2009–10 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

2009–10 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
2009–10 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Maine Classic Champions
WNIT, first round
Conference	Big Ten
Record	17–14 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington;
Assistant coaches	Itoro Coleman; Kia Damon; Maren Walseth;
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was the 46th season of Lady Lions basketball. The Lady Lions, a member of the Big Ten Conference, finished the season tied for sixth in the conference. They advanced to the WNIT, losing in the first round to Hofstra.

2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Ohio State†	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 24 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Purdue	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Penn State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	19	–	14	.576
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Indiana	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433

† 2010 Big Ten tournament winner As of 3-27-2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

July 21: Julia Trogele recently completed her stint playing with the U20 German National team at the 2009 European U20 Women's Championships in Poland. The Germans finished in eighth place in the tournament, a marked improvement from the 12th-place finish last year. In nine games, Trogele finished second on the team with a 10.7 scoring average. She also led the Germans in rebounding (6.4), steals (1.9) and blocks (0.6). She connected on 46.3% of her shots (37–80) and 88% of her free throws (22–25).^[1]
July 23: Basketball head coach Coquese Washington gave birth to a baby girl. Her name is Rhaiyna Kamille Brown. Her daughter was born at 2:40 p.m. on July 23, is 20.5 inches long and weighs seven pounds, five ounces.^[2]
August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Tyra Grant from Penn State was one of the candidates.^[3]

Regular season

Roster

Mia Nickson sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.^[4] Tyra Grant and Julia Trogele are the only starters from the previous season that returned.

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
1	Tyra Grant	5–11	Guard	Senior
2	Emily Phillips	5–4	Guard	Sophomore
11	Julia Trogele	6–2	Guard/Forward	Junior
12	Zhaque Gray	5–8	Guard	Sophomore
15	Renee Womack	5–10	Guard	Sophomore
20	Alex Bentley	5–7	Guard	Freshman
22	Nicole Arcidiacono	5–9	Guard	Senior
23	Meggan Quinn	5–8	Guard	Senior
24	Mia Nickson	6–2	Forward	Redshirt Sophomore
25	Gizelle Studevent	5–11	Guard	Freshman
33	Meredith Monroe	6–1	Forward	Senior
40	Marisa Wolfe	6–2	Forward	Freshman
42	Janessa Wolff	6–3	Center	Junior
54	Nikki Greene	6–4	Center	Freshman

Schedule

The Nittany Lions competed in the Maine Classic from November 27–28. The WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State was held on January 24.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 8* 2:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		Indiana Univ. (Pa)	W 67–49	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Regular season
November 13* 7:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		at Drexel	W 71–61	1–0	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 15* 2:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		NJIT	W 79–57	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 19* 7:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		at Bucknell	W 77–62	3–0	Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
November 22* 3:00 p.m., SportSouth		at South Carolina	L 56–63	3–1	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 27* 4:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		vs. Buffalo Maine Classic	W 86–65	4–1	Orono, ME
November 28* 2:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		vs. Holy Cross Maine Classic	W 52–48	5–1	Orono, ME
December 2* 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network		Georgia Tech	L 60–64	5–2	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 6 4:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		at Minnesota	L 48–56	5–3 (0–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 9* 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Monmouth	W 67–42	6–3 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 12* 1:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		No. 15 Pittsburgh	W 77–73	7–3 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 21* 7:30 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Oakland	W 69–64	8–3 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 28 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Iowa	W 77–73 ^OT	9–3 (1–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 31 3:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		at Illinois	L 60–69	9–4 (1–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
January 3 3:00 p.m., Penn State Radio Network		at Northwestern	W 88–68	10–4 (2–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 10 12:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		Indiana	W 77–71 ^OT	11–4 (3–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 14 8:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		at Iowa	W 68–62	12–4 (4–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 17 1:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		No. 20 Michigan State	W 68–60	13–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 21 8:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		at Wisconsin	W 54–43	14–4 (6–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 24 1:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Illinois	W 70–66	15–4 (7–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 28 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com	No. 23	Purdue	L 76–80 ^OT	15–5 (7–3)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 31 1:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com	No. 23	at Michigan	L 62–66	15–6 (7–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
February 4 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		at Michigan State	L 44–65	15–7 (7–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 7 1:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		No. 8 Ohio State	L 73–86	15–8 (7–6)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 11 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Minnesota	L 52–59	15–9 (7–7)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 14 2:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		at Purdue	L 59–63	15–10 (7–8)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 18 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network		Michigan	W 71–65 ^OT	16–10 (8–8)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 25 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Wisconsin	L 39–71	16–11 (8–9)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 28 4:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		at Indiana	L 68–77	16–12 (8–10)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 4 2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network		vs. Minnesota Big Ten tournament first round	W 63–52	17–12 (9–10)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 5 2:00 p.m., Big Ten Network		vs. Iowa Big Ten tournament Quarterfinals	L 75–82	17–13 (9–11)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 18* 7:00 p.m., BigTenNetwork.com		Hofstra WNIT First Round	L 68–76	17–14 (9–11)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team

Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU

Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team

Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

References

^ "Julia Trogele Competes at U20 European Championships - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
^ "Lady Lion Head Coach Coquese Washington Gives Birth to Baby Girl - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Penn State University Official Athletic Site - Penn State". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ohio State's Lavender Named Preseason Player Of The Year; Buckeyes Selected To Finish First - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.

[1] "Julia Trogele Competes at U20 European Championships - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

[2] "Lady Lion Head Coach Coquese Washington Gives Birth to Baby Girl - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

[3] ttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Penn State University Official Athletic Site - Penn State". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Ohio State's Lavender Named Preseason Player Of The Year; Buckeyes Selected To Finish First - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.

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