# 2019–20 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2019–20 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by first-year head coach Carolyn Kieger, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in Penn State University Park, as members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season with a record of 7–23, 1–17 in Big Ten play, and finished in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota.

## Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play, and finished in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Wisconsin.
After the season, Coquese Washington was fired as head coach. She finished at Penn State with a twelve-year record of 209–169.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | Kutztown | W 64–44 | – | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 4:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Towson | W 73–67 | 1–0 | SECU Arena (711) Towson, MD |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | Rider | L 70–78 | 1–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,999) University Park, PA |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | Fordham | W 72–59 | 2–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,639) University Park, PA |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | La Salle | L 67–69 | 2–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,949) University Park, PA |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | Clemson | W 68–55 | 3–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,740) University Park, PA |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | George Mason | L 68–78 | 3–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,911) University Park, PA |
| November 29, 2019* 6:15 p.m., PSSN | | vs. Long Beach State Cal Classic | L 56–64 | 3–4 | Haas Pavilion (1,003) Berkeley, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m., PSSN | | vs. North Carolina Central Cal Classic | W 92–68 | 4–4 | Haas Pavilion (103) Berkeley, CA |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 78–73 | 5–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,667) University Park, PA |
| December 14, 2019* 3:00 p.m., NBC Sports Philadelphia | | at Princeton | L 55–72 | 5–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (869) Princeton, NJ |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 p.m., PSSN | | Sacred Heart | W 88–65 | 6–5 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,774) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 4:00 p.m., PSSN | | Minnesota | L 74–81 | 6–6 (0–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,923) University Park, PA |
| December 31, 2019 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Michigan | L 48–82 | 6–7 (0–2) | Crisler Center (5,012) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 65–71 | 6–8 (0–3) | Kohl Center (5,078) Madison, WI |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan State | W 86–73 | 7–8 (1–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,696) University Park, PA |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Ohio State | L 70–80 | 7–9 (1–4) | Value City Arena (5,428) Columbus, OH |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | Rutgers | L 57–62 | 7–10 (1–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,685) University Park, PA |
| January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Northwestern | L 59–85 | 7–11 (1–6) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,424) Evanston, IL |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 17 Indiana | L 60–76 | 7–12 (1–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,634) University Park, PA |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | L 68–81 | 7–13 (1–8) | Mackey Arena (6,057) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | No. 18 Iowa | L 66–77 | 7–14 (1–9) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,657) University Park, PA |
| February 2, 2020 12:00 p.m., PSSN | | No. 23 Northwestern | L 59–82 | 7–15 (1–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,362) University Park, PA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Rutgers | L 39–72 | 7–16 (1–11) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,658) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois | L 66–70 | 7–17 (1–12) | Bryce Jordan Center (4,592) University Park, PA |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Nebraska | L 58–75 | 7–18 (1–13) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,907) Lincoln, NE |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 10 Maryland | L 69–106 | 7–19 (1–14) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,835) University Park, PA |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 19 Iowa | L 57–100 | 7–20 (1–15) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,389) Iowa City, IA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., PSSN | | Michigan | L 66–80 | 7–21 (1–16) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,691) University Park, PA |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., PSSN | | at Michigan State | L 80–99 | 7–22 (1–17) | Breslin Center (10,584) East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten women's tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 4:20 p.m., BTN | (14) | vs. (11) Minnesota First round | L 65–85 | 7–13 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,793) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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