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2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

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2021–22 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachAaron Kallhoff
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

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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.

Roster

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2021–22 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ali Brigham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Franklin/George Mason Franklin, MA
F 3 Ymke Brouwer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr United School of Sports Zürich, Switzerland
G 4 Niya Beverly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS St. John's College/Wisconsin Laurel, MD
G 5 Leilani Kapinus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr James Madison Memorial Madison, WI
G 10 Tova Sabel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bromma Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Anna Camden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Shipley Downingtown, PA
F 12 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Emerge Christian Academy Beltsville, MD
G 15 Maddie Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA
G 20 Makenna Marisa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Peters Township McMurry, PA
G 22 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bellwood-Antis/Notre Dame Altoona, PA
G 23 Shay Hagans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 24 Nan Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cumberland Valley/Villanova Enola, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 6, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

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 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.