Penn State Lady Lions basketball

Penn State Lady Lions
Penn State Lady Lions
	2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team
University	Pennsylvania State University
Head coach	Coquese Washington (8th season)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Arena	Bryce Jordan Center ; (capacity: 15,261)
Nickname	Lady Lions
Colors	Blue and White;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2000
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1983, 1994, 2000, 2004
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014
NCAA tournament second round
	1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA tournament appearances
	1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference tournament champions
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
Conference regular season champions
	1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014

The Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represents The Pennsylvania State University and plays its home games in the Bryce Jordan Center. In 2013, the Lady Lions became just the twelfth program in NCAA Division I history to reach 850 wins.^[1] Penn State has won 8 regular season Big Ten titles and the first 2 Big Ten tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. The Lady Lions have 25 NCAA tournament appearances as of 2014, the most in the Big Ten. The team's best post-season finish came in 2000 when the Lady Lions reached the Final Four before losing to eventual champion UCONN. The Lady Lions captured the WNIT title in 1998 defeating Baylor 59-56 in Waco, Texas. Notable alumni include WBCA First Team All-Americans Suzie McConnell, Susan Robinson, Helen Darling, and Kelly Mazzante. ESPN correspondent Lisa Salters is the shortest player in Lady Lions history at 5'-2". Head Coach Coquese Washington is in her eighth year coaching the Lady Lions with the 2014-15 season.

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Year	Alma mater
Head Coach	Coquese Washington	2007	Notre Dame University (B.A. 1992, J.D. 1997)
Assistant Coach	Kia Damon	2007	Millersville University (1997)
Assistant Coach	Itoro Umoh-Coleman	2007-2010; 2014	Clemson University (1999)
Assistant Coach	Jocelyn Wyatt	2014	Appalachian State (2006)
Director of Basketball Operations	Ethan Gelfand	2011	Wake Forest (2006)
Director of Video & Technology Operations	Mike Miller	2008	High Point University

Pink Zone at Penn State

Annually, the Lady Lions don pink jerseys in support of several organizations that fight breast cancer in what is now known as the "Pink Zone at Penn State" game. The Lady Lions were the first Division I team in the nation to wear pink jerseys,^[2] a growing trend in athletics. Then-head coach Rene Portland developed the idea in 2006 with money from the Big Ten Conference, and the first game (termed the "Think Pink" game) occurred in February 2007 against Wisconsin.^[3] In 2012, the Pink Zone at Penn State raised a record $203,000 to distribute to its beneficiaries.^[4]

