2020β21 Penn State Lady Lions basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 9β15 (6β13 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Maryland β | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Indiana | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Rutgers | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Michigan | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Ohio State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 27, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020β21 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020β21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by second-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 9β15 and 6β12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
The Lady Lions finished the season with a record of 7β23, 1β17 in Big Ten play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [1]
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Source: [2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
Coppin State | W 84β45 | 1β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (179) University Park, PA | |||||||
November 30, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
St. Francis | W 87β54 | 2β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (217) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
Rhode Island | W 70β69 | 3β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (174) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 22 Syracuse | L 72β82 | 3β1 |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN |
Purdue | L 87β91 | 3β2 (0β1) |
Bryce Jordan Center (144) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 23, 2020 12:30 p.m., BTN+ |
at No. 17 Michigan | Canceled |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||||
December 31, 2020 Noon, BTN |
No. 14 Maryland | L 82β96 | 3β3 (0β2) |
Bryce Jordan Center (140) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 16 Ohio State | L 69β82 | 3β4 (0β3) |
Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH | |||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 19 Indiana | L 64β85 | 3β5 (0β4) |
Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 10, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Minnesota | W 69β60 | 4β5 (1β4) |
Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 22 Northwestern | L 50β67 | 4β6 (1β5) |
Bryce Jordan Center (219) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Rutgers | Postponed |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ | ||||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | L 76β85 | 4β7 (1β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (180) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Illinois | W 80β76 | 5β7 (2β6) |
State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL | |||||||
January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Purdue | W 80β70 | 6β7 (3β6) |
Mackey Arena (150) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Nebraska | W 85β74 | 7β7 (4β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Wisconsin | W 98β74 | 8β7 (5β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (176) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 15 Indiana | L 65β90 | 8β8 (5β7) |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
February 13, 2021 Noon, BTN |
Michigan State | L 65β78 | 8β9 (5β8) |
Bryce Jordan Center (209) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | L 78β96 | 8β10 (5β9) |
CarverβHawkeye Arena (274) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Nebraska | L 72β87 | 8β11 (5β10) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
February 24, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 15 Ohio State | W 69β67 | 9β11 (6β10) |
Bryce Jordan Center (201) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 28, 2021 12:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 Rutgers | L 55β60 | 9β12 (6β11) |
Bryce Jordan Center (221) University Park, PA | |||||||
March 2, 2021 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at No. 24 Rutgers | L 56β74 | 9β13 (6β12) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (60) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
March 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at No. 8 Maryland | L 61β88 | 9β14 (6β13) |
Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD | |||||||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS2 |
(10) | vs. (7) Michigan State Second Round |
L 66β75 | 9β15 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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 |
Final |
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Coaches |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
2020β21 Penn State Lady Lions basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 9β15 (6β13 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Maryland β | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Indiana | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Rutgers | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Michigan | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Ohio State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 27, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020β21 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020β21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by second-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 9β15 and 6β12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. As the tenth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
The Lady Lions finished the season with a record of 7β23, 1β17 in Big Ten play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [1]
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Source: [2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
Coppin State | W 84β45 | 1β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (179) University Park, PA | |||||||
November 30, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
St. Francis | W 87β54 | 2β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (217) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m., PSSN |
Rhode Island | W 70β69 | 3β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (174) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 22 Syracuse | L 72β82 | 3β1 |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN |
Purdue | L 87β91 | 3β2 (0β1) |
Bryce Jordan Center (144) University Park, PA | |||||||
December 23, 2020 12:30 p.m., BTN+ |
at No. 17 Michigan | Canceled |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||||
December 31, 2020 Noon, BTN |
No. 14 Maryland | L 82β96 | 3β3 (0β2) |
Bryce Jordan Center (140) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 16 Ohio State | L 69β82 | 3β4 (0β3) |
Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH | |||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 19 Indiana | L 64β85 | 3β5 (0β4) |
Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 10, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Minnesota | W 69β60 | 4β5 (1β4) |
Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 22 Northwestern | L 50β67 | 4β6 (1β5) |
Bryce Jordan Center (219) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Rutgers | Postponed |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ | ||||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | L 76β85 | 4β7 (1β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (180) University Park, PA | |||||||
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Illinois | W 80β76 | 5β7 (2β6) |
State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL | |||||||
January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Purdue | W 80β70 | 6β7 (3β6) |
Mackey Arena (150) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Nebraska | W 85β74 | 7β7 (4β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Wisconsin | W 98β74 | 8β7 (5β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (176) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 15 Indiana | L 65β90 | 8β8 (5β7) |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
February 13, 2021 Noon, BTN |
Michigan State | L 65β78 | 8β9 (5β8) |
Bryce Jordan Center (209) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | L 78β96 | 8β10 (5β9) |
CarverβHawkeye Arena (274) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at Nebraska | L 72β87 | 8β11 (5β10) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
February 24, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 15 Ohio State | W 69β67 | 9β11 (6β10) |
Bryce Jordan Center (201) University Park, PA | |||||||
February 28, 2021 12:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 Rutgers | L 55β60 | 9β12 (6β11) |
Bryce Jordan Center (221) University Park, PA | |||||||
March 2, 2021 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at No. 24 Rutgers | L 56β74 | 9β13 (6β12) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (60) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
March 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN+ |
at No. 8 Maryland | L 61β88 | 9β14 (6β13) |
Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD | |||||||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS2 |
(10) | vs. (7) Michigan State Second Round |
L 66β75 | 9β15 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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 |
Final |
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AP | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.