2018–19 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2018–19 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 12th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 12–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Wisconsin.

2018–19 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record12–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coachCoquese Washington (12th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833  295  .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778  297  .806
Rutgers135 .722  2210  .688
Michigan117 .611  2212  .647
Ohio State108 .556  1415  .483
Minnesota99 .500  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  2112  .636
Northwestern99 .500  2115  .583
Nebraska99 .500  1416  .467
Indiana810 .444  2113  .618
Purdue810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State513 .278  1218  .400
Wisconsin414 .222  1518  .455
Illinois216 .111  1020  .333
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 9, Coquese Washington was fired as head coach. She finished at Penn State with a 12-year record of 209–169.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Alisia Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWaverly Lansing, MI
G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrSt. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 3 Karisma Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrArchbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRenaissance Detroit, MI
G 5 Kemaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDearborn Heights Robichaud Inkster, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMarian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHempfield Area Greensburg, PA
F 24 Sam Breen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCardinal Wuerl North Catholic Gibsonia, PA
G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDowners Grove North Lisle, IL
F 33 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrRiverdale Baptist Washington, D.C.
G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrUpper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA
F 43 Bexley Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrPickerington Central Pickerington, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
Lock Haven W 92–57 
Bryce Jordan Center (857)
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
Providence W 74–72  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (2,115)
University Park, PA
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
No. 24 California L 58–75  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,406)
University Park, PA
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 72–55  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (639)
Bronx, NY
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN
Princeton W 79–71 OT 3–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,026)
University Park, PA
Nov 21, 2018*
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 75–68  4–1
Bryce Jordan Center (1,881)
University Park, PA
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTN
Stony Brook L 70–81  4–2
Bryce Jordan Center (2,018)
University Park, PA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 58–87  4–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,501)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville W 80–61  5–3
Bryce Jordan Center (2,121)
University Park, PA
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 58–64  5–4
Bryce Jordan Center (1,989)
University Park, PA
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 80–65  6–4
Bryce Jordan Center (2,152)
University Park, PA
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
American W 80–59  7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (2,257)
University Park, PA
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2018
1:00 pm
No. 4 Maryland L 61–77  7–5
(0–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,259)
University Park, PA
Dec 31, 2018
7:00 pm
at Indiana L 75–83  7–6
(0–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,481)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 71–64  8–6
(1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,093)
University Park, PA
Jan 6, 2019
4:00 pm
at Rutgers L 61–74  8–7
(1–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,868)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Illinois W 62–48  9–7
(2–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,472)
University Park, PA
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
Ohio State L 71–76 OT 9–8
(2–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,090)
University Park, PA
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 Maryland L 67–79  9–9
(2–5)
Xfinity Center (7,684)
College Park, MD
Jan 24, 2019
8:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 65–59  10–9
(3–5)
Kohl Center (3,074)
Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 14 Rutgers L 61–69  10–10
(3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,463)
University Park, PA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm
No. 13 Iowa L 61–81  10–11
(3–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,815)
University Park, PA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Ohio State L 73–78  10–12
(3–8)
Value City Arena (4,264)
Columbus, OH
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm
Michigan L 62–66  10–13
(3–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,024)
University Park, PA
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm
at Northwestern L 63–78  10–14
(3–10)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (490)
Evanston, IL
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 67–97  10–15
(3–11)
Williams Arena (5,869)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm
Purdue W 72–61  11–15
(4–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,049)
University Park, PA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 76–65  12–15
(5–11)
State Farm Center (1,532)
Champaign, IL
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
at Michigan State
Rescheduled from January 31
L 48–57  12–16
(5–12)
Breslin Center (2,356)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 2, 2019
3:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska L 74–79  12–17
(5–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,545)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2019
1:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (13) Wisconsin
First Round
L 57–65  12–18
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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