# 2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2023–24 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by fifth-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the season 9–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the 13th seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.

## 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 |
| Ashley Owusu | 0 | G | 6' 0" | GS Senior | Woodbridge, VA | Virginia Tech |
| Taylor Valladay | 2 | G | 5' 7" | GS Senior | Chicago, IL | Virginia |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Bucknell | W 94–51 | 1–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,977) State College, PA |
| November 10, 2023* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Navy | W 107–44 | 2–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,127) State College, PA |
| November 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Kansas | W 91–85 | 3–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,938) State College, PA |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at St. John's | W 69–53 | 4–0 | Carnesecca Arena (396) Queens, NY |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Oklahoma State Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | W 89–80 | 5–0 | Baha Mar Convention Center (364) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 8 USC Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | L 70–71 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (297) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Providence | W 73–66 | 6–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,206) State College, PA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Radford | W 97–47 | 7–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,830) State College, PA |
| December 4, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at West Virginia | L 65–83 | 7–2 | WVU Coliseum (2,061) Morgantown, WV |
| December 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 25 | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 84–94 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 (0–1) | Value City Arena (6,062) Columbus, OH |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Saint Francis | W 119–43 | 8–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,929) State College, PA |
| December 20, 2023* 11:30 a.m., BTN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 101–73 | 9–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,764) State College, PA |
| December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., BTN | | Michigan State | L 87–98 | 9–4 (0–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,967) State College, PA |
| January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Northwestern | W 95–55 | 10–4 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,730) State College, PA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 68–75 | 10–5 (1–3) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,516) Bloomington, IN |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 94–80 | 11–5 (2–3) | Jersey Mike's Arena (6,938) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Purdue | W 80–67 | 12–5 (3–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,266) State College, PA |
| January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Nebraska | W 82–73 | 13–5 (4–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,608) State College, PA |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | W 76–65 | 14–5 (5–3) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,664) Evanston, IL |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Maryland | W 112–76 | 15–5 (6–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,532) State College, PA |
| January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | W 80–64 | 16–5 (7–3) | Williams Arena (3,319) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Michigan | L 75–80 | 16–6 (7–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (4,745) State College, PA |
| February 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 2 Iowa | L 93–111 | 16–7 (7–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | L 64–69 | 16–8 (7–6) | Kohl Center (4,519) Madison, WI |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois | L 71–86 | 16–9 (7–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,376) State College, PA |
| February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Maryland | L 62–77 | 16–10 (7–8) | Xfinity Center (9,443) College Park, MD |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 2 Ohio State Return to Rec | L 69–82 | 16–11 (7–9) | Rec Hall (2,501) State College, PA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Purdue | W 93–88 | 17–11 (8–9) | Mackey Arena (4,593) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Minnesota | W 90–34 | 18–11 (9–9) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,830) State College, PA |
| Big Ten women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN | (7) | vs. (10) Wisconsin Second round | W 80–56 | 19–11 | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa Quarterfinals | L 62–95 | 19–12 | Target Center (18,481) Minneapolis, MN |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | George Mason First round | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,635) State College, PA |
| March 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | Belmont Second round | W 74–66 | 21–12 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,666) State College, PA |
| March 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (2) Mississippi State Quarterfinals | W 92–87 | 22–12 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,823) State College, PA |
| April 1, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (1) Villanova Semifinals | L 53–58 | 22–13 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,748) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | — | — | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.