# 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.

## Previous season

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
### Departures

| 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |

#### Recruiting
## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not 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 |