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
Record12–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .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

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2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Alisia Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Waverly Lansing, MI
G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr St. John's College Washington, D.C.
G 3 Karisma Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Renaissance Detroit, MI
G 5 Kemaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Dearborn Heights Robichaud Inkster, MI
G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Marian Catholic Chicago, IL
G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hempfield Area Greensburg, PA
F 24 Sam Breen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Gibsonia, PA
G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Downers Grove North Lisle, IL
F 33 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Washington, D.C.
G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA
F 43 Bexley Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Pickerington 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.

Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moyer, Josh (March 8, 2019). "Penn State, women's basketball coach Coquese Washington part ways after recent struggles". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Penn State Women's Basketball schedule". Penn State Athletics.