# 2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by third-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 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.

## Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the season 9–15 and 6–12 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.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | LIU | W 85–66 | 1–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,797) University Park, PA |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rider | W 83–69 | 2–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,839) University Park, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Delaware State | W 120–51 | 3–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,879) University Park, PA |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 64–67 | 3–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (805) Clemson, SC |
| November 26, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. St. John's Gulf Coast Showcase | W 80–75 | 4–1 | Hertz Arena (250) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 13 Iowa State | L 59–93 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (200) Gulf Coast Showcase |
| November 28, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Kent State | L 74–81 | 4–3 | Hertz Arena (178) Gulf Coast Showcase |
| December 2, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 69–86 | 4–4 | Conte Forum (833) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 6 Indiana | L 40–70 | 4–5 (0–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,224) Bloomington, IN |
| December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | W 52–48 | 5–5 (1–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,881) University Park, PA |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Youngstown State | W 78–58 | 6–5 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,261) University Park, PA |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesnse | W 68–60 | 7–5 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,139) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2021* Noon, BTN+ | | Towson | Canceled | Canceled | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 10 Maryland | L 78–106 | 7–6 (1–2) | Xfinity Center (4,174) College Park, MD |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 11 Michigan | L 57–74 | 7–7 (1–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,622) University Park, PA |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois | W 90–72 | 8–7 (2–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,048) University Park, PA |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Northwestern | W 63–59 | 9–7 (3–3) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (939) Evanston, IL |
| January 23, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | L 57–69 | 9–8 (3–4) | Kohl Center (3,189) Madison, WI |
| January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 23 Iowa | L 79–107 | 9–9 (3–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,669) University Park, PA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan State | L 58–79 | 9–10 (3–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,551) University Park, PA |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 17 Maryland | L 71–82 | 9–11 (3–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,678) University Park, PA |
| February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | L 61–76 | 9–12 (3–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,839) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Northwestern | L 72–78 | 9–13 (3–9) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,401) University Park, PA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Purdue | L 77–81 | 9–14 (3–10) | Mackey Arena (2,902) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | L 62–71 | 9–15 (3–11) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,933) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Nebraska | W 83–76 | 10–15 (4–11) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,801) University Park, PA |
| February 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | W 79–71 | 11–15 (5–11) | Breslin Center (2,985) East Lansing, MI |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 55–78 | 11–16 (5–12) | Value City Arena (3,618) Columbus, OH |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Minnesota | L 83–94 | 11–17 (5–13) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,401) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (13) Rutgers First Round | L 50–75 | 11–18 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| *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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.