The 2024–25 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten women's tournament.
Previous season The Lady Lions finished the 2023–24 season 22–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Wisconsin in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT, where they defeated George Mason in the first round, Belmont in the second round and Mississippi State in the quarterfinals, before losing to Villanova in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Penn State departures Ali Brigham 1 F 6' 4" Sophomore Franklin, MA Transferred to Bryant Niya Beverly 4 G 5' 7" Graduate student Laurel, MD Graduated Leilani Kapinus 5 G 5' 10" Freshman Madison, WI Transferred to Vanderbilt Tova Sabel 10 G 5' 10" Sophomore Stockholm, Sweden Transferred to UC Davis Anna Camden 11 F 6' 3" Junior Downingtown, PA Transferred to Richmond Maddie Burke 15 G 6' 0" Sophomore Doylestown, PA Transferred to Villanova Makenna Marisa 20 G 5' 11" Junior McMurray, PA Signed to play professional in Hungary Nan Garcia 24 G 6' 0" Freshman Jeffersonville, IN Transferred to Toledo Kelly Jekot 25 G 6' 0" Graduate student Enola, PA Graduated
Incoming transfers Penn State incoming transfers Gabby Elliott 0 G 5' 10" Graduate student Detroit, MI Michigan State Tamera Johnson 5 F 5' 11" Senior Lafayette, LA Louisiana Vitoria Santana 10 G 5' 9" Junior Santo André, Brazil Eastern Arizona College Gracie Merkle 44 C 6' 6" Sophomore Mount Washington, KY Bellarmine
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2024.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
+ 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.
See also 2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
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