)
Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota L 67–75  11–8
(2–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,001)
State College, PA
January 22, 2023
5:00 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin W 74–69  12–8
(3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,310)
State College, PA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers L 82–86 OT 12–9
(3–7)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,204)
Piscataway, NJ
January 30, 2023
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 8 Maryland L 66–87  12–10
(3–8)
Xfinity Center (1,585)
College Park, MD
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwestern W 74–64  13–10
(4–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,977)
State College
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 6 Iowa L 51–95  13–11
(4–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,228)
State College, PA
February 12, 2023
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Michigan State L 75–81 OT 13–12
(4–10)
Breslin Student Events Center (5,355)
East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 13 Ohio State L 55–67  13–13
(4–11)
Bryce Jordan Center Center 
State College, PA
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Illinois L 62–85  13–14
(4–12)
State Farm Center (6,299)
Champaign, IL
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Purdue L 62–86  13–15
(4–13)
Mackey Arena (3,403)
West Lafayette, IN
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Michigan State L 65–80  13–16
(4–14)
Bryce Jordan Center (4,394)
State College, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., BTN
(13) vs. (12) Minnesota
First Round
W 72–67  14–16
Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
March 2, 2023
3:00 p.m., BTN
(13) vs. (5) Michigan
Second Round
L 61–63  14–17
Target Center (4,908)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APNot released
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol


References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.