page_title: Rene Portland
hierarchical_section_title: Rene Portland
caption_attribution_description: Head coach Rene Portland addressing a pep rally audience just before a Lady Lions home basketball game at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions lost the game against University of Illinois 68-50 creating a thirteen game losing streak. Color-corrected photo.
context_page_description: Maureen Theresa Muth "Rene" Portland was an American former head coach in women's college basketball. She was known for her 27-year career with the Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team. Her career includes 21 NCAA tournament appearances including a Final Four appearance in 2000. She was born in Broomall, Pennsylvania.
  Portland was one of a few women's basketball coaches to have won 600 or more games at a single school, with a career record of 606–236 at Penn State.
  Portland died in Tannersville, Pennsylvania following a three year battle with peritoneal cancer on July 22, 2018, aged 65.
context_section_description: Maureen Theresa Muth "Rene" Portland (March 31, 1953 – July 22, 2018) was an American former head coach in women's college basketball. She was known for her 27-year career with the Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team. Her career includes 21 NCAA tournament appearances including a Final Four appearance in 2000. She was born in Broomall, Pennsylvania.
  Portland was one of a few women's basketball coaches to have won 600 or more games at a single school, with a career record of 606–236 at Penn State. 
  Portland died in Tannersville, Pennsylvania following a three year battle with peritoneal cancer on July 22, 2018, aged 65.
caption: Portland in 2005
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