All-time season results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marie Litner (Independent) (1965–1970)
1965	Marie Litner	3-1
1966	Marie Litner	3-2
1967	Marie Litner	2-3
1968	Marie Litner	4-2
1969	Marie Litner	3-3
1970	Marie Litner	5-1
Marie Litner:		20-12
Mary Ann Domitrovitz (Independent) (1971–1974)
1971	Mary Ann Domitrovitz	6-2
1972	Mary Ann Domitrovitz	4-3
1973	Mary Ann Domitrovitz	3-5
1974	Mary Ann Domitrovitz	5-3
Mary Ann Domitrovitz:		17-13
Pat Meiser (Independent) (1974–1980)
1974-75	Pat Meiser	7-7			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
1975-76	Pat Meiser	10-10			AIAW First Round
1976-77	Pat Meiser	13-8			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
1977-78	Pat Meiser	21-5			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
1978-79	Pat Meiser	21-8			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
1979-80	Pat Meiser	20-14			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
Pat Meiser:		92-52
Rene Portland (Independent, Atlantic 10 (1982-1991), Big Ten (1992-Present)) (1980–2007)
1980-81	Rene Portland	19-9			EAIAW Mid-Atlantic Tournament
1981-82	Rene Portland	24-6			NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Atlantic 10 Conference
1982-83	Rene Portland	26-7			NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1983-84	Rene Portland	19-12	6-2	2nd	NCAA First Round
1984-85	Rene Portland	28-5	7-1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1985-86	Rene Portland	24-8	12-4	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1986-87	Rene Portland	23-7	16-2	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1987-88	Rene Portland	20-13	11-7	4th	NCAA Second Round
1988-89	Rene Portland	14-14	12-6	4th
1989-90	Rene Portland	25-7	15-3	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1990-91	Rene Portland	29-2	17-1	1st	NCAA Second Round
Independent
1991-92	Rene Portland	24-7			NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Big Ten Conference
1992-93	Rene Portland	22-6	14-4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1993-94	Rene Portland	28-3	16-2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1994-95	Rene Portland	26-5	13-3	1st	NCAA Second Round
1995-96	Rene Portland	27-7	13-3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1996-97	Rene Portland	15-12	8-8	6th
1997-98	Rene Portland	21-13	8-8	7th	WNIT Champions
1998-99	Rene Portland	22-8	12-4	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1999-00	Rene Portland	30-5	15-1	1st	NCAA Final Four
2000-01	Rene Portland	19-10	11-5	4th	NCAA First Round
2001-02	Rene Portland	23-12	11-5	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002-03	Rene Portland	26-9	13-3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2003-04	Rene Portland	28-6	15-1	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2004-05	Rene Portland	19*-11	13-3	3rd	NCAA First Round
2005-06	Rene Portland	13-16	6-10	7th
2006-07	Rene Portland	15-16	7-9	5th
Rene Portland:		606*-236	271-95
Coquese Washington (Big Ten) (2007–Present)
2007-08	Coquese Washington	13-18	4-14	10th
2008-09	Coquese Washington	11-18	6-12	7th
2009-10	Coquese Washington	17-14	8-10	6th	WNIT First Round
2010-11	Coquese Washington	25-10	11-5	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2011-12	Coquese Washington	26-7	13-3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012-13	Coquese Washington	26-6	15-2	1st	NCAA Second Round
2013-14	Coquese Washington	24-8	13-3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014-15	Coquese Washington	6-24	3-15	13th
2015-16	Coquese Washington	0-0	0-0
Coquese Washington:		148-105	76-64
Total:		884-416
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

* The Lady Lions finished 19-11 in 2004-05, but three wins were credited to assistant head coach Annie Troyan.

Source:^[5]

Awards and honors

Atlantic 10 awards

Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
- Kahadeejah Herbert, 1985
- Susan Robinson, 1991

Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year
- Suzie McConnell, 1985
- Susan Robinson, 1989
- Helen Holloway, 1991

Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
- Rene Portland, 1983

Big Ten awards

Suzy Favor Big Ten Female Student-Athlete of the Year
- Kelly Mazzante, 2004
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- Tanisha Wright, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Dara Taylor, 2014
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
- Helen Darling, 2000
- Kelly Mazzante, 2003, 2004

Big Ten Player of the Year
- Helen Darling, 2000
- Kelly Mazzante, 2003, 2004
- Maggie Lucas, 2013, 2014
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Kelly Mazzante, 2001
- Maggie Lucas, 2011

Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year
- Maggie Lucas, 2011
Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Rene Portland, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004
- Coquese Washington, 2012, 2013, 2014

National and regional awards

Wade Trophy

1992, Susan Robinson

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year

2004, Kelly Mazzante

Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year

1991, Susan Robinson

References

^ "2012-13 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
^ "State College, PA - Penn State Women's Basketball: Lady Lions Volunteer Time at Pink Out Day". Statecollege.com. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "2012 Pink Zone Donates Record ,000 to Breast Cancer Charities - Penn State Official Athletic Site". Gopsusports.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
^ "All-Time Results" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

External links

Official site

[1] "2012-13 Penn State Lady Lion Basketball" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

[2] "State College, PA - Penn State Women's Basketball: Lady Lions Volunteer Time at Pink Out Day". Statecollege.com. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

[3] [1]^{[dead link]}

[4] "2012 Pink Zone Donates Record ,000 to Breast Cancer Charities - Penn State Official Athletic Site". Gopsusports.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

[5] "All-Time Results" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

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Venues	Rec Hall (1964–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Big Ten Conference women's basketball
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Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)
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